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Andersson scored a power-play goal and blocked four shots in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Oilers.

Andersson is on a four-game point streak (three goals, two assists). The 29-year-old defenseman looks to be finding a groove after a mostly quiet first two months following his trade from the Flames. For the season, Andersson is up to 16 goals, 43 points, 164 shots on net, 140 blocked shots, 69 PIM and a plus-1 rating over 76 appearances. He should continue to see steady top-four minutes.

Stone scored a goal on four shots in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Oilers.

Stone stretched the Golden Knights' lead to 4-1 early in the third period. He has three goals and two assists over his last five outings. The 33-year-old winger struggled initially after returning from an upper-body injury, but he looks to be back on track. He has 24 goals, 67 points, 117 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a plus-20 rating over 55 appearances, matching his point total from 66 regular-season outings a year ago. Stone has reached the 70-point mark just once in his career, when he had 33 goals and 40 assists over 77 regular-season games between Ottawa and Vegas in 2018-19.

Lauzon scored a goal on two shots, added an assist, logged two hits and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Oilers.

The second-period tally was Lauzon's first goal since Feb. 22, 2024, when he was with the Predators. He ultimately went 112 contests without scoring, though his offense has rebounded a bit this year with 13 points across 63 appearances, one off his career high. The hard-hitting defenseman has added 66 shots on net, 89 PIM, 94 blocked shots and 234 hits in a third-pairing role this season.

Howden scored a goal on four shots and added an assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Oilers.

Howden has three points over his last two games and looks to be fitting in just fine on a line with Jack Eichel. For the season, Howden is up to 11 goals, 21 points, 63 shots on net, 93 hits, 39 PIM and a minus-9 rating over 53 appearances. Still, the 28-year-old can provide a boost to fantasy managers who need physicality and a little depth scoring, as long as he stays in a top-six role.

Hart stopped 31 of 32 shots in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Oilers.

The score got a bit lopsided, but Hart was still able to handle most of what the Oilers threw at him. He's stopped 50 of 54 shots over two games since returning from a lower-body injury, winning both outings. The Golden Knights are in a three-horse race for the top of the Pacific Division, and Hart's return has given them a boost in the homestretch. He's up to 7-3-3 with a 3.08 GAA and an .880 save percentage over 14 starts this season. The Golden Knights' road trip continues with a favorable matchup Tuesday in Vancouver.

Mahura has played just once in 19 games since the Olympic break after sitting out Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Blackhawks.

The Kraken have even tried seven defensemen in the lineup recently, but Mahura has remained a scratch while Cale Fleury picks up the extra minutes. Mahura is under contract for 2026-27, so he's likely looking at another year of a part-time role. He's contributed just three points, 13 shots on net, 22 hits, 34 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating over 21 appearances on the year, which has seen the Kraken avoid an injury crisis on the blue line.

Kakko scored a goal in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Blackhawks.

Kakko's strong play of late continued with a third-period tally. He's contributed four goals and eight assists over his last 10 outings, though he's taken just eight shots on net in that span. The 25-year-old winger is up to 13 goals, 38 points, 74 shots on net and a plus-16 rating over 58 appearances as one of the Kraken's more effective depth forwards. He's looked especially strong alongside Chandler Stephenson and Bobby McMann on the second line recently.

Schwartz scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Blackhawks.

Both of Schwartz's points came in the third period, but the Kraken weren't able to catch up to the Blackhawks. These were Schwartz's first points in three games since he returned from a skate cut to the face. The winger is up to 11 goals, 23 points, 76 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating over 45 appearances. It's another year impacted by injuries -- Schwartz has missed at least 15 games in four of the last six years, which has made him a challenging forward to consider in fantasy on a low-scoring team.

Grubauer allowed three goals on 30 shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Blackhawks. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

The Kraken needed to take advantage of this matchup to stay in the playoff race, but that didn't happen. Grubauer allowed two goals in the second period and another in the third, which caused the Kraken's comeback push to fall short. Grubauer is winless in his last three outings despite allowing just seven goals on 89 shots in that span. He's down to 13-11-4 with a 2.59 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 31 contests this season. Grubauer and Joey Daccord are likely to split the next two games, as the Kraken visit the Jets on Monday before facing the Wild on Tuesday.

Slaggert notched an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.

Slaggert has played in every game since the start of March, but he has just two points with 18 shots on net, 31 hits and a minus-3 rating over 18 games in that span. The 23-year-old has mostly been confined to a fourth-line role during his run in the lineup. Slaggert is at a career-high seven points with 46 shots, 76 hits and a minus-1 rating through 49 appearances this season. Fantasy managers don't need to consider him this season, and it's unlikely he'll gain playing time in future years with the Blackhawks having a steady flow of prospects ready to push for his job.