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Suzuki had two assists, two shots, one block and one hit in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blues.

Suzuki's first helper came early in the second period when he got his stick on the puck during a battle in the slot before Kirby Dach cleaned it up. The 25-year-old Suzuki also fed Cole Caufield for Montreal's fourth goal. The two-point night extended Suzuki's point streak to six games, during which he has two goals and seven assists.

Matthews scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Bruins on Saturday.

Matthews tied the game at 18:43 of the third when he redirected Mitch Marner's pass from the right point. However, a turnover by an exhausted Matthews in the extra frame resulted in Boston's game-winner. Matthews got off to a slow start this season, but he has seven points, including four goals, in his last six games. He's been seriously unlucky -- his 9.5 shooting percentage is well below his 16.1 career average and almost half his 18.7 percent success rate from last season. Matthews will heat up soon, especially if his shooting pace remains strong. He has a league-leading 42 shots on net through nine outings.

O'Reilly logged an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.

O'Reilly bounced back from a scoreless outing Friday by setting up Filip Forsberg on a second-period tally. The 33-year-old O'Reilly has been reliable offensively in a top-line role this year, earning two goals and five assists over eight contests. He's added 14 shots on net, eight blocked shots and a minus-3 rating, though he's been a little rough at the faceoff dot, losing more than 50 percent of his draws in five straight outings.

Marchessault scored a goal on five shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.

Marchessault scored 1:44 into the extra session to finish off this win, a game in which the Predators didn't lead until his goal. The 33-year-old winger has started slow -- he now has two goals and three assists over eight contests. He's added 29 shots on net, 13 hits and a minus-4 rating. Considering he still has a strong shot volume, his fortune should turn around over time.

Newhook scored a power-play goal on his lone shot in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blues.

Newhook deftly transferred a pass from skate to stick before notching his first power-play tally of the season. It was the second goal of the season for Newhook, who has just seven shots on net and has been held off the scoresheet in six of eight appearances this campaign.

Dach scored a goal on four shots, dished a power-play assist and had three hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over St. Louis.

As several players attempted to get a stick on a rebound, Dach swooped in and buried the puck while falling to the ice for his first goal of the season, which increased Montreal's lead to 2-0. He later was the primary assistant on Alex Newhook's power-play tally six seconds into a St. Louis penalty. Since moving to the top line as a replacement for the injured Juraj Slafkovsky (shoulder), Dach has three points in two games.

Evans scored a goal and recorded an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over St. Louis. The second-line center added two shots, one block and one hit to his line.

Evans led a 2-on-1 rush and beat Jordan Binnington to the short side with a wrister. His goal came just nine seconds after a Montreal penalty expired. Evans also had a hand in Joel Armia's empty-netter. The 28-year-old Evans has one goal and four points through eight appearances this season.

Point scored a goal Saturday in a 3-0 win over the Capitals.

It was a pretty give-and-go with Nikita Kucherov, and Point scored from the edge of the crease to extend the Bolts' lead to 2-0. He has four points, including three goals, in his last five games and seven points, including four tallies, in eight appearances this campaign. Sure, that puts him behind his pace from his previous two seasons, but fantasy managers should be confident in his elite abilities.

Geekie scored his first NHL goal in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Capitals.

After dominating the preseason, Geekie has found the regular season a lot harder to handle. He has one goal, one assist, six shots and seven hits through eight outings. Geekie has always had great hands and showed off his quick release on a one-timer from the high slot for his first NHL goal in Saturday's contest. He's the Bolts' top young player, and his future is in the top six.

Cooley scored a goal in a 3-2 loss to Los Angeles on Saturday.

Cooley redirected Michael Kesselring's shot at the top of the crease for his first goal of 2024-25. The 20-year-old Cooley had three shots to bring him up to 17. After a 20-goal and 44-point performance across 82 regular-season appearances in 2023-24, Cooley is finally finding his edges and has delivered seven points (one goal, six assists) through nine outings this campaign. He's firmly ensconced in the second-line center role for Utah and is getting solid power-play time. Cooley could be a 60-plus point player this season.