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Rakell scored a power-play goal on five shots in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Blackhawks.

Rakell's tally at 14:36 of the third period gave him 34 goals on the year, matching his career-best total from 2017-18. The 31-year-old forward has five goals and nine helpers over his last 13 contests as he continues to play at a high level late in the season. Overall, he's at 67 points (17 on the power play), 194 shots on net, 113 hits, 74 blocked shots and a minus-21 rating over 77 appearances. He is three points away from his first 70-point campaign, and he has four games left to get there.

Veleno produced an assist, three shots on goal, five hits and two PIM in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Penguins.

Veleno has two goals and three assists over his last seven games, which is solid work for a bottom-six forward. The 25-year-old wasn't able to find much consistency with the Red Wings prior to the trade deadline, but he's been a little better with the Blackhawks. Overall, he's at 15 points, 64 shots on net, 127 hits, 40 blocked shots, 15 PIM and a minus-20 rating over 69 appearances.

Teravainen logged a shorthanded assist in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Penguins.

Teravainen's goal drought reached 15 contests, but he snapped a skid of four games without a point. During the goal drought, he has managed eight assists and a minus-8 rating. It's a rough end to the year for the 30-year-old winger, who has generally been good with 57 points (15 goals, 42 helpers), 104 shots on net and a minus-22 rating over 77 outings. A late surge could get him to the 60-point mark for the fifth time in his career.

Bedard notched an assist and three shots on goal in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Penguins.

Bedard timed a pass to give space for Ilya Mikheyev to break into the Penguins' zone alone. The play worked, and Mikheyev ended up with the game-winning tally. Bedard has gone six games without a goal but has racked up four assists in that span. The 19-year-old reached the 60-point mark for the second year in a row, and he also set a career high with his 40th assist. He's added 183 shots on net, 44 hits, 35 blocked shots, 64 PIM and a minus-38 rating over 77 appearances.

Nazar scored a shorthanded goal on four shots in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Penguins.

Nazar has three goals and two assists over his last six games. The 21-year-old is already displaying some two-way acumen -- his first career shorthanded goal came before he's ever scored on the power play. The Michigan native is up to nine goals, 21 points, 81 shots on net and a minus-11 rating over 48 appearances this season.

Aman (undisclosed) wasn't warming up ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Golden Knights, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports, indicating that he'll miss a second consecutive game.

Aman sustained an undisclosed injury during practice Friday, and it's not yet clear when he'll return. However, the Canucks will get a boost Sunday, as Nils Hoglander (undisclosed) is slated to return to the lineup.

Cousins (knee) skated Sunday and will join the Senators on their road trip to Columbus ahead of Tuesday's matchup, Claire Hanna of TSN reports.

Cousins has been sidelined since late January after undergoing knee surgery, but he's been progressing in his recovery recently. It's not yet clear whether he'll be back in action against the Blue Jackets on Tuesday, but it seems likely that he'll have a chance to return to game action over the final week and a half of the regular season.

Strome notched a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Islanders.

Strome had the secondary helper on Alex Ovechkin's record-breaking 895th career goal. The 28-year-old Strome has stepped up in recent years to fill the void in the absence of Nicklas Backstrom (hip) as a playmaking center who can make passes that allow Ovechkin to excel. Strome has two goals and six assists during his five-game point streak and has racked up 25 goals, 51 assists, 31 power-play points, 134 shots on net, 53 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating in 77 appearances during his third straight career-best year.

MacLean recorded two assists, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Capitals.

MacLean earned his first multi-point effort of the season by assisting on both of linemate Marc Gatcomb's tallies in the contest. The 25-year-old MacLean also snapped a six-game point drought. He's served in a fourth-line role throughout 2024-25, earning four goals, seven assists, 56 shots on net, 101 hits, 27 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating over 75 appearances. That's just a little better than his nine-point showing as a rookie over 32 games in 2023-24, though offense has been hard to come by for many of the Islanders' players.

Pageau scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Capitals.

It took a review to confirm the puck had crossed the line after Pageau banked in a shot off Charlie Lindgren at 4:20 of the third period. The goal ended a 13-game goal drought for Pageau, who had four assists and 14 shots in that span. He had some initial success on the second line following the Islanders' trade of Brock Nelson to the Avalanche, but Pageau has struggled with consistency for the last few weeks. The 32-year-old Pageau is up to 13 goals, 38 points, 115 shots on net, 134 hits, 54 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating over 73 appearances.