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Bjugstad scored a goal, fired four shots on net and dished out two hits in Monday's 7-3 win over the Predators.

Bjugstad scored the second goal of the game for Utah off a feed from linemate Alex Kerfoot with just under two minutes remaining in the first period. Overall, the 32-year-old Bjugstad is up to eight goals, 19 points, 114 shots on goal and 104 hits across 65 appearances this season. He's thrived as a goalscorer in Utah's last five games with three goals over that span. Bjugstad's contract expires at the end of the season, but if Utah elects to re-sign him, he's proven that he can do damage in a limited role by posting 64 points over his last two seasons.

O'Reilly scored a power-play goal and distributed an assist in Monday's 7-3 loss to Utah.

O'Reilly tallied the opening goal of Monday's clash on a power play just over six minutes into the game. He then got involved again offensively with the primary helper on Luke Evangelista's 10th marker of the season. O'Reilly's pair of points brings his season total up to 20 goals and 30 assists, meaning he's reached the 50-point mark for the 12th time in his last 14 seasons. While his production with Nashville has taken a step back from last year, his ability to grind out 50 points amid the team's struggles speaks to O'Reilly's grit as a player. The 34-year-old center has value in all deeper-league fantasy formats, but he may struggle to stand out in standard leagues if the Predators get off to another slow start in the 2025-26 campaign.

Kampf (upper body) won't be in the lineup for Tuesday's matchup versus the Sabres, according to Mark Masters of TSN.

Kampf will sit out his sixth straight game, and his availability for Thursday's regular-season finale versus Detroit is unclear. He has contributed five goals, 13 points, 45 shots on net and 50 hits through 59 appearances this season. Once healthy, Kampf will be in the mix for a fourth-line role.

Reinhart scored two goals, one on the power play, in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers.

The 29-year-old winger gave Florida leads of 1-0 early in the first period and 3-1 midway through the second, but the team's offense went dry after that. Reinhart is up to 81 points on the season, making this the third time in the last four campaigns he's reached the 80-point mark, and he needs one more goal in the Panthers' regular-season finale Tuesday to ring up his second straight 40-goal season.

Rempe produced a goal and an assist in Monday's 5-3 win over Florida.

The rugged winger got the Rangers on the board midway through the first period, then helped set up Jonny Brodzinski for the team's final tally late in the third. It was Rempe's first multi-point performance of the season, and the 22-year-old has seen more consistent shifts in April as New York officially dropped out of the playoff race. Over his five appearances this month, Rempe has averaged 11:10 in ice time while delivering one goal, three points, four PIM and 12 hits.

Parssinen picked up a goal and an assist in Monday's 5-3 win over the Panthers.

The 24-year-old has been getting more consistent ice time since the Rangers were eliminated from the playoffs, and Parssinen has responded by erupting for two goals and five points over the last three games despite a bottom-six assignment and zero shifts on the power play. New York will likely undergo a significant roster overhaul this offseason, but Parssinen is making his case to stick around.

Miller scored an even-strength goal and added a shorthanded assist in Monday's 5-3 win over the Panthers.

After tying the game at 3-3 late in the second period, Miller set up Vincent Trocheck for the game-winner early in the third. Miller is going down swinging on a disappointing season for the Blueshirts, finding the scoresheet in 10 of the last 11 games -- including three straight multi-point performances -- while racking up six goals and 16 points.

Stenlund scored a goal, dished an assist and had two PIM in Monday's 7-3 win over the Predators.

Stenlund assisted linemate Nick Bjugstad's goal in the first period before he lit the lamp himself with 25 seconds remaining in the contest. With his pair of points, Stenlund is up to 14 goals, 14 assists and 100 shots on net in 81 appearances this season. The 28-year-old center was quiet offensively until mid-March. Since then, he has posted 13 points in his last 16 games, which includes four multi-point efforts. His ceiling in fantasy is limited by his fourth-line role, but he's a name to keep an eye on in deeper leagues. Perhaps he'll carry his late-season momentum into the start of the 2025-26 campaign.

Nazar scored a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Monday's 4-3 shootout win over the Canadiens.

The 21-year-old also supplied the only successful shootout attempt, a strange tally that saw Nazar nearly lose the puck, get it back and flip a backhand past Sam Montembeault that got lodged in the twine -- only for the official scorer to mistakenly think the shot had sailed over the glass and into the crowd, initially ruling it a miss. Nazar has produced back-to-back multi-point performances as he finishes his first full NHL season with a flourish, and through seven games in April, he's collected four goals and eight points.

Cooley scored a goal and dished out two assists in Monday's 7-3 win over the Predators.

Cooley lit the lamp for Utah's third goal of the game before assisting on both of Clayton Keller's twine finders in the third period. With his trio of points, Cooley extended his scoring streak to four games and has nine points in that span. He's been highly effective on offense since mid-March with 18 points in his last 15 games. Overall, the 20-year-old center is up to 25 goals, 40 assists and 155 shots on net in 74 appearances this season. Cooley's improvement from his rookie campaign a season ago is an exciting sign from a fantasy perspective. He will likely retain his role centering Utah's top line and is a candidate to take another big step forward in 2025-26.