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Goncalves delivered two assists in a 4-3 victory over the Bruins on Monday.

He, Jake Guentzel and Anthony Cirelli came out hot and accounted for the first two Tampa Bay goals. Goncalves finished 2024-25 with 20 points in 60 games, and he will obliterate that total quickly with this plum assignment. He already has three assists in his last two games.

Gourde scored a goal Monday in a 4-3 win over Boston.

Gourde pushed the Lightning up 3-0 on a tap-in off a turnover just 39 seconds into the middle frame. He put up five shots. Gourde is coming off two down years (33 and 31 points, respectively), and the 33-year-old pivot is looking to rebound back to the 40-point mark. So far, so good. He has a goal in each of his last two games.

Scheifele tallied a goal, fired four shots on net and served two PIM in Monday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.

Scheifele extended his exceptional start to the season with his third straight game with a point. After back-to-back games with multi-point efforts, Scheifele's empty-netter raised his season total to three goals and three assists across a trio of appearances. His 87 points in the 2024-25 regular season ranked 17th among all skaters. He is currently tied with Minnesota's Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov for fourth-most in the NHL. The 32-year-old Scheifele hasn't shown any signs of slowing down and can be considered an elite option in all fantasy formats moving forward.

Dickinson (upper body) will suit up in Monday's home contest versus Utah, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Head coach Jeff Blashill relayed Saturday that Dickinson could be out for a week, but the veteran forward seemingly made quick strides in his recovery. The 30-year-old will center the third line between Ryan Donato and Ilya Mikheyev on Monday.

Hayton (undisclosed) is in the lineup for Monday's road game against the Blackhawks.

Hayton was deemed a game-time decision earlier Monday, but he'll suit up for the first time in 2025-26 and center the first line. Andrew Agozzino will come out of the lineup as a result of Hayton's return to game action.

Barron scored the opening goal, had an assist and dished out two hits in Monday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.

Barron struck the back of the net for the first goal of the contest to help his new linemate Cole Koepke (lower body) register his first point with the team. Barron later notched a secondary assist on Logan Stanley's goal in the second period. Overall, the 26-year-old Barron is up to two goals, two assists and six hits through three games this season. He has filled in the fourth-line center role admirably to start the season in the absence of team captain Adam Lowry, who is expected to return from hip surgery in late October. With four points out of the gate this year, Barron should have the chance to challenge for the 20-point mark for the second time in four seasons with Winnipeg. If he can maintain a fraction of this offensive pace, he could be due for a career year, making him an intriguing name to watch in deeper leagues.

Guentzel put up two assists Monday in a 4-3 win over Boston.

He set up both goals by Anthony Cirelli. Guentzel has four assists in three games this season. He has put up 314 points, including 147 goals, in 301 regular-season games in the past four seasons. Last season, Guentzel set career marks in goals (41), power-play goals (17) and power-play points (28). He'll find twine soon.

Cirelli scored twice Monday in a 4-3 win over Boston.

Cirelli redirected a centering pass from Jake Guentzel past Joonas Korpisalo at 1:09 of the first to get the Lightning on the board fast. He then went glove side on Korpisalo to make it 2-0 at 13:16 of the second. The goals are Cirelli's first points of the season (three games). He established new career marks for goals (27), assists (32), points (59), plus-minus (plus 30) and shots (160) in 2024-25. Cirelli is in his prime and a repeat of last season (or better) is entirely possible.

Toews posted an assist and blocked two shots in Monday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.

For the first time since the 2022-23 season, NHL fans can celebrate the inclusion of Toews back on a scoresheet. Not only did the 37-year-old center grab his first point in the past three seasons, but he did so on a power play, as he registered the second assist on Nino Niederreiter's goal in the first period. With his first point out of the way, Toews should continue to see middle-six minutes with the added bonus of power-play time on the second unit. Toews likely won't be the 81-point player we saw in the 2018-19 season, but his early involvement in the offense is an encouraging sign that he has some high-level play left in the tank. While he shouldn't be on the fantasy radar in standard formats, Toews could bounce back into a solid option in deeper leagues on a Winnipeg team coming off a 116-point 2024-25 regular season.

Marchessault scored two goals on three shots and added three hits, a blocked shot and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 4-1 win over the Senators.

The veteran winger opened the scoring midway through the second period when he tapped a puck past Linus Ullmark from in close, and Marchessault then potted the first of two Nashville empty-netters late in the third. The tallies were the first of the season for Marchessault, and he's produced three points in three games to begin his second campaign with the Predators. He is seeing his usual shift on the first power-play unit -- he led the team with 6:34 of ice time in man-advantage situations Monday.