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Zacha delivered two assists Thursday in a 6-0 win over the Predators.

One helper came on the power play. Zacha has six points (two goals, four assists) on eight shots in his last five contests; all seven of his points (two goals, five assists, four PPP) have come in his last six games. Zacha is the Bruins top center between David Pastrnak and JJ Peterka, and that's a license to print money -- ok, score points. The big 29-year-old could eclipse his career mark in points (65) set last season.

Lindholm scored a power-play goal Thursday in a 6-0 victory over Nashville.

Don't look now, but Lindholm is quietly having his best season since his Calgary days. He has three goals and one assist in his last four games and has eight points (four goals, four assists) in 11 games on the season. Two of his goals (three points) have come on the power play. Lindholm is on a 61-point pace; he delivered 64 (22 goals, 42 assists) in a Flames uniform in 2022-23.

Mittelstadt scored a goal Thursday in a 6-0 win over Nashville.

His goal stood as the winner. Mittelstadt beat Justus Annunen high stick side from the left circle. The forward has three goals, two assists and 15 shots in 11 games this season, but his ice time (13:47) is the lowest since 2019-20. Last season, Mittelstadt averaged 15:10, and he was on the ice more than 17 minutes a night in 2024-25 when he split time between Colorado and Boston.

Kastelic scored a goal Thursday in a 6-0 win over the Predators. He fired four shots.

Kastelic toils on Boston's fourth line, where he has been quite productive. He has two goals, four assists, 13 shots, 24 hits and 11 blocked shots in 11 contests this season. Kastelic's best season came last year when he delivered 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists), 140 PIM, 215 hits, 100 shot and a sparkling 60.8 shooting percentage (343 face-off wins). He's ahead of that pace this season, at least with the offensive production.

Faksa (undisclosed) was injured Thursday versus the Jets, and the Stars will know more about his status Saturday, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.

It's not yet clear what kind of injury is bothering Faksa. He previously had a brush with a lower-body injury but didn't miss any time with it. The 32-year-old forward should be considered day-to-day for now.

Rossi (illness) will be in the lineup Thursday versus the Red Wings, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports.

Rossi will be in a middle-six role after missing the Canucks' previous two contests. The 25-year-old center will be looking to snap a seven-game point drought, which has taken the shine off a strong start to the campaign.

Parssinen was reassigned to AHL Hartford on Oct 11.

Parssinen spent a day on the NHL roster. He is unlikely to see many additional chances with the Rangers this season, particularly after the team signed Luke Glendening to fill a depth role Thursday.

Jarvis (shoulder) is expected to make his season debut Thursday versus the Oilers.

Jarvis was officially labeled a game-time decision pending how he felt leading up to puck drop, but the 24-year-old winger appears to be good to go. He is expected to be eased into lineup following a quicker-than-projected recovery from shoulder surgery. Jarvis should also see power-play time, and fantasy managers shouldn't hesitate to activate him.

Bourque (upper body) is slated to play Thursday versus the Bruins, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Bourque will return after a four-game absence. He's expected to fill a middle-six role and should also be in contention for power-play time. Prior to his injury, he earned one assist and seven shots on net over four contests.

Dickinson (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve by the Oilers on Thursday.

Dickinson has missed the past week after sustaining an undisclosed injury during last Thursday's morning skate. The Oilers previously expressed optimism that the 31-year-old would be able to return at some point during the team's current road trip, but Edmonton's medical staff hasn't yet released an official target date for his return.