Chiarot notched an assist, two hits, four blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Predators.
Chiarot has a helper, four hits and six blocks through two contests. His spot on the top pairing will help him pick up some ancillary offense when he gets minutes with the Red Wings' big names, and he even saw time on the second power-play unit Saturday. Chiarot's best season was a 26-point campaign split between Montreal and Florida in 2021-22, though he has reached the 20-point mark in four of the last six seasons while adding ample physical play.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Caps off well-rounded campaign
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Chiarot finished with five goals, 15 assists, 163 hits and 167 blocked shots for the 2023-24 campaign.
Chiarot averaged 19:47 of ice time in his second season with the Red Wings. He's a serviceable blueliner, albeit not the type that will captivate the masses in fantasy hockey. Chiarot's power-play role was left behind in Montreal when the Habs dealt him to the Panthers in March of 2022, and the Wings have since rendered him more of a stay-at-home style of defenseman. Chiarot is halfway through a four-year, $19 million deal with the Wings, which has a modified no-trade clause baked in there as well.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Registers helper in defeat
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Chiarot recorded an assist and two blocked shots in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Penguins.
Chiarot provided the secondary helper on the first of two goals for burgeoning winger Lucas Raymond. As a second-pairing defenseman who rarely works on the power play, Chiarot isn't the type of player that fantasy managers generally covet. However, the veteran is mixing it up a bit, pairing 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) with 130 hits and 135 blocked shots through 63 games.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Scores in overtime
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Chiarot potted a goal in overtime in the 4-3 win over the Kraken on Monday.
Chiarot pinched in from the point, took a cross-ice pass from Dylan Larkin and wristed it top shelf over Seattle goalie Joey Daccord 1:07 into overtime. Chiarot added two PIM, two shots on net and a plus-2 rating in 20:39 of ice time. It was only the fourth goal and 14th point through 50 games on the season for the 32-year old defenseman. He has never hit double-digit goals in his career and has topped the 20-point mark just three times, most recently in 2021-22.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Produces assist in loss
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Chiarot notched an assist, two hits, four blocked shots and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 8-4 loss to the Oilers.
Chiarot snapped a three-game drought with the helper in his second game back after missing five with an upper-body injury. The 32-year-old blueliner has 13 points, 65 shots on net, 94 hits, 101 blocked shots, 34 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 47 appearances. His defense-first role means that fantasy managers don't need to track his production closely despite his top-four usage for the Red Wings.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Set to return Saturday
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Chiarot (upper body) is slated to be available Saturday versus Vancouver, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports Thursday.
Chiarot, who last played Jan. 19, has three goals, 12 points, 34 PIM, 84 hits and 93 blocks in 45 contests this season. With the defenseman set to return, Justin Holl might be a healthy scratch Saturday.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Out through All-Star break
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Chiarot (upper body) will be sidelined through the All-Star break, Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site reports.
Chiarot has already missed three games since suffering an upper-body injury Jan. 19 in Carolina. The 32-year-old blueliner is slated to miss at least Detroit's next two contests. Chiarot has three goals and 12 points in 45 games this season. Justin Holl will likely remain in the lineup Saturday against Vegas on the third pairing.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Unavailable Thursday
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Chiarot (upper body) will miss Thursday's game against Philadelphia, per Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site.
Chiarot has three goals, 12 points, 34 PIM, 84 hits and 93 blocks in 45 contests this season. This will be his third straight game on the shelf. With Chiarot still unavailable, Justin Holl is projected to remain in the lineup Thursday.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Conidered day-to-day
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Chiarot (upper body) is day-to-day and won't be available against the Stars on Tuesday, Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site reports.
Chiarot, who's tallied 12 points through 45 games this campaign, will miss a second straight contest with his upper-body issue. Justin Holl should stick in the lineup for the duration of Chiarot's absence.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Unavailable Sunday
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Chiarot (upper body) won't play Sunday versus the Lightning.
Chiarot will be replaced in the lineup Sunday by Justin Holl. The 32-year-old Chiarot has earned three goals, 12 points, 62 shots on net, 93 blocked shots and 84 hits across 45 contests this campaign.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Supplies assist
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Chiarot notched an assist, four hits and two blocked shots in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
Chiarot has three points over his last seven outings. The 32-year-old blueliner has played in a top-four role since the holiday break, exceeding 20 minutes of ice time in six of the last nine contests. Chiarot is up to 12 points with 60 shots on net, 83 hits, 88 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through 43 appearances this season.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Offers helper in win
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Chiarot notched an assist and blocked two shots in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Ducks.
