NHL Player News

Hughes notched two assists in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over the Stars.

The star blueliner drove play once again, setting up Bobby Brink for Minnesota's first goal midway through the second period before initiating the sequence that resulted in Vladimir Tarasenko's OT winner. Hughes snapped a rare three-game point drought with the performance, and in 39 games since being traded from the Canucks he's delivered four goals and 46 points.

Brink scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over the Stars.

The former Flyer got the Wild on the board midway through the second period before feeding Vladimir Tarasenko for the OT winner. It was Brink's first multi-point performance since the trade that sent him west. In five games for Minnesota, he has two goals and three points.

Gustavsson stopped 28 shots in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over Dallas.

The only puck that got past him came on a Stars power play late in the first period, and it had to deflect off two Wild players along the way. Gustavsson has allowed more than three goals only once in eight starts since the Olympic break, going 6-2-0 with a dazzling 1.76 GAA and .936 save percentage.

Oettinger made 26 saves in Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to Minnesota.

The Stars struck first with a Jason Robertson power-play tally late in the first period, but Oettinger got no more offensive support in a tough loss. The 27-year-old netminder still hasn't taken a regulation loss since Jan. 18, going 12-0-2 over his last 14 starts with a 2.30 GAA and .905 save percentage.

Mailloux notched two assists in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Canucks.

Mailloux helped out on Pavel Buchnevich's second-period tally, the eventual game-winner, and he also had a hand in Jordan Kyrou's power-play empty-netter. That second assist was the first career power-play point for Mailloux, who is growing into a more significant role late in the season. He has eight points over 54 contests this season, but five of them have come over his last 10 games. Mailloux has added 59 shots on net, 71 hits, 41 blocked shots, 37 PIM and a minus-19 rating on the year.

Suter scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Canucks.

Suter has two goals and an assist over his last four contests. The 29-year-old forward has been in the bottom six lately, but he's finding ways to remain productive despite the less-than-ideal assignment. He's up to 11 goals, 23 points, 83 shots on net, 33 hits, 21 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating through 52 appearances.

Tolvanen notched a power-play assist and two hits in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.

Tolvanen missed the previous two games due to an upper-body injury. He returned to a third-line role and set up Kaapo Kakko's second-period tally. Through 66 outings, Tolvanen has 12 goals, 23 helpers, 120 shots on net, 166 hits, 70 blocked shots and a minus-14 rating while primarily working in the Kraken's middle six.

Dunn scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.

Dunn had been limited to three assists over his last seven games. The 29-year-old defenseman got the Kraken on the board late in the first period, but they couldn't build much on his tally. Dunn is up to 11 goals, matching his total from each of the last two years. He has added 30 assists, 146 shots on net, 69 blocked shots, 38 PIM and a minus-24 rating over 68 appearances in a top-pairing role.

Heinen scored a goal in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Kraken.

Heinen opened the scoring just 2:48 into the game. He's scored twice and added an assist over his last three games to help solidify his spot on the fourth line over Dmitri Voronkov and Miles Wood. Heinen is up to five goals, three assists, 35 shots on net, 47 hits, 22 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 34 appearances.

Severson scored a goal on two shots and went plus-3 in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Kraken.

Severson has scored in consecutive contests. He put the Blue Jackets up 2-0 at 8:58 of the first period. The 31-year-old defenseman is thriving in a top-pairing role and could be a good depth option in fantasy to close out the campaign. Severson is up to seven goals, 29 points, 88 shots on net, 85 blocked shots, 39 hits, 45 PIM and a plus-16 rating over 68 games.