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  • Golden Knights' Brayden McNabb: Scores game-winner Saturday

    McNabb scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

    McNabb found the back of the net for the first time this season and did it in style, potting a snap shot past Jet Greaves to give the Golden Knights a comeback win. This was McNabb's first goal and second point of the season despite playing every game for Vegas, so his fantasy appeal shouldn't be very high any time soon.

  • Lane Hutson D | MON

    Canadiens' Lane Hutson: Distributes two helpers Saturday

    Hutson recorded two assists and served two PIM in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Rangers.

    Hutson slid the primary helpers on goals by Jake Evans in the opening period and Josh Anderson in the second. With the pair of apples, Hutson has 21 assists on the season, along with 26 points, 53 shots on goal and 49 blocks through 31 games. He is currently tied for eighth in assists among NHL defensemen and is third among all of Montreal's skaters, trailing Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. Hutson hasn't lost a step as one of the league's most exciting young blueliners, giving him high-level value in all point-based fantasy formats moving forward.

  • Arber Xhekaj D | MON

    Canadiens' Arber Xhekaj: Nets first goal this season

    Xhekaj scored a goal and had three hits during Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Rangers.

    Xhekaj found the back of the net for Montreal's second goal of the opening period. His twine finder Saturday was his first of the season, to go with 60 hits and 22 blocks through 28 games. The 24-year-old blueliner was due for a point, as he hadn't found the scoresheet since Montreal's second game of the season. He was a healthy scratch twice in the past few weeks, making his goal a reason to keep him in the lineup moving forward. Outside of deep leagues that value banger stats, Xhekaj remains off the fantasy radar.

  • Rangers' Matthew Robertson: First career multi-point game

    Robertson had two assists, three shots on goal and two hits in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canadiens.

    Robertson had the primary helper on both goals scored by New York in the second period, which were just 36 seconds apart. His first career multi-point effort brings Robertson's season totals up to four assists, five points, 36 hits and 35 blocks through 24 games. The 24-year-old rookie has four of his five points this season over the last nine games and has remained a steady source of hits and blocks all year. While he's not quite yet at the level to make an impact in most fantasy formats, Robertson could become a streaming option in deep leagues if his current run of offensive contributions keeps up.

  • Jets' Josh Morrissey: Two helpers against Caps

    Morrissey pocketed two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 5-1 win over Washington.

    The star blueliner had a hand in Logan Stanley's opening tally in the first period and a Gabriel Vilardi power-play strike late in the second. Morrissey has gotten onto the scoresheet in three straight games, and on the season he's produced five goals and 28 points in 31 contests while adding 59 blocked shots, 54 shots on net and a plus-12 rating.

  • Alec Regula D | EDM

    Oilers' Alec Regula: Gets first point of season

    Regula logged an assist and went plus-3 in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs.

    Regula finally earned his first point as an Oiler after being plucked off waivers one year and two days ago. He missed all of 2024-25 with a knee injury and dealt with an undisclosed injury in October, so his acclimation to the Oilers hasn't been easy. He's at one helper, 11 shots on net, 11 PIM, 12 hits, 19 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating over 18 appearances. He's virtually guaranteed a spot in the lineup following the Oilers' dealings Friday, which sent Brett Kulak to Pittsburgh and brought Spencer Stastney in from Nashville. Once Jake Walman (lower body) is healthy, Regula will compete with Ty Emberson and Stastney to round out the Oilers' blue line.

  • Oilers' Darnell Nurse: Scores go-ahead goal

    Nurse scored a goal and went plus-3 in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs.

    Nurse had been limited to two assists over his previous nine games. His tally late in the second period gave the Oilers a 3-2 lead, setting the stage for their dominant final frame. Nurse is up to six goals, six helpers, 75 shots on net, 70 blocked shots, 46 hits, 43 PIM and a minus-5 rating over 32 appearances in a top-four role this season.

  • Maple Leafs' Oliver Ekman-Larsson: Snaps five-game point drought

    Ekman-Larsson scored a goal Saturday in a 6-3 loss to the Oilers.

    He wired a shot glove side from the high slot to put the Leafs up 2-1 early in the second period. It was Ekman-Larsson's first point in six games. He's on a pace that could see him equal his career mark of 55 points, which he set 10 years ago. His success that season came on the strength of power-play production, where he recorded half of his points. Ekman-Larsson is doing it the hard way this year, with just three of his 21 points coming with the man advantage.

  • Sharks' Sam Dickinson: Notches helper Saturday

    Dickinson posted an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the Penguins.

    Dickinson had gone 12 games without a point, posting a minus-6 rating and 12 blocked shots in that span. The Sharks have sheltered him on the third pairing, but he's played in all seven games in December since the team hasn't had a back-to-back set yet this month. Dickinson's at three points, 24 shots on net, 22 hits, 22 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating over 26 appearances so far. He's already burned the first year of his entry-level deal, but the 19-year-old's participation in the upcoming World Junior Championship hasn't been decided upon yet. He may benefit from a couple of weeks away from the NHL to build some confidence since he hasn't been logging much ice time or offense in his rookie year.

  • Janis Moser D | TB

    Lightning's J.J. Moser: Three points in last two games

    Moser scored a goal in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Islanders.

    Moser cut in from the left point, took a pass from Nikita Kucherov and ripped a shot past Ilya Sorokin's glove. It tied the game 2-2 early in the third period. Moser now has three points (one goal, two assists) and seven shots in his last two games. He is also plus-3 in that span.

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