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Stephenson posted a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Blackhawks.

Stephenson has six assists over his last eight games, and five of those helpers have come with the man advantage. That's not bad production, but he's not generating many chances for himself or offering consistent even-strength offense yet. The 30-year-old center is up to 10 points (six on the power play), 16 shots on net and a minus-4 rating over 17 outings this season while playing in a top-six role.

McCann notched an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Blackhawks.

McCann's point streak is up to four games (three goals, three assists) after he set up a Matty Beniers tally in the second period. This was the first outing during that streak in which McCann didn't have a goal. The 28-year-old winger is up to 20 points (eight tallies, 12 helpers), 40 shots on net, 13 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating through 17 contests overall.

Beniers scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Blackhawks.

Beniers opened the scoring at 4:18 of the second period. The 22-year-old center is still looking for consistency in his offense -- he had two points over his first five outings in November. He's at four goals, 10 points, 30 shots on net, 14 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 17 appearances this season, and he remains in a top-six role.

Hughes had three assists in a 6-2 win over the Panthers on Tuesday.

All three came with the man advantage. Hughes has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his past five games. That includes three contests with three points each -- it's nice to see so many multi-point efforts. Overall, Hughes has 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists), including nine on the power play, and 65 shots in 20 games this season. He's in a tie for fourth overall for shots.

Gaudreau had an assist, one shot on net and two blocks in Thursday's 3-0 win over Montreal.

Gaudreau, who saw a six-game point streak snapped last Sunday, worked hard to begin a new one. He fought in the corner for a loose puck in Montreal's end and eventually directed it to Kirill Kaprizov for an empty-net tally. The assist was Gaudreau's seventh in the last eight appearances.

Janmark notched an assist in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.

Janmark has four helpers over his last three games after assisting on a Darnell Nurse tally in the second period. The 31-year-old Janmark is up to one goal, six assists, 10 shots on net and a minus-1 rating through 17 appearances. He's playing regularly in the bottom six, and while he's warm on offense, fantasy managers can likely find more productive options on the waiver wire in most formats.

Draisaitl logged two assists, four shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.

Draisaitl earned his third straight multi-point effort. He set up Connor McDavid's 1,000th point, a second-period tally, and then had the secondary helper on Darnell Nurse's game-winning goal in overtime. Draisaitl has six points over his last three contests and is up to 22 points, 44 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over 17 appearances this season.

McDavid scored a goal on eight shots, dished an assist and added three hits in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.

McDavid became the fourth-fastest player to 1,000 career points, scoring to reach the milestone in his 659th game. He didn't stay on the round number for long, as he set up Darnell Nurse in overtime for point No. 1,001. McDavid is all the way back after a rough October -- he has nine points over his last three contests and is up to six tallies, 19 points, 52 shots on net, 13 hits and a plus-6 rating through 14 outings this season.

Cirelli scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over Winnipeg.

He made is 3-0 early in the second period on a redirection of a shot by Victor Hedman. It was Cirelli's 100th NHL goal. He remains on a career pace with 14 points in 15 games, but the goal was just his third of the season and first on the power play. Cirelli's 13.6 shooting percentage this season is right in line with his career average of 13.4, but he's passing a lot more than ever before. And he's well on his way toward smashing his career mark of 45 points set in 2023-24.

Rossi scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Canadiens. He also had two shots on net and two PIM.

Rossi took advantage of a tired PK unit when he scored with four seconds remaining on a four-minute double minor. The man-advantage marker was his first of the season and gave Minnesota breathing room with 12 minutes left in the third period. Although the Wild had comfortably outplayed Montreal, it was still a 1-0 game and any weird bounce could tie it up. Rossi's up to five goals, nine assists, two power-play points, 32 shots, 10 PIM and is plus-5 through 16 appearances.