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Colton notched a pair of assists, two shots on goal, three hits, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 4-2 win over the Flames.

Colton has benefited from the Avalanche's improved forward depth following the trade deadline, earning five assists over his last four contests. The 28-year-old remains on the second power-play unit, but all of those helpers have come at even strength. For the season, he's up to 15 goals, 10 assists, 107 shots on net, 125 hits, 37 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 50 appearances.

Janmark (illness) will play Friday versus the Islanders, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.

Janmark missed Thursday's game while recovering from an illness. He's good enough to play Friday, and he'll replace Max Jones on the fourth line. Janmark logged just one assist over nine contests prior to his absence.

Acciari's point drought reached 12 games in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

Acciari has gone minus-6 with nine shots on net, 25 hits and 19 blocked shots in that span. The 33-year-old has moved up to the third line lately, but that's not much better than the fourth-line spot he occupied earlier in the year given the lack of depth in the Penguins' offense. Acciari has mustered just nine points with 67 shots, a minus-21 rating, 145 hits and 87 blocks over 68 appearances as a primarily defensive forward this season.

Lizotte notched two assists and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

The Penguins got some early offense from unlikely sources Thursday, as Lizotte set up goals by Ryan Graves and Connor Dewar. This ended a four-game slump for Lizotte, who has just three assists over 12 contests since his last goal. Still, the team's forward depth is minimal, allowing the 27-year-old to take a third-line role for now. He has 16 points over 49 outings this season, one point better than his 62-game performance from 2023-24. Lizotte has added 41 shots on net, 50 hits, 24 PIM, 23 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating in 2024-25.

Crosby notched a pair of assists and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

Crosby helped out on third-period tallies by Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell as the Penguins' top line stepped up to close out the win. This was Crosby's third straight multi-point effort, and he has five goals and six helpers over seven outings in March. The 37-year-old superstar is at 72 points, 185 shots on net, 57 hits, 34 blocked shots and a minus-22 rating over 66 appearances this season.

Dewar scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

The goal was Dewar's first of the campaign and his first point over three contests as a Penguin after he was traded from the Maple Leafs. He's in a third-line role in Pittsburgh compared to the limited fourth-line action he got in Toronto. For the season, the 25-year-old depth forward has four points, 32 shots on net, 85 hits and a minus-1 rating over 34 appearances.

Bjugstad (upper body) was activated off injured reserve Friday, per Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.

Although being taken off injured reserve is usually an indication that a player is ready to play, Utah isn't expected to make any lineup changes Friday versus Seattle, so it seems Bjugstad won't immediately return. The 32-year-old Bjugstad has five goals and 15 points in 53 appearances in 2024-25. He was last in the lineup March 1.

Rakell recorded a goal, an assist, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

Rakell extended his impressive stretch of play with another two-point effort, and he's recorded three of those in his last six outings, a span where he's failed to crack the scoresheet on just one occasion. Rakell has posted 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) over his last 15 appearances, a span in which he's also registered 39 shots, 13 hits and nine blocked shots while converting at a solid 17.9 percent clip.

Bolduc scored a power-play goal, took two shots and recorded two hits in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Penguins.

Bolduc has been on a roll of late and extended his point streak to three contests by tallying his 12th goal of the campaign. The second-year center is making the most of his bigger role this season, and he's notched a career-high 25 points (12 goals, 13 helpers) across 56 games in 2024-25. That said, the spike in form in recent weeks has been noticeable. Bolduc has recorded 10 of his 25 points over his last 12 appearances, notching seven goals and three assists in that period.

Holloway scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Penguins. He also notched three shots on goal, one hit and one blocked shot.

Holloway's goal wasn't enough to lift the Blues past the Penguins, but it allowed the center to continue his solid run of play in recent weeks. He's cracked the scoresheet in seven of his last nine appearances, tallying five goals and three assists over that stretch. This extended what has been a career-best campaign for the 23-year-old, who's up to 21 goals and 27 assists in 66 contests.