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Norris (undisclosed) won't play against Vegas on Saturday, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.

Norris will miss at least one game after sitting out Friday's practice. He has notched one goal and one assist in three games with the Sabres since being acquired from Ottawa at the trade deadline. With Norris and JJ Peterka (lower body) unavailable, Jordan Greenway and Alex Tuch will skate alongside Tage Thompson on Buffalo's top line versus the Golden Knights.

Schmaltz scored a goal on four shots and went minus-2 in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Kraken.

Kevin Stenlund finished serving a penalty and then set up Nick Schmaltz just after exiting the sin bin for the game-tying goal late in the first period. The 29-year-old Schmaltz has four goals over six outings in March, with one of those tallies coming on the power play. For the season, the veteran forward is up to 16 goals, 35 assists, 149 shots on net, 37 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating through 66 appearances. Good health -- Schmaltz has yet to miss a game this season -- and a top-line role have the forward in position to push for the 60-point mark for the second year in a row.

Stenlund scored a goal, dished an assist, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Kraken.

He also had a hit and a blocked shot in the contest, providing a little bit of everything from his fourth-line role. Stenlund has earned four points over six outings in March, which is much better than the three points he collected in January and February combined. The 28-year-old center is up to a career-high 17 points with 77 shots on net, 48 blocked shots, 42 hits, 30 PIM and a minus-12 rating through 66 appearances this season.

Stephenson logged an assist and two hits in Friday's 4-2 win over Utah.

Stephenson extended his point streak to four games (one goal, four assists) when he set up Eeli Tolvanen's goal just 51 seconds into the game. The 30-year-old Stephenson has meshed well with Tolvanen and Jordan Eberle over the last week following the Kraken's trade that sent Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand to the Lightning. For the season, Stephenson has 11 goals, 35 helpers, 63 shots on net, 40 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating through 66 appearances.

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.

Carlsson notched an assist in Friday's 2-1 win over the Predators.

Carlsson had the secondary helper on Alex Killorn's game-winning goal in the third period. This was Carlsson's fourth straight contest with an assist. The 20-year-old center has been pretty steady on offense since the start of February, and he's now at 31 points, 80 shots on net and a plus-3 rating through 60 outings overall.

Zegras logged an assist in Friday's 2-1 win over the Predators.

Zegras went into the spin cycle to set up Alex Killorn's third-period tally, which was the game-winner. This was Zegras' fourth game in a row with a helper, and it's showing in his confidence to make plays like he did Friday. For the season, the 23-year-old forward is at seven goals, 14 assists, 75 shots on net, 36 hits, 17 PIM and a minus-8 rating over 41 appearances in a top-six role.

Coleman scored a goal on three shots, doled out six hits and added two PIM in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche.

Coleman got the Flames on the board in the third period, burying a rebound after a Matthew Coronato shot was stopped. The 33-year-old Coleman ended a terrible stretch in which he was limited to one assist and a minus-6 rating over 14 appearances. While the goal drought is over, he could struggle without longtime linemate Mikael Backlund (upper body), who is week-to-week. Coleman is at 13 goals, 31 points, 153 shots on net, 139 hits, 54 blocked shots, 30 PIM and a minus-8 rating over 65 appearances in a middle-six role this season.

Huberdeau scored a power-play goal on two shots and went minus-2 in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche.

Huberdeau was struck by a Rasmus Andersson shot, and it deflected up and over Scott Wedgewood for the Flames' second goal. This was Huberdeau's third goal over the last two contests, all of which have come on special teams (two on the power play, one shorthanded). For the season, the 31-year-old winger is up to 25 goals, 49 points (18 on the power play), 123 shots on net, 51 blocked shots, 41 hits and a minus-9 rating over 65 appearances. He's still got time to approach the 30-goal and 60-point marks for the first time since his last year with the Panthers in 2021-22.

Drury notched an assist in Friday's 4-2 win over the Flames.

Drury snapped a four-game point drought with his helper on Parker Kelly's second-period tally. After getting traded to the Avalanche in late January, Drury initially filled a third-line role, but he's been bumped down to the fourth line following the team's acquisition of Charlie Coyle at the deadline. Drury now has 14 points, 84 shots on net, 38 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating across 57 appearances this season.