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Korczak notched an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Oilers.

Korczak has earned three helpers over his last five outings. The 24-year-old continues to play because Alex Pietrangelo (lower body) is unavailable, though Pietrangelo returned to practice Monday. Korczak has a career-high 10 points, all assists, with 30 shots on net, 53 hits, 35 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating over 35 contests this season.

Werenski had two assists in an 8-4 win over Nashville on Tuesday.

He recorded four shots. Werenski has five assists and 15 shots across his current three-game streak. He's second in scoring from the blue line with 74 points, and he has pounded out a career high 265 shots. Both are a massive increase from Werenski's career marks of 57 points, which he set last season, and 216 shots, set in 2021-22. An 80-point campaign is within reach.

Bouchard logged two assists, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Bouchard continues to rack up helpers, earning eight of them over the last nine games since his last goal. In that span, he's collected three of those assists on the power play. The 25-year-old defenseman is up to 60 points (24 on the power play), 211 shots on net, 103 blocked shots and a plus-14 rating over 74 appearances this season. He continues to thrive in a top-pairing role, though he's definitely in the 2025 portion of the season after an acceptable start to the year.

Walman scored a goal four shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Golden Knights.

The goal was Walman's first as an Oiler, tying the game at 1-1 just 19 seconds into the second period. The defenseman was on the top pairing in this contest, though he should have no trouble maintaining top-four minutes as long as Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed) is out. Walman is up to six points over 12 games with the Oilers and a total of seven goals, 38 points, 154 shots on net, 142 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over 62 appearances when accounting for his time with the Sharks to begin the campaign.

Andersson scored a goal on four shots and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Utah.

Andersson has three goals and five assists over his last 11 outings. It's a decent stretch of offense for the defenseman, who has struggled to be consistent for much of the campaign. The 28-year-old is up to 11 goals, matching his career high, and 29 points through 74 appearances. He's also put up 148 shots on net, 180 blocked shots, 54 PIM and a minus-32 rating in a top-four role this season.

Cole recorded an assist, four hits, six blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

Cole has three helpers, a plus-5 rating, 22 hits and 27 blocked shots over his last 11 outings. The 36-year-old defenseman continues to play his role effectively for Utah, though it's not one that leads to accolades or fantasy interest in most cases. He's up to 16 points, 62 shots on net, 69 PIM, 98 hits, 191 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over 75 appearances this season.

Durzi notched an assist, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

Durzi has four points over his last nine contests. The 26-year-old blueliner set up a Barrett Hayton goal in the second period of this contest. Durzi typically isn't among the leaders for points from defensemen, but he's a reliable depth scorer and shot blocker in a top-four role. A shoulder injury earlier in the year has limited him to eight points, 27 shots on net, 40 blocks and an even plus-minus rating over 23 appearances this season.

Mukhamadullin sustained an apparent upper-body injury and is questionable to return to Tuesday's game versus the Ducks, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Mukhamadullin was injured early in the third period and appeared to be favoring his shoulder, per Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News. The defenseman scored a goal prior to his injury, giving him nine points in 30 NHL appearances this season. He's also slotted in as a top-four option down the stretch for a Sharks team already hampered by multiple injuries to blueliners. It's unclear if he'll be available to play Thursday against the Oilers.

Hedman scored a goal in a 4-1 win over the Islanders on Tuesday.

It was Hedman's 60th point of the season, and it was the fifth time in his career that he hit that mark. He extended the lead to 3-1 in the second period with a goal off the rush. Hedman is on a three-game, six-point streak that includes two goals, and he has seven points (two goals, five helpers) in his last five outings.

Fehervary was struck in the face by a puck in the third period of Tuesday's game versus the Bruins, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

Gulitti speculated that Fehervary's nose was broken, but there was no official update from the Capitals regarding the defenseman's status. The team is back in action Wednesday on the road versus the Hurricanes. If Fehervary can't play, Alexander Alexeyev will likely be pressed into action.