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Josi logged an assist, six shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Monday's 8-3 loss to the Panthers.

Josi missed 12 games due to an upper-body injury. He's since reclaimed his spots on the top power-play unit and first pairing at even strength, which should allow him to be a steady contributor on offense even on a low-scoring team. He's at six points, 29 shots on net, 16 blocked shots and a minus-8 rating through 10 appearances this season.

Blankenburg scored a power-play goal on three shots and went minus-2 in Monday's 8-3 loss to the Panthers.

Blankenburg opened November on a five-game point streak, then followed it with four scoreless outings before his goal Monday. The 27-year-old defenseman has at least solidified his place in the lineup on the third pairing, fending off Justin Barron for playing time this month. Blankenburg is up to two goals, seven points, 21 shots on net, 13 hits, nine blocked shots and a minus-8 rating over 12 appearances this season.

Balinskis notched two assists, three hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 8-3 win over the Predators.

Balinskis has earned all four of his helpers on the year over the last four games. The 29-year-old defenseman's momentum should help him stay in the lineup over Donovan Sebrango for a while. Balinskis has added eight shots on net, 20 hits, 11 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in 13 appearances this season.

Forsling scored a goal, added an assist and went plus-3 in Monday's 8-3 win over the Predators.

Forsling's goal at 1:24 of the second period chased Juuse Saros from the game. The 29-year-old Forsling picked up just his second multi-point effort of the campaign, but he's earned six points over his last seven outings while adding a plus-6 rating in that span. Overall, the Swedish blueliner is up to 12 points, 29 shots on net, 25 blocked shots, 18 hits and a plus-8 rating through 22 contests.

Parayko logged an assist and three blocked shots in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers.

Parayko snapped a nine-game slump with the helper. The 32-year-old defenseman has maintained his top-four role this season and is averaging 23:21 of ice time, but he's fallen short of the pace he set last year. He's at seven helpers in 23 contests while adding 56 blocked shots, 19 hits, 26 shots on goal and a minus-4 rating, and he's yet to tickle the twine in 2025-26 after potting 16 goals and earning 36 points in 64 regular-season appearances a year ago.

Edmundson notched two assists, two hits and two blocked shots in Monday's 2-1 win over the Senators.

Edmundson ended his five-game point drought with the pair of helpers, one of which came on Brandt Clarke's power-play tally. This was Edmundson's third multi-point effort of the season. That's not a lot overall, but it's notable for the 32-year-old defenseman, who typically doesn't add much offense. He's up one goal, 10 points, 32 shots on net, 27 hits, 27 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 23 appearances this season.

Clarke scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two PIM in Monday's 2-1 win over the Senators.

Clarke ended a four-game point drought with his third-period tally, which stood as the game-winner. The 22-year-old defenseman is seeing steadier ice time in the absence of Drew Doughty (lower body), though the Kings' five-forward first power-play unit hasn't allowed Clarke to see more usage with the man advantage. For the season, Clarke has three goals, 10 points, 45 shots on net, 26 blocked shots, 14 hits, 12 PIM and a plus-5 rating through 23 outings.

Gavrikov distributed two assists, placed two shots on goal and blocked two attempts in Monday's 3-1 win over the Blues.

Gavrikov tallied the primary helper on the Rangers' second and third goals of the night, including Adam Edstrom's game-winner midway through the final period. With the pair of apples, Gavrikov has seven assists, 10 points, 34 shots on goal and 38 blocks through 24 games this season. The 30-year-old defenseman has been a strong secondary source of offense from the Rangers' blueline, which has helped take a large burden off Adam Fox's shoulders. Gavrikov has registered two points in each of his past two games and is averaging the second-largest amount of time on ice in his seven-year career. He's currently on pace to surpass his career high of 33 points with Columbus from the 2021-22 regular season. Between his offensive contributions and category coverage with blocks, he has solid fantasy value in deep leagues.

Fox distributed two assists and blocked two shots in Monday's 3-2 win over St. Louis.

Fox tallied two secondary helpers with the latter coming on Adam Edstrom's go-ahead goal. With the apples, Fox is up to 18 assists, 21 points, 49 shots on goal and 40 blocks through 24 games this season. After taking a small step back last season, the 27-year-old defenseman is tied for third in points among blueliners in 2025-26. He is an integral part of the team's offense both at even strength and with the man advantage. His recent run of 17 blocks in his last nine games also makes him one of the most well-rounded defensemen in all of fantasy so far this season.

Matinpalo posted an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Monday's 2-1 loss to the Kings.

Matinpalo missed one game due to an undisclosed injury. He returned with 15:02 of ice time Monday in a third-pairing role, so he appears to be good to go moving forward. He should have a steady place in the lineup as long as Thomas Chabot (upper body) is out. Matinpalo has three assists, 10 shots on net, 13 hits and 17 blocked shots in 13 appearances.