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Byfield scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Capitals.

Byfield stretched the Kings' lead to 3-0 just 47 seconds after a Kevin Fiala tally. The 22-year-old Byfield has a goal in five straight contests, including one shorthanded goal in that span. The center is getting things done in a third-line role, though anywhere in the Kings' top nine is good enough to be productive lately. For the season, he's at 16 goals, 39 points, 125 shots on net, 65 hits, 36 PIM and a plus-10 rating through 64 outings.

Teravainen provided an assist and fired two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Sharks.

Teravainen helped out on an Ilya Mikheyev tally in the second period. While Teravainen has gone four games without a goal, he has two assists in that span and continues to make a decent impact on offense from a second-line role. The winger is up to 51 points, 97 shots on net and a minus-13 rating over 66 appearances, with his non-scoring production being fairly negligible for fantasy.

Donato provided an assist, six shots on goal and two hits in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Sharks.

Donato saw an eight-game point streak end when the Blackhawks were shut out Monday versus the Avalanche. He bounced right back by setting up an Ilya Mikheyev tally in the second period of Thursday's contest. The helper puts Donato a point shy of 50 for the season -- he has 23 goals, 26 helpers, 145 shots on net, 99 hits, 37 PIM and a minus-10 rating across 64 appearances. He continues to thrive on the second line with enough multi-category production to help most fantasy managers.

Nazar scored a goal on six shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Sharks.

Nazar got the Blackhawks on the board just 10 seconds into the second period. The 21-year-old looked like one of the best players on the ice in this contest -- he clearly benefited from playing against a weaker opponent. He's scuffled to start March, potting two goals on just 12 shots over his first seven games of the month. For the season, the rookie forward has six goals, 10 assists, 58 shots on net, 12 PIM and a minus-7 rating across 37 appearances.

Goodrow had a fighting major and two hits in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.

Goodrow's point drought reached 12 games, but he had a fight for the second game in a row. He came to the defense of Macklin Celebrini, dropping the mitts with Jason Dickinson after the Chicago forward's cross-checking penalty in the second period. Goodrow is a good teammate and does a lot of the dirty work for a fairly young team. However, his fourth-line role has left him with just eight points and a minus-31 rating to go with 64 PIM, 62 shots on net, 130 hits and 47 blocked shots over 62 appearances this season in his second stint with the Sharks.

Wennberg provided an assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.

Wennberg is continuing to make an impact as a set-up man, earning eight assists over his last eight contests. He delivered a primary helper on the first of Collin Graf's two tallies in Thursday's win. For the season, Wennberg is up to 31 points, 64 shots on net, 58 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating over 62 appearances. He saw some limited minutes at times earlier in the campaign, but he's firmly in the top six following the Sharks' numerous trades leading up to last Friday's deadline.

Celebrini registered an assist, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.

The first matchup of Celebrini versus Connor Bedard had to wait until this contest, as Celebrini was injured for the first two Chicago-San Jose games of the year. In this contest, Celebrini had a better outing than his fellow young star in Bedard, who was visibly frustrated throughout the game and ended up taking a 10-minute misconduct for his dissent after the referees missed a call in the third period. Celebrini is rolling in March with two goals and five assists over seven contests for the month. The 18-year-old is up to 49 points, 192 shots on net, 44 blocked shots and a minus-26 rating over 55 appearances.

Smith scored a goal on three shots, added a power-play assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.

Smith's hot streak continued with another multi-point effort, his fourth in eight games. He's riding a five-game point streak with three goals and four assists in that span. The 19-year-old has really settled into a top-six role lately, and he's now at 13 goals, 35 points (10 on the power play), 94 shots on net and a minus-10 rating through 59 outings this season.

Graf scored two goals, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.

Graf has three goals over his last two games and a total of five points over his last five outings. The 22-year-old's quickly gaining trust from head coach Ryan Warsofsky -- Graf saw a career-high 20:13 of ice time Thursday. He's on the second line and second power-play unit. A number of young players are getting a chance to prove themselves down the stretch, but Graf has arguably seized the opportunity more than anyone else. He's at four goals, nine points (three on the power play), 25 shots on net and a minus-4 rating through 23 appearances this season.

Girgensons scored a goal Thursday in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Flyers.

Fresh ice was his friend -- he scored from the slot just 15 seconds into the second period to push the Bolts up 2-1. Girgensons has just two goals and four assists in 65 games this season. Both goals have come in the last 11 games. His best fantasy attribute is his physicality -- Girgensons has delivered 130 hits this season.