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Provorov logged a power-play assist and three blocked shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

The latter half of January wasn't kind to Provorov's offense. His helper Saturday ended an eight-game point drought, during which he had 21 shots on net and a plus-5 rating. The 29-year-old defenseman is at 19 points (three on the power play), 110 shots on net, 92 blocked shots and a plus-12 rating through 54 appearances. He plays a shutdown role, but he could still challenge for the 30-point mark if his offense comes back around.

Wood registered an assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

Wood earned his first point in three games since he returned from a leg injury that kept him out for nearly all of January. The 30-year-old winger is now at 13 points, 52 shots on net, 42 hits and a minus-6 rating across 35 appearances. Wood has been a bottom-six regular when healthy and looks set to get back to the 20-point mark after being limited to eight points in 37 regular-season outings with the Avalanche last year.

Lundestrom scored a goal in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

Lundestrom has earned two points and three shots on net over five games since he returned from an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old has played well enough to see steady fourth-line usage throughout much of the campaign. His value is as a defensive forward -- fantasy managers can look elsewhere, as Lundestrom has seven points, 33 shots on net, 19 hits, 18 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating through 40 appearances.

Severson scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

Severson snapped a 14-game goal drought with his tally at 16:01 of the second period, which stood as the game-winner. The 31-year-old defenseman had five assists during that span. For the season, he's up to four goals (two game-winners), 21 points, 69 shots on net, 63 blocked shots, 28 PIM and a plus-6 rating over 53 appearances. He's on pace to reach the 30-point mark for the first time in his three years with the Blue Jackets.

Mateychuk scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

This was Mateychuk's first point in three games since he returned from missing six contests due to an upper-body injury. The 21-year-old defenseman had gone six outings without a point since he was on a skid prior to his absence. There are ups and downs to be expected with young players, but Mateychuk has shown plenty of promise with nine goals, 22 points, 56 shots on net, 64 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating over 47 appearances.

Marchment scored an empty-net goal, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

Marchment has five points over his last five games, though four of them came in a Jan. 24 win over the Lightning. He can still work on his consistency, but the 30-year-old winger is seeing top-six minutes, which makes him intriguing in fantasy. He's been a point-per-game player (nine goals, three assists) over his 12 outings with the Blue Jackets since he was traded from the Kraken. For the season, he's at 13 goals, 12 assists, 70 shots on net, 47 hits, 42 PIM and a plus-3 rating across 41 appearances.

Johnson scored a power-play goal on four shots and added an assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

Johnson set up Denton Mateychuk in the first period before scoring a goal of his own in the second. There was a little life in Johnson's offense in January -- he earned seven points with 25 shots on net and a plus-3 rating over 15 outings for the month. He's up to six goals, 18 points, 82 shots on net, 28 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating through 53 contests overall, mainly in a middle-six role.

Greaves stopped 28 of 31 shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

Greaves had been in the backup role for the previous two games, but he was able to pick up his third straight win in this contest. He's undefeated in his last six outings, going 5-0-0 with 14 goals allowed on 161 shots (.913 save percentage) in that span. For the season, the 24-year-old netminder improved to 17-12-6 with a 2.69 GAA and a .908 save percentage in 36 contests. Both Greaves and Elvis Merzlikins have played well lately, but there's been no discernible pattern in their usage under new head coach Rick Bowness. Both goalies should get one more start before the Olympic break, as the Blue Jackets visit the Devils on Tuesday and then host the Blackhawks on Wednesday.

Reichel scored two goals in AHL Abbotsford's 3-2 loss to Bakersfield on Saturday.

Reichel has earned 10 points over 19 outings with the Canucks' AHL affiliate. The 23-year-old was waived to the AHL after recording just one assist in 14 games with Vancouver following a trade from the Blackhawks. It doesn't seem likely Reichel will work his way into a regular NHL job for the Canucks.

Gaudette scored a goal in a 3-2 loss to the Flames on Saturday.

He now has a goal in each of his last three games. Gaudette has 13 goals, seven assists and 65 shots in 43 games this season. He can finish, so playing with talented offensive players like Michael Misa and William Eklund should result in a few more goals.