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Reinhart scored a goal and added two assists in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

With Aleksander Barkov (lower body) and Matthew Tkachuk (illness) both sidelined, Reinhart stepped up and led Florida to victory, including a nifty feed late in the third period that sprung Eetu Luostarinen for what proved to be the game-winning goal. Reinhart is off to a flying start to the campaign, collecting four goals and eight points through five contests as the 28-year-old looks to demonstrate that his 57-goal, 94-point eruption in 2023-24 was no fluke.

Paul notched two assists in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

Tampa Bay's second line put the game away in the third period, with Paul helping set up tallies by Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel. Paul has three points, all assists, through the first two games of the season as the 29-year-old looks to top the career-high 24 goals and 46 points he produced in 2023-24.

Cirelli produced a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

Both points came in the third period as the Lightning put the game away. Cirelli is centering the second line and has a spot on the second power-play unit to begin the campaign, and that assignment gives the 27-year-old an excellent chance of topping the career-high 20 goals and 45 points he delivered in 2023-24.

Gaudette was promoted from AHL Belleville on Wednesday.

Gaudette registered an assist in Monday's win over the Kings despite logging just 5:36 of ice time. With Ridly Greig (upper body) on the shelf, the veteran Gaudette figures to remain in a fourth-line role over the next several contests -- even if he gets moved back and forth between the minors as part of cap-saving measures.

Point scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 4-1 victory over the Canucks.

After helping set up Nikita Kucherov for the game's opening goal in the first period, Point found the back of the net himself in the second on a one-timer from the faceoff dot to the left of Arturs Silovs. Point has two goals and three points through Tampa Bay's first two contests as he looks to record his third straight 40-goal, 90-point campaign.

Rossi scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Blues.

Rossi has extended his point streak to three games, racking up one goal and three assists over that span while also adding eight shots and five hits. Rossi should continue to feature in the Wild's first line and will aim to extend his point streak to four games when facing the Blue Jackets on Saturday as part of the team's ongoing road trip.

Dowd logged an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Dowd set up a Jakob Chychrun tally in the second period. While playing as the listed fourth-line center, Dowd was second among Capitals forwards with 17:57 of ice time in this win. The 34-year-old's contributions are mostly defensive in nature, but he has been able to top 20 points in four of the last six seasons while playing in no more than 65 games in any of those years. In deeper fantasy formats that count hits, he can also provide some value, especially if he continues to play a larger-than-expected role in 2024-25.

Vrana scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Vrana tallied in the first game of his second stint with the Capitals. The winger was a healthy scratch for the season opener, and he saw just 8:46 of ice time Tuesday, so he's not guaranteed to play every game. The 28-year-old struggled to six points in 21 appearances with the Blues last year, and at this stage of his career, he has a lot to prove on offense before he could be trusted again as a depth forward in fantasy.

Protas scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Protas was bumped up to the top line at even strength, logging 15:12 of ice time Tuesday compared to 10:28 in Saturday's season opener. The 23-year-old forward cashed in with the game-winning goal at 5:16 of the second period, set up by linemate Alex Ovechkin. It's likely the Capitals' lines aren't yet settled, but it's a good sign Protas is in the mix for top-six minutes, though he would likely benefit further from a power-play role. The forward broke out with 29 points in 78 regular-season outings in 2023-24.

Konecny registered a power-play assist, five shots on goal, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Oilers.

Konecny has picked up three points over three games, two on the power play and one while shorthanded. The 27-year-old forward is arguably the Flyers' most important all-situations forward. In addition to the points, he has 14 shots on net, six hits, four PIM and a minus-3 rating. The winger is likely to see top-six minutes throughout the campaign.