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Novak scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Bruins.

Novak recorded his third goal of the season Tuesday, but unlike in the previous two games in which he scored, this one contributed to Nashville's victory. The Predators have endured a tough start to the season, but Novak has found a way to stay productive, tallying three goals across six appearances while averaging 2.3 shots per game.

Nyquist scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Bruins.

It took Nyquist six games to find the back of the net, but he finally ended his drought with a third-period goal as Nashville snapped its losing skid and clinched its first win of the season. Nyquist has points in each of his last two outings and should continue to have opportunities to produce as long as he continues to skate alongside Ryan O'Reilly and Filip Forsberg in the first line.

O'Reilly scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Bruins.

O'Reilly broke the deadlock for the Predators in the final minutes of the first period with his first power-play goal of the campaign, which also extended his goal streak to four contests. The veteran center later helped seal the win with an assist in Gustav Nyquist's third-period goal. O'Reilly has been one of Nashville's best players amid the team's woeful start to the season and has cracked the scoresheet in all but one of his six appearances.

Perfetti notched three assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Blues.

All three helpers came in the second period, as Perfetti led the Jets as they erased an early 1-0 deficit. The 22-year-old winger could be headed for a breakout season, as he's piled up two goals and seven points through Winnipeg's first six games -- with three of those points, including both tallies, coming on the power play.

Thompson scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Stars.

Both points came in the third period, as Thompson gave the Sabres a 3-0 lead early in the frame before feeding Alex Tuch for an empty-netter late. Thompson extended his point streak to five games in the process, a stretch in which he's piled up four goals and seven points.

Seguin scored his third goal of the season in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Sabres.

The veteran center missed the prior three games with a lower-body injury, but Seguin handled a regular shift in his return and gave the Stars a flicker of life late in the third period when he snapped home a loose puck to make the score 3-2. He's had a productive start to the season, collecting four points in four appearances, but Seguin hasn't been close to a point-per-game player over a full campaign since 2018-19.

Eriksson Ek picked up an even-strength goal and a power-play assist in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Panthers.

Both points came in the second period as the Wild put the game away. It was Eriksson Ek's first multi-point performance of the season, and the 27-year-old center seems fully recovered from the broken nose that cost him two games.

Donato scored on his only shot on net in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Vancouver.

Donato scored his second goal of the season at even strength in the first period of Tuesday's loss. The 28-year-old will be hard-pressed to find offense in 2024-25 due to his bottom-six role and lack of time on the man advantage. The left-shot forward has recorded two goals, two PIM, five shots, 11 hits and three takeaways across five outings. Donato is in the final season of a two-year deal signed with Chicago in July of 2023.

Sillinger posted an assist, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Maple Leafs.

Sillinger started the year on the third line, but head coach Dean Evason's lineup shuffle saw Sillinger take over on the top line while Yegor Chinakhov moved down to the second line. Sillinger was able to draw his assist on Kirill Marchenko's third-period tally. Through six outings, Sillinger has a goal, three helpers, 14 shots on net, eight hits and six PIM. His fantasy value receives an instant boost if he can stay in his new role, as the 21-year-old has the scoring chops to handle increased responsibilities.

Heinen netted two even-strength goals in Tuesday's 6-3 win against Chicago.

Heinen scored his first two goals of the season in Tuesday's victory, and he added three shots and a plus-2 rating in 14:35 of ice time. The left-shot forward is currently filling a third-line role while skating with the second power-play unit. Heinen has been productive in his first six appearances with Vancouver -- he's collected two goals, two assists and a plus-3 rating.