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McLeod scored a shorthanded goal on three shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Utah.

McLeod has two goals and three helpers during his five-game point streak. He stole the puck and scored on a shorthanded breakaway early in the third period of this contest to keep the streak going. The 25-year-old is up to 16 goals, 38 points, 74 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over 64 appearances. He's seen time in all situations, though just three of his points (two shorthanded goals, one power-play assist) have come on special teams.

Cirelli had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 shootout win over the Stars on Thursday.

Cirelli backhanded a rebound in front of the net past Casey DeSmith's glove in the second period to make the score 2-0. He has four points, including three goals, and nine shots in his last three games. Cirelli is within one point of the 50-point mark, and he's accomplished it in 66 games. He's below a 60-point pace, but a touch of luck might take him over the top.

McBain produced an assist, four hits and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

McBain has four points over his last eight outings, as well as 29 hits in that span. He continues to bring some heavy play to a third-line role, though he can also chip in a bit of depth scoring from time to time. This season, he has 21 points, 76 shots on net, 238 hits, 68 PIM and a plus-5 rating over 69 appearances.

Hayton logged an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Hayton set up Dylan Guenther's game-winning tally at 14:13 of the third period. This ended a three-game slump for Hayton, who has seven points over his last 10 outings while filling a top-six role. The 24-year-old center is up to 39 points (17 goals, 22 assists), 133 shots on net, 38 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 69 appearances. If he remains steady down the stretch, he'll have a good chance to top his career-high 43-point effort from 2022-23.

Schmaltz registered an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Schmaltz set up Logan Cooley late in the first period for the opening goal. Over the last 10 games, Schmaltz has five goals and five assists as he continues to thrive in a top-line role. The 29-year-old winger is up to 54 points, 154 shots on net, 37 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating through 69 outings. Schmaltz remains on pace to reach the 60-point mark for the second year in a row.

Keller logged an assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Keller helped out on a Logan Cooley tally in the first period. The 26-year-old Keller has two goals and five assists over nine games in March as he continues to push for a career year. He's already matched his 76-point total from last season, doing so in just 68 contests in 2024-25 compared to 78 outings a year ago. The veteran winger has added 183 shots on net, 24 PIM and a minus-11 rating while seeing steady top-six minutes.

Stenlund had an empty-net goal, two shots on net and two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Stenlund was the last Utah player to touch the puck before he took a high-sticking penalty late in the third period. However, the Sabres possessed the puck and ultimately passed it back into their own empty-net, resulting in the statistical rarity of Stenlund getting credit for a goal and a penalty on the same sequence (excluding post-whistle scrums). With four goals and two assists over nine outings in March, this has been a good month for the 28-year-old center. He's up to 11 tallies -- matching his career high from last season -- and 19 points with 81 shots on net, 32 PIM, 43 hits and 53 blocked shots over 69 appearances.

Cooley scored a goal on two shots, added two PIM and logged two hits in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Cooley has two goals and an assist during his three-game point streak. It looks like the 20-year-old is back on track after opening March with six scoreless outings, which briefly caused him to be demoted to the second line. For the season, Cooley is at 19 goals, 50 points, 129 shots on net, 52 hits, 38 PIM and a plus-2 rating across 62 appearances.

Hyman scored a goal on five shots, doled out three hits and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Jets.

Hyman has four points, 13 shots and a plus-6 rating over two contests since he moved past an undisclosed injury that cost him one game. The 32-year-old winger could be leaned on more if Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed) and Connor McDavid (lower body) are out for Saturday's game versus the Kraken. Hyman is up to 25 goals, 41 points, 184 shots on net, 49 hits and a plus-16 rating across 63 appearances, but that's less than half of his 54-goal showing in the 2023-24 regular season as he's been hit hard by regression this year.

Barron logged an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers.

This was Barron's third point in four games (one goal, two assists). The addition of Brandon Tanev at the trade deadline and Barron's subsequent move to center has given the Jets' fourth line a little more scoring punch lately. Barron is now at 11 points, 75 shots on net, 100 hits, 36 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating over 62 appearances this season.