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Hughes produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Ducks.

The 25-year-old center helped set up the opening goal of the night by Arseny Gritsyuk early in the first period before adding his own empty-netter late in the third. Hughes has three multi-point performances in the last seven games, and over 10 contests to begin the season he's collected three goals on 37 shots and 11 points in total.

Dowling posted an assist and two hits in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Maple Leafs.

Dowling is holding onto a fourth-line role for now, though the Rangers' signing of Luke Glendening could infringe on his usage there. Dowling has one helper, no shots on net, three hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over four games this season. The helper was his first point since the 2024-25 campaign.

Goodrow notched an assist and two hits in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Senators.

The helper was Goodrow's first point of the campaign. He's filled a fourth-line role so far, adding 12 shots on net, 27 hits and seven PIM. With primarily defensive usage, Goodrow doesn't make for a strong fantasy option even though it appears his spot in the lineup is fairly safe.

Dellandrea notched an assist, two shots on net and five hits in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Senators.

This was Dellandrea's first point in four appearances this season. He's added 11 hits, four blocked shots, four shots on goal and a minus-1 rating. The 26-year-old started the campaign in a depth role, but injuries to Alexander Wennberg (upper body) and Igor Chernyshov (upper body) have opened the door for Dellandrea to get a run in the lineup for a while. However, he's a bottom-six player and won't help in many fantasy formats.

Ostapchuk scored an empty-net goal on two shots in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Senators.

Ostapchuk was a second-round pick of the Senators in 2021. He was able to get his first point of the 2026-27 campaign against the team that drafted him. The 23-year-old has filled a fourth-line role this season, earning 12 shots on net, 30 hits, 11 PIM and nine blocked shots over 11 appearances. Until he shows more offense, he's not a particularly strong option for fantasy.

Toffoli scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Senators.

Toffoli has power-play tallies in consecutive contests. The veteran winger is up to four goals, four assists, 24 shots on net and a minus-1 rating across 11 appearances. Toffoli earned 15 of 49 points on the power play last year, and while he's on the second unit to start 2026-27, he continues to be effective with the man advantage. That's worth at least a roster spot in deeper fantasy formats despite his declining even-strength usage.

Trocheck scored a power-play goal on four shots and added six hits in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Kraken.

Trocheck had gone three games without a goal prior to Thursday. The veteran center has settled into a middle-six role for the Mammoth early in the season, producing three goals, two assists, 16 shots on net, 34 hits and a minus-4 rating across 11 appearances. At that pace, he'll miss the 50-point mark for the first time since the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign, though it's always possible Trocheck's offense improves as he gets more comfortable with his new team.

Cooley scored a pair of goals, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Kraken.

Cooley's two goals came in the third period to wipe out a 3-1 deficit. He has gotten on the scoresheet in eight of 11 contests so far, including a trio of multi-point efforts. For the season, the 22-year-old center has three goals, eight assists, 13 shots on net, 14 hits, six blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over 11 outings. He's done most of his damage on the power play, where he has eight points.

Gaudreau scored an empty-net goal in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.

Gaudreau continues to impress from Seattle's fourth line early in the season. This was already his sixth goal of the season, one shy of his total from 68 outings in 2025-26. The veteran center is at eight points, 13 shots on net, 13 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 11 appearances this season. Gaudreau won't be this efficient all season, he could push for something in the neighborhood of 15-20 goals and 30-35 points if he can remain somewhat steady on offense.

Beniers scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.

Beniers has scored two goals over his last four games. The 23-year-old center is struggling to find consistency despite a top-six role with power-play time this year. He has three goals, two helpers, 13 shots on net, eight hits, eight blocked shots and a plus-4 rating across 11 appearances.