NHL Player News
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Bo Horvat C | NYI
Islanders' Bo Horvat: Beats buzzer in second period
Horvat scored a goal on four shots and blocked two shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Kings.
The officials added a second after a late whistle in the second period, and that was all Horvat needed to snipe home the Islanders' first goal. He's tallied twice over three games in March, adding 12 shots on net, four hits and five blocked shots. The 30-year-old center is up to 26 goals, 43 points, 161 shots on net, 43 hits, 32 blocked shots, 36 PIM and a plus-9 rating over 49 appearances this season. Horvat should continue to see top-line minutes as one of the Islanders' more reliable scorers.
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Anze Kopitar C | LA
Kings' Anze Kopitar: Adds assist in milestone game
Kopitar recorded an assist and blocked three shots in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Islanders.
This was Kopitar's 1,500th NHL regular-season game, making him the 25th player to reach that milestone. He's earned four helpers over his last six contests, but he's 21 games removed from his last goal. The 38-year-old center, who is retiring at the end of this year, could move up as high as 23rd on the NHL's games-played list if he appears in all 21 of the Kings' remaining contests. He has 25 points, 56 shots on net, 44 blocked shots and a plus-12 rating over 46 appearances in his farewell campaign.
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Samuel Helenius C | LA
Kings' Samuel Helenius: Scores in win
Helenius scored a goal and added six hits in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Islanders.
Helenius put the Kings ahead 2-0 in the second period. The 23-year-old forward continues to see limited minutes in a fourth-line role, but he appears to have a good chance to stay in the lineup down the stretch. He snapped a five-game point drought Thursday and is up to four goals, two assists, 23 shots on net, 34 PIM and 88 hits through 33 appearances this season.
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Martin Pospisil C | CGY
Flames' Martin Pospisil: Pots lone goal in loss
Pospisil scored a goal, added two hits and blocked two shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Senators.
Pospisil had been scratched for the previous two games. He missed more than three months to begin the season while he recovered from an undisclosed injury, and he started slow once he was healthy. The goal was his first point in 10 outings, to go with 12 shots on net, 31 hits and six PIM. Pospisil is currently in a fourth-line role but may move up the lineup if the Flames swing some trades prior to Friday's deadline.
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Lars Eller C | OTT
Senators' Lars Eller: Finds twine in win
Eller scored a goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Flames.
Eller had gone 34 games since his last goal, which also came against the Flames on Oct. 30. The 36-year-old center is filling a fourth-line role with limited ice time, averaging 11:43 per game, his lowest mark since his first full campaign. Eller has three goals, 10 points, 44 shots on net, 34 hits, 26 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over 47 appearances. Given his lack of offense, he's not an option for most fantasy formats.
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Shane Pinto C | OTT
Senators' Shane Pinto: Fills empty net
Pinto scored an empty-net goal on four shots and added two hits in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Flames.
Pinto ended a six-game goal drought, during which he had just two assists. The 25-year-old has settled into a third-line role at even strength, though he gets enough ice time in all situations to function as a top-six center. Pinto is up to 17 goals, 30 points, 114 shots on net, 70 hits, 35 blocked shots, 32 PIM and a plus-1 rating across 51 appearances. He's seven points shy of matching his output from 70 regular-season outings a year ago, which was a career-best point total.
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Dylan Cozens C | OTT
Senators' Dylan Cozens: Nets go-ahead goal
Cozens scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Flames.
Cozens' tally in the third period ended up being the game-winner. He has four goals and an assist over his last three contests as he continues to provide quality offense in a middle-six role. The center is up to 22 goals, 48 points, 144 shots on net, 164 hits and 49 PIM through 61 appearances this season, his highest point total in the last three years.
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Pavel Zacha C | BOS
Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Dishes two helpers in loss
Zacha logged two assists and two hits in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Predators.
Zacha has four helpers over his last three games. The 28-year-old has filled a second-line role since returning from a concussion that kept him out of the Olympics. Zacha is up to 41 points, 90 shots on net, 45 hits, 23 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through 58 appearances. He's topped the 40-point mark in four straight seasons and could get back over 50 after missing that threshold last year if he stays healthy the rest of the way.
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Morgan Geekie C | BOS
Bruins' Morgan Geekie: Sets career high in goals
Geekie scored a power-play goal on two shots and went minus-3 in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Predators.
Geekie had gone two games without a point before his second-period tally. The 27-year-old continues to fill the cage at a high rate, with this one being his career-best 34th goal in just 60 appearances. He's added 22 assists, 139 shots, 94 hits and a minus-6 rating. Geekie needs two more points to set a career high there, and he's got plenty of time to do that -- he could push for 70-plus points by the end of the campaign.
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Mark Scheifele C | WPG
Jets' Mark Scheifele: Sixth in league scoring
Scheifele had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over the Lightning on Thursday.
His goal stood as the winner. Scheifele fired a one-timer from below the left dot that beat Andrei Vasilevskiy with just 18 seconds left in the first. Scheifele sits in a tie with Kirill Kaprizov for sixth in the NHL in scoring with 75 points. He has fired 130 shots.