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Hischier scored a goal, placed four shots on net and dished out four hits in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay.

Hischier scored the lone goal of the contest for New Jersey late in the second period, ending his streak of games without a goal at six. Overall, the 26-year-old center has four goals, 13 points, 39 shots on net and 21 blocks through 19 games this season. The first overall selection in the 2017 NHL Draft has posted 60 or more points in each of the past four regular seasons. In the absence of Jack Hughes (finger), Hischier's stock has increased, and the Devils captain is a reliable player for fantasy managers.

Donato scored a goal in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Flames.

Donato opened the scoring at 15:05 of the first period. After that, it was the Connor Bedard show, as the young superstar put up a hat trick to pace the offense. Donato has struggled to produce this season away from Bedard while collecting seven goals, five assists, 34 shots on net, 24 hits and a plus-1 rating, but he's earned four of his 12 points over eight contests in November.

Duchene (upper body) will join the Stars for their four-game road trip, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports Wednesday.

Duchene has already missed 15 games due to his upper-body injury. He can come off long-term injured reserve at any point, but it remains unclear when he will be ready to return. Given his extended layoff, the 34-year-old center may be in danger of missing the 20-goal threshold for the first time since 2020-21. Once cleared to play, Duchene will likely slot into a middle-six role.

Cirelli had an assist and one shot on goal in Tuesday's 5-1 win over New Jersey.

In his return to the lineup after missing four games with an upper-body injury, Cirelli made a highlight-reel play by sending a no-look pass from the boards directly to Nikita Kucherov for the team's second goal. With the helper, the 28-year-old Cirelli has five assists, 12 points and 22 shots on goal through 15 games of work this season. After a career-best 59 points through 80 regular-season games a year ago, he's off to a solid start offensively in the top-line center role. However, he'll need to pick up the pace to match his career-best output. With the Lightning heating up as a team, Cirelli is in a solid spot in fantasy to remain on rosters across standard leagues.

Scheifele notched three assists and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Scheifele has six points (two goals, four assists) during his three-game point streak. He set up tallies by Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor and Logan Stanley in Tuesday's win. Scheifele is up to 11 goals, 16 helpers, 43 shots on net, 16 PIM and a plus-6 rating over 19 appearances as he continues to perform at a high level on the Jets' top line.

Lowry scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

The goal was Lowry's first of the season. He appears to have found his game after recovering from hip surgery, as the veteran center has three points over his last four outings. Through seven contests overall, he's produced 10 shots on net, 16 hits, nine blocked shots and a plus-4 rating in his typical third-line role.

Ritchie scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Stars.

The goal was Ritchie's first as an Islander, and it was his first point in 10 appearances this season. The 20-year-old started out in a top-six role, but his lack of production has led to him seeing less than 10 minutes of ice time in his last six outings. He's put up seven shots on net, seven blocked shots and eight PIM.

Appleton notched an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.

Appleton ended a four-game point drought with the helper. The 29-year-old forward has gone 16 games without a goal, but he remains firmly in a third-line role for the Red Wings. He's at three goals, five assists, 21 shots on net, 22 hits, 22 PIM and a minus-2 rating over 20 outings in 2025-26.

Guentzel scored three goals on seven shots on net in Tuesday's 5-1 win over New Jersey.

Guentzel scored a goal in all three periods, with the second and third tallies occurring on a power play. Overall, the 31-year-old winger has 11 goals, 20 points and 57 shots on net through 19 games this season. Guentzel has been heating up as of late with seven goals and 10 points in his last eight contests. After a career-best 41 goals in 80 regular-season games last year, the star left winger is on pace to secure his fifth consecutive campaign with 30 goals or more.

Finnie scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.

Finnie's surprisingly strong start to the season faded just as fast with a 10-game point drought. He snapped that slump with his second-period tally, which stood as the game-winner in this contest. Overall, the 20-year-old winger has five goals, nine points, 29 shots on net, 37 hits and 13 blocked shots over 20 appearances. The 2023 seventh-round pick has already defied expectations by reaching the NHL so quickly, but there will be ups and downs throughout the year.