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Kyrou scored three goals in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Wild.

Kyrou stretched the Blues' lead to 3-0 at 12:22 of the second period, though Jake Middleton answered for the Wild 25 seconds later. Kyrou then tallied the last two goals of the game in the third, completing his fifth career hat trick in the process. The winger had been limited to three helpers over seven contests since his last goal Feb. 25 versus the Kraken. For the season, he's at 27 tallies, 53 points, 189 shots on net, 41 hits and a plus-13 rating over 67 appearances. Kyrou is on pace to reach the 30-goal and 60-point marks this season.

Paul had a goal and an assist in a 6-2 win over Boston on Saturday.

Paul's goal was his 20th. He got off to a torrid start with 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his first 12 games, but his pace has slowed dramatically. Paul went into a deep offensive funk after that with just 26 points in his past 48 appearances, including nine in his last 13. He's never been known for his offense -- his best season came last year with 24 goals and 46 points (153 shots) -- and he's really cut back on his secondary stats (53 hits in 60 games). Paul may help you if he warms up again, but you may want to let someone take on his mid performance.

Zibanejad registered an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets.

Zibanejad won a puck battle in the corner and found a wide-open Alexis Lafreniere for the opening goal at 1:43 of the first period. That proved to be the game-winner. Zibanejad has been pretty good in March with two goals and five helpers over his last eight contests, though that pales in compared to his dynamic February (13 points in nine games). For the season, the 31-year-old has 15 goals, 34 helpers, 152 shots on net, 41 blocked shots, 35 hits and a minus-19 rating over 67 appearances.

Miller recorded a shorthanded assists, four hits and two PIM in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets.

Miller set up Vincent Trocheck's empty-netter, which came while the Rangers were killing a late penalty. The goal drought is up to six games for Miller, but he has four assists in that span and continues to make an impact in all situations. For the season, the 32-year-old center is up to 53 points (20 on the power play, one shorthanded), 108 shots on net, 140 hits, 38 blocked shots, 45 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 57 appearances between the Rangers and the Canucks.

Trocheck scored two goals on three shots and went plus-3 in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets.

Trocheck stretched the lead to 3-0 at 14:38 of the third period, and he added a shorthanded empty-netter just over two minutes later. This performance secured the fourth straight 20-goal campaign for Trocheck, who has reached that mark in seven of his 12 NHL seasons. He's at 45 points (10 on the power play, three shorthanded), 171 shots on net, 183 hits, 68 blocked shots, 40 PIM and a plus-2 rating through 67 outings in 2024-25.

Cirelli scored two goals in a 6-2 win over the Bruins on Saturday.

Cirelli's first goal stood as the winner. He tipped a shot by Ryan McDonagh past Jeremy Swayman in the second period. His second went into an empty net. Cirelli came out of the 4 Nations Face-off on a three-game, three-assist streak, but since then, he went seven games without a point before Saturday. Still, Cirelli has already established new career highs in goals (22) and points (47) in just 64 games, and he has tied his career-best six shorthanded points, all while keeping his face-off percentage in the black (50.9 percent). Cirelli is a strong all-round player, but the depth of his position suppresses his fantasy value. There are a lot of centers putting up similar primary numbers.

Dorofeyev scored a goal in a 4-3 shootout loss to Buffalo on Saturday.

Dorofeyev put a backhander past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from the side of the net. He's on a three-game goal streak (three snipes), and he has five points across a four-game scoring streak. Most impressively, Dorofeyev has 27 goals (43 points) in 66 appearances this season, and he's done it while shooting at about the same rate (13.6) as his career average (14.0). There's a plethora of NHLers with 27 goals this season, and it's darn impressive that Dorofeyev's name is alongside Nathan MacKinnon, Jack Hughes, Dylan Larkin and Brady Tkachuk. He's always had this potential, and this feels real.

Howden scored a goal Saturday in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Sabres.

Howden opened the scoring at 12:07 of the first period when he directed a pass from Tanner Pearson at the back door past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. He continues to pad his new career highs this season. Howden has 18 goals and 13 assists for 31 points and 107 shots. His previous bests were nine goals, 23 points and 76 shots.

Eichel scored a goal in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to Buffalo.

It extended his point streak to eight games (11 points; two goals, nine assists). Eichel is the only Vegas player to have recorded three point streaks of eight games or more (12 contests last season; eight in 2022-23). Eichel has 21 goals and 59 assists for 80 points (204 shots) in 65 outings this season. That's just two points from his career high (2018-19) and squarely puts Eichel in the league's top-10 scorers.

McLeod scored a goal Saturday in a 4-3 shootout win over the Golden Knights.

McLeod took a stretch pass at the offensive blue line at the midpoint of the second period and carried it to the left circle before wiring it five-hole past Adin Hill. It was his first goal in 10 games. McLeod is on a three-game scoring streak (one goal, two helpers) and has five points in his last five contests. He continues to build on new career marks in goals (15), assists (21) and points (36). McLeod's 21.4 shooting percentage is well above his career average (13.9), so his goal pace will slow. But a 40-point season is well within reach.