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Stamkos scored a power-play goal in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.

The first-period tally was his 18th of the season and tied the game at 2-2, but it also gave Stamkos his 600th career goal, as he sits third among active skaters behind Alex Ovechkin's 912 and Sidney Crosby's 646. Stamkos needs just nine more goals in 2025-26 to break into the NHL's all-time top 20 and surpass Dino Ciccarelli's 608.

McMichael picked up two assists in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.

Both helpers came on Tom Wilson tallies in the second and third periods. McMichael hasn't been able to get on the scoresheet in consecutive games since late November, and on the season he's managed five goals and 21 points in 40 contests.

Celebrini scored a goal, recorded an assist, fired four shots on net and had two blocks in Wednesday's 4-3 shootout win over Minnesota.

Celebrini checked multiple boxes in San Jose's win Wednesday, including a wrist-shot goal to give the Sharks an early lead in the shootout. In regulation, he tallied the primary helper on the goal scored by his newest linemate, Igor Chernyshov, before the prior lit the lamp himself in the third. With the pair of points, Celebrini is up to 22 goals, 40 assists, 126 shots on net and 21 blocks through 40 appearances this season. The 19-year-old superstar used Wednesday's game to raise his point streak to eight games and is just one point shy of matching his offensive output in 70 games a year ago. His goal-scoring efficiency has taken a leap this season, as he's up to a 17.2 shooting percentage, which is nearly seven percent higher than he had a season ago. While it would be difficult to replicate the production from his first half of the season, not only is reaching 100 points possible, but Celebrini also has a legitimate chance to double the 63 points he had as a rookie.

Roslovic scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Bruins.

Roslovic has scored in back-to-back games after going scoreless in his first three contests back from an undisclosed injury. He's up to 12 goals, 20 points, 65 shots on net and a minus-1 rating over 28 appearances. He's filling a middle-six role and a spot on the second power-play unit and should remain a productive depth forward in fantasy.

Hyman scored a goal on four shots and added two PIM in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Bruins.

Hyman continued a surge of goal-scoring with his 10th goal and 16th point over the last 11 games. The 33-year-old got the Oilers on the board late in the first period, but the momentum didn't carry over into the middle stanza. Hyman is up to 12 goals, 22 points, 64 shots on net, 32 hits and a plus-4 rating across 22 appearances this season.

Minten logged two assists, two PIM and a plus-3 rating in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Oilers.

Minten matched his offensive output from the last nine games combined with this effort. He helped out on goals by Hampus Lindholm and David Pastrnak in Wednesday's win. Minten has been a steady third-line center for the Bruins to keep them in the mix in the ultra-competitive Atlantic Division. In his first full NHL campaign, he's collected 15 points, 47 shots on net, 85 hits, 29 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating through 41 appearances, and he could improve as he gets more comfortable in the second half.

Mittelstadt scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Oilers.

Mittelstadt ended a six-game goal drought, a span in which he had just one assist, with a tally at 18:13 of the first period. The 27-year-old forward continues to see top-six minutes despite his lack of steady offense. He's up to nine goals, 16 points, 35 shots on net and a minus-4 rating across 31 appearances this season, primarily from the second line.

Lindholm scored a goal on two shots, supplied a power-play assist and added two PIM in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Oilers.

Lindholm's third-period tally ended his eight-game goal drought. He had also gone four contests without a point prior to this effort. The 31-year-old center is up to six goals, 25 points, 51 shots on net, 30 PIM, 26 hits, 25 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through 31 appearances. He's earned 13 of his points with the man advantage and should continue to have stable offense as long as he remains productive in that situation.

Sharangovich scored a power-play goal on three shots in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Flyers.

Sharangovich has two goals over his last three outings. This was his first power-play contribution since Oct. 30 versus the Senators, as he's struggled to get offense going in any situation this year. He's up to eight goals, five helpers, 64 shots on net and a minus-9 rating across 36 contests overall. Sharangovich is in a top-six role, but he can't be trusted in fantasy until he shows more consistency.

Backlund scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Flyers.

Backlund ended 2025 on a high note, racking up five goals and four assists during a six-game point streak. The 36-year-old center opened the scoring at 13:30 of the first period. He's having a strong year, but it would be a lot to ask of him to stay on a 50-point pace in the second half. He's at 10 goals, 25 points, 94 shots on net and a plus-16 rating over 40 appearances this season, but his 10.6 shooting percentage is his highest since 2016-17.