Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Slides power-play helper Friday
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O'Reilly logged a power-play assist in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Ducks.
O'Reilly continues to have a strong March -- he has two goals and five assists over seven contests this month. The center helped out on a Jakub Vrana tally in the third period, which earned O'Reilly his first power-play point since Feb. 8 versus the Sabres. For the season, the 34-year-old O'Reilly has 42 points (13 on the power play), 119 shots on net, 58 blocked shots and a minus-19 rating over 62 appearances in a top-six role.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Stays warm with assist
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O'Reilly notched an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blackhawks.
O'Reilly capitalized on a turnover behind the net and fed Steven Stamkos for the second of his three goals in the contest. Over the last six games, O'Reilly has two goals and five helpers, getting on the scoresheet in all five contests in that span where the Predators weren't shut out. The center is up to 41 points, 119 shots on net, 58 blocked shots and a minus-18 rating over 60 appearances. With Stamkos surging and playing left wing on O'Reilly's line, the Predators' top center could be in for a strong finish to the campaign.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Pockets helper in win
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O'Reilly recorded an assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Kraken.
O'Reilly continues to play well of late -- he has six points over his last five outings with multiple shots on net in each of those games. The 34-year-old center helped out on Brady Skjei's tally in the second period. O'Reilly is up to 40 points, 117 shots on net, 57 blocked shots and a minus-17 rating across 59 appearances. He's still got time to push for 50-plus points on the year, and he should have no trouble maintaining a top-six role down the stretch.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Three points in Tuesday's win
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O'Reilly scored two goals and added an assist in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.
The veteran center found the back of the net in the first and third periods, and he set up Steven Stamkos for a tally in the second. O'Reilly snapped a 12-game goal drought in the process, and the performance couldn't have hurt his potential value to a contender with the trade deadline looming. On the season, O'Reilly has produced 16 goals and 39 points in 58 appearances.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Records helper in win
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O'Reilly provided an assist, five shots on goal and three blocked shots in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Jets.
O'Reilly's goal drought is up to 10 games, but he was able to pick up his seventh assist in that span when he helped out on a Filip Forsberg tally. This was O'Reilly's first helper since the NHL resumed play after the 4 Nations Face-Off, and it came amid a lineup shuffle that reunited O'Reilly, Forsberg and Gustav Nyquist on the Predators' top line. For the season, O'Reilly has 35 points, 105 shots on net, 52 blocked shots and a minus-19 rating over 55 appearances. His scoring is down, but he remains a key two-way player in a top-six role.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Shows off playmaking skills
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O'Reilly racked up four assists and two shots on goal in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Sabres.
One of O'Reilly's helpers came on the power play. He set up two goals each for Filip Forsberg and Brady Skjei -- all four of the assists were primaries for O'Reilly in one of the best games of his career. This was also his first multi-point effort since his hat trick in Calgary on Jan. 4. The center is up to 34 points (14 goals, 20 assists), 96 shots on net, 46 blocked shots and a minus-18 rating over 51 appearances this season.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Earns 800th career point
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O'Reilly logged an assist and four shots on goal in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Sabres.
O'Reilly's 800th career point came against one of his former teams -- he played for Buffalo from 2015-16 to 2017-18. The center achieved his latest milestone in his 1,120th game, and he sits four goals away from 300 in his career. It's been a bit of a down year for the 33-year-old in 2024-25 -- he has 14 goals, 15 assists, 91 shots on net, 44 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating over 47 appearances, but he was alright in January with seven points over 12 contests.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Pots goal in loss
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O'Reilly scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Ducks.
O'Reilly has five goals and one assist over 10 outings in January. The center tied the game at 2-2 in the second period, but the Ducks ran away with the win by scoring the next three goals. O'Reilly is up to 14 goals, 28 points, 85 shots on net, 44 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating over 45 appearances this season. He's been steady enough to maintain a second-line role lately.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Puts up helper Saturday
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O'Reilly provided a power-play assist in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Wild.
