NHL Player News
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Cole Koepke LW | WPG
Jets' Cole Koepke: Buries goal in win
Koepke scored a goal on two shots and added six hits in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Avalanche.
Koepke has scored twice over his last five games. The 27-year-old winger has done a decent job this season, bringing physicality and a bit of depth scoring to a bottom-six job in his first year with the Jets. He's at seven goals, 15 points, 70 shots on net and 164 hits across 57 appearances on the year.
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Kaapo Kakko RW | SEA
Kraken's Kaapo Kakko: Dishes two helpers
Kakko logged two assists and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Sabres.
The second line of Bobby McMann, Chandler Stephenson and Kakko combined for both of the Kraken's goals. This was Kakko's fourth multi-point effort in the last seven games, a span in which he has three goals and seven assists. The 25-year-old winger is up to 12 goals, 34 points, 73 shots on net, 27 hits and a plus-15 rating over 55 appearances this season. He battled injuries early in the campaign, but his offense has really come on with 26 points over 34 outings since the start of January.
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Peyton Krebs C | BUF
Sabres' Peyton Krebs: Nets equalizer Saturday
Krebs scored a goal on three shots and added three hits in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over the Kraken.
Krebs ended a month-long goal drought that saw him limited to six assists over 14 contests. The 25-year-old has proven a versatile option for the Sabres, frequently shuffling around the lineup to create new combinations to keep the offense fresh. Krebs has matched his career high in goals (10) and has a personal-best 35 points with 81 shots on net, 173 hits, 76 PIM and a plus-8 rating over 74 appearances this season.
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Spencer Stastney D | EDM
Oilers' Spencer Stastney: Losing playing time
Stastney was scratched for the fourth game in a row in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Ducks.
Stastney has been scratched seven times in March. It appears Ty Emberson has picked up the slack on the blue line for now, though he's far from secure to stay in the lineup. Stastney has gone 13 contests without a point, leaving him stuck at 10 points, 56 shots on net, 63 blocked shots and a minus-11 rating over 66 appearances between Edmonton and Nashville this season. Stastney has just one point, a goal, in 36 games for the Oilers, despite his average ice time of 16:02 being 1:10 more per game than he saw with the Predators prior to a December trade.
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Jack Roslovic C | EDM
Oilers' Jack Roslovic: Secures 20-goal campaign
Roslovic scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Ducks.
Roslovic has scored three times over the last three games to get to 20 tallies on the year. This is the third time in his career he's hit that goal threshold. The 29-year-old is seeing middle-six minutes at even strength, though his 11:20 of ice time Saturday was his lowest total in a game since Jan. 26, which coincidentally also came against the Ducks. He's at 32 points, 126 shots on net, 34 hits and a minus-7 rating over 61 appearances in his first year with the Oilers.
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Ben Hutton D | LV
Golden Knights' Ben Hutton: Makes rare appearance
Hutton went minus-1 in 12:29 of ice time in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Capitals.
Hutton played for just the third time since the Olympic break. The defenseman's playing time has dropped significantly since the Golden Knights have been at full health for the better part of a month. He's earned 15 points, 69 shots on net, 51 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 53 appearances this season, his most productive campaign since he had 16 points in 65 outings for the Kings in 2019-20.
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Nic Dowd C | LV
Golden Knights' Nic Dowd: Scores shortie against former team
Dowd scored a shorthanded goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Capitals.
Dowd's first goal as a Golden Knight came against his former team. It's fitting that it was a shorthanded tally since Vegas acquired him to bolster its defensive play at forward. Dowd is up to five goals, 18 points, 59 shots on net, 128 hits, 47 blocked shots, 67 PIM and a minus-5 rating over 67 appearances between Vegas and Washington this season. He should continue to see steady fourth-line usage.
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Mitchell Marner RW | LV
Golden Knights' Mitch Marner: Hits 20-goal mark
Marner scored a power-play goal and added two PIM in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Capitals.
Marner snapped a seven-game goal drought with his third-period tally. He had three assists in that span. The 28-year-old reached the 20-goal mark Saturday, a threshold he's reached in six straight campaigns and in eight of his 10 NHL regular seasons. He's at 71 points (22 on the power play), 144 shots on net, 44 blocked shots and a plus-14 rating over 73 appearances in his first year with the Golden Knights.
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Rasmus Andersson D | LV
Golden Knights' Rasmus Andersson: Earns two points in shootout loss
Andersson scored a shorthanded goal on two shots, dished an assist, added two PIM, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Capitals.
Andersson earned his second multi-point effort as a Golden Knight with this performance. The defenseman has maintained a decent share of playing time, but he's been listed on the third pairing in recent weeks. He's up to 40 points on the season (14 goals, 26 helpers), a mark he missed in each of the previous two campaigns. He's added 158 shots on net, 136 blocked shots, 33 hits, 69 PIM and a minus-2 rating over 73 appearances.
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Jack Eichel C | LV
Golden Knights' Jack Eichel: Three-point game Saturday
Eichel scored a goal on two shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Capitals.
Eichel has four points over his last two games, though he went six contests without a point prior to that. The 29-year-old showed his versatility Saturday -- his goal came at even strength while one assist was shorthanded and the other came on the power play. Eichel is up to 25 goals, 78 points, 234 shots on net, 40 blocked shots, 34 hits and a plus-12 rating over 66 appearances this season. He should be able to top the 80-point mark for the third time in his career and the second year in a row, but he's unlikely to match his 94-point regular season from a year ago.