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  • Jets' Morgan Barron: Nets goal in win

    Barron scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Lightning.

    Barron's tally opened the scoring at 15:31 of the second period. This was his second goal in three games in March after he didn't score in January or February. The 27-year-old forward is up to nine goals, 19 points, 80 shots on net, 111 hits and a plus-7 rating over 52 appearances. He's reached the 20-point mark just once in his career, but he should be able to surpass the 21-point total he had in 2022-23 as long as he doesn't go cold down the stretch.

  • Islanders' Jean-Gabriel Pageau: Registers pair of assists

    Pageau notched two assists, including one while shorthanded, in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Kings.

    Pageau has two goals and three assists over his last five outings. The 33-year-old center is up to 29 points, 60 shots on net, 81 hits, 45 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over 55 appearances. Pageau continues to be a key part of the Islanders' overall playing style, offering steady two-way play. He can help a fantasy roster as a depth forward who adds physicality.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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