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  • Golden Knights' Mitch Marner: One of each in Thursday's win

    Marner scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Penguins.

    Marner and Pavel Dorofeyev set each other up on the Golden Knights' third and fourth goals, with Marner getting the game-winner. He has three goals and five assists over his last five contests, earning multiple points in three of those outings. For the season, Marner is at 19 goals, 67 points, 125 shots on net, 40 blocked shots, 20 PIM, 21 hits and a plus-17 rating over 65 appearances. His offense is down from his 102-point regular season last year, but he's poised to reach the 20-goal mark for the sixth year in a row.

  • Ducks' Jackson LaCombe: Growth in game continues

    LaCombe put up an assist Thursday in a 6-4 loss to the Maple Leafs.

    It was LaCombe's 38th assist of the season. The last Ducks defenseman to record more assists in a season was Lubomir Visnovsky (50 in 2010-11). LaCombe is tied with John Carlson for 13th in NHL scoring with 46 points from the blue line. He's tied for 10th in assists with Erik Karlsson. LaCombe has already established a new career mark in points (46 in 65 games). Last season, he had 43 points in 75 games.

  • Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Paces offense in win

    Dorofeyev scored twice on three shots, dished an assist, added four PIM and went plus-3 in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Penguins.

    Dorofeyev tallied in the second and third periods and also set up a Mitch Marner goal that stood as the game-winner. That success came as part of a new-look second line with Dorofeyev and Marner flanking Tomas Hertl, who didn't get on the scoresheet in this contest. Dorofeyev is up to 32 goals, a career-high 54 points, 184 shots on net, 22 PIM and an even plus-minus rating over 66 appearances. He'd need a strong finish, but the 25-year-old winger could make a push for a 40-goal campaign.

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    Golden Knights' Adin Hill: Delivers strong outing in win

    Hill stopped 24 of 26 shots in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Penguins.

    The Golden Knights' offense was good, but Hill also put in a steady performance, limiting the Penguins to the second period for their goals. Hill had lost three of his previous four outings entering Thursday. The 29-year-old netminder improved to 7-6-3 with a 3.24 GAA and an .864 save percentage through 18 outings this season, so there's still some risk with counting on him in fantasy. The Golden Knights host the Blackhawks on Saturday.

  • Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Seven-game, eight-point streak

    Nylander scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 6-4 win over Anaheim.

    Both came on the power play. Nylander has eight points (five goals, three assists) on his current seven-game scoring streak (19 shots). He has three power-play goals and one power-play assist on the streak. Nylander will need to carry the team if Auston Matthews (lower body) is out for long.

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    Predators' Matthew Wood: Scores in homecoming game

    Wood scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Canucks.

    The Nanaimo, British Columbia native put the Predators up 3-1 in the second period when he got a lucky bounce for a goal. The 21-year-old is starting to earn some better luck, as he has four goals and an assist during a four-game point streak. He's up to 14 goals, 24 points, 84 shots on net, 39 hits and a minus-1 rating over 54 appearances as a rookie this season. Wood is playing in a middle-six role and seeing time on the power play, and his recent turn as a center could earn him multi-position eligibility in fantasy.

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    Predators' Tyson Jost: Rare two-goal game

    Jost scored twice on four shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Canucks.

    Jost has three goals over his last two games, a rare burst of offense for the fourth-liner. He flipped a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead with his tallies Thursday, though the Predators would later slip up and lose the lead. The veteran forward has just six goals, 11 points, 63 shots on net, 55 hits, 21 blocked shots, 22 PIM and a minus-14 rating across 52 appearances. His offense will fade again, so Jost is not a must-have player in any fantasy format.

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    Predators' Juuse Saros: Slips up late, loses in shootout

    Saros stopped 24 of 27 shots in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Canucks.

    The Predators really needed this game, but Saros let in two goals over a span of 3:04 late in the third period and then gave up the lone tally in the shootout to take the loss. He's 2-2-2 with 17 goals over his last six outings, providing steady but average goaltending. The 30-year-old is down to 23-19-7 with a 3.15 GAA and an .893 save percentage over 50 starts. The Predators' next matchup is a tough one in Edmonton on Sunday, a team Saros has historically struggled against.

  • John Tavares C | TOR

    Maple Leafs' John Tavares: First goal in seven games

    Tavares scored a power-play goal Thursday in a 6-4 win over the Ducks. He also had an assist.

    It was Tavares' first goal in seven games. He had four shots. Overall, he has 23 goals, 31 assists and 161 shots in 66 games this season. Tavares sits eighth among active skaters in career scoring. He has 517 goals, 651 assists and 1,168 points in 1,250 games. Tavares is two points from equaling Bobby Hull (58th all time) and 11 points from Sergei Fedorov, who is 57th.

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    Canucks' Filip Hronek: Produces two points Thursday

    Hronek scored a goal, added an assist, blocked three shots and went plus-3 in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the Predators.

    Hronek has done well for himself lately with two goals and four assists over his last five outings. The defenseman helped out on the opening goal and scored the equalizer himself in this contest, helping the Canucks pull off a comeback win. The 28-year-old is up to seven tallies, 38 points, 95 shots on net, 107 hits, 87 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 65 appearances. Hronek's production rarely fluctuates much even as the team around him has risen and fallen over the last few years, making him a reliable all-around blueliner in fantasy.

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