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Dorofeyev scored a goal on three shots, added four PIM and logged two hits in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets.

Dorofeyev has gotten on the scoresheet in four of six games in March, earning two goals and three assists. The 24-year-old winger continues to operate on the second line, and he's also on the top power-play unit currently. For the season, he has 26 markers, 42 points, 197 shots and a minus-5 rating across 65 appearances, making him a reliable source of goals and shots in fantasy.

Karlsson agreed to a one-year, $775,000 contract extension with the Canucks on Friday.

Karlsson has spent most of the season with AHL Abbotsford, tallying 19 goals and 13 assists over 28 games. He has played nine games at the NHL level in 2024-25, scoring once.

Norris is being checked by the Sabres' medical staff for an undisclosed injury, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports, making him questionable to face Vegas on Saturday.

Norris hasn't been officially ruled out against the Golden Knights but fantasy players may want to consider benching him in their fantasy lineups just to be safe. In his three appearances for Buffalo, the 25-year-old center has garnered one goal, one assist and two hits while filling a first-line role. If Norris can't play Saturday, the team may consider moving Tage Thompson to center while shifting Alex Tuch up to the top line.

Backlund (upper body) was labeled week-to-week by the Flames on Friday.

Backlund has played in all 64 games this season, generating 11 goals and 13 helpers. At this point, Backlund looks poised to record his lowest point total since the 2014-15 campaign when he generated just 27 points in 52 appearances. Still, if he can get back into the lineup sooner rather than later, Backlund could be capable of challenging for the 30-point threshold.

Kozak was called up from AHL Rochester on Friday.

Kozak played 11 games with the Sabres earlier in the season, scoring once. JJ Peterka missed Wednesday's game against Detroit with a lower-body injury and is questionable Saturday versus Vegas, necessitating Kozak's recall as the Sabres have only 12 healthy forwards. Kozak has eight goals and six assists in 31 appearances with the Americans in 2024-25.

Roy scored the game-winning goal on the power play and added an even-strength assist in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets.

The 28-year-old was in the right place at the right time, tapping home a tic-tac-toe passing play from Tomas Hertl and Jack Eichel on Vegas' first shot on net of the game midway through the first period. It was Roy's first power-play goal of the season, and the multi-point performance was his first since Jan. 26, but he's been getting onto the scoresheet with some surprising consistency of late -- he's produced three goals and seven points over the last 12 games.

Hertl notched two assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets.

It's Hertl's fourth multi-point performance in the last seven games, and the 31-year-old center has found his form just in time to help Vegas lock up a Pacific Division crown. Over nine contests since the 4 Nations Face-Off, he's collected six goals and 12 points, and Hertl sits three tallies away from the third 30-goal campaign of his career.

Pinto produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.

He teamed up with linemate Ridly Greig for the first and last tallies in Ottawa's four-goal eruption in the first period. Pinto has caught fire in March despite his middle-six role and lack of regular power-play time, racking up five goals and six points in seven contests, and he sits four goals shy of his second career 20-goal campaign.

Greig scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.

Both points came in the first period, with Greig capping a four-goal eruption for the Senators when he pounced on the rebound of a Shane Pinto shot from the point. Greig has gotten onto the scoresheet just three times in the last 11 games, but the checking-line forward is creeping closer to career-best numbers with 11 goals and 23 points through 62 appearances on the season. His high-water mark in points is 26, which he set in 2023-24.

Kopitar notched a power-play assist in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Capitals.

Kopitar continued a resurgent March that has seen him get on the scoresheet in six of seven games. He has three goals and four helpers in that span. The 37-year-old center is up to 16 goals, 37 assists, 17 power-play points, 83 shots on net, 54 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 64 appearances. Kopitar isn't solely carrying the load on offense anymore, but he remains a huge part of the Kings' overall game plans.