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Pitlick inked a one-year, two-way contract with Boston on Thursday.

The contract is for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign. Pitlick has played this season at AHL Providence, tallying 16 goals and adding 17 assists over 43 games. He has played 420 regular-season games at the NHL level during his career, finding the back of the net on 56 occasions while adding 53 assists.

Norris produced a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over Chicago.

It's the first points in three games for Norris since he returned from an upper-body injury, and Wednesday's tally was his 20th of the season -- the second time in his career he's reached that mark. The 25-year-old center has had trouble staying in the lineup so far in 2025 -- he's missed eight of the Senators' last 14 games -- but when he's been on the ice, he's been productive. Over his last 13 appearances dating back to Jan. 11, Norris has delivered six goals and 11 points with 33 hits and a plus-6 rating.

Lundestrom logged an assist in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Canucks.

Lundestrom has four helpers over his last five games, matching his point output from the previous 34 contests. The 25-year-old won't sustain his recent success over a long stretch, but it looks like his offense is balancing out after a relatively poor start to the season. He has 13 points, 50 shots on net, 50 blocked shots, 37 hits and a minus-2 rating through 58 appearances in a bottom-six role.

McTavish notched an assist and three shots on goal in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Canucks.

McTavish helped out on a Sam Colangelo goal in the first period. The 22-year-old McTavish has played his way back into the conversation in fantasy with three goals and four helpers over his last six contests. Even though he's in a third-line role, he's finding enough scoring success and holding down a power-play spot to intrigue fantasy managers. The center has 34 points, 118 shots on net, 51 hits and an even plus-minus rating over 55 appearances this season.

Blueger scored a goal on two shots, blocked two shots and added a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Ducks.

The goal put an end to Blueger's 25-game point drought -- his last contribution on offense was an assist Dec. 28 versus the Kraken. During the lengthy slump, Blueger managed 23 shots on net, 30 hits and a minus-9 rating. The Canucks' drama at center earlier in the campaign, and the subsequent swap of J.T. Miller for Filip Chytil, has left Blueger in a fourth-line role a majority of the time. The Latvian forward is at six goals, 18 points, 67 shots on net, 80 hits, 34 blocked shots and a minus-8 rating through 61 appearances. Barring another extended cold spell, he should be able to get over the 20-point mark for the fifth time in his career.

Byfield scored a goal on four shots and added five hits in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Blues.

Byfield ended his 12-game goal drought with a quick response to Jake Neighbours' opening tally late in the first period. During that span, Byfield still managed 11 assists, though nine of them came in a trio of multi-assist efforts. The 22-year-old center is up to 12 goals, 35 points, 117 shots on net, 58 hits and a plus-7 rating across 60 appearances. It hasn't come easy at times for Byfield this season, but he's shown perseverance and is playing at a high level in the second half, so the stats should eventually follow the process.

Thomas scored a power-play goal on three shots in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Kings.

Thomas tied the game at 2-2 late in the second period with the tally. It also extended his point streak to 11 contests, a span in which he has five goals and 10 assists. This was his first game during the heater in which he failed to record a helper. The 25-year-old playmaker is at 17 goals, 51 points (10 on the power play), 118 shots on net, 39 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating through 51 outings in 2024-25.

Tavares notched a power-play assist and two PIM in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

Tavares has three goals and five assists over his last seven outings. The center set up an Auston Matthews tally late in the second period of this contest. For the season, Tavares remains steady in a top-six role with 24 goals, 29 helpers, 14 power-play points, 147 shots on net, 63 hits and a plus-9 rating across 55 appearances.

Matthews scored a power-play goal on six shots and went minus-2 in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

Matthews spoiled Adin Hill's shutout bid with a goal at 18:01 of the second period. The goal stretched Matthews' point streak to 11 games -- he has just three goals to go with 12 assists in that span, and five of those 15 points have come on the power play. The 27-year-old is up to 23 goals, 53 points (16 on the power play), 191 shots on net, 59 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating across 47 appearances in his usual top-line role.

Dorofeyev registered a power-play assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.

Dorofeyev had the secondary helper on Jack Eichel's tally in the first period. Over his previous seven contests, Dorofeyev had been limited to two goals, and he hadn't registered a power-play point since Feb. 2 versus the Rangers. The 24-year-old winger is up to 38 points (14 on the power play), 179 shots on net, 30 blocked shots and a minus-8 rating through 61 outings this season.