NHL Player News
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Tage Thompson C | BUF
Sabres' Tage Thompson: Pots two points Saturday
Thompson recorded a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Ducks.
Thompson extended his point streak to three games by earning his third multi-point performance in the Sabres' last seven outings. Thompson continues to produce at a high level, earning nearly one point per game. He's up to 41 points (22 goals, 19 assists) through 43 contests this season. He should continue to find ample opportunities to produce due to his top-line role and spot on the first power-play unit.
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Connor Bedard C | CHI
Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Earns two helpers in win
Bedard notched two assists, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Predators.
Bedard returned to action after a 12-game absence due to a shoulder injury, and he got back on the scoresheet one contest later. The 20-year-old center set up Tyler Bertuzzi's power-play tally in the second period and Nick Lardis' insurance marker in the third. Bedard is up to 46 points (19 goals, 27 helpers), 110 shots on net and a plus-9 rating through 33 appearances this season. He won't be taking faceoffs for a while as his shoulder gets back to full strength, but he's clearly feeling well enough to resume being the centerpiece of Chicago's offense.
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Mason McTavish C | ANA
Ducks' Mason McTavish: Scores against Buffalo
McTavish scored a goal in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Sabres.
McTavish scored the Ducks' third goal with only 48 seconds left in the game, but that wasn't enough to complete the comeback. McTavish has been productive of late and has cracked the scoresheet in six of his last eight appearances, tallying three goals and three assists over that stretch.
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Ryan Greene C | CHI
Blackhawks' Ryan Greene: Deposits empty-netter
Greene scored an empty-net goal and went plus-2 in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Predators.
Greene hadn't scored since the end of November, picking up eight helpers over his last 19 outings. While his goal was an empty-netter, it could be just enough to get the monkey off his back. The 22-year-old forward is up to five goals, 17 points, 61 shots on net, 27 hits, 21 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating through 45 contests this season. He should have increased fantasy appeal as long as he's playing alongside Connor Bedard on the top line.
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Leo Carlsson C | ANA
Ducks' Leo Carlsson: Scores, assists Saturday
Carlsson recorded a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Sabres.
Carlsson recorded his two contributions in a 1:10 stretch of the third period, scoring his 18th goal with a wrister and later adding an assist on Mason McTavish's goal. Carlsson has been excellent for the Ducks this season and is performing at a one-point-per-game pace. He's up to 44 points (18 goals, 26 assists) in 44 contests.
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John Tavares C | TOR
Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Reunites with Nylander for goal
Tavares scored a goal in a 5-0 win over Vancouver on Saturday.
Tavares reunited with William Nylander, who had missed six games to injury. Nylander read the play, knocked the puck down at the offensive blue line and fed Tavares, who skated in alone and roofed a shot over Kevin Lankinen's glove. Tavares has scuffled to snipe lately. He's scored a lot of goals off passes from Nylander, so his return could juice Tavares' totals.
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Max Domi C | TOR
Maple Leafs' Max Domi: Goal and fight in win
Domi scored a goal Saturday in a 5-0 win over Vancouver.
Domi also took on Marcus Pettersson in a fight, landing a hard right and left in a massive size mismatch that most observers would have named him the victor. He has two goals, six assists, 14 shots and 14 PIM in his last nine contests. Five of those points (one goal, four assists) came in back-to-back games that bookended the holiday break.
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Braeden Cootes C | VAN
Canucks' Braeden Cootes: Two points with new team
Cootes scored a goal and added an assist in WHL Prince Albert's 5-3 loss to Edmonton on Saturday.
Cootes' whirlwind year continues, as he's now in his fourth different team environment. He's up to 25 points over 17 outings in the WHL between Prince Albert and Seattle after a Tuesday trade sent him to a top team in the league. That was just after his time with Team Canada at the World Junior Championship, where he had two goals over seven games. The Canucks prospect should benefit from playing for the Raiders the rest of the year, and it's possible he'll compete for NHL minutes to start 2026-27.
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Cole Reschny C | CGY
Flames' Cole Reschny: Pair of points in win
Reschny scored a goal and added an assist in the University of North Dakota's 5-2 win over Colorado College on Saturday.
Reschny is up to three goals and 17 helpers over 18 appearances for North Dakota this season. He also put up four goals and an assist in seven games to help Team Canada to the bronze medal at the World Junior Championship. The Flames prospect has trended toward being a playmaker during his development, but his tournament play shows he can have a finishing touch as well.
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Anthony Cirelli C | TB
Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Five points in last four games
Cirelli put up two assists in a 7-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday.
Cirelli has two goals and three assists in four games since the calendar flipped to 2026. He has six shots, two hits, one block and a plus-five rating in that span. However, Cirelli still struggles at the dot. He's 25-for-55 (45.5 percent) over his last four outings. Still, he's on pace to top 50 points this season, score more than 20 goals and his plus-minus is already stellar at plus-24 in 39 games.