O'Reilly helped out on the first of Filip Forsberg's two goals in the game. The 33-year-old O'Reilly had scored five times over the last seven games but had gone eight contests without a helper. The center is up to 13 goals, 14 assists, 10 power-play points, 78 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating over 42 appearances this season.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Deposits empty-netter
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O'Reilly scored an empty-net goal and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
O'Reilly has five goals over his last six games despite failing to record a shot in two of those contests. The center is up to 13 tallies, 26 points, 73 shots on net, 38 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating through 40 appearances. With a little momentum in a second-line role, O'Reilly represents a decent depth center for fantasy, though historically the bulk of his point production has come in the form of assists.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Pots goal in loss
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O'Reilly scored a goal on five shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Wild.
O'Reilly has played well since returning from a lower-body injury. He has four goals and four assists over his last eight outings, with all of that action coming in a second-line role and on the first power-play unit. Typically, moving down the lineup doesn't help players, but it's worked for O'Reilly after a sluggish start to the season on the top line. The 33-year-old center is at nine goals, 22 points, 62 shots on net, 32 blocked shots and a minus-16 rating over 35 appearances.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Helps out on power play
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O'Reilly logged an assist, three shots on goal and a minus-3 rating in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Blues.
O'Reilly has a goal and three assists during his four-game point streak. The center is up to 21 points (seven on the power play), 57 shots on net, 31 blocked shots and a minus-17 rating through 33 appearances this season. He's played in a second-line role since returning from a lower-body injury, and given the success of the Predators' first line in recent weeks, it's unlikely O'Reilly will be moving up any time soon.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Scores power-play goal
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O'Reilly scored a power-play goal in Monday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.
O'Reilly found the back of the net just 30 seconds into the third period to give the Predators a three-goal lead with a wrister following an impressive set-up from Filip Forsberg and Jonathan Marchessault. This was O'Reilly's third straight game with at least one point, and he's been very productive since returning from a three-game absence due to a lower-body injury, putting up six points (three goals, three assists) in his last six appearances.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Finds helper in overtime win
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O'Reilly provided an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kings.
O'Reilly helped out on a Zachary L'Heureux goal in the first period. O'Reilly has five points in as many contests since he returned from a lower-body injury. The center has been on the second line since he returned, as Steven Stamkos moved to the first line in O'Reilly's absence and has turned a corner for the Predators. O'Reilly is at seven goals, 12 assists, 51 shots on net, 28 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating through 31 appearances.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Carries offense in return
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O'Reilly scored two goals and added an assist in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Stars.
The veteran center missed the prior three games with a lower-body injury, but O'Reilly made a big impact in his return, opening the scoring midway through the second period en route to a season high in points. It was his first multi-point performance since Oct. 22, and on the campaign, O'Reilly has seven goals and 17 points in 27 appearances.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Ready to return
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O'Reilly (lower body) is set to return to the lineup Thursday versus the Stars, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
O'Reilly will center the second line in his return, while Steven Stamkos will stay on the top line. O'Reilly was initially labeled week-to-week, but he ended up missing just three games.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Out on week-to-week basis
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The Predators announced Thursday that O'Reilly (lower body) is out on a week-to-week basis.
O'Reilly's absence figures to be a big one for Nashville, a team that can ill afford missing one of its top players. The 33-year-old has has 14 points through 26 outings this season. O'Reilly's absence likely leaves room for both Mark Jankowski and Michael McCarron to play in the near term.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Scores power-play goal
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O'Reilly scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Wild.
The Predators have suffered three straight 3-2 overtime losses, and O'Reilly has found the back of the net in two of those contests. The 33-year-old center seems far from matching the numbers he delivered in 2023-24, his first year with the Predators. He posted 26 goals and 69 points in 82 regular-season appearances last campaign, whereas he's up to five goals and only 14 points across 25 outings in 2024-25.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Scores goal in OT loss
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O'Reilly scored a goal in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flyers.
O'Reilly found the back of the net in the late stages of the first period to notch his fourth goal of the campaign, but most importantly, he snapped a 13-game drought without lightning the lamp with this tally. The 33-year-old is up to 13 points (four goals, nine assists) across 23 games this season, though it wouldn't be surprising if his numbers experience an uptick in the coming weeks now that the slump has finally ended.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Notches power-play helper
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O'Reilly provided a power-play assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Canucks.
O'Reilly's goal drought is up to 10 games, but he snapped his stretch of five contests without a point. The center helped out on Steven Stamkos' power-play marker at 12:17 of the second period. While he's started to falter on offense, O'Reilly continues to see steady first-line usage. He's at 11 points, 30 shots on net, 19 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating through 19 appearances.
