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Prishchepiv was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Saturday.

Prishchepov had two shots on goal and three hits over 13:30 of ice time in his NHL debut Saturday. He's officially in the mix for future call-ups as the Avalanche deal with an injury-ravaged forward group. It's unclear if the 20-year-old will be back in the NHL ahead of Tuesday's game versus the Kraken.

Parssinen had two shots on goal, three hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.

Parssinen saw second-line minutes at even strength, though he remains out of the power-play rotation. The 23-year-old has one assist, two shots, four hits, three blocks and a minus-4 rating over three appearances this season, but he's been in the lineup for two straight games. The Predators are still looking for an answer to their second-line center problem, and if Parssinen can get his offense going, he may earn that spot over Colton Sissons and Thomas Novak.

Tomasino was a healthy scratch for the sixth game in a row when he sat out Saturday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.

Tomasino began the campaign in a bottom-six role, but he appears to have been leapfrogged by Zachary L'Heureux. In his four appearances, Tomasino has just five shots on net, two hits and a minus-2 rating while averaging 9:27 of ice time. He'll likely get another look eventually, but his 32-point rookie campaign from 2021-22 is starting to look more and more like an anomaly.

Lorentz scored a goal Saturday in a 4-2 loss to St. Louis.

Lorentz's goal was his first point in 10 games. His ice time is limited, but he already has two goals, three points and 27 hits in 12 games this season. Last year, Lorentz had three points in 38 regular-season appearances with the Panthers. He won't offer fantasy managers much offensively, but he could lay 150-160 hits if he's in the lineup all season.

Marchessault logged a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.

Marchessault helped out on Roman Josi's tally in the third period, which was the game-winner. There's signs of life in Marchessault's game -- he has three points over his last four games, including a pair of power-play helpers. The winger has earned five of his seven points with the man advantage this season while adding 38 shots on net, 20 hits and a minus-5 rating over 11 outings.

O'Reilly provided a power-play assist, blocked two shots and won 15 of 25 faceoffs in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.

O'Reilly entered Saturday with a 51.6 percent win rate on faceoffs, but he raised it to 52.5 percent with a strong showing at the dot. While his faceoff work has been worse than usual this year, he's still offering quality offense. He has three goals, six assists, 19 shots on net, 10 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through 11 appearances, and three of his points have come on the power play. O'Reilly's two-way play makes him a virtual lock to stay on the top line throughout the campaign.

Sissons scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.

Sissons put the Predators ahead 2-1 when he tipped home a Marc Del Gaizo shot at 18:40 of the second period. The tally was Sissons' first point in 11 appearances this year. The 30-year-old was moved down to the fourth line at even strength Saturday, but he still saw 14:53 of ice time -- he's a strong defensive forward and will earn more minutes than the average bottom-six forward because of that. He's produced 10 shots on net, 18 hits, 11 blocked shots, four PIM and a minus-10 rating so far, so it wouldn't be surprising to see Sissons stay on the fourth line for a while after he's struggled in the middle six.

Nyquist scored a goal, added an assist, went plus-2 and blocked two shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.

Nyquist's pair of points came on empty-netters -- he set up Filip Forsberg's freebie before scoring one of his own 33 seconds later. This was Nyquist's second multi-point effort of the campaign. After a slow start, the winger has four goals and three assists over his last seven outings to get his offense on track. That's all of his points through 11 appearances, and he's added 13 shots on net, eight blocked shots, six hits and a plus-1 rating while playing in the top six and on the second power-play unit.

Stamkos scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.

Stamkos has earned multiple points in two of his last three games, a sign his chemistry with his new teammates is starting to take hold. The 34-year-old has earned four of his five points this season on the power play, so he still has improvements to make at even strength. He's added 33 shots on net, 12 hits, six PIM and a minus-9 rating over 11 appearances while seeing time on the second line and first power-play unit.

Dvorak scored a goal on three shots and blocked a shot in Saturday's 3-1 loss to Pittsburgh.

Dvorak's first shot was saved, but he buried the rebound for his first goal of the season. The fourth-line center has points in two straight and four overall in 2024-25.