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Wennberg scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two assists in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Wennberg got on the scoresheet in each period in one of his best performances of the season. This was the first game since he signed a three-year contract extension, which cements his status as a veteran leader for the young Sharks while also rewarding his strong play this season. He's now at eight goals, 29 points (seven on the power play), 50 shots on net, 53 blocked shots and a minus-11 rating through 42 appearances. Wennberg is on pace to top the 50-point mark for the first time since 2016-17, when he had a career-best 59 points in 80 appearances.

O'Reilly scored a goal on three shots and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Oilers.

O'Reilly ended a five-game goal drought when he got the Predators on the board in the third period. The veteran center had been limited to three assists over those five contests, though he's still been steadier recently than he was in November. He's up to 12 goals, 36 points, 74 shots on net, 32 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through 42 appearances this season, mainly in a top-line role.

Janmark logged an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Predators.

Janmark ended his eight-game point drought with a helper on a Curtis Lazar tally in the second period. The 33-year-old Janmark has struggled to be consistent on offense from a bottom-six role this season. He's now at seven points, 19 shots on net, 16 PIM and a minus-4 rating across 27 appearances, which just won't cut it for fantasy managers.

Lazar scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Predators.

Lazar had been scratched for six of the previous eight games. His goal Tuesday snapped a seven-game point drought as well, and it was just his second point since he returned from an upper-body injury in November. The 30-year-old is now at three goals, 10 shots, 44 hits, 12 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over 21 appearances this season. Adam Henrique (undisclosed) is set to miss some time, which should keep the door open for Lazar to occupy a fourth-line role in the short-term, but he doesn't do enough to help in most fantasy formats.

Matthews scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Florida.

Matthews now has goals in three straight games (six total), and the snipe extended the superstar's point streak to five games (seven goals, four assists). The Maple Leafs honored Matthews for becoming the team's all-time leading goal-scorer with a special pregame ceremony. He now has 422 goals and is tenth on the NHL's active goal leaders.

McMann scored a goal Tuesday in a 4-1 win over the Panthers.

McMann now has points in four straight games (two goals, three assists). Remarkably, the winger has 13 goals so far, and that has him fourth on the team goal list. He's just one behind William Nylander (14) and two behind John Tavares (15). McMann is a worthy fantasy play right now, especially given his plum role beside Auston Matthews at even strength.

Draisaitl scored a goal on three shots and added two assists, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Predators.

Draisaitl had gone four games without a goal before lighting the lamp in the third period. He's scored in just four of his last 16 games, earning six goals, 23 assists and 53 shots on net in that span. The 30-year-old superstar is up to 21 goals, 60 points, 120 shots on net and a plus-3 rating across 43 appearances. He's not on pace to match his career-best 128-point campaign from 2022-23, but he could get close to that mark with a strong second half.

McDavid scored three goals on 10 shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Predators.

McDavid had the Oilers' first two goals -- a power-play tally in the first period and a penalty shot in the second. He also closed out the scoring at 19:03 of the third to earn his second hat trick of the campaign. His other hatty started his active 16-game point streak, a span in which his offense has taken off with 17 goals and 22 assists, including 18 power-play points. The superstar center is now at 28 goals, 75 points (32 on the power play), 161 shots on net and a plus-2 rating through 43 contests this season.

Verhaeghe scored a goal in a 4-1 loss to Toronto on Tuesday.

It was his first goal in nine games and first point in eight. Verhaeghe has 12 goals, 17 assists and 95 shots this season, which puts him on pace for 58 points this season. It looks like last season's 53-point campaign may not be the outlier many thought it was.

Dellandrea will not return to Tuesday's game versus the Blue Jackets due to an apparent lower-body injury.

Max Miller of NHL.com reports Dellandrea couldn't put weight on his right leg coming off the ice after a collision near the Blue Jackets' crease. Pending more information, Dellandrea can be considered day-to-day, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him miss Wednesday's game versus the Kings.