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Severson scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

Severson snapped a 14-game goal drought with his tally at 16:01 of the second period, which stood as the game-winner. The 31-year-old defenseman had five assists during that span. For the season, he's up to four goals (two game-winners), 21 points, 69 shots on net, 63 blocked shots, 28 PIM and a plus-6 rating over 53 appearances. He's on pace to reach the 30-point mark for the first time in his three years with the Blue Jackets.

Mateychuk scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

This was Mateychuk's first point in three games since he returned from missing six contests due to an upper-body injury. The 21-year-old defenseman had gone six outings without a point since he was on a skid prior to his absence. There are ups and downs to be expected with young players, but Mateychuk has shown plenty of promise with nine goals, 22 points, 56 shots on net, 64 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating over 47 appearances.

Gostisbehere scored a goal, recorded three shots on net and blocked two shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to Washington.

Despite having suited up for just nine games in January, Gostisbehere has been on fire, as he tallied his fifth goal of the month Saturday. With the twine finder, he is up to nine goals, 36 points, 79 shots on net and 44 blocked shots across 37 games this season. Not only is the 32-year-old blueliner on pace to surpass his 45-point output across 70 regular-season games a year ago, but he's also tracking towards his third-best shooting percentage, as he currently has scored on 10.5 percent of his shots on goal this season. When healthy, he is an elite fantasy option from the blue line, and he should continue to play a busy role for the Hurricanes with the man advantage.

Kyrou scored a goal and added two assists in AHL Lehigh Valley's 5-3 win over Bridgeport on Saturday.

Kyrou has earned 22 points over 33 contests with the Phantoms since he was flipped in a minor-league trade with Texas in October. He's one point shy of matching his rookie-year total, which he earned in 57 regular-season games in 2023-24 with Texas. Kyrou hasn't gotten an NHL look yet, but the Flyers could give him a chance later in the season.

Chabot (undisclosed) won't return to Saturday's game against New Jersey for precautionary reasons.

Chabot had one shot, one block and two hits in 15:59 of ice time before leaving the game. The Senators specifying that Chabot's exit was precautionary does make it seem more likely that he'll still play Monday in Pittsburgh. However, if Chabot does end up missing that game, then Nikolas Matinpalo will probably draw into the lineup.

Chychrun scored a goal, supplied an assist, fired six shots on net and served two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over Carolina.

Chychrun chipped in a secondary helper on Dylan Strome's goal in the second period before later finding twine himself for the game-tying goal late in the third period. Following Saturday's pair of points, Chychrun is up to 19 goals, 24 assists, 173 shots on net, 45 hits and 74 blocked shots across 54 games this season. With 43 points, he is tied for eighth in the NHL among defensemen. The 27-year-old blueliner is not only firing the puck at an elite rate for a defenseman, but he also ranks 13th among all NHL skaters in shots on net. Chychrun is entering elite territory for defensemen in fantasy and is well on the way to posting his first campaign with 50-plus points across his 10-year career.

Burns scored the game-winning goal Saturday in a 5-0 win over the Red Wings.

He now has 26 points, including nine goals, and 114 shots in 53 games this season. Burns' goal was the 270th of his NHL career, which ties him with Bobby Orr for seventh all-time among defensemen. The next records in his sights? Among defensemen, Burns is 11th all-time in points, just 12 behind Chris Chelios (948), and seventh all-time in games played (1,550), just 14 behind Nicklas Lidstrom (1,564). Burns is also the closest to Phil Kessel's ironman streak. The 40-year-old blueliner is at 978 consecutive games, and he will need to play deep into next season to get to Phil the Thrill's 1,064.

Rielly won't return to Saturday's game against Vancouver because of an upper-body injury.

Rielly had a minus-2 rating and a block in 12:34 of ice time before exiting the match. He has seven goals, 31 points and 74 blocks in 54 appearances in 2025-26, including Saturday's action. If Rielly can't play Monday in Calgary, then Simon Benoit might draw back into the lineup.

Blankenburg (illness) won't play Saturday versus the Islanders.

Andreas Englund will enter the lineup for Blankenburg, who will miss at least one game while under the weather. Blankenburg's next chance to play is Monday versus the Blues. He has earned three points over his last eight contests.

Hronek (illness) is expected to play against Toronto on Saturday, according to Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.

Hronek won't miss any playing time after sitting out Friday's practice. He has collected five goals, 32 points, 76 shots on net, 74 blocked shots and 82 hits across 54 appearances this season.