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Fabbri notched an assist, three hits and four PIM in Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Predators.

Fabbri opened his second stint with the Blues with a helper. He signed a two-way deal Wednesday, and he'll be with the big club at least until some of the Blues' injured forwards return. Fabbri is likely to fill a bottom-six role.

Svechkov logged two assists and a plus-4 rating in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Blues.

Svechkov has found some steady production lately with a goal and five assists over his last nine outings. The 22-year-old was on the second line Thursday, but he's typically been in a bottom-six role for much of the season. He's at seven points, 36 shots on net, 24 hits and 11 blocked shots over 28 appearances, so fantasy managers shouldn't expect sustained success on offense.

James (undisclosed) fully participated in Friday's practice, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.

It remains to be seen if James will be in the lineup Saturday versus the Islanders, but at a minimum, he seems very close to returning. The 23-year-old has two goals and five points in 19 appearances this season. James should serve in a bottom-six capacity once he's ready.

O'Reilly scored a goal in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Blues.

Even though Steven Stamkos grabbed most of the praise following his four-goal performance, it's hard to overlook what O'Reilly has been doing of late. The 34-year-old veteran has cracked the scoresheet in six of the Predators' last eight games, tallying 10 points (four goals, six assists) in that span. He's up to 23 points on the season, and he should continue to see plenty of opportunities to rack up points as long as he remains on the first line skating alongside Stamkos and Luke Evangelista.

Finley was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Friday.

Finley has a goal and an assist in 11 games with Tampa Bay this season. He wasn't in the lineup for the Lightning's past two games. The 23-year-old had 14 goals and 28 points across 40 regular-season appearances with Syracuse in 2024-25.

Stamkos scored four goals in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Blues.

Stamkos scored four goals in a single game for the second time in his career and also tied the franchise record for most goals in a single game. He's up to 594 career goals, good for 22nd best in league history, and he seems to be getting hot in recent weeks. Stamkos has scored in five of the Predators' last eight games, tallying eight goals, two assists, 25 shots and eight hits in that span.

Thomas scored a goal and took four shots in Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Predators.

Thomas has scored in back-to-back games for the first time this season, and the 26-year-old center continues to find ways to be productive. He's cracked the scoresheet in seven of the Blues' last nine games, tallying eight points (four goals, four assists), 14 shots and five blocked shots over that span.

Dowd scored a goal, added seven PIM, doled out five hits and blocked two shots in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Hurricanes.

The goal was Dowd's first point in four games since he returned from missing eight contests due to an upper-body injury. The 35-year-old has returned to his usual bottom-six role, where he excels as a defensive specialist. He has six points, 25 shots on net, 39 hits, 14 blocked shots, 23 PIM and a plus-2 rating over 23 appearances. Dowd will likely fall short of the career-high 27 points he had in the 2024-25 regular season.

Kaskimaki was loaned to AHL Springfield on Friday.

Kaskimaki was a minus-6 in his first five career NHL games during his recent recall. He had four goals and seven points in 16 AHL games before his recall.

Eriksson Ek had a goal, an assist, five shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Stars.

Eriksson Ek has participated directly in five of the Wild's nine goals during the team's two-game winning run, tallying two goals and three assists in that stretch. The productive run snapped a five-game sample where Eriksson Ek didn't muster a single point.