NHL Player News
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Victor Hedman D | TB
Lightning's Victor Hedman: First goal of season
Hedman scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Sabres.
Remarkably, it was Hedman's first goal of the season. Granted, it was just his 24th game of the year, but he has reached double-digit goal totals in each of the last two regular seasons. It was also Hedman's first multi-point game since Oct. 25 against Anaheim. His scoring pace could ramp up down the stretch if he has put his injury woes behind him.
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Zachary Metsa D | BUF
Sabres' Zach Metsa: First career multi-point effort
Metsa tallied a goal and an assist in a 6-2 win over the Lightning on Saturday.
Metsa intercepted a clearing attempt and scored on a wrist shot from above the hashmarks to push the score to 5-0 and chase Andrei Vasilevskiy from the net. Metsa recorded his second goal with the Sabres and his first multi-point NHL performance. He has four points through 29 outings with the big club this campaign.
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Rasmus Dahlin D | BUF
Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin: Rips off three-point game
Dahlin had a goal and two assists in a 6-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Saturday.
The points were his first in three games since returning from representing Sweden at the Olympics. Dahlin opened the scoring with a wrist shot from the middle of the ice that beat Andrei Vasilevskiy. Dahlin sits seventh in NHL scoring from the blue line with 51 points (12 goals, 39 assists) in 56 games. He has 23 points, including eight goals, in his last 19 appearances. Dahlin should be a strong fantasy performer down the stretch.
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Morgan Rielly D | TOR
Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Scores early in loss
Rielly scored a goal in a 5-2 loss to the Senators on Saturday.
His last goal and point came against Seattle on Jan. 19, but a two-game absence due to an upper-body injury and the Olympic break are largely responsible for the gap in production. Rielly is on a low-to-mid 40-point pace, but his minus-17 hangs around his neck. The 31-year-old defender has eight goals, 32 points, 114 shots on net and 78 blocked shots through 57 appearances this season.
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Simon Edvinsson D | DET
Red Wings' Simon Edvinsson: Mixed results in loss
Edvinsson scored a goal, added four PIM and doled out two hits in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
Edvinsson's outing started poorly, as two of his miscues led to Carolina goals. He got the Red Wings on the board late in the second period, but his double-minor for high-sticking late in the third period essentially ended Detroit's chances at a comeback. The goal was his first point in two games since he returned from a lower-body injury that cost him seven contests. The 23-year-old blueliner has seven goals, 18 points, 60 shots on net, 65 PIM, 66 hits and 109 blocked shots over 50 appearances in his second full NHL campaign.
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Sean Walker D | CAR
Hurricanes' Sean Walker: Nabs assist in win
Walker notched an assist and two PIM in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Red Wings.
Walker ended an eight-game point drought with the helper. The 31-year-old blueliner remains in a top-four role, though he is more of a shutdown defenseman. He's provided 15 points, 125 shots on net, 97 hits, 89 blocked shots, 49 PIM and a minus-4 rating over 59 contests this season, so he'll offer some value in non-scoring areas for fantasy managers in deep formats.
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Shayne Gostisbehere D | CAR
Hurricanes' Shayne Gostisbehere: Racks up three points Saturday
Gostisbehere scored a goal on two shots, added two assists, went plus-2 and logged two hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Red Wings.
Gostisbehere had gone three games without a point prior to Saturday, which was his longest slump while healthy all season. The 32-year-old defenseman got back on track with a big performance, his fifth effort of at least three points this season. Overall, he's at 10 goals, 41 points (14 on the power play), 91 shots on net, 45 blocked shots and a plus-11 rating across 42 appearances. He's on pace to reach the 50-point mark for the third time in his career.
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Thomas Chabot D | OTT
Senators' Thomas Chabot: First goal in 13 games
Chabot had a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over Toronto.
Chabot snapped a 12-game goal drought with the snipe. He has six goals, 18 assists and 75 shots in 44 games this season; six of those points, including two goals, came on the power play. Chabot is a talented defender, but he's an injury risk. He's already missed 15 games, and he's played more than 71 regular-season outings just once in his career (2024-25; 80 games). Have a safety net if you're rolling him, especially as you approach the postseason.
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Ryan Shea D | PIT
Penguins' Ryan Shea: Outstanding season continues
Shea scored a goal in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Rangers.
Shea has a point in each of the Pens' two games since the Olympic break (one goal, one assist). The 29-year-old defender is having an outstanding season. Shea had six points (three goals, three assists), 36 shots and a minus-8 rating in 70 games over the last two seasons, but he already has four goals, 20 assists, 59 shots and a plus-23 stat line in 2025-26. That would give Shea a reasonable shot at a 33-point season. Not bad for a guy with 186 AHL games under his belt after a full four-year career at Northeastern University.
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Topias Vilen D | NJ
Devils' Topias Vilen: Logs three helpers for Utica
Vilen notched three assists in AHL Utica's 5-1 win over Belleville on Saturday.
Vilen has a goal and seven helpers over his last 10 outings for one of his best stretches of the season. He's at just 17 points in 46 appearances overall. While he's got the time to get to the 20-point mark again, he hasn't elevated his offense in his third AHL campaign.