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Kozak scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Penguins.

Both points came in the second period as the 22-year-old rookie wrapped up the scoring for Buffalo, netting the team's sixth goal before helping out on an Alex Tuch marker for the seventh. It was Kozak's first multi-point performance in the NHL, and he's put together a modest three-game point streak despite seeing bottom-six minutes and not featuring on the power play, collecting two goals, four points, seven hits and a plus-2 rating in that span.

Sillinger (shoulder), as expected, was activated off injured reserve, per the NHL media site, ahead of Friday's clash with Vancouver.

Sillinger was medically cleared Wednesday but the team waited until closer to Friday's contest to officially remove him from IR. With the 21-year-old forward back in action, he figures to slot into a third-line role in addition to linking up with the No. 2 power-play unit. In his 54 appearances this year, the Columbus native has registered nine goals and 20 assists, including three points with the man advantage.

Thompson produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Penguins.

The 27-year-old got the rout started by beating Tristan Jarry just 27 seconds into the first period. Thompson has five goals and nine points over the last nine games, and with 11 games left on the Sabres' schedule, he needs four more tallies to reach 40 for the second time in his career.

Kulich scored two goals in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Penguins.

Both goals came in the second period, but they came against different goalies as Kulich helped chase Tristan Jarry from the game before greeting Alex Nedeljkovic with a tally midway through the frame. Kulich is up to 14 goals and 21 points over 51 appearances in his first full NHL campaign, and the 20-year-old is beginning to look like a bit of a steal as the No. 28 overall selection in 2022.

Crosby scored his 26th goal of the season in Thursday's 7-3 loss to the Sabres.

The future Hall of Famer got his team on the board midway through the first period, before the game got away from the Penguins. It was Crosby's 80th point of the season, assuring that he'll finish 2024-25 having averaged at least a point a contest for the 20th straight season -- breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 19 straight point-a-game campaigns. Pittsburgh's playoff chances are fading rapidly, but Crosby is going down swinging. He's found the scoresheet in 12 of 13 games in March, piling up eight goals and 19 points on the month.

Glendening's point drought reached 16 games in Thursday's 8-0 win over Utah.

In that span, Glendening has just nine shots on net to go with 19 hits and 17 blocked shots. The 35-year-old has always been a defensive center, so a slump of this length is not a massive surprise, but he was one of five Lightning skaters who failed to get on the scoresheet in Thursday's blowout win. Overall, Glendening is at just seven points with 50 shots on net, 101 hits, 57 blocked shots and a minus-8 rating across 72 appearances.

Goncalves scored a goal, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Thursday's 8-0 win over Utah.

Goncalves ended a six-game goal drought with his second-period tally. He had two assists in that stretch. The 24-year-old continues to see middle-six usage, though he's once again out of the mix for power-play time, which will likely limit his offense. For the season, he's produced five goals, 14 points, 43 shots on net, 56 hits and a plus-3 rating across 50 outings.

Highmore recorded an assist and two hits in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Red Wings.

Highmore set up Michael Amadio's third-period tally, which stood as the game-winner. The assist ended a 17-game dry spell for Highmore, who had just 11 shots on net and a minus-8 rating in that span. The 29-year-old has at least maintained a fourth-line role, but his lack of production makes him too risky to trust in fantasy. For the season, he's at five points, 28 shots on net, 36 hits, 16 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating across 31 appearances.

Kampf logged an assist in Thursday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Sharks.

Kampf has a goal and an assist over his last two games as he looks to solidify his place in the lineup again. The 30-year-old has typically filled a fourth-line role this season. He's at five goals, seven assists, 45 shots on net, 47 hits and a minus-2 rating over 56 appearances, so fantasy managers don't need to track him closely.

Laughton scored a goal on two shots, added two hits and blocked two shots in Thursday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Sharks.

Laughton snapped a 14-game point drought that dated back to his time with the Flyers. The 30-year-old was traded to the Maple Leafs at the deadline, and while he's been a constant in a bottom-six role, offense has been hard to come by. This was his first goal and point for Toronto, giving him a total of 12 tallies, 28 points, 113 shots on net, 154 hits, 42 blocked shots and a minus-21 rating over 70 appearances this season.