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Landeskog scored a goal, added four PIM and went plus-3 in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Canucks.

Landeskog has scored in consecutive games and has four points over six outings since he returned from a lower-body injury. The 33-year-old is doing well in a middle-six role and continues to be a key supporting part of the Avalanche's offense. He's at 12 goals, 21 helpers, 116 shots on net, 74 hits, 41 PIM, 30 blocked shots and a plus-28 rating over 53 appearances this season.

MacKinnon scored a goal on seven shots and added four hits in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Canucks.

MacKinnon has five goals and two assists over his last five outings. His tally Wednesday was his league-leading 50th of the season -- that's a milestone he's now reached in two of the last three years. He's up to 121 points, 325 shots on net, 60 hits, 34 blocked shots, 35 PIM and a plus-55 rating over 73 appearances this season. MacKinnon seems likely to surpass his career high of 51 goals from 2023-24, but he probably doesn't have enough time to top his 140-point output from that campaign.

Burns scored a goal and added an assist in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Canucks.

Burns crossed the 30-point mark for the year with this performance, which snapped a seven-game slump on offense. The 41-year-old blueliner is up to 11 goals, 31 points, 156 shots on net, 83 blocked shots and a plus-30 rating over 74 appearances. The stalwart blueliner had just 29 points over 82 regular-season appearances in 2024-25 with the Hurricanes, so his move to the Avalanche this season has paid off with a slight uptick in production.

Malinski scored twice and added an assist in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Canucks.

Malinski had two of the four goals as the Avalanche rallied from a 6-2 deficit, with his second tally tying the game. That lasted for just 23 seconds before Marcus Pettersson restored a lead for the Canucks. Still, it was a big performance for Malinski, who looks set to benefit in the absence of Cale Makar (upper body), though that will likely be a short-term scenario. For the season, Malinski has seven goals, 37 points, 142 shots on net, 83 blocked shots and a plus-42 rating over 74 appearances. Malinski is worth a look as a streaming and DFS option as long as Makar remains out.

Wedgewood stopped five of six shots in relief of Mackenzie Blackwood in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Canucks.

The Canucks also had an empty-netter after Wedgewood came off the ice for an extra attacker. It was a tough-luck loss for Wedgewood after the Avalanche rallied to tie the game at 6-6 in the third period. For the season, Wedgewood is down to 27-6-6 with a 2.19 GAA and a .916 save percentage over 41 appearances. He's been the better of the Avalanche's two goalies lately, going 6-2-1 over his last nine outings with just 13 goals allowed on 191 shots. Expect both netminders to get a game over the weekend as the Avalanche visit the Stars on Saturday and host the Blues on Sunday.

Blackwood stopped 13 of 19 shots in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Canucks.

While it looked like a good matchup in theory, Blackwood's dreadful performance likely burned a lot of fantasy managers at a bad time of year. The silver lining was that he didn't end up with the loss, as the Avalanche were able to cover his damage. He's gone just 4-3-0 with 30 goals allowed on 194 shots over his last 10 outings, though Blackwood is still seeing the edge for playing time over Scott Wedgewood, who allowed one goal on six shots in relief. Blackwood remains at 21-9-1 with a 2.57 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 34 appearances this season. He'll likely start one of the next two games as the Avalanche visit the Stars on Saturday before hosting the Blues on Sunday.

O'Connor notched two assists, three shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 8-6 win over the Avalanche.

O'Connor earned his first multi-point effort since Dec. 30 versus the Flyers. He had five points over 14 outings in March, providing a bit of depth scoring from a middle-six role. For the season, the 27-year-old forward has 17 goals, 12 helpers, 124 shots on net, 71 hits, 38 PIM and 25 blocked shots over 74 appearances. He is likely to earn his second 30-point campaign and could challenge his career high of 33 points from the 2023-24 campaign with the Penguins.

Rossi logged two assists, including one on the power play, and two hits in Wednesday's 8-6 win over the Avalanche.

Rossi ended a four-game slump with the performance. The 24-year-old center helped out on a Jake DeBrusk tally in the first period and also contributed on the first of Brock Boeser's three goals in the game. Rossi is up to 30 points (nine goals, 21 assists), 54 shots on net, 40 hits and a minus-18 rating over 52 appearances between the Canucks and the Wild this season. He's looked pretty good with four multi-point efforts over his last 10 contests, though playing for Vancouver this year leads to some inherent inconsistency for just about any skater.

DeBrusk scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two PIM in Wednesday's 8-6 win over the Avalanche.

DeBrusk has three goals and one assist over his last five games. All of his tallies in that span have come on the power play, and the general improved play earned him a move up to the top line at even strength for this contest. DeBrusk has 17 goals, 36 points (19 on the power play), 189 shots on net, 60 hits, 31 blocked shots and a minus-29 rating over 73 appearances in what has been a mixed campaign for the veteran winger.

Sasson scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in Wednesday's 8-6 win over the Avalanche.

Sasson opened the scoring just 29 seconds into the game, setting the tone for what ended up being one of the most surprising contests of the season. He also set up a Teddy Blueger tally in the second period. Sasson had been scratched for the previous two contests, slipping into a part-time role due to his seven-game slump. He's now at 12 goals, 17 points, 58 shots on net, 35 blocked shots, 27 hits, 22 PIM and a minus-12 rating over 61 appearances this season.