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MacKinnon registered two assists, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers.

MacKinnon has three multi-point efforts over seven games in January. The 29-year-old center was a key part of the Avalanche's late comeback, helping out on Artturi Lehkonen's game-tying goal in the third period before setting up Devon Toews on the game-winner in overtime. MacKinnon is the first to reach the 70-point mark this season, doing so with 15 goals, 55 assists, 170 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a plus-16 rating through 45 appearances.

Zacha scored a goal and added two assists in a 6-2 win over Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

The goal snapped an eight-game goal drought. Zacha's 10 goals put him in a four-way tie for third on the Bruins with Morgan Geekie, Justin Brazeau and Charlie Coyle. He's struggled this season, and he's on pace to barely scrape into the low 40s in points. Zacha had a career-high 59 last season and 57 the year before.

Hertl recorded two assists in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Predators.

Hertl helped out on the first two goals of Pavel Dorofeyev's natural hat trick, one of which was on the power play. This was Hertl's second multi-point effort in a row, and he has two goals and four assists over seven outings in January. For the season, the 31-year-old center has provided 31 points (14 on the power play), 102 shots on net, 57 hits, 35 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating over 44 appearances in a middle-six role.

Dorofeyev scored three goals, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Predators.

Dorofeyev was a one-man rally in this contest, but even a natural hat trick was too little to overcome what was once a 4-0 deficit. The winger has logged back-to-back three-point games following a stretch of 18 contests in which he was limited to a total of two goals and two assists. The 24-year-old now has career highs in goals (19) and points (27) while adding 130 shots on net, 26 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a minus-6 rating over 44 appearances this season.

Sissons logged an assist in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.

Sissons helped out on Ryan O'Reilly's buzzer-beating empty-netter in the third period. With two goals and five assists over his last nine outings, Sissons has found a bit of a groove on offense. The defensive-minded forward is up to nine points, 40 shots on net, 54 hits, 44 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating through 42 contests. Sissons can chip in a little bit of everything, but there's no telling if he'll be able to keep up his recent success on offense.

Nyquist posted an assist in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.

Nyquist has earned a goal and four assists over his last six outings. The winger is showing a little more life on offense and continues to log time on Nashville's second line. For the season, he has 18 points, 53 shots on net and a minus-14 rating over 42 appearances. Nyquist doesn't add much outside of points, so he's not the strongest of depth options in most fantasy formats.

Marchessault logged an assist and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.

Marchessault was able to get on the scoresheet against his former team in his first-ever game against Vegas. The winger has been hot lately with nine goals and 10 assists over his last 15 contests, and he has just one scoreless outing in that span. For the season, he's up to 14 goals, 18 helpers, 128 shots on net, 57 hits, 31 PIM and a minus-9 rating through 43 appearances, putting him on track to reach the 60-point mark for the third time in four years.

O'Reilly scored an empty-net goal and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.

O'Reilly has five goals over his last six games despite failing to record a shot in two of those contests. The center is up to 13 tallies, 26 points, 73 shots on net, 38 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating through 40 appearances. With a little momentum in a second-line role, O'Reilly represents a decent depth center for fantasy, though historically the bulk of his point production has come in the form of assists.

Stamkos scored twice, dished an assist, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.

Stamkos and Filip Forsberg set each other up for first-period goals. In the second, Stamkos doubled down to put the Predators up 4-0, and that goal stood as the game-winner after Vegas' comeback effort fell short. This was the 34-year-old's first multi-point effort since Dec. 27 versus the Blues. He's up to 14 goals, 14 assists, 91 shots on net, 34 hits, 25 blocked shots, 24 PIM and a minus-12 rating over 43 appearances.

Matthews scored Toronto's only goal in a 4-1 loss to Dallas.

He opened the scoring with a rip high blocker on Jake Oettinger that was impossible to stop. Matthews has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his last six games since he returned from injury. That increases his season total to 15 goals, 17 assists and 116 shots in 30 games. You can expect Matthews' goal scoring to further increase given his somewhat flat 12.9 shooting percentage, which is below his 16.0 career mark. Buckle up.