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Smith provided an assist in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Kraken.

Smith has been hot recently, earning two goals and five assists, along with a plus-7 rating, during his six-game point streak. The 19-year-old forward kept the good times going when he set up Carl Grundstrom's tally in the first period. Smith has grown into more production and ice time as the season progresses. He's now at 22 points, 63 shots on net and a minus-10 rating over 46 appearances.

Granlund notched an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Kraken.

Granlund was ill leading up to the contest, but he suited up and logged his usual workload with 20:07 of ice time. The center has been rolling lately with four goals and six assists over his last 11 games. For the season, the 32-year-old is up to 15 tallies, 30 helpers, 126 shots on net, 37 hits, 37 blocked shots and a minus-8 rating through 52 appearances in a top-six role.

Celebrini notched an assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Kraken.

Celebrini picked up three goals and six assists over the last 10 games of January. The 18-year-old center set up a Tyler Toffoli tally in the third period of this contest. Celebrini is up to 37 points (16 goals, 21 helpers), 141 shots on net and a minus-20 rating through 42 appearances this year. He continues to impress while logging steady top-six minutes.

Wright notched an assist in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Sharks.

Wright set up the first of Brandon Montour's two goals in the game. With 10 points over 15 contests, Wright had the best month of his career in January, surpassing his nine-point December. Wright is up to nine goals, 17 helpers, 49 shots on net, 39 hits, 37 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating over 50 appearances during the 2024-25 campaign. He could still improve his shot volume, but he's done well enough to maintain a third-line role for much of the campaign.

McCann notched a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Sharks.

McCann has a goal and six helpers over his last six contests. He went 1-for-23 on shots in January, but earning 11 helpers over 15 games helped cushion the blow for most fantasy managers. The 28-year-old forward is up to the 40-point mark for the fourth straight campaign (14 goals, 26 helpers), and he's added 10 power-play points, 118 shots on net and a plus-4 rating over 53 appearances.

Stephenson scored a goal on two shots, added two assists and went plus-4 in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Sharks.

Stephenson opened the scoring at 3:55 of the first period, and his helpers, including one on the power play, came in the middle frame. After mixed results for much of the first half of the campaign, Stephenson took a step up with six goals and nine assists across 15 January appearances. The 30-year-old center is now at nine goals, 29 helpers, 52 shots on net and a minus-7 rating through 52 outings overall. He's still a pass-first player, but any forward playing at a point-per-game pace should be getting attention in fantasy.

Dorofeyev notched an assist in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.

Dorofeyev logged eight goals and five assists over the last 10 contests of January. The winger's surge comes alongside an 11-game point streak by linemate Tomas Hertl. Dorofeyev has been pretty good in his own right with 22 tallies, 12 helpers, 153 shots on net and a minus-6 rating through 52 outings this season. As long as he's in the top six and on the first power-play unit, Dorofeyev should be capable of staying productive enough to help in fantasy.

Hertl scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.

Hertl reached the 20-goal mark for the season and extended his point streak to 11 games (nine goals, six assists) on the same play. He opened the scoring at 4:58 of the first period, but the Golden Knights were unable to solve Elvis Merzlikins a second time. Hertl is now at 41 points (17 on the power play), 128 shots on net, 67 hits, 45 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating through 52 contests this season.

Johnson posted an assist in Thursday's 2-1 overtime win over the Golden Knights.

Johnson has maintained steady offense in January with four goals and seven helpers over 13 outings. He did a little defensive work to get his assist Thursday, stripping the puck away before setting off a flurry of activity that culminated in Cole Sillinger's game-winning goal 52 seconds into overtime. Johnson is up to 32 points (14 goals, 18 assists), 71 shots on net and a minus-5 rating through 37 appearances.

Fantilli scored a goal on five shots in Thursday's 2-1 overtime win over the Golden Knights.

Fantilli has eight goals and six assists over 13 contests in January. He tied this game at 1-1 with an unassisted tally late in the first period. Fantilli is up to 15 goals, 29 points, 107 shots on net, 66 hits, 38 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over 51 appearances. Sean Monahan (wrist) won't be back until mid-March at the earliest, so Fantilli figures to continue to assert himself on the top line, which has worked out well so far.