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Holloway scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 8-1 loss to the Senators.

The 23-year-old spoiled a shutout bid for Linus Ullmark in the third period. Holloway has scored three goals, two with the man advantage, in three games since Robert Thomas (ankle) was injured, and the former Oiler could be building a case for a more prominent spot on the depth chart even when the Blues' roster is at full strength.

Rakell scored two goals and took five shots in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Wild.

Rakell found the back of the net in the first and third period, but his efforts were not enough to prevent a sixth straight defeat for Pittsburgh. The 31-year-old center has recorded points in seven of his last nine appearances, though this was his first multi-point game of the season.

Crosby had three assists, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Wild.

Crosby isn't showing any signs of slowing down, even if he isn't quite the dominant forward he used to be during his prime years. Regardless of the Penguins' overall struggles, the star center is up to seven points across his last seven games, although the lack of consistency has been an issue. During that seven-game stretch, Crosby has two outings with three points and four in which he didn't crack the scoresheet. On the season, the 37-year-old has 10 points, with one goal and nine helpers, in 11 outings.

Gaudreau notched two goals and an assist in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Penguins.

Gaudreau didn't record any points in his first eight contests this season, but he snapped that drought in spectacular fashion Tuesday by playing a role in three of the team's five goals. The 31-year-old forward scored in the first and second periods before getting an assist in Kirill Kaprizov's empty-netter in the final seconds. As a middle-six forward who often sees time in the power play, Gaudreau was bound to end this drought sooner rather than later, though fantasy managers would probably want to see more consistency out of Gaudreau before trusting him again in most formats.

Dach had one shot on net, two blocks, one hit, two PIM and finished minus-3 in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Kraken.

Instead of reintegrating Juraj Slafkovsky, fresh off a three-game absence due to an upper-body injury, to the top line, head coach Martin St. Louis let Dach skate with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. That's the best assignment a Canadien forward can have. However, that alignment didn't last long. By the time the second period started with the Habs down 4-1, the coach reunited Slafkovsky on the top unit, and Dach was moved back to the second line, where he was to begin the season. Dach appeared to lose his coverage assignment on Seattle's first goal 25 seconds into the game and again on the sixth goal midway through the second period. He played one more shift in the second and just four in the third for a total of 3:41 TOI over the final two periods of the game. Dach's minus-12 through 10 appearances is the lowest among all Montreal skaters.

Beniers collected an assist along with one block in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Canadiens.

Beniers was nearly shut out from the scoresheet in the Kraken's highest scoring output thus far but managed a secondary assist on Eeli Tolvanen's goal that capped Seattle's scoring late in the third period. The helper gave Beniers points in three straight contests. The 21-year-old winger started the season on the quiet side with just one point through the first seven outings but bounced back with five points during his three-game streak.

Thomas scored a goal on two shots, added two PIM and logged two hits in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Sharks.

This was Thomas' season debut, and he played on the second line at even strength. His tally tied the game at 1-1 in the second period, just 58 seconds after Jake Walman opened the scoring for the Sharks. Thomas took the spot of Kevin Fiala, who was scratched for missing a team meeting. Moving forward, Thomas is likely to challenge Trevor Lewis or Andre Lee for a spot on the fourth line.

Sturm notched an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Kings.

Sturm picked up his third point of the season and his second in the last three games when he set up Jake Walman's opening goal at 2:20 of the second period. The 29-year-old Sturm is firmly in a fourth-line role, giving him little opportunity to help on offense. The center has collected 18 hits, six shots on net and a minus-4 rating through 11 appearances.

Kunin logged an assist, two shots on goal, two hits, two PIM and three blocked shots in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Kings.

Kunin set up William Eklund's empty-net tally to seal the Sharks' second win in a row. After a slow start to the year, Kunin has a goal and an assist over his last three outings. He's at three points, 17 shots on net, 24 hits, 16 blocked shots, 13 PIM and a minus-2 rating through 11 contests overall. The 26-year-old offers grit and decent defensive play in a middle-six role, though his offense is likely to remain limited.

Wennberg notched an assist in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Kings.

Wennberg's resurgence on offense has seen him pick up five points over his last four games. That's all of his scoring this season, and the center has added 16 shots on net, 11 blocked shots, eight hits and a minus-3 rating through 11 appearances. Wennberg looks set to hold down the second-line center spot until Macklin Celebrini (lower body) is able to return, at which point Wennberg would likely move to the third line.