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Thomas scored a goal on four shots, added two assists, blocked three shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Flames.

Thomas' tally gave the Blues a 2-0 lead in the first period, and he also set up Pavel Buchnevich for a go-ahead goal in the third and Colton Parayko's game-winner in overtime. This was Thomas' second multi-point effort in a row. He's scored in three of the last four games and has added six helpers over eight contests since he returned from a broken ankle. The center is up to four goals, 11 assists, 33 shots on net and 17 blocked shots through 15 outings.

Thompson scored a power-play goal in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Jets on Thursday.

He took a pass from Jason Zucker in the right circle and wired a wrist shot that went in off the far post past Connor Hellebuyck. Thompson has three goals across his last two games and six over his last eight outings. He has fired 75 pucks at opposing netminders, and while an above-average 18.7 percent of his shots are going in, Thompson is talented enough to ride this hot streak for a while. He's on a 55-goal pace if he keeps surging. That would be a lofty achievement, but he's certainly been productive early in the season.

Scheifele had two assists Thursday in a 3-2 overtime win over Buffalo.

Scheifele had been quietly offensively of late, so it was nice to see him get two helpers -- he has just five points (one goal, four assists) over his last eight games, including three points in his last two contests. Perhaps most importantly, Scheifele won 14 of 25 face-offs -- he's seen more time at wing than center of late due to an undisclosed issue. The big pivot's slower offensive pace will likely increase now as well. Whatever was ailing him appears to be behind him.

Vilardi had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 overtime win over the Sabres on Thursday.

Vilardi redirected a point shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's glove to tie the game 1-1. It was Vilardi's first multi-point game in more than a month -- he had a goal and assist Oct. 30 against the Red Wings. Overall, he has 10 goals, nine assists and 51 shots over 27 games this season. Vilardi is on pace for his first-ever 30-goal season and is a solid fantasy contributor.

Fantilli notched an assist, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Oilers.

Fantilli has picked up four points over his last five contests. The 20-year-old forward is seeing top-six minutes as the Blue Jackets' second-line center, and he hasn't often looked out of place this year. He's yet to go more than two consecutive games without a point, racking up five goals, eight helpers, 50 shots on net, 39 hits and a minus-3 rating over 25 appearances. He's on roughly the same scoring pace that saw him rack up 27 points in 49 contests as a rookie in 2023-24.

Sillinger scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Oilers.

Sillinger set up Damon Severson's second-period tally before scoring one of his own in the final frame. The goal was Sillinger's first since Nov. 15, though he had six assists over seven contests in between tallies. The 21-year-old forward is looking good in a second-line role this season, racking up four goals, 13 helpers, 58 shots on net, 35 hits and a minus-4 rating over 24 appearances.

Guentzel scored a goal and added an assist Thursday in an 8-1 win over the Sharks.

He also had five shots, one block and a plus-4 rating. Guentzel has a goal in each of his last two games, along with an assist, and he's put up 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) and 66 shots over 24 games this season. His work this season has earned him a role on Team USA for the 4 Nations Face-Off, which will be held early in the new calendar year. Guentzel is a point-per-game fantasy sniper on a strong team, so he has plenty of fantasy appeal.

Janmark logged an assist and two PIM in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Janmark has three helpers over his last eight contests. He hasn't scored since Nov. 3, logging a total of eight assists during his 14-game goal drought. The defensive forward is up to 11 points -- one shy of matching his total from 2023-24 -- through 26 appearances this season.

Henrique logged two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Henrique helped out on second-period tallies by Mattias Ekholm and Jeff Skinner. With six helpers over his last seven contests, Henrique has been effective from his third-line role. His power-play helper Thursday was his first contribution with the man advantage this season. The center has nine points, 43 shots on net, 25 blocked shots, 19 hits and a plus-4 rating over 26 appearances. He's also shooting just 4.7 percent, so Henrique could rebound once some of his shots start going in.

Nugent-Hopkins posted two assists, including one on the power play, and four shots on goal in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Nugent-Hopkins has multiple points in two of his last three contests. The 31-year-old forward also earned his first power-play point since Nov. 9 versus the Canucks in this contest. For the season, the winger is up to four goals, 10 helpers (four on the power play), 57 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating across 26 appearances. Nugent-Hopkins remains in a top-six role, but his current pace would put him below the 50-point mark for the first time in a full season since 2017-18.