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Suzuki logged an assist, two shots and three hits in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Kings.

Suzuki was the secondary helper on Justin Barron's goal. The assist was Suzuki's fourth of the season and gave him points in three straight appearances.

Miller scored the game-winning goal Thursday in a 3-2 overtime victory over the Panthers.

Miller made a power move past Anton Lundell at the offensive blue line, skated to the right face-off circle and wired a wrist shot far side on Sergei Bobrovsky. It was his 10th overtime goal with the Canucks, which moved him into second all-time behind Daniel Sedin (16). More importantly, Miller's goal delivered Vancouver its first win of the season.

Janmark logged an assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.

Janmark set up a Brett Kulak tally in the first period. With a helper in each of the last two games, Janmark's offense has picked up in step with the Oilers' increased success as a team. The defensive forward has added five shots on net and a plus-1 rating across five appearances. He'll likely be a fixture in the lineup for his penalty-killing skill, but Janmark shouldn't be counted on for steady offense.

Draisaitl provided an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.

Perhaps more notably, Draisaitl avoided a trip to the sin bin for the first time in five games this season. He had the secondary helper on Connor McDavid's game-winning goal late in the second period. Draisaitl has two goals, two assists, 11 shots on net, four hits, eight PIM and an even plus-minus rating this season. He's been playing on the wing lately, and it's helped the Oilers tally four goals in each of the last two games for their first two wins of the season.

McDavid scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.

McDavid's go-ahead goal at 18:29 of the second period stood as the game-winner, and it was his first tally of the season. The superstar center has added four assists, 13 shots on net, five hits and a minus-1 rating over five appearances. Just one of his five points has come on the power play -- once the Oilers get that part of their game going, McDavid should go back to being one of the most productive players in the league.

Lundell scored a power-play goal Thursday in a 4-3 overtime loss to Vancouver.

It's his fourth goal in his last three appearances and sixth point in as many games this season. Lundell is better known as a defensive-minded two-way pivot, but he has stepped up with Matthew Tkachuk (illness) and Aleksander Barkov (lower body) out of the lineup. Don't expect this level of output once those two return, but enjoy this current run.

Byfield had an assist, three shots on goal, one block and one hit in Thursday's 4-1 win over Montreal.

Byfield worked hard behind the net to dislodge the puck and set up Andreas Englund, who gave the Kings a 3-1 lead late. Byfield, who opened the season on the season, was moved to the top line, where he spent most of last season. He has three assists through five appearances this season.

Turcotte had an assist and one shot on goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over Montreal.

Turcotte did the dirty work behind the net to keep the puck in the zone, which led to linemate Alex Laferriere's goal early in the second period. It was the third straight game with a point for Turcotte, who has a goal and two assists through his first five appearances this year.

Eichel set up two goals Thursday in a 4-3 loss to the Lightning.

Eichel's season-long point streak now stands at five games and 10 points, as he's totaled two goals and eight assists. Eichel's most-productive season came in Buffalo in 2018-19 when he put up 82 points, including 54 assists. Injuries have kept him from taking a significant leap forward in his career, but that could be changing this year. Eichel has put up better than a point-per-game over the last two seasons (134 points in 130 games), and he's finally looking like the superstar that some projected he'd be during his draft season.

Guentzel picked up an assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over Vegas.

Guentzel has recorded at least one point in each of his first three appearances of the season, totaling four assists during that time. Guentzel is known as a goal scorer, but he hasn't scored yet this season. There's no reason for concern -- he looks like a strong fit on the top line, and the goals will come. Last season, Guentzel scored 30 goals between Pittsburgh and Carolina, and he has two 40-goal campaigns in his career.