NHL Player News
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Connor Zary C | CGY
Flames' Connor Zary: Deposits game-winner
Zary scored a goal on five shots in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.
Zary has struggled to find consistent offense with just two tallies over his last 12 outings. The Flames shuffled their lines and had the 23-year-old between Jonathan Huberdeau and Blake Coleman for this game. Zary is now at four goals, nine points, 45 shots, 13 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over 20 appearances. Fantasy managers in redraft formats should keep an eye on where he's lining up, but he's won't be a must-have player until he contribute more regularly.
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Yegor Sharangovich C | CGY
Flames' Yegor Sharangovich: Two points in 300th career game
Sharangovich scored a power-play goal on four shots and added an assist in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.
Sharangovich was involved in the Flames' first two goals, including scoring at 8:29 of the second period. This was his 300th career appearance, and he's accumulated 169 points. He's off to a slow start in 2024-25, though part of that can be explained by a lower-body injury that cost him the first two weeks of the season. Sharangovich has three goals, one assist, 35 shots on net and a minus-6 rating over 13 appearances while seeing playing time in all situations.
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Sam Reinhart C | FLA
Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Takes share of league lead in goals
Reinhart scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Blackhawks.
Reinhart's 15th tally of the season was the only puck that got past Petr Mrazek in this contest. The goal puts Reinhart in a three-way tie for the league lead, even with Leon Draisaitl and Alex Ovechkin (lower leg), with the latter set to miss 4-6 weeks. Reinhart has been the definition of consistency, racking up 10 goals and eight assists during a 12-game point streak, and he's been held off the scoresheet just twice in 20 outings. He's at 30 points, 52 shots on net, 23 hits, 15 blocked shots and a plus-11 rating this season.
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Craig Smith C | CHI
Blackhawks' Craig Smith: Lights lamp in Thursday's win
Smith scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Panthers.
Smith tallied midway through the second period on a short breakaway, and his goal stood as the game-winner. The winger found some success in late October, but this goal snapped a seven-game point drought. The 35-year-old is now at five tallies, two assists, 31 shots on net, 12 hits, 12 blocked shots, 16 PIM and a minus-4 rating over 18 appearances. He's primarily been a fixture on the fourth line aside from a couple of healthy scratches early on.
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Teuvo Teravainen C | CHI
Blackhawks' Teuvo Teravainen: Strikes early on power play
Teravainen scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Panthers.
Teravainen snapped a six-game goal drought with his tally just 2:46 into the game. The 30-year-old winger has a point in each of the last two contests, so he may be finding his groove on offense again after struggling for the better part of a month. He's at five goals, 10 points (seven on the power play), 38 shots on net and a minus-11 rating through 20 outings overall. Teravainen's fantasy outlook is poor on the third line, but a steady power-play role raises his floor.
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Jason Dickinson C | CHI
Blackhawks' Jason Dickinson: Battling hand issue
Dickinson played through a hand injury in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Panthers, but he will need further evaluation, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
The fact Dickinson played through the issue is mildly encouraging. This injury pops up at an inopportune time, as the 29-year-old has spent a couple of games alongside Connor Bedard, though Dickinson didn't get on the scoresheet Thursday. More information should be available prior to Saturday's road game against the Flyers.
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Kent Johnson C | CLB
Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Offensive outburst in return
Johnson (shoulder) scored twice Thursday in a 7-6 overtime win over the Lightning. One of the goals came on the power play and the other came shorthanded.
Johnson became the eighth player in Blue Jackets history to score a short-handed and a power-play goal in the same game. He had missed 14 games with his shoulder injury. Johnson is a smart pick-up off the wire, as he has immense talent, and the Blue Jackets are playing well in their last four games. They have three wins and have scored 18 goals in those victories. Anyone with skill who rides shotgun with Adam Fantilli is an important fantasy option.
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Sean Monahan C | CLB
Blue Jackets' Sean Monahan: Point-per-game pace so far
Monahan had a goal and three assists in a 7-6 overtime win over the Lightning on Thursday.
Monahan was the first Blue Jacket to hit the scoresheet after the Bolts went up 3-0 early in the first period. Columbus has been a real fit for the pivot, who has seven goals, 19 points and 57 shots in 19 games. Monahan has six points, including five assists, and eight shots in his last two games.
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Elias Lindholm C | BOS
Bruins' Elias Lindholm: Gets first goal in 18 games
Lindholm scored the game's only goal in a 1-0 win over Utah on Thursday.
It came on the power play in the second period. It was the first time Lindholm had found the back of the net since Oct. 12, a span of 18 games. He has just 10 points, including three goals, in 21 games this season after signing with the Bruins for seven years and $54 million over the summer. Lindholm looks more like the player he was in Vancouver (26 games; six goals, six assists) after last year's trade than when he was in Calgary (49 games; nine goals, 23 assists) in the early part of the year. Or even the player he was his previous two seasons in Calgary when he tallied 146 points, including 64 goals, in 162 games. That's bad news for the Bruins and fantasy managers, who have both expected a whole lot more.
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T.J. Tynan C | COL
Avalanche's T.J. Tynan: Back in NHL
Tynan was recalled from AHL Colorado on Thursday.
Tynan was sent down earlier in the day to clear a roster spot for Alexandar Georgiev's return from an upper-body injury. Tynan is now back in the NHL with Kevin Mandolese heading to the AHL. Tynan will be an option to play Saturday in Florida as long as he remains on the NHL roster.