NHL Player News
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Morgan Frost C | CGY
Flames' Morgan Frost: Tallies with man advantage
Frost scored a power-play goal on four shots and added two hits in Friday's 4-1 win over the Panthers.
Frost has scored twice over the last three games. The 26-year-old center has seven points over 11 outings in March, with three of those points coming on the power play. Overall, he's up to 16 goals, 34 points (14 on the power play), 117 shots on net, 44 hits, 33 blocked shots and a minus-18 rating over 69 appearances. Consistency is still a work in progress for Frost, but he's worth a look as a fantasy streaming option when he's in a groove on offense.
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Matthew Coronato RW | CGY
Flames' Matthew Coronato: Buries power-play goal
Coronato scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two PIM in Friday's 4-1 win over the Panthers.
Coronato has awakened on offense with three points over his last three games. Prior to that, he went nine contests without a point, adding 22 shots on net and a minus-7 rating. The 23-year-old winger is up to 16 goals, 33 points (11 on the power play), 171 shots on net and a minus-28 rating across 68 appearances. Coronato has the talent to put up better numbers, but he would benefit from a stronger supporting cast that may take some time to develop in Calgary.
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Dustin Wolf G | CGY
Flames' Dustin Wolf: Steady in Friday's win
Wolf allowed a goal on 25 shots in Friday's 4-1 win over the Panthers.
Wolf has won three of his seven outings in March, allowing 21 goals on 173 shots in those contests. The 24-year-old netminder is up to 20-25-3 with a 2.98 GAA and an .897 save percentage over 50 appearances this season. Wolf won't match his 29-win total from last year, and he's regressed across the board while backstopping a weak team. The Flames' next game is a tough matchup Sunday versus the Lightning.
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Wyatt Kaiser D | CHI
Blackhawks' Wyatt Kaiser: Nets lone goal in loss
Kaiser scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Avalanche.
Kaiser led the Blackhawks with 21:38 of ice time in this contest. He has two points over his last three games and continues to grow into a more significant top-four role late in the campaign. The 23-year-old blueliner has picked up six goals, 14 points, 65 shots on net, 55 blocked shots, 39 hits, 30 PIM and a minus-10 rating over 64 appearances this season, showing modest growth on offense after his eight-point effort in 57 outings a year ago.
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Arvid Soderblom G | CHI
Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Under siege in loss
Soderblom allowed four goals on 49 shots in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Avalanche.
Soderblom was under pressure all game as the Avalanche outshot the Blackhawks 49-20. The 26-year-old did his best to keep the game close, but that was an uphill battle from the start. It's a third straight loss for Soderblom, who has given up 12 goals on 100 shots in that span. He's now at a 6-11-3 record with a 3.72 GAA and an .879 save percentage over 21 outings this season. Spencer Knight is likely to get the nod Sunday at home versus the Predators.
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Nathan MacKinnon C | COL
Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Distributes trio of assists
MacKinnon notched three assists, fired four shots on net and added three hits in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
MacKinnon's second helper came on the power play. He has two goals and eight assists during his current five-game point streak. The 30-year-old superstar is up to 114 points -- his third-best campaign to date -- while adding 300 shots on net, 51 hits, 35 PIM and a plus-57 rating over 67 appearances. He's earned just 27 points on the power play, which is relatively modest compared to his overall body of work.
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Nazem Kadri C | COL
Avalanche's Nazem Kadri: Strikes on power play in win
Kadri scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two hits in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Kadri has two goals and two assists across seven games since he rejoined the Avalanche at the trade deadline. His last two points have come with the man advantage over the last two contests. For the season, the veteran forward is up to 14 goals, 45 points (15 on the power play), 194 shots on net, 47 hits, 24 PIM and a minus-25 rating through 68 appearances between the Avalanche and the Flames.
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Brock Nelson C | COL
Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Tallies on power play
Nelson scored a power-play goal on five shots and added two PIM in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Nelson had gone 11 games without a goal, picking up five assists in that span. The 34-year-old broke the drought with a first-period tally that held up as the game-winner. For the season, Nelson is up to 31 goals (eight game-winners), 56 points, 14 power-play points, 164 shots on net, 50 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating over 68 appearances. He continues to play on the second line and first power-play unit.
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Valeri Nichushkin RW | COL
Avalanche's Valeri Nichushkin: Goal, assist in Friday's win
Nichushkin scored a goal and added an assist in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Nichushkin had gone four games without a point prior to Friday. The 31-year-old winger is up to 15 goals, 40 points, 133 shots on net, 48 hits and a plus-4 rating over 59 appearances. He's currently on the top line and will likely stay there as long as both of Artturi Lehkonen (upper body) and Gabriel Landeskog (lower body) are sidelined.
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Martin Necas C | COL
Avalanche's Martin Necas: Sets career high in points
Necas scored a goal on five shots and added two power-play assists in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Necas has four goals and four helpers over his last six outings. His effort Friday was enough to give him a career high in points with 84 (32 goals, 52 assists) across 65 appearances. He has added 169 shots on net, 74 hits, 30 PIM and a plus-44 rating. Necas has been an excellent fit on the Avalanche's top line over the last season and a half, and that gives him top-tier fantasy value.