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Stenlund had an empty-net goal, two shots on net and two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Stenlund was the last Utah player to touch the puck before he took a high-sticking penalty late in the third period. However, the Sabres possessed the puck and ultimately passed it back into their own empty-net, resulting in the statistical rarity of Stenlund getting credit for a goal and a penalty on the same sequence (excluding post-whistle scrums). With four goals and two assists over nine outings in March, this has been a good month for the 28-year-old center. He's up to 11 tallies -- matching his career high from last season -- and 19 points with 81 shots on net, 32 PIM, 43 hits and 53 blocked shots over 69 appearances.

Cooley scored a goal on two shots, added two PIM and logged two hits in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Cooley has two goals and an assist during his three-game point streak. It looks like the 20-year-old is back on track after opening March with six scoreless outings, which briefly caused him to be demoted to the second line. For the season, Cooley is at 19 goals, 50 points, 129 shots on net, 52 hits, 38 PIM and a plus-2 rating across 62 appearances.

Hyman scored a goal on five shots, doled out three hits and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Jets.

Hyman has four points, 13 shots and a plus-6 rating over two contests since he moved past an undisclosed injury that cost him one game. The 32-year-old winger could be leaned on more if Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed) and Connor McDavid (lower body) are out for Saturday's game versus the Kraken. Hyman is up to 25 goals, 41 points, 184 shots on net, 49 hits and a plus-16 rating across 63 appearances, but that's less than half of his 54-goal showing in the 2023-24 regular season as he's been hit hard by regression this year.

Barron logged an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers.

This was Barron's third point in four games (one goal, two assists). The addition of Brandon Tanev at the trade deadline and Barron's subsequent move to center has given the Jets' fourth line a little more scoring punch lately. Barron is now at 11 points, 75 shots on net, 100 hits, 36 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating over 62 appearances this season.

Scheifele registered an assist in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers.

Scheifele helped out on Kyle Connor's game-winning tally 1:13 into overtime. While his goal drought is up to seven games, Scheifele has stayed productive with five assists and 12 shots on net in that span. The center has 76 points, 147 shots on net, 65 hits, 49 blocked shots, 53 PIM and a plus-11 rating over 70 appearances this season, giving him a good chance of surpassing his career-high 84 points from 2018-19.

Perfetti scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers.

Perfetti is heating up with three goals and three assists over his last seven outings. Two of those games have been multi-point efforts for the 23-year-old, who continues to play on the second line at even strength. For the season, he has 15 goals, 43 points, 121 shots on net, 59 hits, 41 blocked shots and a plus-18 rating over 70 appearances. With two more outings, he'll set a career high in that category.

Poehling had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss to Washington on Thursday.

Poehling has just six goals and 13 assists in 56 games this season, but four of those points (two goals, two assists) have come in his last four games. Does that signal a real uptick in production? We doubt it -- he had no points and just eight shots in the 12 games before that. Additionally, Poehling's secondary categories are slim as he has 61 blocks and 24 hits and only 55 shots in 56 games.

Dach sustained an apparent arm injury and will need to be evaluated further after exiting Thursday's game versus the Kings, per CHGO Sports.

Dach was hurt in the third period and will need to be checked out prior to Saturday's game versus the Blues. The 22-year-old's point drought is up to five contests after he was held off the scoresheet Thursday. Philipp Kurashev and Patrick Maroon are candidates to check into the lineup if Dach is forced to miss time.

Trocheck put up two assists in a 4-3 loss to Toronto on Thursday.

Trocheck is now within two points of his fourth straight 50-point season and the seventh of his career. He has nine points (three goals, six assists) and 12 shots in his last eight games. Trocheck won't come near his career-high 77 points from last season, but he remains a solid fantasy contributor.

McDavid (lower body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Jets, Ryan Rishaug of TSN reports.

McDavid came off the ice ailing late in the second period, and he'll be forced to miss the rest of this game. The Oilers are suddenly in dire straits at center, as Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed) was not able to play Thursday. Both of the team's top centers will be questionable heading into Saturday's home game versus the Kraken. The Oilers are sufficiently above the playoff bubble, so expect them to play it safe with McDavid's health.