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Horvat (lower body) remains day-to-day and is not expected to be ready to face the Lightning on Saturday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

With Horvat out of the lineup, Mathew Barzal will move to the top line while Jean-Gabriel Pageau shifts back to center after playing wing the last few times out. For his part, the 30-year-old Horvat has been rolling of late, scoring five goals on 24 shots, including two with the man advantage, in his last seven outings.

McMichael scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Hurricanes.

The 24-year-old opened the scoring early in the second period before having a hand in a Nic Dowd tally midway through the third. McMichael had a rough start to the season offensively, but over the last 14 games he's gotten rolling with four goals and 13 points as he looks to show his 2024-25 breakout wasn't a fluke.

Carlsson scored a goal and placed three shots on net in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Islanders.

Carlsson responded to the Islanders' three-goal first period with a tally of his own to put Anaheim on the board. Thursday's twine finder raised his season totals up to 17 goals, 39 points and 80 shots on net through 31 games. He has continued to show the hockey world that his jump to stardom wasn't an early-season fluke, as he has maintained his scoring pace with 13 points in his last 12 games. The 20-year-old center ranks just outside the NHL's top 10 skaters in points and has shown no signs of slowing down soon. Carlsson has been a large reason for the Ducks' leap forward this year, and he should continue to provide elite value in fantasy going forward.

Stankoven scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Capitals.

It was the first multi-point performance since Nov. 9 for Stankoven. The 22-year-old center has struggled to make a consistent impact so far in his first full season with Carolina, and through 30 games he's managed six goals and 14 points, a pace that's nearly an exact match of his 2024-25 numbers.

Dvorak picked up two assists in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

It's the second straight multi-point performance for Dvorak, who's skating on the top line at even strength for the Flyers and is on pace for a career-best campaign. The 29-year-old center has never reached 40 points in an NHL season, but over the last 16 games he's delivered a surprising four goals and 15 points.

Eichel notched two assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flyers.

It's the fourth straight multi-point performance for Eichel, who helped set up two Mark Stone tallies in the OT win. Eichel is steaming toward the first 100-point campaign of his career if he can stay healthy, and through 30 games he's produced 12 goals and 40 points. Curiously, he's still looking for his first power-play tally in 2025-26, but he's hardly been invisible with the man advantage, collecting 15 assists -- second in the NHL to Mikko Rantanen's 17 power-play helpers.

Jenner produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Senators.

Making his return from a 14-game absence due to an upper-body injury, Jenner got the Blue Jackets on the board late in the first period before helping to set up a Dante Fabbro tally early in the second. Jenner was having a productive start to the season prior to getting injured, and through 17 contests this season he's contributed four goals and 12 points with 34 hits, 34 shots on net, 14 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating.

McMann served his one-game suspension Thursday and will return to the lineup Saturday against Edmonton.

McMann missed the contest against San Jose for high-sticking Oliver Bjorkstrand of the Lightning on Monday. McMann has eight goals, six assists and 67 hits over 29 games this season. Look for Nicholas Robertson as the likely candidate to come out of the lineup due to the return of McMann.

Cozens pocketed three assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 6-3 win over Columbus.

The 24-year-old center helped set up tallies by David Perron, Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle as the Senators raced out to a 4-1 lead before the first period was over. Cozens has five assists in the last two games, and through 30 contests on the season he's produced nine goals, 22 points, 87 hits, 65 shots on net, 22 PIM and a minus-12 rating, with 13 of his points (five goals, eight helpers) coming on the power play.

Amadio scored the game-winning goal on three shots on net and added two assists, three hits, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

His tally in the final minute of the first period gave the Senators a 4-1 lead. It was Amadio's first multi-point performance and first game-winning goal of the season. Through 30 games, he's collected seven goals, 14 points, 46 hits, 43 shots on net, 22 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating.