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Raddysh generated a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Saturday's 5-1 win over Detroit.

Raddysh helped out on Jake Guentzel's power-play marker before scoring a goal of his own on the man advantage in the middle frame of Saturday's victory. Raddysh added four shots on goal, one hit, two blocked shots and a plus-1 rating in 18:05 of ice time. The right-shot blueliner has points in three consecutive games for the second time in 2024-25. He's provided decent fantasy value on the No. 1 pairing in addition to his spot on the second power-play unit, chipping in two goals, 16 assists and a plus-8 rating through 36 appearances in 2024-25.

Forsling scored an empty-net goal on five shots and blocked two shots in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Ducks.

Forsling has two goals and two helpers over nine outings in January. The 28-year-old defenseman continues to handle more responsibility while Aaron Ekblad (undisclosed) is out of the lineup. Forsling is at seven goals, 18 points, 123 shots on net, 43 hits, 52 blocked shots and a plus-20 rating through 47 appearances. Even once Ekblad is healthy, Forsling is likely to remain in a top-pairing role for his defensive performance.

Lyubushkin notched an assist in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Avalanche.

Lyubushkin snapped a 10-game point drought when he helped out on the first of Jason Robertson's two goals in the contest. The 30-year-old Lyubushkin has held a steady spot on the Stars' blue line this year, but he offers little in the way of offense. He's at nine assists, 26 shots on net, 51 hits, 66 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating through 45 appearances, so he won't help in many fantasy formats.

Myers had an assist and 17 PIM in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Oilers.

Myers was involved in a late scrum and received a match penalty for cross-checking Evan Bouchard during the incident. A match penalty means a player is suspended until the league reviews the situation. Myers may not be available for Tuesday's game against the Sabres if supplemental discipline is deemed necessary. The defenseman has 13 points, 45 shots on net, 54 hits, 83 blocked shots, 44 PIM and a minus-5 rating through 45 appearances this season.

Hughes scored a pair of power-play goals on five shots in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Oilers.

Hughes has four goals over his last four games and eight points across his last seven outings. The 25-year-old's second tally Saturday was the game-winner, his second such goal this season. Hughes is up to the 50-point mark (12 goals, 38 assists), and he's earned 20 power-play points. He's added 123 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a plus-13 rating. A 20-goal campaign is still attainable, as Hughes continues to be the cream of the crop among NHL blueliners in points per game.

Spence scored a goal on two shots, added two hits and blocked three shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Kraken.

Spence's tally late in the first period tied the game at 2-2, but that's where the Kings' offense stalled out. He ended a five-game point drought with the goal, which was his first tally since Dec. 12 versus the Devils. The 23-year-old blueliner continues to see steady playing time in a third-pairing role, though his minutes are sometimes limited due to the Kings' seven-defensemen formation. He's produced three goals, 14 points, 46 shots on net, 42 hits, 49 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating over 42 appearances this season.

Hutson had a power-play assist, four blocked shots, two PIM and a minus-5 rating in Saturday's 7-3 loss to Toronto.

Hutson extended a point streak to seven games when he was the primary helper on Patrik Laine's power-play tally. The 20-year-old matched the franchise record for longest point streak by a rookie defenseman. The dynamic Hutson has one goal and 10 assists (four on the power play) during his latest scoring binge. He had done a nice job whittling away at what was a minus-16 rating as recently as Dec. 20; Hutson entered the game with a plus-12 rating over the previous 12 outings before Saturday's unfortunate turn of events.

Tucker scored a goal on two shots and added a fighting major penalty in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Utah.

Tucker opened the scoring 2:05 into the game and then fought Liam O'Brien right after the ensuing faceoff. The 24-year-old Tucker has two goals and two assists over his last five games, a rare stretch of productive offense for the third-pairing blueliner. That's all of his offense this season to go with 13 shots on net, 24 hits, eight blocked shots and 21 PIM over 13 appearances.

Kolyachonok was scratched for the fifth straight game in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.

John Marino's return Tuesday from a season-long absence due to a back injury complicated Kolyachonok's path to the lineup. A spot opened up Saturday when Mikhail Sergachev (upper body) was ruled out, but it was Nick DeSimone who entered the lineup. Kolyachonok has five points, 12 shots on net, a minus-7 rating, 14 hits and 19 blocked shots over 23 appearances this season. Kolyachonok would require waivers to be sent to AHL Tucson, but his presence on the NHL roster suggests Utah is not willing to risk losing the 23-year-old for nothing.

Valimaki notched an assist and three blocked shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.

Valimaki helped out on a Logan Cooley tally in the second period. The assist ended an 11-game point drought for Valimaki, who had 13 blocked shots, nine hits, eight shots on net and a minus-7 rating in that span. He's held onto a bottom-four role for much of the season, earning five points, 36 shots on net, 45 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating over 39 appearances. Valimaki's place in the lineup could be at risk once Mikhail Sergachev (upper body) and Robert Bortuzzo (lower body) are both healthy again.