NHL Player News

Dahlin scored a power-play goal and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Kings.

Dahlin has earned three points in as many games during this road trip out west for the Sabres. The 25-year-old defenseman is up to 15 goals, 63 points, 167 shots on net, 75 blocked shots, 60 hits, 64 PIM and a plus-13 rating over 66 appearances. He's also earned 21 power-play points, matching his total from last year as he continues to be productive in the No. 1 role on the blue line for the Sabres.

Theodore scored a power-play goal on three shots and added four PIM in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Predators.

Theodore's last goal was Jan. 17, also against the Predators. This was the defenseman's first power-play contribution since Nov. 18 against the Rangers, as he has often been on the second unit with the Golden Knights using a five-forward first unit. Theodore is at eight goals, 32 points (five on the power play), 111 shots on net, 78 blocked shots and a plus-12 rating through 58 appearances.

Josi notched a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Golden Knights.

Since the Olympic break, Josi has collected seven helpers (four on the power play) with 27 shots on net, 17 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating over 12 contests. He hasn't earned a multi-point effort in that span, but he also hasn't gone more than one game without a point. The 35-year-old defenseman is at 46 points (20 on the power play), 154 shots on net, 86 blocked shots and a minus-18 rating through 57 outings this season.

DeMelo logged a shorthanded assist in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Penguins.

DeMelo had gone over two months without a point, earning 29 shots on net, 28 hits and 27 blocked shots over that 22-game slump. The 32-year-old defenseman was credited with the secondary helper on Cole Koepke's shorthanded tally in the second period. DeMelo is up to 18 points (two shorthanded), 65 shots on net, 99 hits, 95 blocked shots and 36 PIM over 69 outings this season, playing primarily in a shutdown role in the top four.

Girard logged an assist in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Jets.

Girard missed the previous five games due to an upper-body injury. The 27-year-old blueliner helped out on a Rickard Rakell tally in the first period. This was Girard's first assist in eight games with the Penguins, and he's up to 13 points, 36 shots on net, 45 blocked shots and a plus-11 rating over 48 appearances between Pittsburgh and Colorado. Girard hasn't looked great with his new team, but he could get a larger role if Ryan Shea (upper body) misses time.

Hamonic was scratched for the 12th game in a row in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Bruins.

Hamonic hasn't played since Feb. 4 in Utah. The Red Wings have a rare glut of right-shot blueliners, and it's most often been Hamonic and Axel Sandin-Pellikka who are stuck out of the lineup. The 35-year-old Hamonic has just two assists with a minus-10 rating, 27 hits, 41 blocked shots and 29 PIM over 25 appearances this season. With the Red Wings in a playoff race, they may be more inclined to turn to a veteran like Hamonic if they need to make a change on the blue line down the stretch, but he's unlikely to play his way into the fantasy picture.

McAvoy notched two assists, including one on the power play, and levied six hits in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Red Wings.

McAvoy has four goals and eight helpers over 11 contests in March after putting together his third multi-point effort of the month. The 28-year-old defenseman is up to nine goals, 53 points, 95 shots on net, 68 hits, 104 blocked shots, 52 PIM and a plus-8 rating over 58 appearances. He's just three points shy of his career-high 56 from the 2021-22 campaign -- McAvoy has a real chance at 60 points for the first time if he can stay healthy and productive down the stretch.

Zadorov scored a goal, went plus-2, added two hits and blocked four shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Red Wings.

Zadorov ended his nine-game point drought at 9:42 of the third period, and his goal stood as the game-winner. The 30-year-old defenseman is in the lineup for his physical work, but he can still chip in decent offense at times. He's at two goals, 19 points, 89 shots on net, 93 blocked shots, 134 PIM, 165 hits and a plus-19 rating over 69 appearances this season while averaging a career-best 21:05 of ice time.

Schaefer scored a power-play goal on three shots, blocked two shots and went minus-2 in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Canadiens.

Schaefer is now one goal away from tying Brian Leetch's record of 23 for the most goals by a rookie defenseman. The 18-year-old Schaefer briefly tied this contest at 3-3 in the third period before the Canadiens took over. The Olympic break appears to have refreshed the phenom, who has six goals and six helpers over 12 contests since the NHL schedule resumed. He's at 22 goals, 51 points, 176 shots on net, 96 blocked shots and a plus-14 rating over 70 appearances. Schaefer's 22 goals put him just one behind Jakob Chychrun for the lead in goals among NHL blueliners this season.

Struble has just one helper in seven games since the Olympic break after his sixth straight scoreless outing in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Islanders.

Struble is seeing a bit more playing time than Arber Xhekaj, but both blueliners have received limited opportunities on the third pairing. Struble has nine assists, 14 shots on net, 85 hits, 18 blocked shots and 40 PIM over 46 appearances. He's not as overtly physical as Xhekaj, so Struble is a fine depth defenseman on the ice but not much of a factor in fantasy.