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Kuraly scored a goal and blocked two shots in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Jets.

Kuraly has earned all three of his points this season over his last four games. The 31-year-old center remains firmly in a fourth-line role, with his physical play and defensive work making him a lock for the lineup. He's supplied just four shots on net to go with 15 hits, six blocked shots and a plus-4 rating through 10 appearances this season.

Monahan scored a power-play goal on three shots in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Jets.

Monahan was able to tip home a Zach Werenski shot to get on the board against the team he ended 2023-24 with. The 30-year-old Monahan has been consistent as the Blue Jackets' top line center this season. He has six goals, four assists, 34 shots on net and a plus-4 rating through 10 contests, and he's yet to be held off the scoresheet in consecutive games.

Reinhart potted two goals and added an assist in Friday's 6-4 win over the Stars.

Reinhart registered an even strength and shorthanded goal after notching the primary helper on Aleksander Barkov's first-period tally. Reinhart added four shots, one block and a plus-3 rating in 17:36 of ice time. The right-shot winger is riding a four-game point streak consisting of four goals and three assists. Furthermore, the British Columbia native has been held off the scoresheet in just two games this season. Overall, he's generated nine goals, 10 assists and a plus-8 rating over 12 contests. Reinhart is in a three-way tie with Cale Makar and Mark Stone for the league lead in points with 19.

Lowry logged an assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Lowry hasn't scored in six games, but he has five assists in that span. The 31-year-old helped out on Mason Appleton's goal 2:20 into the second period, which stood as the game-winner. Lowry has displayed strong offense for a third-liner with two goals, seven helpers, a plus-11 rating, 15 shots on net and 19 hits through 11 contests this season. His strong two-way play will keep his ice time steady even if his offense takes a dip.

Scheifele logged an assist, five shots on goal and two PIM in Friday's 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Scheifele has four points over his last three games. The 31-year-old center has been held off the scoresheet just twice through 11 contests, racking up an impressive six goals, eight assists, 30 shots on net and a plus-2 rating. Scheifele is centering the top line and first power-play unit for the top team in the league. He hasn't maintained a point-per-game pace in the last two seasons but did so in the six years before that, so this hot start is not unusual.

Appleton scored a goal in Friday's 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Appleton's second-period tally stood as the game-winner. The 28-year-old forward has three goals and three assists over his last seven outings, providing some steady offense from a third-line role with minimal power-play time. He's up to nine points (four goals, five assists), 21 shots on net, 10 hits, eight blocked shots and a plus-7 rating through 11 contests overall.

Vilardi scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Vilardi has three goals and five points over his last three games. His tally Friday came late in the third period to close out the scoring. The recent scoring surge has the 25-year-old forward up to four goals, nine points, 18 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating through 11 appearances. Vilardi is a lock for the top line as long as he and the rest of the Jets continue to play well.

Dellandrea (upper body) remains day-to-day, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports Friday.

Dellandrea did skate on the fourth line during Friday's practice, but it seems his status for Saturday's game against Vancouver remains uncertain. He has one goal, two PIM, six shots and 24 hits in nine outings with the Sharks in 2024-25. If Dellandrea is able to play Saturday, then Danil Gushchin might be a healthy scratch.

Lindholm logged an assist and won 14 of 22 faceoffs in Thursday's 8-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

Lindholm began his Boston career with five points over three games, but he turned cold with a seven-game point drought before finding the scoresheet Thursday. The center has six points, 17 shots on net, 21 hits, 17 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over 11 appearances. His defensive work will keep him in a top-six role, but Lindholm hasn't displayed enough consistency or chemistry with the Bruins' other top forwards to be fully trusted in fantasy.

Jarvis logged two power-play assists, three shots on goal and two PIM in Thursday's 8-2 win over the Bruins.

This was Jarvis' second multi-point effort in the last three games. He helped out on tallies by Martin Necas and Andrei Svechnikov. Jarvis has eight points through nine outings, and five of those points have come on the power play. He's added 25 shots on net, 10 hits and six PIM, and while he's on the third line at even strength, a spot on the Hurricanes' top power-play unit is valuable with the team converting at a 29.0 percent clip through October.