NHL Player News
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Matt Duchene C | DAL
Stars' Matt Duchene: Strikes early in shootout win
Duchene scored a goal in Thursday's 5-4 shootout win over the Golden Knights.
Duchene has four goals over the last three games. The 35-year-old looks to be getting some positive regression after struggling to find the net earlier in the season. He's now at eight goals, 15 points, 42 shots on net and a minus-6 rating over 29 appearances in a middle-six role.
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Wyatt Johnston C | DAL
Stars' Wyatt Johnston: Tallies in Thursday's win
Johnston scored a goal on four shots and added three hits in Thursday's 5-4 shootout win over the Golden Knights.
Johnston has three goals and two assists over his last five games. The 22-year-old continues to produce steady offense in a top-six role for the Stars as one of the team's most consistent forwards. He's up to a total of 28 goals, 58 points, 139 shots on net, 40 blocked shots, 20 hits and a minus-3 rating over 54 appearances. Johnston should be able to best his career-high marks of 33 goals and 71 points from 82 regular-season outings last year.
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Mavrik Bourque C | DAL
Stars' Mavrik Bourque: Two goals in shootout win
Bourque scored twice on four shots in Thursday's 5-4 shootout win over the Golden Knights.
Bourque snapped a three-game dry spell. His goals came 5:30 apart during the middle of the second period, helping the Stars build a 4-1 lead by the end of that frame. He's now at 10 goals, 20 points, 91 shots on net, 35 hits and a minus-3 rating across 54 appearances this season. Bourque is one goal shy of matching his total from 73 regular-season outings last year.
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Connor Bedard C | CHI
Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Point in each of last two games
Bedard scored a goal Thursday in a 6-2 loss to Pittsburgh.
The star center, who has 50 points in 41 games, has struggled to get in a groove since his return from injury Jan. 9. Bedard has two goals and four assists in his last 10 games (37 shots). He does have a point in each of his last two games (one goal, one assist), as well as 12 shots, so a scoring burst feels imminent.
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Teddy Blueger C | VAN
Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Nets another shortie
Blueger scored a shorthanded empty-net goal on two shots in Thursday's 2-0 win over the Ducks.
Blueger has scored three times over five games since he returned from a lower-body injury. The 31-year-old has brought some stability to the Canucks' bottom six, though the team's results remain mixed even with him in the lineup. Blueger is up to four goals (two shorthanded), 14 shots on net and 17 hits over seven appearances this season.
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Benjamin Kindel C | PIT
Penguins' Ben Kindel: Joins impressive company with goal
Kindel scored a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh's 6-2 win over Chicago on Thursday.
Kindel has four points in his last two games. He had two goals Sunday. He is now the third 18-year-old to score in consecutive games for the Penguins in the past 35 years -- the other two being Sidney Crosby (seven times in 2005-06) and Jordan Staal (four times in 2006-07). Kindel has 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in 49 games this season. That puts him in a tie for seventh in the NHL in the rookie scoring chase.
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Connor Dewar C | PIT
Penguins' Connor Dewar: Two goal, four hit night
Dewar scored two goals in a 6-2 win over the Blackhawks on Thursday. He added four hits.
The forward has 13 goals, eight assists, 80 shots and 95 hits in 52 games this season. Dewar is a fourth-line winger who has surprising fantasy value with his goals-hits combination. It's always a bit of roll of the dice if you're trying to pad that bruise category -- it's tempting to stick in a pylon. But a guy like Dewar, who seems to have decent hands, could deliver you a boost. That is, if you can plug him and let him ride. Trying to market time activations on guys like this is difficult at best.
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Matty Beniers C | SEA
Kraken's Matty Beniers: Opens scoring in win
Beniers scored a goal in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
Beniers has four goals and two assists during his five-game point streak. He's taken a step forward on offense this month, earning 10 goals and 16 points over 16 outings in January. This sustained success hasn't been the norm for the 2021 No. 2 pick. He's now at 14 goals, 37 points, 100 shots on net, 44 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating over 53 appearances. He'll remain firmly in a top-line role as long as this scoring surge continues.
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Jared McCann C | SEA
Kraken's Jared McCann: Keeps rolling with two points
McCann scored an empty-net goal and added an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
With the two-point effort, McCann has nine goals and 19 points over 16 outings in January. This was his fifth multi-point effort of the month, three of which have come in the last five games. The 29-year-old is up to 15 goals, 13 assists, 70 shots on net and a plus-3 rating over 29 appearances. Time lost to injuries will cost him a chance at a career year, but his per-game production is better than ever.
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Shane Wright C | SEA
Kraken's Shane Wright: Scores twice in win
Wright scored two goals and added two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
Wright put the Kraken ahead 2-1 in the second period and added an insurance tally in the third. Prior to Thursday, Wright had been limited to three helpers over his last 12 contests. The 22-year-old center is up to nine goals, 20 points, 79 shots on net, 42 hits, 40 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over 53 appearances. His increase in shot volume this season has been offset by reduced efficiency, and he's likely to fall short of matching his 44-point campaign from 2024-25.