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Trocheck scored a goal on two shots, added four hits and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes on Wednesday.

Trocheck's tally 45 seconds into the third period stood as the game-winner. He's scored in consecutive contests and has three goals and a helper over his last five outings. On the year, the 32-year-old center is up to nine points, 14 shots on net, 43 hits, 10 blocked shots, eight PIM and a plus-1 rating over 11 appearances, offering strong all-around production for fantasy.

Aston-Reese has not found the scoresheet over seven games in November after being held scoreless Wednesday in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.

Aston-Reese is firmly in a part-time role, though the Blue Jackets have had enough injuries to keep him involved. He's at three helpers, 13 shots on net, 40 hits and a plus-1 rating over 15 appearances this season. He'll likely exit the lineup once Kirill Marchenko (upper body) or Mathieu Olivier (upper body) can return.

Vilardi scored two goals, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Capitals.

It's the second time in the last three games that Vilardi has found the back of the net twice. The 26-year-old winger produced a career-high 27 goals and 61 points in the 2024-25 regular season, but he's on pace to smash those marks this campaign. Through 22 contests in 2025-26, Vilardi has 10 goals and 18 points.

Verhaeghe produced a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Flyers.

The 30-year-old went 18 games to begin the season without delivering a multi-point performance, but Verhaeghe seems to be getting into a groove in the back half of November. Over the last five contests, he's struck for multiple points three times, amassing two goals and seven points in total.

Bennett collected two assists in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Flyers.

The 29-year-old continues to put a slow start to the season behind him. Bennett has a modest three-game point streak going. Over his last 12 contests, he's produced four goals and nine points after managing just two points (one goal, one assist) in his first 11 outings.

Necas recorded two assists, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Sharks.

Necas went pointless in the Avalanche's previous two games, but he bounced back in Wednesday's blowout with an excellent playmaking performance. His chemistry with Artturi Lehkonen and Nathan MacKinnon on the first line should keep Necas productive. Necas has five goals and nine assists (14 points) through 11 games in November.

MacKinnon recorded a power-play goal and an even-strength assist in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Sharks.

MacKinnon went pointless in the 1-0 win over the Blackhawks on Sunday, but he got back to his regular productive ways with this two-point effort in Wednesday's victory. He has 11 multi-point games this season, and the 30-year-old star playmaker continues to operate as the engine that makes the Avalanche go. MacKinnon is up to 21 points (nine goals, 12 assists) through 11 games in November.

Bedard recorded a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Wild.

Bedard was involved in two of the team's three goals, but his contributions weren't enough to lift Chicago to a better outcome. Despite the Blackhawks' four-game losing skid, Bedard has four points (one goal, three assists) in that span. The 20-year-old phenom has racked up 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in 12 games since the beginning of November.

Minten distributed two assists and had three hits in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Islanders.

Minten assisted on goals by Tanner Jeannot and Alex Steeves (on the penalty kill). The 21-year-old has been productive for the Bruins, picking up five assists, eight points, 31 shots on goal, 46 hits and 21 blocks through 25 games this season. He is developing nicely as a two-way player who covers multiple categories in fantasy, making him a rising option in deep leagues that value banger stats.

Barzal scored a goal, put two shots on net and blocked two attempts in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the Bruins.

Barzal dangled past a few defenders before tucking the puck past the left post to score the opening goal of Wednesday's contest. With his highlight-reel twine finder, he has seven goals, 18 points and 58 shots on net through 23 games this campaign. The 28-year-old center has just two multi-point performances this season, but he's consistently found the scoresheet. After a season riddled with injury a year ago, Barzal is tracking toward the 60-point mark while centering the Isles' top line. He should continue to see a large chunk of ice time moving forward, giving him plenty of chances to return to the elite form of 80 points he had through 80 regular-season games during the 2023-24 campaign.