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McDavid scored an empty-net goal on three shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Kraken.

The Oilers' top players weren't at their best Tuesday, but McDavid still contributed late. He's scored six goals and added four assists during a five-game point streak, though none of that production has come on the power play. The 29-year-old superstar is leading the NHL with 125 points (43 goals, 82 helpers) while adding 272 shots on net, 36 PIM, a plus-14 rating, 37 hits and 28 blocked shots over 75 appearances.

Frondell scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Jets.

Frondell's first NHL goal opened the scoring at 4:42 of the first period. The 18-year-old has a goal, four helpers, 13 shots on net and a minus-3 rating through five appearances since coming over from the SHL. Frondell shouldn't be expected to be a point-per-game player over a longer stretch, but he can do enough from a top-six role to help fantasy managers looking for a boost late in the season.

Zhilkin notched an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.

This was Zhilkin's first NHL point, coming in his sixth appearance. The 22-year-old has added four shots on net, five hits, four blocked shots and a plus-3 rating while playing in a fourth-line role. Zhilkin looks likely to stay in the lineup until one of Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body) or Morgan Barron (concussion) is healthy enough to play.

Scheifele logged three assists in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.

Scheifele has three goals and six assists during his four-game point streak. One of his helpers Tuesday came on the power play, which was his first point with the man advantage since March 7 versus the Canucks. That didn't slow him down this month -- he earned 22 points over 16 contests in March. He's crossed the 90-point mark for the first time in his career with 34 goals, 58 assists, 18 power-play points, 160 shots on net, 42 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 74 appearances. Scheifele is tied for seventh in the NHL in points, alongside Colorado's Martin Necas and Montreal's Nick Suzuki.

Perfetti scored a power-play goal on four shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.

Perfetti's point streak is up to five games (three goals, two assists). He's earned two power-play points over his last eight outings as well, as he continues to fill a spot on the first unit. The 24-year-old winger is up to 12 goals, 31 points, 126 shots on net, 49 hits, 29 blocked shots, 20 PIM and a minus-2 rating over 60 appearances. Perfetti finished March with 10 points in 16 contests for his highest-scoring month of the campaign.

Duchene scored a goal in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Bruins.

Duchene has six points, including two goals, and eight shots in his last seven games. All four assists in that span came with the man advantage. The 35-year-old Duchene has 38 points (15 goals, 23 assists) in 50 games this season, and he's steadily progressing toward the 1,000-point mark. He has 386 goals, 543 assists and 929 points in 1,188 regular-season games during his 17-campaign career.

Fantilli scored a goal on five shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

Fantilli has gone six games without a goal, picking up three assists, 10 shots on net and 18 hits in that span. The 21-year-old ended the slump early in the third period, closing out March with seven goals and 16 points over 17 appearances. For the season, the center is up to 22 goals, a career-high 55 points, 199 shots on net, 127 hits, 46 blocked shots, 34 PIM and a minus-8 rating over 75 outings. Fantilli is a strong fantasy option to close out the campaign, especially if he stays on the top line.

Johnston had a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Boston.

Johnston's goal came on the power play at 19:02 of the third period to pull the Stars to within 5-3, but it was too little, too late. The goal was Johnston's 41st of the season, which moves him into sole possession of the team lead in that category. He has 80 points (75 games) for the first time in his career and sits second behind Jason Robertson on the Stars' scoring list. Perhaps most impressively, Johnston sits at the top of the NHL in power-play goals. He has 25, and the next closest player (Pavel Dorofeyev) has 18.

Stankoven scored a power-play goal and added two PIM in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Stankoven ended a five-game goal drought with his tally at 16:12 of the first period. The 23-year-old was limited to one assist in that span, though he had three goals and an assist in the five contests before that. Stankoven is up to 15 goals, 34 points, 148 shots on net, 44 hits, 25 PIM and a plus-10 rating over 74 appearances. His production is just about the same as what he did last year between Carolina and Dallas, making him a decent fantasy depth forward with some upside still yet to materialize.

Khusnutdinov scored a goal in Tuesday's 6-3 win over Dallas.

It was Khusnutdinov's 15th of the season, but just his second in his last 15 contests (two assists). He's skating on the team's top line with Fraser Minten and David Pastrnak, but that hasn't guaranteed output. Khusnutdinov's fantasy value is nominal. He has 76 shots, 39 hits and 38 blocks in 70 games this season.