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  • Shane Wright C | SEA

    Kraken's Shane Wright: Lights lamp in win

    Wright scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Canucks.

    Wright snapped a six-game point drought with the tally. The 21-year-old had six points over 15 games in March, but he logged multiple points in two of those contests, so he still needs to improve on consistency. For the season, the center is up to 18 goals, 41 points, 81 shots on net, 57 blocked shots, 53 hits and a plus-3 rating across 73 appearances.

  • Kraken's Chandler Stephenson: Deposits goal in win

    Stephenson scored a goal and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Canucks.

    Stephenson earned his first point in three games since he returned from an upper-body injury. The 30-year-old center's goal was his first since March 8 versus the Flyers. For the season, he's at 12 goals, 49 points, 68 shots on net, 46 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating across 72 appearances. Stephenson should be able to reach the 50-point mark for the third straight year, but his usefulness in fantasy is limited since he is only strongly effective in assists and power-play points.

  • Frank Nazar C | CHI

    Blackhawks' Frank Nazar: Sets up shortie

    Nazar logged a shorthanded assist in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Avalanche.

    Nazar didn't earn an assist in all of March, instead scoring just three goals over the previous 15 games. The 21-year-old got back to helping out when he set up Ilya Mikheyev's opening goal Wednesday. This was the first shorthanded point of Nazar's young career. He's been just fine as a rookie in 2024-25, earning 18 points, 74 shots on net, 27 blocked shots, 24 hits and a minus-13 rating across 46 appearances. He still has some developing to do before he can be trusted regularly in redraft formats.

  • Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Adds assist Wednesday

    Bedard logged an assist, two shots on goal and three hits in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Avalanche.

    Bedard set up Connor Murphy's tally in the second period. This was Bedard's third straight game with a helper, and he has three goals and four assists over his last eight outings after a rather pedestrian early half of March. The 19-year-old center is up to 20 goals, 39 helpers, 177 shots on net, 43 hits, 35 blocked shots, 62 PIM and a minus-38 rating across 75 appearances this season. He's been productive but hasn't taken a step forward compared to his rookie year, though his recent play is encouraging.

  • Brock Nelson C | COL

    Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Credited with helper

    Nelson supplied an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Blackhawks.

    Nelson bounced back from two scoreless outings when he was credited with the primary assist on Martin Necas' game-tying goal late in the third period. This gives Nelson nine points over 13 games with the Avalanche and a total of 52 points, 179 shots on net, 39 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating across 74 outings this season when accounting for his time with the Islanders. He's a reliable scorer in a top-six role who can help fantasy managers with points and shots.

  • Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Delivers assist in shootout win

    MacKinnon notched an assist, six shots on goal and two PIM in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Blackhawks.

    Mackinnon has two goals and four assists during his six-game point streak. He helped out on Cale Makar's third-period goal, and MacKinnon also had one of two shootout tallies for the Avalanche to complete the comeback win. The 29-year-old center is up to 111 points (30 goals, 81 assists), 305 shots on net, 58 blocked shots, 41 PIM and a plus-28 rating through 76 outings overall. He's regained a share of the league lead in points alongside Nikita Kucherov, though the Lightning winger has reached that mark in six fewer appearances.

  • Martin Necas C | COL

    Avalanche's Martin Necas: Pulls off late heroics

    Necas scored a goal on four shots in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Blackhawks.

    Necas looked a little worse for wear after a collision in the crease in the third period, but he was able to return after a brief stint in the locker room. The 26-year-old then came up clutch, tying the game at 2-2 with less than 11 seconds remaining in regulation. He had been held off the scoresheet in the Avalanche's last two games, both losses. Necas is up to 27 goals, 81 points, 193 shots on net, 61 hits and a plus-8 rating across 76 appearances between the Avalanche and the Hurricanes this season.

  • Sam Bennett C | FLA

    Panthers' Sam Bennett: First season with 50 points

    Bennett provided an assist and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.

    Bennett has earned 13 points with 45 shots on net and 22 hits over 15 contests since the start of March. The 28-year-old forward helped out on a Gustav Forsling tally early in the second period to open the scoring. With the helper, Bennett achieved the 50-point mark for the first time in his 10-year career, doing so with 25 goals and 25 assists in a contract season. He's added 233 shots on net, 143 hits, 86 PIM and a minus-12 rating over 73 appearances. He still has time to challenge his career-best 28 goals from the 2021-22 campaign.

  • Sam Reinhart C | FLA

    Panthers' Sam Reinhart: One of each in loss

    Reinhart scored a power-play goal on three shots, added an assist and logged two hits in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.

    Reinhart stepped up on offense while Aleksander Barkov (upper body) missed this contest. The 29-year-old Reinhart has five goals and three assists over his last eight contests and continues to find success in all situations -- four of his points in that span have been on the power play. He's now at 37 goals, 78 points (29 on the power play), 204 shots, 94 hits, 60 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating across 75 appearances.

  • Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews: Supplies helper Wednesday

    Matthews logged an assist, four shots on goal, three blocked shots and two hits in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Panthers.

    Matthews reached the 40-assist mark for the third time in his career when he set up Mitch Marner's go-ahead goal in the third period. With six goals and seven helpers over his last 10 outings, Matthews is playing well in crunch time for the regular season. His goal-scoring has been down this year with 29 tallies to go with his 40 helpers through 60 appearances. He's also maintained a solid two-way presence, adding 79 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating while centering Toronto's top line.

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