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Kyrou notched three assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 6-5 loss to Nashville.

The Blues' second line of Kyrou, Pavel Buchnevich and Jake Neighbours drove the offense early, amassing three goals and nine points between them as the visitors built up a 5-1 lead that somehow evaporated late. Kyrou has produced two three-point performances in the last three games, and over the last 11 contests, the 27-year-old winger has broken out for four goals and 13 points, including one goal and five assists on the power play.

Kadri recorded a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.

Kadri snapped a brief two-game pointless skid, but most importantly, he found the back of the net for the first time since the Jan. 19 loss to the Devils. Kadri hasn't been very productive in recent weeks but seems to be turning things around with five points (two goals, three helpers) over his last eight games. He's suffered from the Flames' struggles as a team, however, as he also has a minus-7 rating over that eight-game stretch.

Point (lower body) will not be back ahead of the Olympic break, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports Tuesday.

Point was previously deemed week-to-week by the club, so this development shouldn't come as a surprise. The 29-year-old center hasn't been ruled out for the Winter Olympics yet, and may still be an option for Team Canada in its Feb. 12 clash with Czechia.

Cirelli (undisclosed) has been ruled out for the Lightning's last two games before the Olympic break, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports Tuesday.

Cirelli hasn't been replaced on Canada's Olympic roster yet, so he could still be in action against Czechia on Feb. 12. With Nick Paul (undisclosed) also unavailable, the team may consider moving Jake Guentzel to the middle in order to fill out the depth chart.

Schmaltz recorded a hat trick and added a power-play assist in Monday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.

Schmaltz had gone pointless in his previous two games but delivered an impressive performance in this blowout win. This was his second hat trick of the season, as the previous came in a 6-3 win over the Sharks on Oct. 17, and it boosted his tally to 22 goals on the season. Schmaltz ranks second in the team in goals (22) and points (51) behind Dylan Guenther and Clayton Keller, respectively.

Blueger recorded a goal, an assist, two shots on goal and four hits in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Mammoth.

Blueger was the only Vancouver player who got involved in the team's two goals in another blowout loss. Blueger isn't known for his scoring prowess, but he's been putting up excellent numbers of late. Since returning from a 43-game absence that spanned between Oct. 21 and Jan. 19 due to a lower-body injury, Blueger has notched five points (four goals, one assist) in seven appearances despite holding a bottom-six role. With the way the Canucks have been struggling defensively, don't be surprised if Blueger gets the chance to move up in the lineup.

Larkin recorded two assists in Monday's 2-0 win over the Avalanche.

Larkin didn't find the back of the net in this win Monday, but he found a way to get involved in both goals. This was Larkin's fourth game with multiple assists, and he's up to 50 points (25 goals, 25 helpers) in 57 contests so far in 2025-26. He's one of 19 players in the league with at least 25 goals and 25 helpers thus far.

Eriksson Ek scored a goal and recorded two hits in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over Montreal.

Eriksson Ek wasted no time finding the scoresheet in Monday's contest, as he struck the back of the net just 38 seconds into regulation. The goal extended his point streak to five games, where he has four goals and seven points in that span. Overall, the 29-year-old center is up to 15 goals, 39 points, 143 shots on net and 77 hits across 51 outings this season. After a season riddled with injuries a year ago, where he suited up for just 46 regular-season games, he has been healthy outside of his recent six-game absence due to a lower-body injury. Because of his availability, he's already surpassed the majority of his major stat totals from a year ago. While playing a top-six role on a red-hot Minnesota offense, Eriksson Ek remains a solid fantasy option across most standard formats for the remainder of the season.

Dowd had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over the Islanders on Monday.

His goal was a fluke, but they all count. Dowd wired a pass intended for Alex Ovechkin that hit Ondrej Palat's stick and then Tony DeAngelo's skate before bouncing past David Rittich. Dowd has three points, including two goals, in his last three games (four shots). Dowd had two hits Monday to bring his season total to 90 -- that's by far his best fantasy category. He has four goals, 12 assists, 44 shots and 39 blocks in 49 games.

Barzal scored a goal in a 4-1 loss to Washington on Monday.

It was his fourth goal in his past five games. Barzal stole the puck on a bad giveaway in front of the Caps net and ripped it glove side on Clay Stevenson. The winger has put up two assists in the five-game span, and he fired 11 shots. Barzal leads the Isles scorers by a 10-point margin (15 goals, 32 assists; 55 games).