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Barzal scored a goal, dished out two assists, placed four shots on goal, served two PIM and had two hits in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Avalanche.

Barzal had a fantastic performance in both offensive areas. He registered two assists and scored a power-play goal where he deked and dangled through Colorado's defense before lifting a backhanded shot past Mackenzie Blackwood. With the trio of tallies, the 28-year-old center is up to eight goals, 13 points and 69 shots on net through 27 games this season. He not only continues to produce plays worthy of highlight reels, but he has also been a consistent name found on the Islanders' scoresheet. With 21 points, he trails fellow center Bo Horvat for the team lead in points. Barzal has already passed the 20-point campaign he had through 30 games a year ago, and he's on track for the fifth 60-plus point season of his career if he can stay healthy.

MacLean scored a goal, placed three shots on net and dished out two hits in Thursday's 6-3 win over Colorado.

MacLean helped spark the Islanders' offense from the early stages of Thursday's contest with a goal under six minutes into regulation. The twine finder was the 26-year-old forward's first goal of the season, which brings his totals up to two points, 12 shots on net and 28 hits through 14 games. MacLean was a healthy scratch from Nov. 8 - Nov. 26, but he notched his first point since his return to the lineup four games ago. With 12 hits in that span, he'll look to provide value to New York's fourth line in the absence of Jonathan Drouin (back) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (upper body).

Miller notched three assists in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Senators.

Helpers on tallies by Mika Zibanejad and Vladislav Gavrikov in the first period put the Rangers in the lead for good, and Miller capped off his big night by feeding Artemi Panarin for an empty-netter. It's Miller's first multi-performance in five games since returning from a brief absence due to an upper-body injury, and after a sluggish start to the season, the 32-year-old has three goals and eight points in his last seven contests.

O'Reilly produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 2-1 overtime win over the Panthers.

With the Predators down 1-0 midway through the third period, the veteran center banged a puck past Sergei Bobrovsky from in close to tie it. O'Reilly then got the puck back to Steven Stamkos on the rush with less than a minute left in OT for the winner. O'Reilly has three multi-point performances in the last five games, a stretch in which he's popped for three goals and eight points -- double his production from the prior 12 contests (one goal, four points).

Fantilli scored two goals, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 6-5 shootout win over the Red Wings.

Fantilli snapped a four-game scoring drought with his first two-goal performance since Nov. 20. The star center is up to 19 points (11 goals, eight assists) in 27 contests this season. He needs to produce a bit more consistently if he wants to best his numbers from 2024-25, when he racked up 54 points over 82 games. Fantilli should continue to have tons of opportunities to produce as long as he stays in a top-six role in the Blue Jackets' lineup.

Monahan recorded three assists, including two on the power play, in Thursday's 6-5 shootout win over the Red Wings.

Monahan was coming off a two-goal performance in the 5-3 win over the Devils on Monday, and he took it one step further in this win -- this three-point haul was a season-high mark for him. Monahan is riding a three-game point streak with six points over that stretch, and the 31-year-old should remain a key contributor for the Blue Jackets. His hot streak of late has raised his numbers to 16 points in 27 contests.

Steeves recorded a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blues. He also added two shots on goal, six hits and a plus-2 rating.

Steeves was coming off a two-goal performance in the 5-4 loss to the Red Wings on Tuesday, and he continues a hot streak that has seen him deliver multiple points in three of his last five games. Over that stretch, the 25-year-old winger has five markers, an assist, 10 shots on goal, 23 hits and a plus-3 rating.

Zacha scored two goals, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blues.

Zacha found the back of the net twice in the second period, tallying at the 12:26 and 19:59 mark of the frame. Zacha is up to seven goals this season. This was the first time he's found the back of the net since doing so in a Nov. 11 win over the Maple Leafs. Zacha has scored three of his last five goals during power-play situations.

Geekie had a goal and two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blues.

Geekie has been on a tear lately, as this was his third straight game with multiple points, and he's cracked the scoresheet in all but one of his last eight appearances. Over that stretch, the 27-year-old winger has tallied 13 points (nine goals, four assists), 25 shots, 21 hits and a plus-4 rating.

Lindholm recorded three assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blues.

Lindholm hasn't scored a goal since returning from a 10-game absence due to a lower-body injury, but he's been outstanding as a playmaker on the first line. He has seven assists over his last four games, a span in which he's also racked up six shots on goal, three blocked shots, four PIM and a plus-3 rating.