Hughes scored a power-play goal, recorded two blocks and had two hits in Thursday's 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh.

Hughes ended the Penguins' shutout bid early in the third period with his power-play goal. With the twine finder, he is up to five goals, 22 points, 96 shots on net and 39 blocks through 44 games this season. While he has plenty of time to catch up to the pace necessary to match his career high of 47 points, the 22-year-old blueliner has taken a step forward in other areas. He is on pace to shatter his career high in shots on goal and blocked shots, making him a well-rounded defenseman as opposed to an offensive spear. He still holds solid value in most standard fantasy formats.

Sandin-Pellikka scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Thursday's 5-1 victory over Vancouver.

The 20-year-old rookie gave Detroit a 2-0 lead early in the second period by going top shelf on Kevin Lankinen, before helping to set up a J.T. Compher tally later in the frame. It was Sandin-Pellikka's first career game-winning goal, and his first two-point effort since Dec. 8. Through his first 45 NHL games, the 17th overall pick in 2023 has five goals and 17 points with 46 shots on net, 43 blocked shots and a minus-16 rating.

Nystrom was reassigned to AHL Chicago on Friday.

Nystrom looks to be the odd-man out with the pending return of Jaccob Slavin (upper body). Nystrom has played 33 games at the NHL level this season, notching eight assists, 21 blocked shots and 38 shots on goal.

Morrissey recorded a goal, took three shots and blocked two shots in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Oilers.

Morrissey scored a goal for the first time since Dec. 27, and he's up to six points over his last eight games. The defenseman remains one of the most valuable fantasy alternatives on a struggling Jets team that has lost 11 games in a row.

Chatfield scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over Anaheim.

The second-period tally was Chatfield's first goal of the season. The steady stay-at-home blueliner has found a bit of offense since Christmas, as half of his 10 points on the season have come in the last eight games, along with 15 shots on net, eight blocked shots, five hits and a plus-4 rating.

Karlsson scored a goal, tallied an assist and put two shots on net in Thursday's 4-1 win over New Jersey.

Karlsson tallied the opening goal for Pittsburgh just under seven minutes into the first period before picking up a secondary helper on Evgeni Malkin's power-play score. With the pair of points, Karlsson now has four goals, 29 assists, 92 shots on net and 40 blocks through 42 games this season. During the Penguins' six-game win streak, the 35-year-old blueliner has been a steady contributor to the offense with seven points, which include two multi-assist outings. The Pens' top defenseman ranks inside the top 10 in points among blueliners across the NHL and is tied for sixth in assists. While he likely won't reach the 100-point threshold again, Karlsson should continue to quarterback the team's top power-play unit, which should give him a solid chance at posting his best offensive season with Pittsburgh if he can surpass the 56 points he had during the 2023-24 season.

Matheson notched two assists and two blocked shots in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Panthers.

Matheson snapped a four-game slump with the pair of helpers. He's up to 20 points, 54 shots on net, 26 hits, 91 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating through 41 appearances. Matheson remains heavily relied on in a top-four role, providing a little physical play and steady work in his own zone as one of Montreal's pillars on the blue line.

Dobson scored a goal on four shots and blocked three shots in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Panthers.

Dobson ended a four-game point drought with a goal just 2:59 into this contest. Before the slump, he had a stretch of three goals and six helpers over six outings. The defenseman is at eight goals, 28 points, 86 shots on net, 109 blocked shots, 22 PIM and a plus-1 rating over 44 appearances in 2025-26. While he won't come anywhere near his 70-point campaign from 2023-24, Dobson should challenge for the 50-point mark this season.

Christiansen was scratched in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Golden Knights.

Christiansen had played in the previous seven games, logging two shots on net, five blocked shots and three hits, but he didn't have a point in that span. The 26-year-old received a chance to play regularly when Brendan Smith (knee) exited the lineup, but the Blue Jackets' signing of Egor Zamula has once again forced Christiansen out of the lineup. Over 26 outings this season, Christiansen has just one assist, 18 shots on net, 18 hits, 12 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating, so it's not like fantasy managers will need to track his usage moving forward.

Dunn logged two assists, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Wild.

Dunn logged multiple assists for the second game in a row, and three of his four helpers in that span have come on the power play. The 29-year-old blueliner had a hand in goals by Adam Larsson and Matty Beniers to help the Kraken force overtime Thursday. Dunn is up to 25 points (14 on the power play), 92 shots on net, 47 blocked shots, 32 PIM and a minus-12 rating across 41 contests.