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Pospisil notched an assist, four shots on goal and six hits in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche.

Pospisil has three helpers and 26 hits over his last five contests. The 25-year-old continues to see middle-six usage, adding plenty of physicality and a little depth offense. For the season, he has three goals, 15 helpers, 75 shots on net, 192 hits, 72 PIM and a plus-1 rating over 54 appearances. He's also avoided suspensions so far in 2024-25 -- he had one in March of last season, but he can be a solid fantasy option in formats that reward his heavy play as long as he doesn't cross the line.

Kadri logged an assist and four shots on goal in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche.

Kadri helped out on a Rasmus Andersson tally in the third period. Kadri has opened February on a four-game point streak (one goal, four assists), and this was his first even-strength contribution in that span. The 34-year-old center has just two streaks of at least that many contests -- his other one was a five-game run from Dec. 8-17. For the season, he's at 18 goals, 21 helpers, 180 shots on net, 57 PIM, 36 hits and a minus-16 rating over 54 appearances in a top-line role.

Huberdeau scored a power-play goal on five shots in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche.

Huberdeau scored just 3:22 into the contest. He's started February well with two goals and two assists over four games, with three of those four points coming on the power play. Huberdeau also saw 24:44 of ice time Thursday, his second-highest total in a game this season. The winger is up to 21 goals, 40 points (14 on the power play), 102 shots on net, 45 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating through 54 appearances, emerging as a fixture on the top line.

Karlsson (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Thursday, per PuckPedia.

Karlsson has been out since Jan. 20 and is not considered close to a return. His placement on LTIR means he won't be available for Feb. 22 versus the Canucks, which will be his 10th straight game on the shelf. He'll be eligible to return Feb. 24 against the Kings, but an update on his status shouldn't be expected until after the Golden Knights resume their season at the earliest.

MacKinnon notched three assists, two shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Flames.

MacKinnon set up all three of the Avalanche's second-period tallies, scored by Cale Makar, Artturi Lehkonen and Martin Necas (on the power play). This was just the second multi-point effort in the last 10 games for MacKinnon, but he has gotten on the scoresheet in eight of those outings. The superstar center reclaimed the NHL lead in points with 83 (20 goals, 63 helpers), and he's added 220 shots on net, 29 PIM, 29 hits, 46 blocked shots and a plus-17 rating over 56 appearances.

Necas scored twice on eight shots, dished an assist, added two hits and went plus-3 in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Flames.

Necas had been held off the scoresheet over the previous two games. He helped out on Artturi Lehkonen's tally in the second period before tipping in a power-play goal late in that frame. Necas also scored on a breakaway in the third to give the Avalanche some insurance. He has eight points over seven outings since he was traded from the Hurricanes, and the 26-year-old is at 19 goals, 44 assists, 139 shots on net, 46 hits and a plus-3 rating over 56 appearances this season.

Strome had an assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Flyers.

He's on a five-game, six-point scoring streak that includes three goals and three assists. Strome's assist came on Alex Ovechkin's goal that moved him within 16 of a new NHL all-time record. The center's dream season continues -- he has 52 points (15 goals, 37 assists), including 21 on the power play, in 54 games this season.

McMichael scored a goal Thursday in a 4-3 win over the Flyers.

He put the Caps up 2-1 early in the second period when he redirected an Aliaksei Protas pass past Ivan Fedotov. It was McMichael's 19th goal -- a new career high -- and 40th point of the season (54 games). He has eight points (two goals, six assists) and 14 shots in his last nine games.

Cirelli (upper body) is considered day-to-day after missing Thursday's game versus the Senators, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Cirelli has battled a couple of injuries in recent weeks, and this one is forcing him to miss at least one game. He hasn't been ruled out for the Lightning's pair of road games this weekend -- at Detroit on Saturday and at Montreal on Sunday. Conor Sheary is in the lineup and Nick Paul has moved into Cirelli's usual spot on the second line for Thursday's contest.

Lavoie, who missed Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Islanders because of an illness, was sent to AHL Henderson on Thursday, per SinBin.vegas.

Lavoie's reassignment implies that he's now healthy enough to play. He has no points, four shots and seven hits in three appearances with Vegas in 2024-25. The 24-year-old also has nine goals and 16 points in 29 outings with Henderson this season.