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Peterka scored a goal in Monday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.

Peterka found the back of the net late in the second period, and his 20th goal of the campaign gave the Mammoth a commanding 5-1 lead. Peterka also extended his point streak to three games, and he has notched five of those goals over his last 10 outings. Peterka has racked up eight points (five goals, three helpers), a plus-4 rating and 15 shots on goal during that prolific 10-game stretch.

Sergachev scored a power-play goal in Monday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.

Sergachev gave Utah a 3-1 lead midway through the second period with a slap shot, and that was his fourth goal since the beginning of January. The 27-year-old blueliner has been one of the most productive defensemen for Utah of late, tallying 12 points (four goals, eight assists), 26 shots on goal and 23 blocked shots in 16 appearances since the beginning of January.

Faber scored a goal, recorded two shots on net and blocked three shots in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over Montreal.

Faber stayed hot in Monday's win by scoring the game-tying goal in the third period to send the contest to overtime. The 23-year-old defenseman has excelled since Jan. 3 with five goals, 15 points, 31 shots on net and 27 blocked shots across 15 games. In that span, his point total places him just outside the league's top-10 defensemen. Overall, he's up to 13 goals, 36 points, 121 shots on net and 119 blocked shots across 57 games this season. He hasn't shown any signs of slowing down soon while skating in a top-line pairing next to Quinn Hughes, which makes Faber a high-level fantasy defenseman for the foreseeable future.

Blueger recorded a goal, an assist, two shots on goal and four hits in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Mammoth.

Blueger was the only Vancouver player who got involved in the team's two goals in another blowout loss. Blueger isn't known for his scoring prowess, but he's been putting up excellent numbers of late. Since returning from a 43-game absence that spanned between Oct. 21 and Jan. 19 due to a lower-body injury, Blueger has notched five points (four goals, one assist) in seven appearances despite holding a bottom-six role. With the way the Canucks have been struggling defensively, don't be surprised if Blueger gets the chance to move up in the lineup.

Luukkonen (lower body) will not be joining Finland for the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Sabres announced Tuesday.

Luukkonen has missed the Sabres' last three games due to his lower-body injury and now figures to be sidelined for the next two games in the lead-up to the Olympic break. If the injury lingers beyond the break, Alex Lyon figures to see the bulk of the workload, while Joonas Korpisalo was added to the Finnish roster.

Sabourin was called up from AHL Syracuse on Tuesday.

Sabourin hasn't played in an NHL game since Dec. 28 versus the Habs. In his nine appearances for the Bolts this year, the veteran winger has one goal on five shots and two assists while dishing out 15 hits. With Anthony Cirelli (undisclosed) dealing with an injury, there is a chance that Sabourin gets into the lineup versus the Sabres on Tuesday.

Lankinen stopped 14 of 20 shots in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Mammoth.

Lankinen's woes continue as the Canucks' No. 1 goaltender, and he has posted a save percentage of .880 or lower in each of his past four starts, losing each outing. The Canucks have struggled badly on both ends of the ice this season, and right now, it's hard to trust Lankinen as a viable fantasy starter even in the deeper formats. He's gone 1-8-1 with a 4.03 GAA and a poor .861 save percentage over his last 12 appearances since the beginning of January.

Larkin recorded two assists in Monday's 2-0 win over the Avalanche.

Larkin didn't find the back of the net in this win Monday, but he found a way to get involved in both goals. This was Larkin's fourth game with multiple assists, and he's up to 50 points (25 goals, 25 helpers) in 57 contests so far in 2025-26. He's one of 19 players in the league with at least 25 goals and 25 helpers thus far.

Blackwood stopped 23 of 24 shots in Monday's 2-0 loss to the Red Wings. The other goal was an empty-netter late in the third period.

It'd be completely unfair to put much of the blame for the loss on Blackwood's shoulders after he kept the Avs in the game throughout the contest. He was beaten on a tip-in in the early stages of the first period, and the second goal came when he was already on the bench. Blackwood has gone 2-2-0 over his last four outings, but he's allowed just one or fewer goals three times over that stretch, so the 29-year-old netminder continues to play at a high level even if the Avalanche are going through one of their most complicated stretches of the campaign.

Kaprizov tallied two goals, including the game-winning goal, and fired four shots on net in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canadiens.

Kaprizov played the hero in Monday's contest, as he put the Wild up 2-0 in the first period before finding twine for the game-winning goal in the back half of overtime. The pair of tallies brought him up to 32 goals on the season to go along with 69 points, 200 shots on net and 34 hits across 57 games. Since Jan. 17, the 28-year-old superstar has been electric with seven goals and 17 points over nine games. All seven of the goals have been in his last six contests, where he also has 26 shots on net and is shooting at 26.9 percent in that span. He ranks seventh in the NHL in points and is showing no signs of slowing down, giving him a solid chance to reach the 100-point mark for the second time in his six-year career.