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  • Sabres' Michael Kesselring: Garners assist in high-scoring win

    Kesselring notched an assist and seven PIM in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Lightning.

    Kesselring ended an 11-game point drought in the process. The 26-year-old defenseman is currently in a third-pairing role, though he could lose some playing time if the Sabres opt to give the recently acquired Luke Schenn a run in that spot. Through 31 outings, Kesselring has just two assists, 41 shots on net, 38 blocked shots, 22 hits and 50 PIM in his first year with the Sabres, which has been disrupted by multiple injury absences.

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    Sabres' Bowen Byram: Distributes three assists

    Byram logged three assists, seven shots on goal and 12 PIM in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Lightning.

    One of his helpers came on the power play. Byram isn't typically one to mix things up, but he got into it as part of a first-period fracas featuring multiple fights and other dust-ups. On offense, Byram has 10 assists over his last 12 outings. He's at 35 points -- three shy of his career-best total from last year -- while adding 87 shots on net, 76 blocked shots, 35 hits, 42 PIM and a plus-11 rating in 64 appearances.

  • Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin: Fills box score Sunday

    Dahlin scored a goal, dished two power-play assists, went plus-2 and added five PIM in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Lightning.

    Dahlin had a Gordie Howe hat trick and then some in this contest. He started with the fight, dropping the mitts with Darren Raddysh in the first period before adding his trio of points over the final 40 minutes. Dahlin is up to 13 goals, 57 points (20 on the power play), 155 shots on net, 62 PIM, 56 hits, 71 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating over 60 appearances. He's displayed more physicality in the past, but the 25-year-old remains a high-quality source of all-around production in fantasy.

  • Penguins' Parker Wotherspoon: Reaches 20-point mark

    Wotherspoon registered an assist, three hits and two PIM in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Bruins.

    Wotherspoon snapped his six-game point drought when he set up Anthony Mantha's goal to tie the game at 4-4. The 28-year-old Wotherspoon has held onto a top-four role for much of the campaign. He's up to 20 points for the first time in his four-year career, and he's added 58 shots on net, 131 hits, 94 blocked shots, 38 PIM and a plus-10 rating over 63 appearances.

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    Blue Jackets' Dante Fabbro: Poised to play

    Fabbro (lower body) is expected to play against the Kings on Monday, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

    Following a two-game absence, Fabbro will replace Egor Zamula in Monday's lineup. The 27-year-old Fabbro has four goals, nine points, 55 shots on net, 88 blocked shots and 51 hits in 54 appearances this season.

  • Blues' Theo Lindstein: Summoned from AHL

    Lindstein was recalled from AHL Springfield on Monday.

    Lindstein has six goals and 14 points in 56 minor-league appearances this season. It's unclear at this time if the 21-year-old blueliner will get a chance to make his NHL debut during his stint with the Blues.

  • Senators' Nikolas Matinpalo: Ready to rock

    Matinpalo (undisclosed) is expected to play against Vancouver on Monday.

    Matinpalo sat out five straight games after playing for Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He has earned four assists, 19 shots on goal, 33 blocked shots and 27 hits in 30 appearances this season. Matinpalo will replace Jake Sanderson (upper body) in Monday's lineup against the Canucks.

  • Senators' Jake Sanderson: Deemed week-to-week

    Sanderson (upper body) is week-to-week, Jackson Starr of the Senators' official site reports Monday.

    Sanderson sustained the injury in Saturday's 7-4 win over Seattle. He has compiled 11 goals, 48 points, 133 shots on net and 116 blocked shots across 62 appearances this season. With Sanderson unavailable, Nikolas Matinpalo (undisclosed) will return to action from an injury, and Thomas Chabot will receive an increased role in the lineup.

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    Blue Jackets' Dante Fabbro: Game-time call

    Fabbro (lower body) will be a game-time decision versus the Kings on Monday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

    Fabbro has already missed two games due to his lower-body problem and could be in danger of missing a third. Over 54 games this year, the 27-year-old blueliner has managed just four goals and five assists, well off his pace from last season, in which he notched 26 points in 68 games between the Predators and Blue Jackets.

  • Stars' Miro Heiskanen: Pots game-winning goal Sunday

    Heiskanen scored the game-winning goal in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over Chicago.

    Heiskanen found the back of the net just 22 seconds into overtime to give the Stars the win, extending the team's point streak to 12 games. The star blueliner has been very productive of late and has cracked the scoresheet in eight of his last nine appearances, a span in which he's racked up 12 points (two goals, 10 assists), 25 shots, four hits and 16 blocked shots.

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