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Werenski scored a power-play goal, distributed an assist, fired six shots on net and recorded four blocked shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Red Wings.

Werenski played the hero in Tuesday's contest during multiple instances. He scored a power-play goal midway through the second period before providing the game-tying assist on Adam Fantilli's goal with just 17 seconds remaining in regulation. Werenski also put away the game-winning tally in the shootout on Columbus' fifth attempt. Overall, the 28-year-old blueliner is up to 22 goals, 58 assists, 240 shots on net, 30 hits and 90 blocked shots across 71 games this season. Tuesday's contest helped him secure 80-plus points in each of the past two seasons. He'll likely be a candidate for this year's Norris Trophy and holds strong fantasy value for the remainder of the regular season.

Yakemchuk (concussion) was returned to AHL Belleville on Wednesday.

Yakemchuk was in the concussion protocol, but his demotion to the minors suggests that he has the green light to play again. In four NHL contests this season, the 20-year-old blueliner has tallied one goal on five shots, one assist and four blocks while averaging 14:32 of ice time.

Villeneuve was sent down to AHL Toronto on Wednesday.

Villeneuve has yet to make his NHL debut, and he will have to wait at least a little longer. The move to return the 24-year-old blueliner to the minors indicates that Oliver Ekman-Larsson (lower body) will be good to go for Wednesday's matchup with the Capitals.

Crotty logged an assist in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Lightning.

Crotty helped out on a Fabian Zetterlund tally in the third period. This was Crotty's first NHL point in his sixth career game over parts of three seasons. This year, he's added two shots on net, three blocked shots and two hits over four appearances with the Senators, filling in due to the team's numerous injuries on the blue line.

Engstrom notched an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Panthers.

The helper was the first point of Engstrom's career. The 22-year-old blueliner has added eight shots on net, eight PIM, a plus-3 rating, five hits and five blocked shots over 12 appearances. Engstrom has been in a depth role since his March 30 call-up, but he has a chance to play as long as Alexandre Carrier (upper body) remains out.

Perbix produced an assist, two shots on goal, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Ducks.

Perbix's helper ended his 15-game point drought. The 27-year-old defenseman hasn't done much this season, earning a career-low 11 points over 75 appearances so far. He's added 77 shots on net, 88 blocked shots, 31 hits, 20 PIM and a minus-14 rating while seeing top-four minutes in more of a shutdown role.

Skjei scored a shorthanded goal, blocked two shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Ducks.

Skjei's goal came late in the second period to stretch the Predators' lead to 3-0. He has just three goals this season, with two of them coming over his last eight outings. Overall, the veteran defenseman is at 25 points, 109 shots on net, 78 blocked shots, 70 hits, 36 PIM and a minus-5 rating through 78 appearances.

McNabb scored a goal, blocked three shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Canucks.

McNabb has two goals and two assists over his last eight outings. The 35-year-old defenseman remains in a top-four role while logging shutdown minutes, so the offense is a nice surprise. He's earned five goals, 11 points, 76 shots on net, 106 hits, 134 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 59 appearances this season.

Ekholm logged an assist in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Mammoth.

Ekholm snapped a four-game slump with the helper. The 35-year-old hadn't gone that long without a point since January, providing steady but unremarkable offense from the blue line. He's logged 13 assists over 20 contests since the Olympic break. For the season, Ekholm has 40 points, 129 shots on net, 114 blocked shots, 65 hits, 30 PIM and a plus-29 rating over 78 appearances in a top-four role.

Durzi notched two assists and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime win over the Oilers.

Durzi has five helpers over his last eight outings, but this was his first multi-point effort since Jan. 27 versus the Panthers. The 27-year-old blueliner has mostly played in a bottom-four role lately, though he has seen some time on the second power-play unit as well. He's at 27 points, 74 shots on net, 83 blocked shots, 50 PIM, 38 hits and a minus-11 rating over 56 appearances.