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Slavin recorded an assist and blocked two shots in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Mammoth.

Slavin helped tie the game when he tallied the secondary helper on Shayne Gostisbehere's goal with less than 90 seconds remaining in the contest. Overall, the 31-year-old Slavin is up to three assists, 10 shots on goal and 21 blocked shots across 13 games this season. When healthy, Slavin has been a strong source of blocks per game and already has four games of three-plus blocks this season. All three of his assists on the year have been in his last eight games, which could be an indication that he's starting to find his groove in Carolina's offense. Barring injury, the shutdown blueliner is a solid fantasy option moving forward.

Soucy scored his fourth goal of the season in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.

Traded to the Islanders from their cross-town rivals early in the week, Soucy opened the scoring and ended a 23-game goal drought in just his second appearance for his new club when he snuck a shot past Jonathan Quick from a bad angle late in the second period. Soucy isn't in the lineup for his offense, and through 48 games on the season between both New York teams, he's delivered nine points, 73 hits, 67 blocked shots, 43 shots on net, 18 PIM and a plus-5 rating.

Pionk (lower body) will practice in a non-contact jersey Friday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.

Pionk has missed the Jets' last eight games while on injured reserve due to his lower-body injury. With his return to practice, the 30-year-old blueliner seems to be trending in the right direction and could get into a game prior to the Olympic break. Whenever he does return, Pionk will likely reclaim a spot in the top four as well as linking up with one of the power-play units.

Aspirot notched two assists in Thursday's 6-3 win over Philadelphia.

The 26-year-old rookie produced his first career multi-point performance in his 35th NHL game, helping to set up tallies by Pavel Zacha (upper body) in the first period and a Marat Khusnutdinov empty-netter in the third. Aspirot has handled a regular shift on the Boston blue line since returning from his own upper-body injury after Christmas, and over the last 16 games he's contributed one goal, five points, 27 hits, 23 PIM, 16 blocked shots, 11 shots on net and a stunning plus-13 rating.

Hamilton scored a goal, placed five shots on goal and served two PIM in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.

Hamilton found the back of the net midway through the second period to level the score at one apiece. The 32-year-old has been one of the best offensive blueliners over his last 10 games with 12 points and two multi-point efforts. In that span, he ranks sixth among defensemen in points and is up to 21 points, 131 shots on net, 51 hits and 47 blocks across 49 games this season. The 32-year-old blueliner's campaign took off when trade rumors began to circulate around him, which has likely been an added incentive for him to showcase his best brand of hockey. Regardless of where he ends up after the March 6 trade deadline, Hamilton is back on track to post another quality year after the slow start, which gives him high-level fantasy value the rest of the way.

Peeke collected two assists in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.

The 27-year-old blueliner helped set up back-to-back tallies by Casey Mittelstadt and Tanner Jeannot late in the second period. Peeke snapped a 13-game point drought with the performance, and on the season he's produced four goals, 11 points, 96 blocked shots, 65 hits, 59 shots on net, 20 PIM and a minus-9 rating in 54 contests.

Simashev was reassigned to AHL Tucson on Friday.

The defenseman was a healthy scratch in both games during his recent callup. Overall, Simashev has one assist in 24 NHL games this season. The 20-year-old was drafted sixth overall in 2023, and it still may take awhile before his offensive skills are fantasy worthy in redraft leagues.

Gostisbehere scored two goals, distributed an assist and put three shots on net in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Mammoth.

Gostisbehere scored on a power play late in the second period before playing a pivotal role in the Hurricanes' late comeback in his return from a five-game absence due to a lower-body injury. After sliding the primary helper on Andrei Svechnikov's goal with the man advantage, Gostisbehere found the back of the net himself at even strength 32 seconds later to tie the contest at four goals apiece. With the three-point performance, Gostisbehere is up to eight goals, 27 assists, 76 shots on net and 42 blocked shots through 36 games in 2025-26. While he's dealt with injuries throughout the season, the 32-year-old blueliner has been elite when healthy. Thursday's outing was his fourth of the season with three points and his eighth multi-point effort. Barring injury, Gostisbehere is on track to finish the year with a career high in points per game, giving him strong fantasy value from the blue line moving forward.

Murphy scored a goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Penguins.

Murphy scored the opening goal at 9:32 of the first period. The Penguins had the next six tallies before Connor Bedard stopped the bleeding. Murphy has three goals and an assist over his last 12 games, an unusual burst of offense for the shutdown defenseman. He's now at 10 points, 50 shots on net, 52 hits, 81 blocked shots, 44 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 54 appearances.

Solovyov recorded an assist and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Blackhawks.

This was Solovyov's debut for the Penguins after he was traded from the Avalanche earlier in the month. The 25-year-old didn't have to wait long for his first point, setting up Ryan Shea's goal in the second period. Solovyov has a total of four points, 14 shots on net, 20 hits, 20 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over 17 appearances this season. He may get to play regularly while Ryan Graves (lower body), Jack St. Ivany (hand) and Caleb Jones (lower body) are out, though Connor Clifton is also in the mix for third-pairing minutes.