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Eyssimont registered an assist in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.

Eyssimont has opened 2025-26 in a third line role for the Bruins. The 29-year-old forward has added four shots on net, one hit, one blocked shot and a minus-1 rating. He's got a bit of skill, but he's already on his fifth NHL team in five years. Eyssimont will likely land in the 15-20 point range while offering a decent amount of hits and PIM.

Mittelstadt scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.

Mittelstadt opened the scoring just 3:53 into the game for his first point in two outings. The 26-year-old is in a second-line role, and he's averaged 14:17 of ice time so far. Mittelstadt will need to stay sharp and offer supporting scoring to avoid getting passed over by Fraser Minten, who has started 2025-26 as the third-line center.

Minten scored a goal on three shots and added four hits in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.

Minten played the hero to help the Bruins begin the year 2-0-0. He won a puck battle in the defensive zone and initiated a 2-on-1 rush, keeping the shot for himself to score the game-winner at 2:12 of overtime. The 21-year-old made the Bruins out of camp and has started the year as the third-line center. In addition to the goal, he has three shots, six hits and two blocked shots over two contests.

Norris (upper body) is still being evaluated and is not expected to face the Bruins on Saturday.

Norris will miss at least one game due to the upper-body injury he suffered against the Rangers on Thursday, though it could still be longer. Without Norris on the squad, the Sabres recalled Josh Dunne from the minors and will likely press him into the lineup -- especially with Zach Benson (face) still out of action.

Dunne was promoted from AHL Rochester on Friday.

Dunne's elevation to the main roster doesn't bode well for the availability of Josh Norris (upper body) ahead of Saturday's clash with the Bruins. In his two games with the Sabres last year, the 26-year-old Dunne registered five hits, five PIM and one shot but zero points. Even if Norris can't play Saturday, Dunne is far from a lock to make the lineup, especially if Zach Benson (face) is good to go.

O'Reilly scored the game-winning goal on the power play in Thursday's 2-1 season-opening win over the Blue Jackets.

O'Reilly came through in a big spot for the Predators, as he scored the game-winner early in the third period. That goal continues his success with the man advantage, as he put up 28 power-play points in 2023-24 and 17 last year. The 34-year-old began this season in a top-line role on the right wing alongside Filip Forsberg and Brady Martin. O'Reilly could draw starts this season anywhere in the Predators' top-six and will aim to maintain his track record of strong two-way play, which could lead to good category coverage in fantasy.

Rakell scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Islanders.

The 32-year-old opened the scoring early in the first period, tucking home a backhand from the slot to finish off a scramble in front of Ilya Sorokin, and Rakell then helped set up a Sidney Crosby tally midway through the second. Rakell is coming off a career-best 2024-25 season that included nine goals and 19 points on the power play, and while Pittsburgh's overall roster may be shaky, skating on the top PP unit with Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang should allow him to maintain a strong fantasy floor.

Crosby produced a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Islanders.

After helping to set up Rickard Rakell for a goal in the first period, Crosby tapped home his first tally of the season on a feed from Evgeni Malkin midway through the second. Crosby was held off the scoresheet in Pittsburgh's season opener Tuesday, but he's topped 90 points in each of the last three campaigns, and there's little reason to think the 38-year-old superstar will suddenly see his numbers fall off a cliff in 2025-26.

Malkin delivered three assists, two on the power play, in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Islanders.

After helping the Pens take advantage of power-play situations in the first and second periods, Malkin made his biggest impact on the game when he sprung Justin Brazeau for the game-winner late in the third. There has been some suggestion 2025-26 will be Malkin's last season in the NHL, but the 39-year-old isn't playing like someone whose tank is nearly empty -- he's come flying out of the gates this season with five helpers in Pittsburgh's first two games.

Suzuki collected two assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Red Wings.

The 26-year-old helped set up tallies by Mike Matheson in the first period and Juraj Slafkovsky in the second as Montreal put the game away early. Suzuki is coming off a breakout 2024-25 campaign in which he racked up 30 goals and 89 points in 82 regular-season games, and offseason additions like Noah Dobson and Zachary Bolduc, plus improvements from youngsters like Slafkovsky and Ivan Demidov, could allow the Habs' No. 1 center to maintain or even improve upon that level of production.