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Blankenburg scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Sharks.

Blankenburg's third-period tally was the game-winner, which gave the Predators a lead in a game they once trailed 5-1. The defenseman has played fairly well with six points and a plus-8 rating over his last 13 appearances. For the season, that's all of his offense through 24 outings, and he's added 39 shots on net, 27 hits, 24 blocked shots and a plus-11 rating.

Carrier logged an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Lightning.

Carrier continues to steady things both on defense and offense. He has four assists and a plus-7 rating over his last five outings while seeing top-four minutes. Carrier has 16 points over 44 appearances this season, including nine helpers over just 16 contests with the Canadiens since he was flipped for Justin Barron in a trade with the Predators. Carrier has also logged 44 shots on net, 46 hits and 76 blocked shots in 2024-25.

Broberg is being evaluated by the Blues' medical team after leaving Wednesday's practice session early, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Broberg is currently stuck in a 10-game goal drought during which he registered two assists, 17 shots and eight blocks while averaging 19:36 of ice time. Despite his recent slump, the 23-year-old blueliner has already set new personal bests in goals (three), assists (12) and shots (47). If Broberg does miss any time, Scott Perunovich figures to step into the lineup.

Fox registered two assists, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Senators.

This was Fox's second two-helper game in a row, and one of them came on the power play in this contest. The 26-year-old defenseman has a goal and nine assists over his last nine outings, a stretch in which the Rangers have also played better overall. Fox is up to 38 points (16 on the power play), 75 shots on net, 66 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating over 47 appearances this season.

Josi recorded a power-play goal and an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Sharks.

Josi has been on a tear over the last two weeks and has extended his point streak to six games, tallying three multi-point efforts and nine total contributions (two goals, seven helpers) in that span. The veteran defenseman remains one of the most productive blueliners in the league and has 34 points (nine goals, 25 assists) in 42 appearances this season.

Mateychuk (illness) isn't available for Wednesday's clash against Toronto, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Mateychuk also missed Monday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders due to the illness. He has a goal and three points in 12 appearances in 2024-25. When Mateychuk is healthy, he might serve in a bottom-four capacity and see some time on the power play.

Chiarot scored a goal in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Flyers. He also recorded four shots on goal, two hits and two blocked shots.

Chiarot picked up a point for the first time since Jan. 2 when he notched an assist in a 5-4 win over the Blue Jackets to snap an eight-game point drought. This was also his first goal since Dec. 12, and while he's a reliable defensive presence for Detroit, his lack of scoring prowess limits his fantasy upside considerably.

Ristolainen scored a goal while adding four shots and a hit in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Red Wings.

Ristolainen found the back of the net for the first time since Oct. 26, when he recorded a goal and an assist in a 7-5 win over Minnesota. It was a goal in a huge moment, though, as it gave the Flyers the win with only 26 seconds left in overtime. The blueliner isn't much of a contributor on offense since he's notched only 13 points (two goals, 11 helpers) in his 48 regular-season appearances, so his fantasy value is mainly limited to formats that reward physicality stats such as hits (78) and blocked shots (74).

Gudas logged an assist, four shots on goal, two hits and three blocked shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Panthers.

Gudas ended a five-game slump when he set up a Mason McTavish tally in the first period. The 34-year-old Gudas doesn't put up a lot of offense, but he makes up for it with physical play -- he has logged at least two hits in 23 straight games and has gone without a blocked shot just twice in that span. For the season, the captain has 11 points, 58 shots on net, 60 hits, 105 blocks, 154 hits and a minus-4 rating over 47 appearances.

Balinskis scored a goal and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.

The defenseman has three points and a plus-5 rating over his last six contests. Balinskis' tally was the last one of the contest, coming at 4:17 of the third period. The 28-year-old blueliner is up to 13 points, 60 shots on net, 38 hits, 32 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over 45 appearances. He continues to have a little fantasy value in deep formats since he plays on the second power-play unit, but his non-scoring production is fairly unspectacular.