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O'Reilly scored two goals and added an assist in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.

The veteran center found the back of the net in the first and third periods, and he set up Steven Stamkos for a tally in the second. O'Reilly snapped a 12-game goal drought in the process, and the performance couldn't have hurt his potential value to a contender with the trade deadline looming. On the season, O'Reilly has produced 16 goals and 39 points in 58 appearances.

Olivier agreed to terms on a six-year, $18 million contract extension with Columbus on Wednesday.

Olivier is having a career year offensively, setting personal bests in goals (12), points (21) and hits (232) while averaging 14:26 of ice time. In addition, the 28-year-old winger adds plenty of grit to the Blue Jackets' bottom six, as he leads the league with 11 majors this year.

Graf posted an assist in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Sabres.

Graf has two helpers over six contests since he was recalled from AHL San Jose coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break. The 22-year-old is holding down a steady bottom-six role with power-play time. He's at five points, 20 shots on net, 13 hits and a minus-5 rating across 19 NHL appearances this season, but it appears the Sharks are willing to let him learn on the job at this stage of his development.

Sturm scored a goal on three shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Sabres.

Sturm had the Sharks' second goal, giving them a 2-1 lead late in the second period. He's scored twice over six games during the Sharks' current road trip, which ends Thursday in Colorado. Sturm is still a bottom-six forward, so any uptick in offense should be taken with a grain of salt. For the season, he's at seven goals, 13 points, 38 shots on net, 70 hits, 25 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating through 47 appearances. That matches his point total from 63 games a year ago, but he's way behind the necessary pace to challenge his career-best 26 points from 2022-23.

Wright scored a power-play goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Wild.

Wright has two goals and four assists over five contests since the 4 Nations Face-Off break. This was his second power-play point in that span. The 21-year-old center retained his spot on the third line even with Yanni Gourde returning from a sports hernia for Tuesday's contest. Wright is up to 14 goals, 37 points, 61 shots on net, 45 blocked shots, 44 hits and a plus-5 rating through 59 appearances this season.

Hinostroza scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Kraken.

That's four goals over eight games as a member of the Wild for Hinostroza, and three of those tallies have come with the man advantage. He's had just 16 shots since he was claimed off waivers from the Predators, so there is a bright red flag when it comes to regression concerns. Still, he seems to have a better fit in Minnesota's lineup for now. Hinostroza has six points, 27 shots on net, 17 hits and a minus-1 rating over 21 appearances this season.

Gaudreau scored a goal on three shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Kraken.

Gaudreau stretched the Wild's lead to 3-1 early in the second period and then helped out on a Mats Zuccarello tally later in the frame. Those two forwards have formed an effective line with Marcus Johansson over recent games. Gaudreau has earned four goals and two assists across his last seven outings, and he's up to 29 points, 87 shots on net and a plus-5 rating through 62 contests overall.

Point had two assists in a 6-2 win over Columbus on Tuesday.

Point is on a three-game, four-point scoring streak (one goal, three assists), and he has nine shots in that span. He has points in eight of his last nine games (four goals, seven assists, and 27 shots). Point has been super consistent in terms of production, but this is just his second multi-point game since Dec. 29. Still, we'll take 32 goals and 64 points (145 shots) in 56 games any day.

Crosby notched an assist, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Avalanche.

Crosby is on a four-game point streak, earning a goal and five assists in that span. The 37-year-old had a hand in Rickard Rakell's game-tying tally late in the second period. For the season, Crosby remains outstanding on a weak team, racking up 66 points, 177 shots on net, 56 hits and a minus-25 rating through 62 appearances while filling his usual top-line role.

Rakell scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Avalanche.

Rakell has scored four goals across three games to begin March, already surpassing his goal total (two) over eight contests in February. The 31-year-old is up to 29 tallies, 53 points, 165 shots on net, 100 hits, 66 blocked shots and a minus-23 rating through 63 appearances. He's one of the biggest names in trade talks, especially when he's having one of the best seasons of his career. As long as Rakell stays in Pittsburgh, he'll have the fantasy-friendly position of playing on Sidney Crosby's wing.