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Cirelli notched two assists and four shots on goal in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Sabres.

Cirelli had a hand in the Lightning's first two goals, scored by Jake Guentzel and Ryan McDonagh. With five points over his last three outings, Cirelli has rebounded from a lull that saw him log just one helper between March 27 and April 7, a span of six games. For the season, the two-way center is up to 27 goals, 31 assists, 157 shots on net, 72 blocked shots and a plus-30 rating over 78 appearances. Unless he's rested for one of the Lightning's last two regular-season games, he has a decent chance to earn his first 60-point campaign.

Geekie scored a goal on four shots, doled out four hits and blocked two shots in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Sabres.

Geekie spent over two months with AHL Syracuse, working on further development after spending the first four months of the campaign in the NHL. He slotted onto the third line in his first game since getting called back up, and he scored at 14:21 of the second period. The 20-year-old could get a chance to play in the postseason since the Lightning are dealing with injuries to Oliver Bjorkstrand (lower body) and Luke Glendening (upper body). Geekie has seven goals, 13 points, 58 shots on net, 90 hits and a minus-4 rating over his first 50 NHL appearances.

Guentzel scored two goals, including one on the power play, on four shots in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Sabres.

With the two-goal effort, Guentzel reached the 40-goal mark for the third time in his career. He hadn't potted a goal in his last four outings prior to Sunday. The 30-year-old winger is at 79 points, including 28 on the power play, while adding 214 shots on net, 52 blocked shots and a plus-19 rating over 78 appearances. He'll have up to two more chances to secure the second 80-point campaign of his career.

Cotter will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday for an illegal check to the head of the Islanders' Adam Pelech (upper body) on Sunday.

Cotter received a match penalty in the second period of Sunday's 1-0 loss as a result of his wrongdoing. The 25-year-old has never been suspended in his four-year NHL career, which could help his case. New Jersey has two matchups remaining on its regular-season schedule, and if Cotter receives a suspension, it's unlikely to be for more than two games.

Lowry (rest) is not playing in Sunday's home game versus Edmonton, per Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press.

Lowry has registered 16 goals, 18 helpers and a plus-19 rating across 72 appearances in 2024-25. Morgan Barron will center the third line in Lowry's stead.

Toninato was brought up from AHL Manitoba and will be in the lineup Sunday versus the Oilers, according to Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.

Toninato has not recorded a point over four appearances with the Jets in 2024-25. The 31-year-old will center the fourth line Sunday due to Rasmus Kupari's (concussion) absence.

Winterton was loaned to AHL Coachella Valley on Sunday.

Winterton played in Seattle's last three games. He has one assist, 15 shots on goal and 20 hits across 12 NHL appearances this season. Due to Winterton's return to the minors, John Hayden will probably play in Tuesday's regular-season finale versus the Kings.

Tomasino (concussion) will draw back into the lineup for Sunday's matchup against Boston.

Tomasino missed three straight games because of the concussion. He has 10 goals and 21 points in 59 appearances between Nashville and Pittsburgh in 2024-25. Tomasino is projected to serve on the fourth line alongside Joona Koppanen and Vasily Ponomarev versus the Bruins.

Donato scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Jets.

Donato is bouncing back in the final week of the season with a pair of goals over the last two games. He had previously gone four contests without a point, matching his longest droughts of the season. The 29-year-old has nearly doubled his previous career high in points -- he's at 31 goals, 30 assists, 178 shots on net, 103 hits and a minus-16 rating across 78 appearances in 2024-25. Re-signing Donato will likely be a top priority for the Blackhawks once the offseason begins, as he's proven himself to be a versatile and reliable forward this year, though his 17.4 shooting percentage is bound to regress in 2025-26.

Nazar scored a goal on five shots and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Jets.

Nazar has three goals and three assists over six outings in April. The 21-year-old is up to 10 goals, 13 helpers, 88 shots on net and a minus-12 rating through 51 appearances. He has the same number of power-play points as shorthanded points (two), so Nazar is already trusted with ice time in all situations as a rookie with a promising two-way future ahead of him.