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Fisker Molgaard was reassigned to AHL Coachella Valley on Tuesday.

Fisker Molgaard served as a healthy scratch for the Kraken's last three games, so his demotion to the minors shouldn't come as a surprise. While the Dane could be brought back up at some point during the season, he is unlikely to log enough ice time to be more than a low-end fantasy option.

Stephenson (personal) was activated off the non-roster list Tuesday.

Stephenson's return to the active roster should clear the way for him to suit up in Wednesday's clash with the Devils. In his last 17 outings, the center has tallied at least a point in 13 of those contests, racking up a combined seven goals and eight assists, including six power-play points.

Necas scored a goal on five shots and generated an assist in a 4-3 loss to Toronto on Monday.

Necas has seven multi-point games in his last 16 outings, producing a combined seven goals and 11 helpers. During that stretch, only two of the winger's points have come with the man advantage despite him averaging 3:55 of power-play ice time.

MacKinnon racked up three assists in Monday's 4-3 loss to Toronto.

MacKinnon has been boom or bust of late, generating six multi-point efforts in his last nine outings while being blanked in the other three. With 81 points in 45 games this year, the world-class center is on pace to top his career-best year from 2023-24 when he notched 140 points in 82 regular-season tilts.

Matthews scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in Monday's 4-3 win over the Avalanche.

Matthews seems to have found his scoring touch of late, racking up eight goals and six assists, including four power-play points, in his last eight outings. While it seems unlikely that the 28-year-old center will be able to get over the 60-goal mark, he should be capable of reaching 40 after coming up short of that mark in 2024-25.

Broz was promoted from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Tuesday.

Broz will change places with Rafael Harvey-Pinard, who was sent down to the minors in a corresponding move. Selected by the Pens in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft, the 23-year-old Broz has racked up 11 goals and 13 helpers in 33 games for the Baby Pens. With the youngster on the NHL roster, he could be pressed into service versus the Lightning on Tuesday.

Bennett dished out two assists, put four shots on goal, served two PIM and tallied two hits in Monday's 4-3 win over Buffalo.

Bennett played a hand in both of the goals scored by his linemate A.J. Greer, including the empty-netter to add to the team's lead late in the contest. With the pair of helpers, Bennett is up to 19 assists, 35 points, 115 shots on goal, 91 hits and 21 blocks through 45 games this season. Since Dec. 6, the 29-year-old center has been on fire with 22 points, 58 shots on net and 40 hits across 19 games. The second-line center leads the Panthers in points during that span and is 11th across the entire NHL since then. He also remains on pace to best his career high in points, which he set in 2024-25 with 51 in 76 regular-season appearances. With the Panthers needing to sharpen their play down the stretch to earn a playoff spot in the Atlantic Division, Bennett will likely continue to lead by example, giving him a strong outlook in nearly all fantasy formats.

Lundell scored a goal and recorded four shots on net in Monday's 4-3 win over the Sabres.

Lundell snapped his six-game goal drought Monday when he gave the Panthers a 3-2 lead midway through the final period. With the marker, he is up to 14 goals, 33 points, 104 shots on net, 51 hits and 29 blocks through 45 games this season. He's stepped up to the task of centering the team's top line this season and is on pace for the first 50-plus point regular season of his five-year NHL career. Lundell is also a steady source of category coverage stats, giving him value in nearly all fantasy formats for the remainder of the campaign.

Verhaeghe distributed three assists in Monday's 4-3 win over Buffalo.

Verhaeghe helped out on Sam Reinhart's power-play goal and both of A.J. Greer's scores on the way to the team's second straight win. Verhaeghe has been at the center of the offense during Florida's pair of wins with a goal and four assists. Overall, the 30-year-old winger is up to 21 assists, 34 points, 99 shots on goal and 46 hits over 44 games this season. While he continues to heat up in hopes of sparking a push towards a playoff spot in the Atlantic Division, Verhaeghe remains a valuable fantasy option in nearly all league formats and could accumulate upwards of 65 points at his current pace.

Reinhart scored a goal and fired seven shots on net in Monday's 4-3 win over Buffalo.

Reinhart ended a four-game scoring drought when his power-play goal less than three minutes into Monday's contest gave the Panthers an early 1-0 lead. The marker brought the 30-year-old winger up to 24 goals, 45 points, 123 shots on net, 45 hits and 28 blocks through 45 games this season. Despite the recent cold stretch, he has maintained above a point-per-game pace since the start of December with 22 points in 21 games. While he likely can't afford to go on a quiet stretch offensively if the Panthers are to start pushing for a playoff spot in the Atlantic Division, Reinhart has displayed incredible stretches of consistency throughout his career. He should challenge for the 80-point threshold this campaign, which would be his third consecutive regular season reaching that mark.