NHL Player News
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Dylan Larkin C | DET
Red Wings' Dylan Larkin: Garners helper in loss
Larkin managed an assist and three shots on goal in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Stars.
Larkin has lit up the scoresheet with eight goals and eight assists over his last 12 contests. He's done a lot of damage on the power play, earning eight points with the man advantage in that span. The 28-year-old center is up to a total of 42 points (20 goals, 22 helpers), 129 shots on net, 21 hits, 28 PIM and a minus-6 rating through 46 appearances in a top-line role.
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Marco Kasper C | DET
Red Wings' Marco Kasper: Scores lone goal in loss
Kasper scored a goal on three shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Stars.
Kasper got a low tip through traffic on a Simon Edvinsson shot to put the Red Wings on the board at 12:01 of the third period. The 20-year-old Kasper has three goals and four assists over his last six contests as he continues to thrive on the top line at even strength. The rookie is up to six goals, 14 points, 62 shots on net, 71 hits and a minus-9 rating through 41 appearances this season.
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Justin Hryckowian C | DAL
Stars' Justin Hryckowian: Earns first career assist
Hryckowian notched an assist and added two hits in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
The 23-year-old forward set up Matej Blumel's tally in the first period. This was Hryckowian's first NHL point over five appearances, and he's added just three shots on net and eight hits. He'll likely remain in a fourth-line role while the Stars are down a couple of forwards, but he could head back to AHL Texas once Roope Hintz (upper body) and Mason Marchment (face) are able to play again.
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Colin Blackwell C | DAL
Stars' Colin Blackwell: Pockets helper in win
Blackwell provided an assist and four shots on goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
Blackwell helped out on a Marej Blumel goal that opened the scoring 5:26 into the game. This was Blackwell's second helper over the last five contests. He remains in a fourth-line role, so his scoring contributions are likely to be limited. He's up to 10 points, 45 shots on net, 54 hits and a plus-2 rating through 41 appearances this season.
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Matt Duchene C | DAL
Stars' Matt Duchene: Contributes pair of assists
Duchene logged two assists and three shots on goal in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
One of the helper came on the power play. Duchene has logged multiple points in back-to-back contests and three of his last four games. The 34-year-old center is getting back on track following a recent three-game dry spell. For the season, he's at an excellent 18 goals, 27 helpers, 15 power-play points, 84 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over 46 outings in a top-six role.
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Mavrik Bourque C | DAL
Stars' Mavrik Bourque: Deposits goal in Sunday's win
Bourque scored a goal and added two hits in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
Bourque has three goals and two assists over his last eight contests. He stretched the Stars' lead to 3-0 in this game. The 23-year-old rookie's up to 12 points, 43 shots on net, 20 hits and a minus-1 rating over 41 appearances this season. Bourque still has a decent amount of upside, but his level of production even recently makes him a fringe option in standard fantasy formats.
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Wyatt Johnston C | DAL
Stars' Wyatt Johnston: Tallies in win
Johnston scored a goal and added two hits in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
Johnston is up to a four-game point streak (one goal, five assists). The 21-year-old provided an insurance goal in the third period just a couple of minutes after Marco Kasper got the Red Wings on the board. For the season, Johnston has 11 goals, 36 points, 121 shots on net and a plus-5 rating through 46 appearances while functioning in a top-six role a majority of the time.
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Mika Zibanejad C | NYR
Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Pots power-play goal Sunday
Zibanejad scored a power-play goal in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Canadiens.
Zibanejad collected the puck near the point and waited out the Canadiens' penalty killers before picking his spot. Jakub Dobes was screened and never saw the shot. This ended a three-game slump for Zibanejad, who had a six-game point streak prior to going cold again. The 31-year-old center has had a difficult season, picking up a modest nine goals and 19 assists, including 11 power-play points, over 46 appearances. His minus-25 rating is also the second-worst in the league, better than only Chicago's Philipp Kurashev (minus-28).
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Jake Evans C | MON
Canadiens' Jake Evans: Slides helper in overtime win
Evans produced an assist in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Rangers.
Evans had the secondary helper on Patrik Laine's game-winner in overtime. The 28-year-old Evans was superb in December with 12 points over 14 contests, but his offense has corrected course in brutal fashion -- his helper Sunday was his first point in nine games in January. That's how it goes for fourth-liners, even those as critical to their team's performance as Evans. He's at 24 points, 45 shots on net, 63 hits and a plus-8 rating over 46 appearances. The chances are slim for him to ever have another month as strong as December, but he still carries fantasy value in deep formats.
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Alex Newhook C | MON
Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Offers helper Sunday
Newhook logged an assist and four shots on goal in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Rangers.
Newhook has three points over his last four contests (one goal, two assists). The 23-year-old forward helped out on a Christian Dvorak tally in the second period. Newhook remains in a second-line role as he has for most of the season, though he has not been particularly productive. He's picked up 12 points, 62 shots on net, 43 hits and a minus-11 rating over 46 appearances, well off the pace that's seen him record at least 30 points in each of his first three NHL campaigns.