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Guentzel scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.

Guentzel reached the 30-goal mark on the year when he opened the scoring at 17:37 of the first period. The 31-year-old winger has reached that scoring level in each of the last five seasons and six times overall in his career. He's picked up four goals and four assists over nine outings in March, putting him at 71 points, 178 shots on net, 51 PIM and a plus-11 rating through 67 appearances on the year.

Raddysh scored a goal on seven shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.

Raddysh ended a four-game point drought, and the goal was his first since Feb. 3 versus the Sabres. The 30-year-old defenseman continues to be one of the biggest bright spots on the blue line in the NHL this season. He's up to 18 goals, 60 points, 167 shots on net, 61 hits, 58 blocked shots and a plus-23 rating through 60 appearances. Raddysh has earned 23 of his points with the man advantage, which has played a large role in his career year.

Hagel scored a goal on four shots, added an assist and went plus-4 in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.

Hagel has picked up six points over his last two games, working well on a line with Nikita Kucherov and Anthony Cirelli. The 27-year-old Hagel continues to offer scoring upside with four multi-point efforts over his last seven outings. For the season, the all-situations winger is up to 32 goals, 65 points, 181 shots on net, 54 PIM, 41 hits, 35 blocked shots and a plus-32 rating across 62 contests.

Cirelli scored a goal on two shots, added two assists and went plus-3 in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.

Cirelli has back-to-back three-point outings to his name. He's gotten on the scoresheet in six of the Lightning's last seven games, earning two goals and nine assists in that span. The 28-year-old center is loving life between Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel on the top line lately, which bodes well for the trio's production. Cirelli is at 17 goals, 29 assists, 102 shots on net, 43 hits, 38 blocked shots, 37 PIM and a plus-30 rating through 59 contests this season.

Kucherov scored a goal on three shots, added two assists and went plus-4 in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.

Kucherov did all his damage at even strength in this contest. He's earned eight points over the first two games of the Lightning's road trip in the Pacific Northwest. The 32-year-old superstar is up to 38 goals, 114 points (33 on the power play), 191 shots on net, 33 hits, 43 PIM and a plus-41 rating across 63 appearances.

Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 21 shots in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.

The Lightning scored the first four goals, so Vasilevskiy didn't have to do much work to get this win. He's won four of his last six outings, but this was his first instance of consecutive victories since his nine-game winning streak ended Feb. 28 versus the Sabres. Vasilevskiy is up to 32-12-3 with a 2.29 GAA and a .913 save percentage over 47 starts this season. The Lightning have a back-to-back this weekend -- Vasilevskiy will likely face the Oilers on Saturday before Jonas Johansson gets the Flames on Sunday.

Tuch notched an assist and two blocked shots in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Sharks.

Tuch has missed two games recently, one for a lower-body injury and the other for an illness. The 29-year-old was back in action after the illness and is set to handle a top-six role as long as he can stay healthy. For the season, Tuch is up to 58 points (28 goals, 30 helpers), 160 shots on net, 76 blocked shots, 71 hits, 49 PIM and a plus-18 rating through 66 appearances.

Stanley earned two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Sharks.

These were Stanley's first two points in a Buffalo sweater. The 27-year-old defenseman has settled onto the Sabres' third pairing, a downgrade in role compared to the heavy minutes he was logging with the Jets prior to his deadline trade. Stanley is now at 23 points, 78 shots on net, 100 hits, 74 blocked shots, 99 PIM and a minus-1 rating over 64 appearances this season, which has been the best of his career.

Ostlund scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Sharks.

Ostlund had gone 14 games without a goal, picking up six assists and 12 shots on net in that span. The 22-year-old has floated around the lineup at times but mostly fills a middle-six role with a spot on the second power-play unit. Ostlund is up to 11 goals, 26 points, 57 shots on net, 29 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating through 57 appearances. His tally Thursday was his first career game-winner.

Thompson scored a goal and added three hits in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Sharks.

Thompson had gone five games without a goal and four without a point after his four-assist effort versus the Lightning on March 8. The 28-year-old got back on track with a tally early in the third period to stretch the Sabres' lead to 4-0. Thompson has 35 goals, 71 points, 236 shots on net, 72 hits, 42 blocked shots, 29 PIM and a minus-5 rating through 69 outings. He's on pace to top the 40-goal mark for the third time in four years.