NHL Player News
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Cole Perfetti C | WPG
Jets' Cole Perfetti: Pockets helper in loss
Perfetti notched an assist and five shots on goal in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Perfetti ended a six-game point drought with the helper. He didn't score a goal in December, logging just three assists over 14 contests in the month. The 24-year-old has occupied a middle-six role during the slump, though his ice time has generally trended down -- his 16:07 in Thursday's loss was his most since Dec. 13. Perfetti is at just eight points with 46 shots on net, 19 hits and a minus-12 rating across 25 outings this season.
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Jared McCann C | SEA
Kraken's Jared McCann: Fills empty cage
McCann scored an empty-net goal on four shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Predators.
McCann has scored in consecutive contests. The 29-year-old is still on the third line at even strength, but he's also on the top power-play unit, and he's likely to move up if there's any in-game shuffling. For the season, the scoring forward has seven goals, three assists, 36 shots on net, 15 hits and an even plus-minus rating over 14 appearances.
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Matty Beniers C | SEA
Kraken's Matty Beniers: Two goals early in win
Beniers scored twice and went plus-3 in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Predators.
Beniers didn't have a multi-point effort while collecting a goal and six helpers over 13 outings in December. He made his mark early in the first period, scoring the opening goal at 3:48 before adding a second goal to stretch the Kraken's lead to 3-0 just over seven minutes later. The 23-year-old center is up to six goals, 23 points, 67 shots on net, 31 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating through 38 appearances. A 50-point campaign isn't out of the question, but consistency on offense remains a weak spot for Beniers. He is still shooting a career-low 9.0 percent even after Thursday's effort, so there's room to grow.
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Gage Goncalves C | TB
Lightning's Gage Goncalves: Nets game winner
Goncalves scored a goal Thursday in a 5-3 win over the Kings.
Goncalves broke a 3-3 tie with just 1:41 left in the third period, and it stood as the winner. He has four points, including three assists, and six shots in his last four games. Goncalves is a bottom-six winger who occasionally plays up the lineup, but his overall production (four goals, eight assists; 36 games) isn't enough to make him valuable in the fantasy arena.
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Matt Duchene C | DAL
Stars' Matt Duchene: Collects two points in loss
Duchene scored a goal on four shots and added an assist in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Blackhawks.
Duchene has two goals and three assists over his last five outings. The 34-year-old forward is still working on consistency after losing a larger chunk of the campaign to an upper-body injury. He's produced seven points, 20 shots on net, nine blocked shots and a minus-2 rating across 16 appearances so far while mainly featuring in the middle six.
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Jake Guentzel C | TB
Lightning's Jake Guentzel: Thirteen points in last 11 games
Guentzel put up two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Kings.
Guentzel has 13 points, including nine assists, and 27 shots in his last 11 games. Seven of those points, including six assists, have come with the man advantage. Overall, Guentzel has 18 goals, 23 assists and 105 shots in 40 games this season, which puts him on pace for his third career 80-plus point season.
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Anthony Cirelli C | TB
Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Five points in last five games
Cirelli had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win over Los Angeles on Thursday.
Cirelli has five points (two goals, three assists) and 14 shots in his last five games, but his work at the dot has been mid, at best. He won 8-of-13 face-offs Thursday, but he has gone 37-for-82 (45.1) in that span. Cirelli's season mark at the dot is 48.8, which is low considering his street credibility as a two-way pivot. He'll still deliver decent totals in that category, but his value as a pivot overall is relatively low due to the depth at the position.
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Ryan Donato C | CHI
Blackhawks' Ryan Donato: Supplies pair of assists in win
Donato logged two assists, including one on the power play, fired two shots on goal and added four hits in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Stars.
Donato has earned four points over his last six games. His power-play helper, on an Artyom Levshunov tally in the first period, was Donato's first contribution with the man advantage since Oct. 17 versus the Canucks. Overall, the 29-year-old forward is up to 17 points, 69 shots on net, 50 hits, 24 PIM and a minus-10 rating over 40 appearances. He's fallen far short of matching his 31-goal, 62-point pace from 2024-25, but he still does enough all around to have appeal in deep fantasy formats when his offense is clicking.
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Brayden Point C | TB
Lightning's Brayden Point: Four-game, five-point streak
Point scored twice Thursday in a 5-3 win over the Kings.
The goals extended Point's scoring streak to four games and five points, including three snipes. He has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his last 11 games, which is much more Point-like than his 11 points in his first 22 games. And his five shots Thursday were a great sign -- he had six over his previous four games. Point's 12.2 shooting percentage is like an anchor right now, compared to his 18.5 career average and his 22.2 mark from last season. His "luck" appears to be improving, and your window on getting him in a buy-low deal is closing fast.
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Teuvo Teravainen C | CHI
Blackhawks' Teuvo Teravainen: Pots power-play marker
Teravainen scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Stars.
Teravainen has scored in back-to-back contests after going 12 games without a point. The 31-year-old put the Blackhawks up 2-1 with a goal early in the second period. He's now at eight goals, 19 points, 47 shots on net, 26 blocked shots, 16 hits and a minus-10 rating through 39 appearances. He's unlikely to reach the 50-point mark that he achieved in three of the previous four campaigns, but Teravainen should be able to find more consistency in the second half.