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Aston-Reese (upper body) is expected to suit up in Tuesday's clash with the Panthers, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Aston-Reese's status was up in the air after he was forced to leave Saturday's clash with the Avalanche after less than a minute of ice time, but he appears no worse for the wear. Still, the 30-year-old center is unlikely to see a ton of ice time, he played just 7:33 in the season opener versus Minnesota, so fantasy players probably shouldn't be expecting a lot of offensive production.

Zibanejad scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.

After getting held off the scoresheet in the Rangers' first two games, Zibanejad got rolling with an impressive performance that included a slick shot-pass to Chris Kreider in the second period that produced the game-winner on the power play. Zibanejad saw his production droop last year, as he managed just 26 goals and 72 points in 81 regular-season games -- his lowest totals over a full campaign since 2017-18 -- but given the talent around him and his spot on the Rangers' top power-play unit, the 31-year-old seems likely to get back to at least a point-a-game pace in 2024-25.

Mittelstadt scored a goal on three shots in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Islanders.

The Avs are enduring a tough start to the season, but Mittelstadt has been very productive and has found the back of the net in his first three appearances thus far while tallying eight total shots. He'll aim to extend that goal-scoring streak to four games when the Avalanche take on the Bruins on Wednesday.

Ritchie scored a goal on five shots in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Islanders.

Ritchie opened the scoring and notched the first goal of his career at the NHL level just 61 seconds into the game Monday, as the 19-year-old winger took advantage of a perfect setup from Josh Manson to tap the puck home from very close range. This was his first point of the season.

Palmieri scored an unassisted goal and posted a plus-3 rating in Monday's 6-2 win over the Avalanche.

Palmieri gave the Islanders the lead in the final moments of the first period after an incredible individual effort, as he stole the puck in his own end and coolly scored past Alexandar Georgiev. This was Palmieri's first goal of the campaign, and the veteran winger was due to find the back of the net sooner rather than later since he's already recorded 13 shots through his first three outings.

Barzal scored an empty-net goal in Monday's 6-2 win over the Avalanche.

The Avs were all out on the attack trying to pull one back late in the third period, and Barzal took advantage of that to round out the scoring with an empty-netter just 1:12 left in the game. This was Barzal's first goal of the campaign, and he's notched points in two of his first three appearances, as he aims to build on a 2023-24 campaign in which he reached the 80-point plateau, including a career-high 23 goals, in 80 regular-season games.

Nelson scored two goals on five shots while posting a plus-3 rating in Monday's 6-2 win over the Avalanche.

Nelson opened his 2024-25 scoring tally with back-to-back goals in the second period over a three-minute span, including a short-handed goal that gave the Isles a 4-1 lead. Nelson has reached the 30-goal mark in each of the last three seasons, and he was due to find the back of the net sooner than later based on how active he'd been in the previous two contests. Through three games, Nelson has racked up 10 shots.

Ivan was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Monday.

It's unclear whether this move is related to Ivan's performance -- it could just be a paper transaction for cap-related purposes. Colorado's next game is Wednesday against Boston. Ivan has one point through three games.

Suzuki had an even-strength assist and power-play helper in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Penguins. He also had one shot on goal and two blocked shots.

Suzuki was involved in the first two Montreal goals and has three assists over the last two games, but he's still looking for his first goal. The top-line center is coming off a 33-goal season in which he scored on 17.8 percent of his shots.

Acciari had an assist, one blocked shot and four hits in Monday's 6-3 win over the Canadiens.

Acciari had the primary assist on Kevin Hayes' game-winning goal early in the third period. It was the first point of the season for Acciari, who is skating on the fourth line. He's topped the 20-point mark twice in his career but offers little in the way of upside in fantasy.