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Rossi scored a goal and blocked two shots in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Sharks.

Rossi has two goals over his last four games after previously going eight contests without scoring. The 24-year-old center had a good stretch in the middle of March but has since cooled off despite retaining a top-six role. For the season, he's at 11 goals, 32 points, 62 shots on net, 44 hits and a minus-25 rating over 47 appearances between the Canucks and the Wild.

DeBrusk scored a power-play goal on eight shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Sharks.

DeBrusk netted his fourth power-play goal in the last six games. The winger has had a challenging season at times, but he still got to the 20-goal mark with this tally, with 17 of those snipes coming with a manpower advantage. He's at 39 points, 209 shots on net, 65 hits, 34 blocked shots and a minus-33 rating over 78 appearances on the year.

Lankinen stopped 28 of 31 shots in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Sharks.

The Canucks never led in regulation, but Lankinen made sure the game didn't get out of hand. He then stepped up in the shootout, allowing just one goal on five attempts to collect his second win in a row. Lankinen had been out for the last three games due to an illness and an upper-body injury, but he appears to be healthy to finish the season. The 30-year-old netminder has gone 10-26-5 with a 3.67 GAA and an .876 save percentage over 45 appearances. He'll likely cede the crease to Nikita Tolopilo for Sunday's road game in Anaheim, but Lankinen could make another start or two before the season ends.

Roy produced an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

Roy set up Nick Blankenburg's tying goal in the middle of the second period. The 29-year-old Roy missed seven contests due to an upper-body injury in late March and early April, and he's played in three straight games since he was cleared to return. The 29-year-old will fill a bottom-six role late in the campaign and into the playoffs, providing a little grit and defensive skill. Across 71 appearances between Colorado and Toronto this season, he's earned 24 points, 74 shots on net, 70 hits, 36 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating. He'll miss the 30-point mark for the first time since the shortened 2020-21 campaign.

Blankenburg scored a goal on two shots and blocked three shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

Blankenburg has two points over his last four games. He's in the lineup for Cale Makar (upper body), and Blankenburg could see a boost in minutes if Josh Manson (upper body) misses time after exiting Saturday's contest. Through 58 outings between Colorado and Nashville this season, Blankenburg has seven goals, 23 points, 63 shots on net, 59 blocked shots, 52 hits and a minus-10 rating. He should close out the regular season in a third-pairing role.

Toews scored a power-play goal on two shots and added three blocked shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

Toews ended a 19-game goal drought with the first-period tally. He's picked up the pace lately while Cale Makar (upper body) is out of the lineup -- Toews has a goal and four assists over six contests in April. For the season, the veteran defenseman has three goals, 24 points, 108 shots on net, 79 blocked shots, 32 PIM and a plus-36 rating over 66 outings in a top-four role.

Blackwood stopped 26 of 29 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

The Golden Knights got a good game out of their top players, and that was the difference. Blackwood has just one win in his last five appearances, going 1-2-1 with 16 goals allowed on 126 shots in that span. The 29-year-old is at 22-10-2 with a 2.55 GAA and a .901 save percentage over 37 appearances this season. The Avalanche look committed to a timeshare in the crease for now and could keep that up into the playoffs, though Blackwood will have to pull his weight to avoid losing more time to Scott Wedgewood. The Avalanche have a back-to-back up next, visiting the Oilers on Monday and the Flames on Tuesday.

Mikheyev netted two goals and put three shots on net in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Blues.

Mikheyev generated the majority of Chicago's offense Saturday with goals in the second and third periods. With the pair of twine finders, the 31-year-old winger is up to 18 goals, 35 points, 120 shots on net, 31 hits and 22 blocked shots across 75 games this season. He's heating up with seven points over his last seven games. He could add more production to his career-high point total by the end of the regular season.

Korczak registered an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Avalanche.

Korczak had been scratched for the previous two games, and he's sat out four times in the Golden Knights' last 11 contests. The 25-year-old has been sharing a third-pairing spot with Ben Hutton. New head coach John Tortorella tends to not give players much of a leash to play through struggles, so Korczak will need to be at his best to be a regular in the lineup in the playoffs. The defenseman has earned 15 points, 58 shots on net, 97 hits, 93 blocked shots, 26 PIM and a plus-6 rating over 76 appearances this season.

Dorofeyev scored a goal on four shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Avalanche.

Dorofeyev's shooting luck has faded a bit late in the season, with just two goals on 36 shots over his last 13 contests. Overall, the 25-year-old winger has career highs in goals (36), assists (27), points (63) and power-play points (29). He's added 225 shots on net and a minus-3 rating across 80 outings, mainly in a second-line role. Pure scorers can run streaky, and Golden Knights fans probably won't mind if he waits until the playoffs to turn up the heat again.