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Lindgren has earned just two points over 15 games since the start of November, and he was held off the scoresheet in Thursday's 9-4 loss to the Oilers.

Lindgren has three helpers, 18 shots on net, 14 hits, 39 blocked shots, 33 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 25 outings this season. The 27-year-old's playing style is heavily defensive, though his physicality appears to be trending down this year as well. Nonetheless, the Kraken have kept Lindgren mainly on the second pairing as a counterbalance to the more talented Brandon Montour.

Mahura was scratched for the 12th game in a row in Thursday's 9-4 loss to the Oilers.

Mahura has no path to playing time, as the Kraken haven't made changes on defense since they got their preferred six blueliners healthy in early November. The 27-year-old has two points, nine shots on net, 13 hits, 21 blocked shots, 16 PIM and a plus-6 rating over 13 appearances. He'll compete with Cale Fleury if an injury opens up a spot in the Kraken's defense later in the season.

Kulak's point drought reached 22 games in Thursday's 9-4 win over the Kraken.

Kulak was not one of the 11 Oilers to get on the scoresheet in this blowout win. During the slump, the defenseman has 29 shots on net, 26 blocked shots and a minus-16 rating. He's been a fixture on the third pairing, but Kulak's total lack of offense -- two assists in 28 outings -- makes him a no-go for most fantasy formats.

Ekholm notched two assists, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 9-4 win over the Kraken.

Ekholm has been productive with a goal and five helpers over his last five games. That follows a stretch in which he had just one assist over 12 outings. The 35-year-old defenseman is vital to the Oilers' defensive efforts, so scoring will often take a backseat to protecting his own zone, though he can be a strong all-around contributor in the best of times. For the year, he has two goals, 11 helpers, 56 shots on net, 49 blocked shots, 22 hits and an even plus-minus rating over 28 appearances.

Raddysh delivered two assists Thursday in a 4-3 loss to the Penguins.

His offensive assault continues. Raddysh was held off the score sheet Tuesday, but he still has 15 points, including 13 assists, in his last 10 games. One of the assists Tuesday came on the power play. Raddysh needs to be in your lineup until he falters.

Bouchard notched three assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 9-4 win over the Kraken.

Bouchard showed a little bit in all situations. His first helper was on Vasily Podkolzin's even-strength goal in the first period before adding primary assists on a Matt Savoie shorthanded tally and a Connor McDavid power-play strike in the middle frame. Bouchard has a goal and seven helpers, as well as a plus-6 rating over his last five contests. For the season, the 26-year-old defenseman is at 25 points (four goals, 21 helpers), 72 shots on net, 36 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating in 28 appearances. His shorthanded helper was his first point in that situation since the 2022-23 campaign.

Bogosian logged an assist in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Flames.

The helper was Bogosian's first point of the season. He's been back for seven games since he missed a month with a lower-body injury. Bogosian has been a fixture on the third pairing when healthy, and his relatively limited role will keep his scoring numbers down. In addition to the assist, he's earned 11 shots on net, 12 hits, 13 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating through 12 appearances this season.

Buium notched an assist in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Flames.

Buium has four helpers (two on the power play) and a plus-1 rating over his last 11 contests. He's added just seven shots on net, so he'll need to be generating more chances for his offense to become reliable. He's at three goals, 10 assists, 29 shots on net, 14 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating through 28 outings on the year.

Hanley logged an assist in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Wild.

Hanley helped out on a Matthew Coronato goal in the third period. This ended a 10-game point drought for Hanley, who was also a healthy scratch three times in that span. Hanley, Jake Bean and Brayden Pachal have been in contention for two spots in the lineup for much of the last month or so, and that will continue with Zayne Parekh (upper body) expected to be loaned to Canada's World Junior Championship team soon. Through 26 outings, Hanley has four helpers, 17 shots on net, 22 hits, 36 blocked shots, 13 PIM and a minus-2 rating.

Andersson scored an empty-net goal on six shots, dished an assist, went plus-3 and blocked four shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Wild.

The defenseman set up Jonathan Huberdeau's opening goal in the middle frame before adding the empty-netter in the third period. Andersson has slowed down a bit recently but still picked up six helpers during his six-game goal drought prior to Thursday. For the season, he's up to six goals, 20 points, 66 shots on net, 57 blocked shots, 34 PIM and an even plus-minus rating through 29 appearances in what's shaping up as a bounce-back campaign.