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Fantilli scored a hat trick in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Rangers. He also recorded four shots on goal and posted a plus-2 rating.

Fantilli snapped a two-game goal drought in style and delivered his second hat trick of the season, as he previously achieved this feat in a 5-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Jan. 22. Perhaps as a coincidence, the 20-year-old notched both hat tricks playing on the road. Fantilli notched 27 points across 49 games as a rookie in 2023-24, but he's elevated his game considerably in this new campaign and has racked up career-high marks across the board with 41 total points (21 goals, 20 assists) in 63 games in 2024-25.

Johnson scored a goal, took two shots and recorded two PIM in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Rangers.

Johnson didn't crack the scoresheet in the 3-0 loss to the Panthers on Thursday, but that has been the lone game over his last eight in which he's failed to record a point. Johnson has been a complete model of consistency for the Blue Jackets in recent weeks and has notched 18 points (nine goals, nine assists) across his last 17 games since Jan. 20. The 22-year-old forward, one of the most promising young players in the league, has 44 points (21 goals, 23 assists) in 49 appearances this season.

Jankowski scored two goals in Sunday's 4-2 win over Winnipeg.

The Hurricanes acquired Jankowski near the trade deadline, and there's no question he turned a few heads with this two-goal performance. Jankowski became the third player to score two goals in his Carolina debut, joining Morgan Geekie, who did it in the 2019-20 season, and Brad Defauw, who accomplished this feat back in the 2002-03 campaign. Jankowski is not expected to record goals regularly for Carolina, though, as even with these two tallies, he has only six goals and 11 points across 42 appearances in 2024-25.

Stankoven scored a power-play goal and took two shots on goal in Sunday's 4-2 win over Winnipeg.

Stankoven recorded two goals and two assists over his last five games with the Stars before the trade to Carolina, and he didn't need a lot of time to make his presence felt with his new team. It remains to be seen if the 22-year-old will remain in the first line for the foreseeable future, but there's no question this was a strong debut for the young forward. Stankoven recorded nine goals and 29 total points across 59 games with Dallas before being included in the deal that sent Mikko Rantanen to the Stars.

Jarvis scored a goal, took six shots and recorded a hit in Sunday's 4-2 win over Winnipeg.

Jarvis found the twine with an empty-netter late in the third period, and that goal iced the game for good for the Hurricanes. Jarvis is not the most consistent scorer on the Hurricanes' roster, but he's been productive of late with eight points (five goals, three helpers) in his last 12 outings since the beginning of February. He's up to 25 goals this season, though he's still off pace to equal the 33-goal season he delivered in 2023-24.

Lowry scored a goal and blocked two shots in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

The 31-year-old playmaker has been effective and efficient in recent games, because aside from the fact that he's found the twine in three straight contests, he's done it with just four shots on goal. Lowry's upside as a fantasy option is limited due to his bottom-six role, but he's having a solid season by his standards. He's recorded 14 goals and 15 assists across 57 contests this season, and he's two goals away from establishing a new career-high mark in that category.

Beck was loaned to AHL Laval on Monday.

Beck has one assist in 12 games with the Canadiens this season. The 21-year-old had 13 goals and 32 points across 47 AHL games before his recall. Montreal recalled Joshua Roy from Laval in a corresponding move.

Dowling was out of the lineup for the third time in five games in March for Sunday's 3-1 win over the Flyers.

Dowling is in a part-time role even with the Devils missing center Jack Hughes (shoulder) for the rest of the campaign. The 34-year-old Dowling won't pile up points, and he's currently in a seven-game point drought, which may explain his turn in the press box. The Devils also added Cody Glass and Daniel Sprong for forward depth at the trade deadline, making competition a little more fierce for bottom-six spots. Dowling has five points, 25 shots on net, 39 hits and a minus-3 rating over 43 appearances this season.

Lundestrom logged an assist in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Islanders.

Lundestrom helped out on Sam Colangelo's empty-net tally in the third period. With five helpers over his last seven contests, Lundestrom is in one of his better stretches of the season, but it won't make him a productive player for fantasy. He's contributed a modest 14 points with 52 shots on net, 51 blocked shots, 38 hits and a minus-2 rating over 60 appearances as a reliable defensive forward in the Ducks' bottom six.

Zegras posted an assist in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Islanders.

Zegras helped out on Drew Helleson's tally in the second period. This was just Zegras' second helper over four outings since he returned from a three-game suspension. The 23-year-old forward is up to 18 points, 73 shots on net, 34 hits and a minus-7 rating across 38 appearances this season. He should continue to offer decent offense as long as he remains in a top-six role.