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Acciari (upper body) is expected to travel with Pittsburgh for its two-game road trip, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports.

Acciari won't be an option for Thursday's clash with Tampa Bay, but the fact that he is traveling with the team could be an indication he's nearing a return. While Acciari won't offer much in terms of offensive upside after picking up just three helpers in 13 games this year, he should see plenty of minutes in a fourth-line role.

Duchene (upper body) remains day-to-day, and it's still unclear when he will be ready to return to the lineup, Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports reports Wednesday.

Duchene has been out since Oct. 18 versus the Blues, a stretch of 22 games on the shelf, and he's been day-to-day for just about all of it. He still needs to string together "good days" before he returns to the lineup. Once given the all-clear, the veteran center could shift to the wing to try to cover for Tyler Seguin (knee), who is facing an extended absence.

Seguin sustained an ACL injury that will keep him out long term, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports Wednesday.

If Seguin's ACL injury is a tear, fantasy managers can expect him to be on the shelf for 6-9 months, which not only keeps him out for the rest of this year but could sideline him until training camp in the fall. If this does mark the end of Seguin's 2025-26 campaign, he will finish the year with seven goals and 10 assists, including four power-play points, in 27 appearances. It would also mark the second straight year in which Seguin failed to reach the 30-game threshold.

Suzuki produced a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Senators.

The Canadiens' lack of success at 5-on-5 doomed them, but Suzuki still had a productive night for his fantasy investors. The 26-year-old center has gotten onto the scoresheet in six straight games, a hot streak in which he's racked up four goals and nine points, including two goals and three assists with the man advantage.

Brindley (lower body) will join the Avalanche on their upcoming four-game road trip and might play before the end of it, per Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette on Wednesday.

Colorado visits the Islanders on Thursday, the Rangers on Saturday, Philadelphia on Sunday and Nashville on Tuesday. Brindley hasn't played since Nov. 20 due to the injury. The 21-year-old has four goals and seven points in 18 appearances this season.

Geekie picked up two assists in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Red Wings.

The 27-year-old Geekie continues to carry the load as the Bruins' top offensive threat while David Pastrnak (undisclosed) is on the shelf. Geekie has four multi-point performances in the last seven games, but remarkably, Tuesday's helpers were his first in that stretch -- he has eight goals and 10 points during his surge. On the season, Geekie has 28 points in 28 contests and has already reached 20 goals. He is second in the Rocket Richard Trophy race behind Nathan MacKinnon's 22.

Steeves scored two goals on his only two shots and added three hits in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Red Wings.

The 25-year-old winger is getting a look on Boston's top line while David Pastrnak (undisclosed) is unavailable, and Steeves is taking full advantage. Tuesday's performance was the second time in the last four games that he's lit the lamp twice. Steeves has five goals in 12 games as a Bruin while racking up 42 hits. He's shown plenty of scoring acumen in the AHL, including 36 goals in 59 regular-season games for AHL Toronto in 2024-25. Steeves might be making a case to stick around in a middle-six role once Pastrnak returns.

Danault's point drought reached nine games in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Capitals.

Stretching back to late October, Danault has just one assist over his last 16 outings. The 32-year-old center has slipped into a third-line role amid his struggles, and he didn't see any power-play time in Tuesday's contest. Danault has four helpers, 39 shots on net, 20 hits, 10 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 26 appearances. He's topped 40 points in four straight years, but he'd need a massive surge to get there in 2025-26.

Protas scored an empty-net goal on five shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Kings.

Protas scored for the second game in a row, and he's earned three goals and four helpers over his last nine outings. The 24-year-old lost out on power-play time at the start of November, but he's found a groove once again at even strength, where he excelled during a breakout campaign in 2024-25. This year, he's at eight goals, 17 points, a plus-20 rating, 60 shots on net, 20 blocked shots and 13 hits through 27 appearances.

Moore scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Golden Knights.

Moore ended a six-game goal drought with his tally at 1:23 of the first period to answer Ivan Barbashev's opening goal. The 20-year-old Moore continues to feature in a second-line role at even strength, though his power-play time has remained sporadic. The forward has done pretty well with three goals, seven points, 17 shots on net and a minus-1 rating over 14 appearances as he's settled into a full-time NHL role over the last month.