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Dahlin produced two assists, three shots on goal and two PIM in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Penguins.

Dahlin has a goal and four assists during his four-game point streak. He's gotten a lot of his offense in chunks this season, and he's been on more often than not when it comes to scoring. Overall, the 24-year-old has 13 goals, 44 assists, 172 shots on net, 91 blocked shots, 86 hits, 50 PIM and a plus-3 rating through 63 appearances. With three more points, he'll reach 60 for the second time in three years after narrowly missing that mark in 2023-24.

Samuelsson scored a goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Penguins.

Samuelsson snapped a 19-game goal drought with his second-period tally, which ended up being the game winner. He has two points over his last three contests, which should be enough to help him maintain a place in the lineup. The 25-year-old is more of a shutdown defenseman, so don't expect a lot of offense out of him. He's produced four goals and 11 points, both career highs, over 51 appearances this season, and he's added 47 shots on net, 84 hits, 82 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating.

Savard notched an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Flyers.

Savard has three helpers over his last six contests. The 34-year-old defenseman is averaging just 15:37 of ice time over 12 games in March compared to 17:21 of ice time for the whole season. His role could shrink further when Kaiden Guhle (quadriceps) is able to return. Savard is at 15 points, 44 shots on net, 164 blocked shots, 53 hits and a minus-9 rating through 65 appearances this season.

Seeler posted an assist, five hits and two blocked shots in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Canadiens.

Seeler saw heavy minutes as the Flyers dressed but benched Cam York for the full contest. The extra ice time likely helped Seeler end a 12-game point drought, which he did with an assist on Tyson Foerster's third-period tally. Seeler is at a career-high 16 points with 75 shots on net, 113 hits, 169 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over 69 appearances this season. His physicality is strong, but the rest of his playing style isn't very fantasy friendly.

Spurgeon provided an assist and blocked five shots on goal in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Capitals.

Spurgeon tallied the lone helper on Frederick Gaudreau's empty-net goal in the third period. The 35-year-old Spurgeon's performance Thursday was extremely well-rounded with multiple shots on goal, hits and blocks. Overall, the blueliner has 22 assists, 29 points, 94 shots on net and 103 blocks in 58 games this season. Spurgeon has done a bit of everything down the stretch for the Wild with eight points, 17 shots on net and 24 blocked shots in his last 12 games. Because of his recent momentum and role in a top-four spot on Minnesota's blue line, there is a case in all fantasy formats to roster Spurgeon for the remainder of the fantasy postseason.

Hutson collected two assists in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Flyers.

With his helper on an Alex Newhook tally in the first period, Hutson became the fifth blueliner in NHL history to record 50 assists in his rookie campaign, joining a list that includes Hall of Famers Chris Chelios and Larry Murphy -- with Murphy's 60 being the all-time record. Hutson isn't showing any signs of slowing down, and over 12 games in March, he's produced a goal and 12 points. The 21-year-old has 56 points (five goals, 51 assists) in 71 appearances, and he still has a chance of matching or topping Chelios' 64 points from 1984-85 -- Montreal's franchise mark for points by a rookie defenseman.

Roy tallied a goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Wild.

Roy lit the lamp for the first of two goals scored by the Capitals in a two-minute span midway through the first period. Thursday's tally ended a 24-game goalless drought for Roy, who has been much more of a playmaker this season with 12 assists in that span. The 30-year-old defenseman is up to 24 points, 76 shots on goal and 103 hits in 62 appearances this season. Despite the lack of goal support, the defensive pairing of Roy and Martin Fehervary has been an effective playmaking duo down the stretch for Washington. Roy has received 19:44 of ice time per game and has decent value in deeper leagues for the fantasy playoffs.

Merrill netted a goal and blocked three shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Capitals.

Merrill's tally opened the scoring in Thursday's contest just six minutes into the first period. With the marker, the 33-year-old blueliner snapped a 28-game scoreless drought dating back to Jan. 7, when he scored his first goal of the season. Merrill now has five points and 44 shots on net in 62 appearances this season. While he has struggled offensively, Merrill has 79 blocked shots in 2024-25 -- 40 of those came during his dry spell. It is best to fade Merrill outside of the deepest of fantasy formats.

Byram notched two assists in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Penguins.

Seven different Sabres had multi-point efforts in the rout, with Byram helping to set up both of Jiri Kulich's tallies in the second period. Byram hasn't scored a goal since his last game before the 4 Nations Face-Off, but he's been productive of late with six assists in the last eight contests. The 23-year-old blueliner also tied his season high with five blocked shots Thursday, and he sits one block shy of reaching triple digits for the second straight campaign.

Lilleberg notched an assist, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-0 win over Utah.

Lilleberg set up Gage Goncalves' goal in the second period, which put the Lightning up 3-0. This was Lilleberg's second game in a row with a helper, and he has four of them over his last six outings. The 24-year-old has stepped up as a regular this season with 18 assists, 42 shots on net, 104 hits, 54 blocked shots, 95 PIM and a minus-2 rating through 66 appearances. However, he's still looking for his first NHL goal after 103 career games and counting.