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McDavid produced four assists, including one on the power play, and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

McDavid's five-game point streak was snapped in a 1-0 loss in Vegas on Tuesday, but he bounced back in a big way. The 27-year-old was at his playmaking best Thursday, helping out on two goals each by Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman. McDavid is up to 12 goals, 23 helpers, nine power-play points, 84 shots on net, 16 hits and a plus-7 rating over 23 outings this season.

Hyman scored twice on five shots and went plus-3 in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Hyman missed the last five games due to an undisclosed injury. He returned with his first multi-goal effort of the campaign, and his first goals at all since Nov. 6. The 32-year-old winger is up to five tallies, 10 points, 56 shots on net, 19 hits, 12 PIM and a plus-3 rating over 21 appearances. A repeat of his 54-goal, 77-point regular season from 2023-24 is unlikely, but Hyman should be able to provide high-end offense now that the Oilers look to be past their struggles from earlier in the campaign.

Draisaitl scored a pair of goals in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Draisaitl had gone two games without a goal for just the second time this season. He tallied a go-ahead goal in the second period and an insurance marker on the power play in the third. The 29-year-old is up to 19 goals, 34 points (eight on the power play), 72 shots on net and a plus-12 rating over 26 appearances this season. Draisaitl is once again tied with Florida's Sam Reinhart for the league lead in goals.

Horvat notched an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Kraken.

Horvat's goal drought reached 13 games, but he has four assists and a plus-5 rating over his last five contests. The 29-year-old center has predictably struggled without his regular linemates, Anthony Duclair (leg) and Mathew Barzal (upper body), and their returns aren't imminent. Horvat now has 18 points, 77 shots on net, 30 hits and a plus-4 rating through 27 appearances.

Beniers notched an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.

Beniers helped out on a Vince Dunn tally in the second period. With four helpers across his last three games, it appears Beniers has found some success during the Kraken's latest round of lineup shuffles -- he's now playing alongside Jaden Schwartz and Yanni Gourde. Beniers is at 14 points, 51 shots on net, 20 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating through 27 contests, and he remains firmly in a top-six role.

Stephenson managed a power-play assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.

Stephenson helped out on Oliver Bjorkstrand's tally in the first period. The 30-year-old Stephenson has gotten on the scoresheet in three of his last seven outings, accumulating a goal and six helpers (three on the power play) in that span. For the season, the center is up to 17 points (nine on the power play), 24 shots on net and a minus-8 rating over 26 appearances. Stephenson's extreme pass-first tendencies hurt his fantasy value a bit, but he could have a career year with the man advantage anyway.

Geekie had a goal and an assist in an 8-1 win over San Jose on Thursday.

He earned the game's third star for his effort. Geekie had gone five games without a point prior to this stellar performance. The young forward has four goals, four assists and 29 shots over 24 contests this season. Geekie is averaging 12:51 of ice time this season, but he played a season-high 16:14 on Thursday. His ice time is trending up over the last four games, and that speaks to his coach's growing confidence in his game. The 20-year-old sits behind Brayden Point and Anthony Cirelli, so Geekie isn't going up the lineup any time soon. However, more ice time almost always presents more opportunities, even on a scoring third line.

Wright scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.

Wright has accumulated four goals and two assists over six contests since he spent three games as a healthy scratch. The 20-year-old has filled a third-line role over that warm stretch, but he's also on the second power-play unit. Wright has scored two of his five goals on the power play this year, and he's up to eight points, 23 shots on net, 15 blocked shots, 13 hits and an even plus-minus rating over 24 contests this season.

Point had four assists in an 8-1 win over the Sharks on Thursday.

Thursday's performance marked Point's second four-assist game in the NHL. He didn't log any assists in November, but he had 10 goals, including six power-play goals, across nine games last month. Overall, Point has 16 goals, nine assists and 46 shots over 20 games this season, and those snipes tie him with several players for third in the NHL.

The Predators announced Thursday that O'Reilly (lower body) is out on a week-to-week basis.

O'Reilly's absence figures to be a big one for Nashville, a team that can ill afford missing one of its top players. The 33-year-old has has 14 points through 26 outings this season. O'Reilly's absence likely leaves room for both Mark Jankowski and Michael McCarron to play in the near term.