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Zary scored an empty-net goal on two shots and added two hits in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Mammoth.

Zary has scored in each of his last two outings and has four points across his last seven games. The 24-year-old forward has struggled with consistency this season, but he may be getting back on track with this recent stretch. Overall, he's earned four goals, two helpers, 39 shots on net, 22 hits and a minus-3 rating over 28 appearances.

Minten scored a goal and added two hits in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Devils.

Minten gave the Bruins a brief initial lead at 17:42 of the first period, though Timo Meier answered less than a minute later. The goal snapped Minten's stretch of 12 contests without one, during which he had just a two-assist performance. The 21-year-old has done enough to hold onto the third-line center job, and he's got room to grow despite the limits of his role. He's at four goals, nine points, 38 shots on net, 64 hits, 22 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in 30 appearances.

Mittelstadt scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Devils.

Mittelstadt has two goals and an assist over five games since he returned from a lower-body injury. He's seen top-six usage in that span and led Boston forwards with 16:36 of ice time in Saturday's game. For the year, the 27-year-old has six goals, 12 points, 23 shots on net and a minus-1 rating over 20 appearances. He could exceed the 40-point mark if he stays healthy the rest of the way, but he's unlikely to get enough of an opportunity to match his 59-point campaign from 2022-23.

Luostarinen notched an assist in Saturday's 7-6 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.

Luostarinen returned to the lineup after an eight-game absence stemming from burns on his lower body sustained in a barbecuing accident. He saw 18:03 of ice time and played on the top line. Luostarinen have some fantasy appeal as a power forward if he stays in that spot. For the season, he's earned three goals, 11 points, 33 shots on net, 43 hits, 18 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 19 appearances. Due to time already missed, he'll finish this regular season with his lowest games-played total since the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign.

Rodrigues scored a goal on four shots and went minus-2 in Saturday's 7-6 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.

Rodrigues tied the game at 1-1 at 9:47 of the first period. The rest of the contest was much more active, but the Panthers got by on the strength of their top players, while Rodrigues was utilized on the third line in this game. The 32-year-old forward has three goals and a helper over his last six outings, and he's up to eight goals, 14 points, 59 shots, 30 hits and a minus-2 rating through 27 appearances on the year.

Lundell scored a goal on five shots, added four PIM and notched two hits in Saturday's 7-6 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.

Lundell snapped a five-game goal drought with the effort. The 24-year-old's two penalties in the contest weren't great -- the Blue Jackets opened the scoring because of the first one -- but Lundell atoned for his mistakes with the game-tying goal at 14:18 of the third period after serving the second one. The center is up to seven goals, 21 points, 59 shots on net, 31 hits, 20 blocked shots, 14 PIM and a minus-7 rating across 27 appearances. Lundell will continue to see plenty of ice time in a top-line role.

Duchene (upper body) was activated from long-term injured reserve Sunday.

Following a 24-game absence, Duchene is poised to return to the lineup against Pittsburgh on Sunday. He has produced one goal, two points, three shots on net, four blocked shots and two hits in four appearances this season.

Sharangovich scored the game-winning goal just 16 seconds into the first period of Saturday's 2-0 victory over the Mammoth.

The 27-year-old winger banged home a rebound after a Nazem Kadri wraparound attempt, and it proved to be all the offensive support Dustin Wolf would need. Sharangovich has only four goals and eight points in 26 games on the season, but half of that production has come since Nov. 19 as he shows faint signs of pulling out of his scoring slump.

Verhaeghe scored two goals, one on the power play, and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 7-6 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.

Both tallies came in the second period as the Panthers launched an initial rally from an early 4-1 deficit. It's the first multi-goal performance of the season for Verhaeghe, and he extended his point streak to five games in the process -- a stretch in which he's erupted for five goals and 10 points.

Bennett scored the game-winning goal in overtime and added three assists, two on the power play, in Saturday's 7-6 victory over the Blue Jackets.

The four points were a season high for Bennett, as the 29-year-old winger continues to put a slow start to the season behind him. Over the last nine games, Bennett has racked up four goals and 12 points -- a massive turnaround after he managed only three goals and five points in the first 18 contests of 2025-26.