Chiarot has two points over his last four games after going 11 contests without getting on the scoresheet for the bulk of December. The 32-year-old blueliner maintains a top-four role with his defensive play, not his scoring. He's up to 11 points, 58 shots on net, 72 hits, 80 blocked shots, 30 PIM and an even plus-minus rating over 40 appearances this season.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Finds back of net Sunday
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Chiarot scored his third goal of the season in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Bruins.
The veteran blueliner snapped an 11-game point drought by snapping a shot from the slot past Jeremy Swayman late in the second period. Chiarot also added two shots on net, four PIM, three blocked shots, a hit and a minus-2 rating to his ledger. He has some fantasy value in formats that utilize secondary categories -- through 37 games this season, he's recorded 10 points, 30 PIM, 55 shots on net, 63 hits and 72 blocked shots.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Slides assist in Sweden
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Chiarot contributed an assist in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs as part of the Global Series in Sweden.
Chiarot was the primary distributor on a Lucas Raymond tally to put the Red Wings up 2-0 heading into the third period, but the Maple Leafs dominated the final frame for some extra excitement in Stockholm. Chiarot has crafted four assists over his last five games, which has him on a career-best offensive pace of 28 points. Still, he is off the power play and that's the major drag on his fantasy value.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Notches two helpers
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Chiarot logged a pair of assists in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers.
Chiarot grabbed his first assist on Michael Rasmussen's tally midway through the third period before he grabbed a second helper on Klim Kostin's goal just 20 seconds later. It's the first multi-point game of the season for Chiarot, who came into the day with just two points (one goal, one assist) across his first 12 contests. The 32-year-old blueliner should continue to see regular minutes in a top-four role with Detroit, though he shouldn't be counted on for consistent offensive production -- Chiarot hasn't surpassed the 20-point mark in a season since the 2019-20 campaign with Montreal.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Collects assist
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Chiarot recorded an assist, four shots on goal and a plus-5 rating in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Flames.
Chiarot picked up his second point of the campaign when Joe Veleno deflected his shot in at 9:44 of the first period. The 32-year-old Chiarot isn't known to put up a lot of offense, but he has been a steady defensive presence so far with a plus-6 rating, 11 blocked shots and eight hits through six outings. He should continue to play in a top-four role.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Gets on scoreboard
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Chiarot brushed twine in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Penguins.
Chiarot telegraphed a wrist shot past goaltender Tristan Jarry for his first point of the season. While he had an abbreviated training camp in order to deal with a personal matter, Chiarot didn't take long to settle back into the mix as a second-pairing defenseman. He's not a coveted fantasy option, though he'll almost assuredly get his fair share of hits and blocked shots this campaign.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Back at practice Saturday
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Chiarot (personal) returned to practice Saturday, Max Bultman of The Athletic reports.
Coach Derek Lalonde is hopeful that Chiarot can play as early as Tuesday's preseason contest versus the Blackhawks. Chiarot, who is likely a occupy a second-pairing role this season, had five goals and 19 points in 76 games during the 2022-23 campaign.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Remains out for personal reasons
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Chiarot (personal) isn't expected to return until midway through the preseason, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.
It remains to be seen exactly where Chiarot will fit in the lineup since the Red Wings acquired Jeff Petry, Shayne Gostisbehere and Justin Holl in the offseason. Last year, Chiarot potted five goals to go with 14 helpers through 76 games to complement a career-high 164 blocked shots, but his minus-31 plus-minus rating was the worst on the team.
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Red Wings' Ben Chiarot: Tending to family matter
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Chiarot has no timeline for his return to training camp as he's out for "family reasons," per Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.
Training camp for the Wings commenced Thursday, which included an on-ice practice and an off-ice workout, according to the team's official web site. Once the regular season opens, Chiarot is projected to slot in on the second defensive pair with newcomer and fellow veteran Jeff Petry. Last year, Chiarot stacked five goals and 14 assists against a minus-31 rating over 76 games in his debut campaign with the Wings.
