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Protas tallied three assists, a plus-3 rating and three shots during Sunday's 7-3 win over the Oilers.

It was "threes" across the board for Protas, who has compiled five goals and 14 points in his last 12 games to reach the 50-point mark for the first time in his NHL career. The hulking winger is back on the top line alongside Alex Ovechkin and is producing more than enough even-strength numbers to merit broad fantasy appeal.

Hyman collected an assist while logging 16:40 of ice time during Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Capitals.

Hyman's secondary assist on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' third-period tally gives him four goals and seven points in his last 10 games -- further proof that the 32-year-old's dismal production early in the season may be behind him. Hyman could use regular even-strength minutes alongside the likes of Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl to boost his fantasy appeal, but with 16 goals and 25 points in his last 32 games, Hyman generates enough offense on his own to be a serviceable asset in almost any format.

Nugent-Hopkins tallied a goal, a power-play assist and a blocked shot during Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Capitals.

Nugent-Hopkins netted his 16th goal of the season too late for the Oilers to mount a comeback. The first overall pick from the 2011 NHL Entry Draft has been one of the Oilers' most consistent producers in recent weeks with nine goals and 18 points in his last 21 games. A return to a top-six role would be welcome, but Nugent-Hopkins will continue to be a worthwhile fantasy play as long as he's getting exposure to the top power-play unit alongside the likes of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.

Jenner logged an assist, four hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Blackhawks.

This was Jenner's season debut following shoulder surgery he underwent in October following an injury in practice just before the start of the season. The 31-year-old offers a bit of grit and support scoring, and he should be a top-six fixture the rest of the way. He earned no fewer than 35 points in any of the previous three seasons despite missing at least 14 games in each of those campaigns, though the emergence of numerous younger forwards this year will take the pressure off of Jenner to produce.

Sillinger notched two assists, two hits, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Blackhawks.

This was Sillinger's first multi-point effort since Dec. 5. The 21-year-old center reached the 20-assist mark for the first time in his career, but he's still three points shy of matching his output from 2023-24 since he hasn't scored efficiently. He's at 29 points, 113 shots on net, 60 hits, 30 blocked shots, 35 PIM and a minus-14 rating over 52 appearances in 2024-25.

Dewar (upper body) has been ruled out for Sunday's road game against Chicago, Mark Masters of TSN reports.

Although Dewar will sit out a ninth consecutive game Sunday, head coach Craig Berube said that the 25-year-old is ready to return. Dewar's next opportunity to suit up will be in Boston on Tuesday.

Texier is unavailable for Sunday's game against Colorado due to an illness.

Texier dealt with an illness ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off break. He didn't play in Saturday's game against the Jets, and he'll be unavailable for the second half of the back-to-back set, but it's unclear whether his current illness is related to his previous ailment. His next opportunity to suit up will be at home against the Kraken on Tuesday.

Fantilli scored a goal, took three shots on net and had four hits in Saturday's 5-1 win against the Blackhawks.

Fantilli tallied the final goal of the game for Columbus off a feed from linemate Kirill Marchenko. The No. 3 pick from the 2023 draft has 16 goals, 17 assists and 126 shots on net in 57 appearances this season. Fantilli has been a steady source of offensive production through the middle of the ice for Columbus with Sean Monahan (wrist) sidelined. He has 10 points in his last 10 games and continues to add value to his fantasy file. Between his combination of time on ice at even strength and on the power play, the 20-year-old has a chance to reach the 50-point mark in just his second season.

Johnson found the back of the net twice on his two shot attempts in Saturday's 5-1 victory against the Blackhawks.

Johnson tallied the first two goals of the game, including the go-ahead marker early in the second period while on the power play. The 22-year-old forward is up to 19 goals, 38 points and 83 shots on net in 43 appearances this season. Johnson has quietly been one of the most consistent players in the entire league since the start of 2025 with 17 points in 18 games. On the season, he is two points shy of his career high of 40 points from 2022-23 and is likely to contend with the 50-point mark while skating in the Blue Jackets' top six. He should be a waiver wire priority in deeper leagues and holds decent value in standard formats and leagues that value offensive production.

Smith tallied a goal on five shots in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Blue Jackets.

Smith lit the lamp early on in the second period for Chicago's lone goal of the night. The 35-year-old winger is up to eight goals, 13 points and 70 shots on net in 34 games this season. Smith has goals in back-to-back games dating back to Feb. 8 before the 4 Nations Face-Off break. He remains in a fourth-line role on the right wing for the Blackhawks.