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Ford scored his first career goal in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Bruins.

Making his NHL debut, the undrafted 24-year-old banged home a rebound to cap a Winnipeg surge that saw the visitors blow the game open with three goals in the first six minutes of the third period. Ford had 11 goals and 17 points over 36 appearances for AHL Manitoba prior to his promotion, and he figures to work in a bottom-six role while Adam Lowry (upper body) and Morgan Barron (upper body) remain sidelined.

Lindholm scored a shorthanded goal and added a power-play assist in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Jets.

The Bruins got routed at even strength, but Lindholm helped keep the team in the game until the third period with his work on special teams. The veteran center has had a bumpy first season with Boston, but he's beginning to find his footing, producing two goals and seven points over the last nine games, including four power-play helpers.

Namestnikov scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Bruins.

The veteran center opened the scoring early in the first period, snapping a 13-game goal drought in the process. Namestnikov has been productive since returning from a four-game absence in mid-January due to a lower-body injury, and over the last five contests he's collected five points while seeing shifts on the second power-play unit.

Scheifele scored two goals, including the game-winner on the power play, in Thursday's 6-2 victory over the Bruins.

His second tally of the night came just 35 seconds into the third period, breaking open a 2-2 tie as the Jets began to pull away. It was Scheifele's eighth game-winning goal of the season, two shy of his career high, and his 31 goals on the campaign puts him second in the race for the Rocket Richard Trophy behind Leon Draisaitl's 36.

Suzuki was loaned to AHL Chicago on Friday, according to Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Suzuki was recalled Thursday as Taylor Hall and Sebastian Aho were unavailable to play due to an illness. Suzuki made his NHL debut and had a plus-1 rating in 6:12 of action. Suzuki could be recalled ahead of Saturday's game versus Los Angeles if Hall and Aho are still unable to play. The Hurricanes recalled defenseman Riley Stillman in a corresponding move.

MacLean notched an assist in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Flyers.

MacLean ended his 17-game point drought when he set up Marc Gatcomb's first career goal. The 25-year-old MacLean has played on the fourth line regularly of late, giving him minimal upside on offense. The center has five points, 37 shots on net, 64 hits, 20 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating over 50 appearances. Still, he plays an honest defensive game, and that's enough to keep him in the lineup most of the time.

Goncalves notched an assist in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Kings.

The helper was Goncalves' first point since Dec. 19 versus the Blues. The 24-year-old spent a couple of weeks at AHL Syracuse after clearing waivers earlier in January. He's not out of the woods when it comes to staying in the NHL or in the Lightning's lineup, but he played over Michael Eyssimont in this contest. Cam Atkinson is also in the mix to be a healthy scratch at times. Goncalves has just three points with 20 shots on net and 22 hits over 28 appearances this season.

Greig scored a power-play goal on three shots, added four PIM and logged two hits in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Capitals.

Greig has scored in back-to-back games after being limited to one assist over his previous 12 contests. The 22-year-old forward opened the scoring at 4:08 of the second period. Greig is now at 15 points (five on the power play), 65 shots on net, 87 hits, 32 PIM and a minus-10 rating across 48 appearances. His upside is limited in a third-line role, though he is able to agitate opponents with his physical play, which can make up for his modest offense in deep formats.

Pinto scored a shorthanded goal on two shots and added an assist in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Capitals.

Pinto's tally stretched the Senators' lead to 3-1. While that advantage didn't hold, Pinto delivered again in overtime to set up Thomas Chabot for the game-winning goal. The 24-year-old Pinto has four goals and six assists over his last 11 contests despite routinely playing on the third line in that span. The center is at 10 goals, 10 helpers, 83 shots on net, 40 hits, 33 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating across 43 appearances. He has twice as many shorthanded points (four) as power-play points (two) this season.

Trenin logged two assists, four hits and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Canadiens.

Trenin had helpers on goals by Liam Ohgren and Frederick Gaudreau in this contest. This was Trenin's second multi-point effort of the season. The physical forward is up to four goals, six assists, 43 shots on net, 132 hits, 27 PIM and a plus-7 rating over 46 appearances. He's done little to earn fantasy attention, though he may carry some value in formats that strongly reward physical play.