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Pietrangelo logged an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Bruins.

Pietrangelo's offense is coming around -- he has three points over his last four games. The 35-year-old defenseman is up to 29 points, 117 shots on net, 130 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating through 65 outings overall, slightly behind his pace of 33 points in 64 contests in the 2023-24 regular season. Pietrangelo remains an effective two-way defenseman, though it's no surprise his offense continues to dip in the later years of his career.

Hanifin logged two assists in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Bruins.

Hanifin has five multi-point efforts and five scoreless outings over his last 10 contests. He's earned three goals and seven assists in that span. It's still better than the lengthy droughts he's gone through during the 2024-25 campaign -- some offense is better than none. The blueliner is at nine goals, 25 assists, 124 shots on net, 90 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 68 appearances. He still has a chance to reach the 40-point mark for the third time in four years.

Sergachev scored two goals on three shots and went plus-4 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Sergachev put Utah ahead 2-1 in the second period and added a shorthanded empty-netter in the third to finish off the win. Sergachev has impressed in March with three goals and four assists over nine outings. The 26-year-old blueliner is up to 13 goals (a career high) and 45 points while adding 111 shots on net, 121 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating across 64 appearances. He's within striking distance of the 50-point mark for the second time in three years.

Walman provided an assist and blocked two shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Jets.

Walman has three helpers over seven outings since he was traded to the Oilers from the Sharks. The 29-year-old defenseman continues to see significant minutes, though the Oilers have five blueliners competing for top-four minutes. For the season, Walman is at 35 points, 138 shots on net, 133 blocked shots, 55 hits and a plus-3 rating over 57 appearances.

Nurse logged two assists, two blocked shots and two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Jets.

Nurse ended a four-game point drought with helpers on goals by Jeff Skinner and Zach Hyman in this contest. This was Nurse's first multi-point effort since Jan. 3, and the pair of points matched his output from his previous 16 contests combined. The defenseman is now at 26 points, 160 shots on net, 135 hits, 116 blocked shots, 53 PIM and a plus-8 rating over 64 appearances. What he lacks in offense at times, he usually makes up for with physical play, so he can be useful in fantasy in a variety of ways.

Fleury logged an assist in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers.

Fleury was in the lineup for the fifth straight game, so it looks like he has temporarily gained an edge in the playing-time battle with fellow left-shot blueliners Ville Heinola and Logan Stanley. The 28-year-old Fleury ended a 16-game point drought with his helper, with that slump dating back to Dec. 12, as he has been out 23 times during that span, including 12 games due to a lower-body injury. He's at seven assists, 36 shots on net, 46 hits, 54 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating over 36 appearances this season, so most fantasy managers don't need to keep tabs on his progress.

Samberg logged an assist and blocked four shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers.

Samberg's offense continues to shine through lately -- he has two goals and three helpers over his last seven games. It's unclear if this is an evolution in his play or just a brief stretch of success that can happen for a top-four defender. Samberg has matched his career high of 18 points, doing so with six goals and 12 helpers, as well as 75 shots on net, 93 blocked shots, 45 hits and a plus-30 rating, over 48 contests in 2024-25.

Morrissey scored a goal on two shots, dished an assist, added two hits, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers.

Morrissey tied the game at 2-2 with a second-period tally, and he also helped out on Kyle Connor's game-winning goal 1:13 into the extra session. Prior to Thursday, Morrissey was in an unusually quiet stretch -- he had just one helper over his previous five contests. The star defenseman is up to 11 goals, 54 points, 147 shots on net, 100 blocked shots, 42 hits and a plus-13 rating through 69 outings overall.

McDonagh was struck in the head by a puck late in the third period of Thursday's game versus the Stars, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Head coach Jon Cooper did not have an update on McDonagh's status following the contest. If he is able to avoid a concussion, he'll be considered day-to-day until further information is available. The Lightning play at Utah on Saturday and at Vegas on Sunday. They dressed seven defensemen for Thursday's game, so forwards Mitchell Chaffee or Cam Atkinson would be options to rejoin the lineup Saturday if McDonagh can't play.

Hamonic (undisclosed) did not finish Thursday's game versus the Avalanche, Julian McKenzie of The Athletic reports.

There was no update on Hamonic's status after the game, so his status for Saturday's game against the Devils is in doubt. If Hamonic can't play, Dennis Gilbert will likely draw into the lineup.