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Rakell had an assist, one shot, one block and two hits in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Canadiens.

The newly assembled top line gave the Penguins their first lead of the game. Rakell and Evgeni Malkin forced a Mike Matheson turnover, which led to Rakell's assist on Sidney Crosby's tally late in the first period. This line has been responsible for four of the five goals the Penguins scored during a modest two-game win streak. Rakell has a team-high six goals along with three assists, 34 shots, 22 hits, 12 blocks and a plus-5 rating through 13 appearances.

Larkin scored two power-play goals, one the game-winner, in Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Sabres.

The Red Wings captain was involved in all the offense on the night, and all three goals came on Detroit power plays. It was Larkin's giveaway in the neutral zone that sprung Alex Tuch for a shortie to open the scoring for Buffalo midway through the first period, but Detroit's captain redeemed himself by striking twice with the man advantage in the second frame. Larkin is up to seven goals in 11 games to begin the season, with five of them coming on the power play, but he's contributed only one assist.

Danault produced a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to Chicago.

After helping to set up Alex Laferriere late in the second period, Danault scored the Kings' final goal of the afternoon himself in the third. It's the first goal, and first multi-point performance, of the season for the 31-year-old center. Danault has five points in 12 games to go along with 22 shots on net, 16 hits, 10 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating.

Poitras scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 3-0 victory over the Flyers.

The 20-year-old center potted his first goal of the season midway through the first period, banging a loose puck past Aleksei Kolosov, and it was all the support Joonas Korpisalo needed in the Boston net. Poitras has four points in his first 10 games this season, and he's unlikely to be a consistent contributor without regular power-play time or a spot in the Bruins' top six.

Kampf notched an assist in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Blues.

Kampf ended an eight-game point drought with the helper. In that span, he went minus-5 with nine shots on net and eight hits, and he was also scratched once. The 29-year-old is one of the Maple Leafs' better defense-only forwards, but he could still be out of the lineup on occasion. He has two assists, 11 shots on net, nine hits, three blocked shots and a minus-4 rating in 11 appearances this season.

Kyrou scored a goal on five shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs.

The goal was Kyrou's first since he scored twice Opening Night versus the Kraken. He'd gone three games without a point entering Saturday's contest. The 26-year-old winger is up to three goals, 10 points, 38 shots on net and a plus-2 rating over 12 outings in 2024-25. Kyrou needs to show a bit more consistency as one of the Blues' most talented forwards -- he'll be leaned on for offense as Robert Thomas (ankle) works through a minimum six-week absence.

McBain registered an assist, seven PIM and six hits in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

McBain was busy in the first period, as he helped out on a Logan Cooley tally and then fought Vegas enforcer Keegan Kolesar. McBain is no stranger to the rough stuff -- he has 26 PIM and 35 hits to go along with five points through 12 contests this season. The 24-year-old is playing in a fourth-line role, and while that hasn't hurt his offense much yet, it could limit his scoring chances throughout the campaign.

Keller recorded an assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

Keller helped out on Ian Cole's second-period tally. During his active four-game point streak, Keller has two goals, two assists, eight shots on net and a plus-4 rating. It's his longest streak of the young campaign, but the 26-year-old winger is a consistent scorer and rarely goes extended stretches without offense. He has six goals, six helpers, 33 shots on net and a plus-4 rating through 12 outings overall.

Bjugstad logged two assists in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

Bjugstad set up goals by Logan Cooley and Alex Kerfoot in this contest. These were Bjugstad's first two points of the year, coming in his fourth appearance after he missed eight games due to an upper-body injury. The 32-year-old center has added six shots on net, nine hits, three blocked shots, two PIM and an even plus-minus rating. Bjugstad offers modest scoring and decent all-around production as long as he can maintain a middle-six role.

Kerfoot scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

Kerfoot has scored in back-to-back games, giving him two goals and four points this season. His tally in the third period Saturday salvaged a standings point for Utah in a game that Vegas mostly dominated everywhere but the scoresheet. In addition to four points, the 30-year-old forward has added 20 shots on net, 10 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating through 12 outings in a middle-six role.