NHL Player News
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Conor Sheary LW | NYR
Rangers' Conor Sheary: Plates two helpers Saturday
Sheary registered two assists during Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canadiens.
Sheary picked up two secondary helpers throughout the contest, with his first assist on a power play during the opening period. The 33-year-old winger is up to eight assists, nine points, 48 shots on goal and 22 blocks through 30 games this season. Sheary's first season with the Rangers has been a solid "get-right" campaign at the NHL level after he appeared in just five games away from AHL Syracuse last year. While he won't get back to his career high of 53 points from the 2016-17 campaign, Sheary has a decent chance of hitting the 25-point mark if he maintains his current role in the Rangers' middle six.
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Adam Lowry C | WPG
Jets' Adam Lowry: Breaks slump with two helpers
Lowry notched two assists in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Capitals.
The veteran center had a hand in tallies by Morgan Barron and Alex Iafallo, the former proving to be the game-winner. Lowry snapped an 11-game point drought with his first multi-point performance of the season, and through 19 contests, he has just one goal and five points.
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Noah Laba C | NYR
Rangers' Noah Laba: Records two points in win
Laba scored a power-play goal, distributed an assist, put two shots on net and had five hits in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canadiens.
Laba netted the first goal of the night for New York with the man advantage near the end of the first period before helping out on Will Cuylle's tally in the second. With the pair of points, Laba is up to five goals, five assists, 36 shots on goal, 39 hits and 21 blocks through 33 games this season. The 22-year-old rookie has shown promising versatility on the Rangers' third line. His multi-point effort in Saturday's contest was the second of his career. Laba's on pace for only 25 points, but his category coverage gives him some value in deeper fantasy leagues.
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Josh Morrissey D | WPG
Jets' Josh Morrissey: Two helpers against Caps
Morrissey pocketed two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 5-1 win over Washington.
The star blueliner had a hand in Logan Stanley's opening tally in the first period and a Gabriel Vilardi power-play strike late in the second. Morrissey has gotten onto the scoresheet in three straight games, and on the season he's produced five goals and 28 points in 31 contests while adding 59 blocked shots, 54 shots on net and a plus-12 rating.
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Alex Iafallo LW | WPG
Jets' Alex Iafallo: Two-point effort in win
Iafallo produced a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Capitals.
It was Iafallo's first multi-point effort since Nov. 11. The 31-year-old had just two goals and three points in the 14 games between those performances, and Iafallo's bottom-six role has limited him to six goals and 12 points in 31 contests to begin the season.
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Canucks' Marco Rossi: Removed from IR
Rossi (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Sunday.
In a corresponding move, the Canucks placed Elias Pettersson (upper body) on injured reserve. Based on Saturday's practice, Rossi will occupy a top-line role and see time on the first power-play unit against New Jersey on Sunday. He will make his Vancouver debut after being acquired from Minnesota on Friday as part of the trade that sent Quinn Hughes to the Wild. Rossi has four goals, 13 points, 27 shots on net, eight blocked shots and 11 hits through 17 appearances this season.
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Will Cuylle LW | NYR
Rangers' Will Cuylle: Tallies pair of points
Cuylle netted a goal, recorded an assist, blocked two shots and had three hits in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Canadiens.
Cuylle slid the primary helper on a power play late in the first period before he scored himself to bring the Rangers within one goal midway through the second. Following Saturday's pair of points, the 23-year-old winger has nine goals, nine assists, 69 shots on goal, 112 hits and 33 blocks through 33 games this season. His two-point effort halted his four-game streak without a point. Despite a few stretches of inconsistent offense, Cuylle remains one of the league's best forwards in terms of covering stat categories. He currently ranks fifth among all skaters in hits and is seventh among all forwards in blocks. His ability to provide fantasy value across all three zones makes Cuylle a strong option in most standard formats and an elite choice in banger leagues.
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Elias Pettersson C | VAN
Canucks' Elias Pettersson: Moves to IR
Pettersson (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Vancouver activated Marco Rossi (lower body) from injured reserve in a corresponding move. Pettersson will miss his fourth straight game against New Jersey on Sunday, and it remains unclear when he will be ready to return. He has supplied eight goals, 22 points, 54 shots on net, 51 blocked shots and 28 hits through 28 appearances this season.
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J.T. Miller C | NYR
Rangers' J.T. Miller: Nets winning goal in OT
Miller scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, placed three shots on net and dished out three hits in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canadiens.
Miller played the hero for New York in Saturday's contest, tying the game at 4-4 midway through the second period before potting the game-winning goal in overtime. The 32-year-old forward is up to nine goals, 20 points, 66 shots on net and 71 hits through 31 games this season. After an inconsistent start to the season offensively, he has eight points in his last nine games. Not only has he done more to help bolster his case to play with Team USA at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina, but he has also brought his value in fantasy back up to a high level in most formats. Miller's producing at a 53-point pace this season, but he's likely to pick things up after reaching the 70-point threshold in each of the previous four regular seasons.
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Gabriel Vilardi C | WPG
Jets' Gabriel Vilardi: Lights lamp twice Saturday
Vilardi scored two goals, one on the power play, in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Capitals.
The 26-year-old sniper potted Winnipeg's final two tallies of the night. It was Vilardi's third multi-goal performance in the last 12 games, a hot stretch in which he's racked up 10 goals and 15 points while finding the back of the net four times with the man advantage. The surge has him on pace for a career-best campaign, as Vilardi's up to 16 goals and 29 points in 31 contests.