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Dellandrea produced an assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.

Dellandrea snapped his six-game point drought with the helper. The 24-year-old forward is up to four points, 21 shots on net and 54 hits through 23 appearances this season, and he missed four games due to a hand injury. He hasn't been scratched, but he also hasn't been that productive when he plays. Dellandrea is likely to remain in a bottom-six role, giving him limited scoring upside.

Kostin notched an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.

Kostin doesn't want to go back to the press box -- he has four points, 12 hits and nine PIM during a three-game point streak. The 25-year-old hadn't found any success on offense until this recent stretch. He's currently seeing third-line minutes, though the Sharks have a number of depth forwards who can rotate in and out of the lineup. Kostin is at least somewhat proven, having posted double-digit points and triple-digit hits in each of the last two campaigns.

Celebrini notched an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.

Celebrini extended his point streak to four games (four goals, three assists) when he set up Cody Ceci's second-period tally. The helper put Celebrini at 14 points, 47 shots on net and a minus-2 rating through 15 appearances. Despite missing 12 games due to an injury earlier in the season, he ranks third in points among rookies, trailing just Matvei Michkov (19) and Logan Stankoven (15). Celebrini is the real deal, and he's already made the Sharks a more exciting team in 2024-25 than they were for much of 2023-24.

Granlund recorded two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.

Granlund set up tallies by Mario Ferraro and Will Smith in this win. A two-game absence hasn't slowed down Granlund's production -- he's posted a pair of multi-point efforts since his return. The 32-year-old center continues to offer high-quality offense with 10 goals and 18 helpers over 25 appearances, and he's added 74 shots on net, 21 hits, 18 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating.

Kunin scored a goal on two shots, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.

Kunin has scored four times over his last eight games. The 26-year-old forward continues to see middle-six minutes for a Sharks team that has started to find some steady success on offense. He's up to six goals, 10 points, 35 shots on net, 67 hits, 38 blocked shots, 23 PIM and a minus-4 rating over 27 appearances. Kunin's on pace to challenge his career high of 31 points from 2019-20.

Smith scored a goal and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.

For the first time in his young career, Smith played in both halves of a back-to-back. He had previously sat out a game in those situations over the first quarter of the campaign, and it's unclear if Saturday signals a shift in the Sharks' development plan for the 19-year-old, or if his offense was simply too hot to bench. Smith has three goals and four assists over his last four contests, giving him five goals, 11 points, 31 shots on net and a minus-7 rating across 22 appearances this season.

Brown notched an assist, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Avalanche.

Brown failed to score a goal over the last nine games of November, but he had four assists and 10 shots on net in that span. The 30-year-old defensive winger is up to eight points, 42 shots on net, 13 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over 24 outings this season. He's been playing on the second line at even strength, and while his offense has improved in that role, he'll likely slip down the lineup once Viktor Arvidsson (undisclosed) or Zach Hyman (undisclosed) return.

Henrique notched an assist, four shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Avalanche.

Henrique has a helper in four of the last five contests, his first stretch of somewhat steady offense this season. The 34-year-old center is up to seven points, 41 shots on net, 24 blocked shots, 19 hits, eight PIM and a plus-4 rating through 24 appearances. He's in a third-line role with a small power-play share on the second unit, so Henrique will need to be consistent with non-scoring production and 5-on-5 offense to make himself a fantasy consideration.

McDavid notched an assist, four shots on goal and two PIM in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Avalanche.

McDavid extended his point streak to five games (five goals, five assists) with a helper on Kasperi Kapanen's first goal as an Oiler. McDavid is up to 31 points, 79 shots on net, 16 hits, eight PIM and a plus-5 rating through 21 appearances. The 27-year-old superstar has the fewest games played this season of any top-25 scorer, and a big surge at any point in time could help him cover ground in the Art Ross race.

Nugent-Hopkins scored an empty-net goal on four shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Avalanche.

Nugent-Hopkins has scored three times over the last five games after netting just one goal in his first 19 outings this season. The 31-year-old forward also earned his first multi-point effort of the campaign. Nugent-Hopkins is up to 12 points, 51 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating through 24 appearances, and recent results suggest he and the Oilers as a whole are trending in the right direction.