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Lindholm found the back of the net on the power play and took three shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Ducks.

Lindholm's tally was the lone goal of the second period, which cut the Bruins' early deficit in half. His power-play tally was his second goal of the season with the man advantage. Overall, Lindholm has 11 goals, 30 points, 96 shots on net and 90 hits in 58 games this season. After skating with Team Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off, he has been an instant contributor and is back on Boston's first power-play unit following the injury to Charlie McAvoy (shoulder). While he is well off his career best of 82 points from the 2021-22 campaign, the 30-year-old center has time to surpass his mark of 44 points from a year ago. Lindholm should continue to see top-six minutes and a decent chunk of power-play time.

McCann scored a goal on five shots in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Panthers.

McCann had racked up six assists during a nine-game goal drought, which ended with his tally at 7:03 of the third period Saturday. This was his 15th goal of the season and his second game-winner. The 28-year-old forward is up to 43 points, 133 shots on net and a plus-8 rating through 58 appearances. He's under contract for two more seasons beyond this one at a cap hit of $5 million, but McCann's name has been in trade rumors with the Kraken lagging behind in the playoff race. If he's dealt, he's unlikely to land in as good of a position as he's had in Seattle.

Zibanejad scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 8-2 loss to the Sabres.

Zibanejad was also one of two Rangers, along with fellow goal-scorer Chris Kreider, to stay at an even plus-minus rating in the blowout loss. Zibanejad missed Sweden's last game of the 4 Nations Face-Off due to an illness, but he's healthy again and looking for a strong conclusion to the campaign. He has three goals and six assists over six contests in February. The Rangers are still trying to find where he fits -- he's moved between third-line center and first-line right wing since the team acquired J.T. Miller from the Canucks, but Zibanejad's production hasn't wavered regardless of role.

Zary (knee) will be activated from injured reserve ahead of Sunday's matchup with San Jose, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

While coach Ryan Huska didn't confirm that Zary will play Sunday, it appears that the 23-year-old forward is poised to return after missing Calgary's last 15 games. Zary has 10 goals and 22 points in 40 games this season.

Marchessault scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Avalanche.

With the score tied 1-1 midway through the third period, Luke Schenn fired a shot from the blue line wide of the Colorado net that bounced off the end boards and went right to Marchessault stationed at the far post. The veteran winger made no mistake, collecting the puck and tucking it past Scott Wedgewood for his third GWG of the season. Marchessault has a four-game point streak going, and he sits two goals short of the eighth 20-goal campaign of his career.

Wright produced two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Panthers.

After helping to set up Kaapo Kakko early in the first period on the man advantage, Wright started a rush in the third that led to Jared McCann's game-winner. Wright has multi-point performances in three of the last four contests, and he's struck for four goals and 11 points over the last nine games.

Zegras scored the opening goal and took five shots on net in Saturday's 3-2 win against Boston.

Zegras' tally was the first of two that Anaheim put away in the first period. He remained active on the ice all night, taking four other shots across 19:08 of ice time. The 23-year-old forward is up to seven goals, 16 points and 67 shots in 33 games this season. After he missed the majority of December and January with a torn meniscus in his right knee, Zegras has six points over his last nine appearances. While he is still trying to recapture the momentum he had from the 2021 and 2022 campaigns, the ninth overall selection from 2019 has shown steady offensive output since his return from injury. Zegras' potential gives him solid value in fantasy.

McLeod scored two goals in Saturday's 8-2 win over the Rangers.

The 25-year-old center pocketed the Sabres' fourth and seventh goals in the rout. Despite missing three games in late January due to an upper-body injury, McLeod is having his most productive stretch of the season -- over his last 11 appearances, he's delivered eight of his 14 goals and 12 of his 30 points on the campaign.

Thompson scored two goals, one the game-winner, and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 8-2 victory over the Rangers.

He gave the Sabres a 3-0 lead midway through the first period on a strong individual effort, fighting off two defenders in the corner before carrying the puck to the front of the net and tucking it under Igor Shesterkin. Thompson then added another tally in the third against Jonathan Quick. The 27-year-old has three three-point performances in his last five appearances, piling up six goals and 11 points in that stretch, and Thompson sits two goals short of his third career 30-goal campaign.

Carlsson scored the game-winning goal and added an assist during Saturday's 3-2 overtime win against the Bruins.

Carlsson's goal came with just under a minute and a half remaining in the contest. His assist was on Trevor Zegras' opening goal in the first period. The 20-year-old center is up 10 goals, 11 assists and 62 shots on net in 49 appearances this season. Dating back to Feb. 2, Carlsson has five points over his last four games with the Ducks, which is his best offensive stretch of play this season. The No. 2 pick from 2023 has shown flashes of what he can do on the ice and has seemed to carry over some of the momentum from playing with Team Sweden during the 4 Nations Face-Off. He has value worth streaming in deeper leagues.