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Fantilli scored a goal Tuesday in a 5-2 win over the Senators.

He notched his 25th goal of the season on a third-period breakaway that pushed the score to 5-1. The 20-year-old Fantilli has taken a big step forward this season, jumping to 48 points after supplying 27 points as a rookie in 2023-24. He's also rung up 178 shots this season, and his 48 points have come almost entirely at even strength. Fantilli has just four PPP this season. The sky is really the limit for this young pivot. Next season could bring 65-70 points if he can continue this level of growth.

Olivier had a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win over Ottawa on Tuesday.

These were Olivier's first points in six games. While he has 18 goals and 31 points in 77 games this season, his best fantasy asset is his ability to hit. Olivier has 294 this season, including four Tuesday, and that moves him into second in the NHL.

Schmaltz scored a power-play goal on three shots in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Kraken.

Schmaltz ended a seven-game goal drought with his third point over the last four contests. The 29-year-old is at the 60-point mark for the second year in a row, getting there with 18 goals and 42 assists, as well as a career-high 22 power-play points. He's not a great bet to reach the 20-goal mark for a fourth year in a row, but two more points would give him a career high. The American has added 177 shots on net, 42 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating while seeing steady top-six minutes.

Cooley scored a goal on four shots and dished a power-play assist in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Kraken.

This was Cooley's first multi-point effort since March 22 versus the Lightning. The 20-year-old center is up to 23 tallies, 58 points (18 on the power play), 150 shots on net, 58 hits, 30 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 71 appearances in his second NHL campaign. He'll be able to make a final push toward the 60-point mark over the last four games on Utah's schedule.

Keller scored a power-play goal on four shots and added an assist in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Kraken.

This was Keller's second multi-point effort in a row, giving him three goals and three assists over his last five games. The 26-year-old winger is up to 27 goals, 57 helpers, 207 shots on net and a minus-13 rating over 77 appearances. He has four contests left to surpass his career high of 86 points from the 2022-23 campaign, and a particularly hot finish could also see him reach the 30-goal mark for the third year in a row.

Johnson put up two assists Tuesday in a 5-2 win over Ottawa.

Johnson has six assists in his last five games but just seven shots in that span -- and five of those shots came Tuesday. He now has 52 points, including 22 goals, and 114 shots in 63 contests this season.

Johnston recorded a power-play assist in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Canucks.

Johnston's six-game goal streak came to an end versus the Penguins on Saturday, and he was also held off the scoresheet Sunday in Minnesota. The 21-year-old center bounced back Tuesday by setting up Mikko Rantanen's opening tally. Johnston is now at 31 goals, 38 assists, 194 shots on net, 44 hits, 44 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over 78 appearances. Barring a slump to end the regular season, he'll be able to claim his first 70-point campaign in his third year as an NHLer.

Verhaeghe netted a goal in a 3-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

Verhaeghe scored an empty-net goal at 19:13 of the third to end a 13-game goal drought and seal the 3-1 final. He sits at 49 points (18 goals, 31 assists) with 236 shots in 78 games. That's a far cry from his back-to-back 70-plus seasons over the previous two years. However, he is just one season removed from being in consideration for the 2024 Conn Smythe trophy, so Verhaeghe's regular-season production won't matter to Florida. Unfortunately, that does little to help fantasy managers who were counting on a year closer to his previous two.

Bourque scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Canucks.

Bourque's tally put the Stars ahead 4-2 late in the third period. They added an empty-netter afterwards, but the Canucks pulled off a miracle with three goals in the final minute of regulation before taking the win in overtime. Bourque snapped an eight-game goal drought, a span in which he had three assists and was scratched three times. The 23-year-old has mostly settled into a middle-six role, but his lack of power-play time isn't helping his cause for more offense. Bourque is at 11 goals, 14 assists, 75 shots on net, 42 hits, 34 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating across 69 outings.

Duchene scored a power-play goal on three shots and added an assist in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Canucks.

Duchene's second-period tally got him to the 30-goal and 80-point marks for the season, and he added an assist on Mikael Granlund's empty-netter before the Stars' last-minute collapse. The 34-year-old Duchene has reached the 80-point mark for the second time in his career, both of which have come in the last four years. He's earned 27 of his 81 points on the power play while adding 149 shots on net and a plus-17 rating across 78 appearances.