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McCann scored a goal on four shots, dished a power-play assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Oilers.

McCann's offense continues to bounce back after a rough month coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break. He has two goals and four assists over his last five games, with three of those helpers coming on the power play. He's up to 18 goals, 51 points (14 on the power play), 175 shots on net, 43 hits, 41 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating through 73 outings overall. If the Kraken can keep racking up goals late in the season, McCann is likely to be involved regularly.

Drury notched an assist in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Kings.

Drury has a goal and two assists over 12 contests in March. He's played decently despite being limited to a fourth-line role since the Avalanche traded for Brock Nelson and Charlie Coyle. The 25-year-old Drury is up to 15 points, 89 shots on net, 43 blocked shots, 33 hits and a plus-2 rating across 63 appearances between the Avalanche and the Hurricanes this season.

Nelson logged an assist in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Kings.

Nelson helped out on the first of Martin Necas' two goals in the contest. With six points over his last four contests, Nelson is finding consistency in a second-line role after taking a few weeks to adjust to his new team. The center has 51 points (23 goals, 28 assists), 176 shots on net and a plus-8 rating across 71 appearances between the Avalanche and the Islanders.

Point scored his 300th NHL goal and added an assist in an 8-0 win over Utah on Thursday.

Point has four goals on 12 shots and one assist over his last four games. Point continues to play just above a point-per-game pace, but he won't come close to 90 points like he has in his past two seasons. Point appears to be pacing himself for the postseason, but he's providing enough production to support fantasy managers driving toward a championship.

MacKinnon logged a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Kings.

This was MacKinnon's third straight game with a penalty. The 29-year-old has added three points and nine shots on net in that span, as his offense remains as steady as ever. The NHL's points leader is now at 108 (29 goals, 79 helpers) for the season, and he's earned 36 of them on the power play. He's rounded out his stat line with 292 shots on net, 56 blocked shots, 37 PIM, 35 hits and a plus-27 rating across 73 appearances.

Necas scored twice on four shots and added an assist in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Kings.

Necas' second goal and his helper both came on the power play, giving him five points with the man advantage over his last three games. He's earned a total of seven points during a four-game streak. The 26-year-old also logged the 200th assist of his career Thursday. For the season, he's at 26 tallies, 80 points (36 on the power play), 187 shots on net, 60 hits and a plus-9 rating across 73 appearances between the Avalanche and the Hurricanes.

Guentzel scored twice in an 8-0 win over Utah on Thursday.

Guentzel got the Bolts on the board just 1:30 into the game when he chipped the puck past Karel Vejmelka from the low slot. Guentzel's second tally came on the power play late in the second frame. He has six points, including three goals, and 11 shots across his last four games and 36 goals overall this year. He has put up four straight 70-point seasons (84, 73, 77 and 70).

Zary suffered an apparent knee injury Thursday versus the Stars, and there was no update on his status following the game, Logan Gordon of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Zary collided with Mikko Rantanen in the third period and was in agony on the ice. The injury was on Zary's left knee, which is the same one he hurt earlier in the campaign, leading to a 15-game absence. If the injury is as bad as it appeared this time around, he is likely to be shut down for at least the rest of the regular season. Yegor Sharangovich would likely return to the lineup in that case.

Amadio scored a goal in Thursday's 4-3 win over Ottawa.

Amadio took off on a breakaway and squeezed a wrist shot through Cam Talbot's pads at 8:44 of the third period, and the goal stood as the game-winner. Amadio has at least 11 goals in each of his last four seasons, and since the start of March, he has six goals and three assists in 13 games. That's impressive output for a journeyman winger with just 23 points this season.

Novak (lower body) won't play Thursday versus the Sabres.

Novak is out for an eighth straight game. Evgeni Malkin (upper body) and Bokondji Imama (upper body) are also out, so the Penguins will dress seven defensemen until one of their forwards are able to return. They'll be off for two days before hosting the Senators on Sunday.