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Hayton scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over Nashville.

Both points came in the third period as the Mammoth pulled away. It was Hayton's first multi-point performance since Jan. 1, and over the last 18 games, he's produced three goals and 11 points while helping to fill the hole in the top six created by the absence of Logan Cooley (lower body).

Sergachev picked up three assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Predators.

The 27-year-old blueliner put together his first multi-point performance since Jan. 1, helping to set up tallies by Clayton Keller and Kailer Yamamoto in the second period and Barrett Hayton in the third. Sergachev has looked very good since Christmas, and over the last 12 games, he's delivered three goals and 11 points with 21 shots on net, 19 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating.

Lindgren will protect the road goal versus the Oilers on Saturday.

Lindgren is getting the second half of a back-to-back after Logan Thompson was in goal for Friday's 3-1 win over the Flames. The Oilers have scored 17 goals over their last six games, going 2-3-1 in that span.

Vejmelka made 27 saves in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Predators.

Nashville took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission, but Utah struck three times in the first 8:10 of the second period, and Vejmelka never looked back. The 29-year-old netminder has won eight straight starts, and his 25 wins on the season are already one back of the career high he set in 2024-25. He currently leads all NHL netminders in victories, three ahead of Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Goncalves (illness) won't return to Saturday's game against Columbus.

Goncalves logged 4:23 of ice time before exiting the match. He has six goals and 16 points in 46 outings, including Saturday's action. If Goncalves can't play Monday versus Utah, Tampa Bay will probably need to summon someone from AHL Syracuse.

Merilainen posted a 40-save shutout in AHL Belleville's 1-0 win over Springfield on Saturday.

Merilainen improved to 4-1-0 this season in the AHL, with wins in each of the last two games since he returned to Belleville. This was his first shutout of the season, and he's allowed just 13 goals on 166 shots for a .927 save percentage with Belleville. That said, his chances to return to the NHL don't look great at this time, as the Senators are carrying three goalies and have Linus Ullmark (personal) on the non-roster list.

Dach (hand) returned to Saturday's game versus the Bruins, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Dach was previously labeled as questionable to return. He fought Jonathan Aspirot and sustained a hand injury, but it's apparently not enough to keep Dach out of action at this time.

Dach sustained a hand injury in a fight during Saturday's game against Boston and is questionable to return to the match, per Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette.

Dach had 3:50 of ice time and received a five-minute major for sparring with Jonathan Aspirot before exiting the game. The 25-year-old Dach was appearing in just his third game since returning from a foot injury. If Dach can't play Tuesday versus Vegas, then Joe Veleno might draw back into the lineup.

Samuelsson had two assists Saturday in a 5-0 win over the Islanders.

Samuelsson has nine points, including seven assists, 12 shots, 24 blocks, 23 hits and eight PIM in his last 11 games. Overall, he has 28 points (eight goals, 20 assists), 102 blocks, 78 hits, 69 shots and a plus-25 rating in 49 games this season. He has already set new career marks in points, goals, assists, shots, blocks and plus-minus. All of Samuelsson's offense has come at even strength, with the exception of three shorthanded points. He has but a single power-play assist in 261 career NHL games.

Cernak (upper body) won't return to Saturday's game versus the Blue Jackets, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

Cernak was hit hard by Mathieu Olivier in the first period. The 28-year-old Cernak needed some help getting off the ice, and it's unclear if he'll be able to bounce back quickly from this injury. The Lightning's next game is Monday at home versus the Mammoth.