NHL Player News
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Brock Faber D | MIN
Wild's Brock Faber: Stays hot with goal
Faber scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Canadiens.
That's now three goals and seven helpers over the last nine outings for Faber. The 23-year-old defenseman has been a steady source of offense all season, collecting 31 points (11 goals, 20 assists) over 51 appearances. He's added 111 shots on net, 108 blocked shots and a plus-15 rating while seeing steady top-pairing minutes.
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Jayden Struble D | MON
Canadiens' Jayden Struble: Contributes assist in win
Struble logged an assist and four hits in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Wild.
Struble had been out of the lineup for four of the last five games, and he'd gone five contests without a point. The 24-year-old has three assists over 18 appearances since the start of December. Struble is at seven helpers, 12 shots on net, 69 hits, 36 PIM, 17 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 37 appearances this season. With the Canadiens' blue line at full strength, Struble and Arber Xhekaj are most often competing for one spot in the lineup.
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Kaiden Guhle D | MON
Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle: Nabs first assist since return
Guhle notched an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Wild.
Guhle was sidelined for 39 games due to a groin injury, and his helper Tuesday was his first point in five appearances since he returned. He's at three points, 13 shots on net, 11 PIM, 22 hits, 10 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 10 contests. Guhle will likely be in the lineup a majority of the time, though he was scratched once since he returned to help manage his workload.
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Alexandre Carrier D | MON
Canadiens' Alexandre Carrier: Scores again in win
Carrier scored a goal on five shots in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Wild.
Carrier has four goals over his last five games. The 29-year-old defenseman isn't known for his offense, but he's finding ways to contribute from a bottom-four role on the blue line. He's up to five goals, 16 points, 40 shots on net, 113 blocked shots, 22 hits, 20 PIM and a minus-3 rating across 50 appearances this season. Carrier looks to be a fixture in the lineup thanks to his shutdown skills.
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Scott Morrow D | NYR
Rangers' Scott Morrow: Three helpers in last four games
Morrow notched an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Kings.
Morrow nearly had his first goal as a Ranger, but it was later ruled that Will Cuylle got a touch on the puck before it went in. The 23-year-old Morrow has earned three helpers over his last four outings, doubling his total to six assists on the season. He's added 21 shots on net, 26 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating through 23 appearances. He'll continue to see bottom-four minutes until Adam Fox (lower body) returns from long-term injured reserve.
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Mikey Anderson D | LA
Kings' Mikey Anderson: In deep slump
Anderson has been limited to one assist over his last 21 games after going scoreless in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Rangers.
Anderson's point drought is now at 14 contests. The 26-year-old defenseman still provides steady shutdown minutes in a top-four role, but this quarter of the season has seen his scoring pace plummet. He's at eight points, 40 shots on net, 55 hits, 74 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over 49 appearances.
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Lane Hutson D | MON
Canadiens' Lane Hutson: Three-game, seven-point streak
Hutson scored a goal and added an assist Tuesday in a 4-3 victory over Minnesota.
Hutson is on a three-game, seven-point scoring streak (one goal, six assists), and he sits second overall on the Canadiens with nine goals and 52 points (50 games). Last season, just three defenders finished the season with at least a point-per-game. Cale Makar led that charge, followed by Zach Werenski and Quinn Hughes. This season, only four are roaring along at a point-per-game pace: Werenksi, Makar, Hutson and Darren Raddysh.
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Josh Morrissey D | WPG
Jets' Josh Morrissey: Earns three points in win
Morrissey scored a power-play goal, added two assists and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Blues.
The first of Morrissey's two helpers also came on the power play. The 30-year-old defenseman continues to impress with four goals and eight helpers over 11 outings in January. He reached the 10-goal mark Tuesday and is at 42 points (12 on the power play), 87 shots on net, 85 blocked shots, 20 PIM and a plus-14 rating across 49 appearances this season.
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Drew Doughty D | LA
Kings' Drew Doughty: Exiting lineup Tuesday
Doughty will miss Tuesday's game versus the Rangers due to an illness.
Jacob Moverare will replace Doughty in the lineup and could also pick up power-play time. The 36-year-old Doughty's absence comes at a decent time, as the Kings' next game is Saturday in St. Louis, giving him plenty of time to get healthy again.
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Michael Kesselring D | BUF
Sabres' Michael Kesselring: Not playing Tuesday
Kesselring (ankle) won't play against Nashville on Tuesday.
Kesselring will miss his second straight game after tweaking his ankle injury. However, the issue isn't believed to be serious. He hasn't picked up a point in 17 appearances this season while collecting 23 shots on goal, 23 blocked shots and 16 hits.