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Dvorak notched two assists in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Bruins.

The veteran center helped set up Travis Konecny and Jamie Drysdale for third-period tallies that broke open a scoreless tie. Dvorak snapped a five-game point drought with the performance, but he remains on track for a career-best season -- his 36 points (12 goals, 24 assists) through 58 games are just two points off the 38 he produced in 70 contests for Arizona in 2019-20.

Pageau scored a goal, registered an assist, placed two shots on net and added two hits in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.

Pageau continued his hot start to post-Olympic break action with a secondary helper and an unassisted goal across 22 seconds in the middle of the second period. Like his linemate Anders Lee, Pageau has scored in both of the Islanders' games since the Olympics. With Saturday's pair of points, Pageau is up to 14 goals, 13 assists, 56 shots on net, 80 hits and 44 blocked shots across 52 games this season. The 33-year-old center has become a more frequent contributor to the Isles since the start of 2026 with 12 points across 20 games. With solid category-coverage stats, Pageau is a decent streaming option in deep leagues.

Drysdale scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Saturday's 3-1 victory over Boston.

After Drysdale had a hand in a Travis Konecny tally early in the third period that opened the scoring, Konecny returned the favor and set Drysdale up in the slot for a wicked snapshot past Jeremy Swayman. It was Drysdale's first multi-point effort since Jan. 21, and the 23-year-old blueliner has six goals and 25 points through 56 games on the season.

Konecny scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Bruins.

The 28-year-old winger opened the scoring early in the third period before setting up Jamie Drysdale for what proved to be the game-winner later in the frame. Konecny has had multi-point performances in seven of his last 13 games, a heater in which he's racked up nine goals and 18 points.

Vladar made 26 saves in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Bruins.

He was the busier of the two netminders as the Flyers got out-shot 27-17 on the afternoon, but Vladar had a shutout going until Charlie McAvoy re-directed a puck past him midway through the third period. Vladar has allowed three goals or fewer in five straight starts, going 2-1-2 over that span with a stellar 2.00 GAA and .924 save percentage.

Lee tallied a goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over Columbus.

Lee sparked the Islanders' offense with the first of the team's three second-period goals. The twine finder brought him up to 13 goals on the season to go along with 33 points, 145 shots on net, 56 hits and 27 blocked shots across 60 games. The 35-year-old winger has scored in each of the two games the Isles have played since the Olympic break.

Swayman stopped 14 of 16 shots in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Flyers, with Philadelphia's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

The game was scoreless through two periods, but a bad bounce off the end boards handed Travis Konecny a tally early in the third, and the Bruins were never able to get level. It was just Swayman's second regulation loss in his last nine starts dating back to Jan. 10, and over that stretch he's gone 6-2-1 with a 2.83 GAA and .907 save percentage.

Holmstrom scored the game-winning goal and recorded two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.

Holmstrom played the hero in overtime by handling the puck back and forth in front of Columbus netminder Jet Greaves before burying the winning goal. With the OT tally, Holmstrom is up to 14 goals, 32 points, 66 shots on net and 40 blocked shots across 58 games this season. The 24-year-old winger entered the Olympic break hot and has maintained his success with three points in two games since NHL action resumed. While he isn't known to shoot the puck at a high rate, his shooting percentage of 21.2 allows him to remain fantasy relevant in most category-league formats.

Greaves turned away 22 of 26 shots on net in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders.

Greaves didn't allow a goal until the 31-minute mark, and he would ultimately allow three tallies before the second period concluded. With the loss, he now has an 18-12-7 record, a 2.65 GAA and a .909 save percentage across 38 outings this season. The loss was his first over his last eight starts, where he has a 6-0-1 record, a 2.34 GAA and a .914 save percentage. With the Blue Jackets surging up the Metropolitan Division standings, they'll likely deploy Greaves consistently down the stretch, giving him solid fantasy value in most formats for the remainder of the season. His next chance to bounce back is Monday against the Rangers.

Balinskis (undisclosed) is day-to-day and not expected to play Sunday against the Islanders, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Balinskis is officially day-to-day after leaving the Panthers' last game, Friday against the Sabres, with injury. It's likely to cost the 29-year-old at least Sunday's contest, and if he sits out as expected, it would be the first time Balinskis has missed time since late November. He's in the midst of a good season on the back end, registering 14 points (five goals, nine assists), 63 hits and 37 blocked shots in 50 games on the year.