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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.

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

Horvat opened the scoring at 7:06 of the first period. The first-line center has two goals over three contests in April, and he's earned five goals and four assists across his last 10 outings. For the season, Horvat's up to 26 tallies, 53 points, 222 shots on net, 97 hits and a plus-2 rating across 75 appearances. He has reached the 50-point mark in seven of the last nine campaigns.

Gatcomb scored twice on four shots, added six hits and went plus-2 in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Capitals.

Gatcomb has five goals over his last 11 contests. That's a good pace, but it's a little more impressive coming from a fourth-liner who has not exceeded 12 minutes of ice time in any of those games. He's now at eight goals, one assist, 30 shots on net, 122 hits and a plus-1 rating over his first 33 appearances in the NHL.

Marchessault (lower body) wasn't on the ice for warmups ahead of Sunday's game against Montreal, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports, indicating that he'll be unavailable for the matchup.

Marchessault continues to deal with a lower-body injury and will be sidelined for a fourth consecutive game. He remains day-to-day, and his next chance to return will be Tuesday against the Islanders.

Turcotte (upper body) returned to the ice for practice Sunday, but he remains without a timetable to return to game action, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

While head coach Jim Hiller said that it was "progress" to see Turcotte on the ice for practice Sunday, Hiller said that he "won't expect him anytime soon." The Kings appear to be on track for a playoff berth, so it wouldn't be surprising to see the team exercise caution with Turcotte over the final week and a half of the regular season. However, if he's able to appear in at least some games before the postseason, it could help him regain his conditioning.

Tomasino (upper body) won't be in the lineup against Chicago on Sunday, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports.

Tomasino is still being evaluated and will miss at least one game after logging 7:09 of ice time in Saturday's 5-3 win over Dallas. Since being acquired from Nashville on Nov. 25, he has generated 10 goals, 20 points, 83 shots on net and 52 hits across 48 outings with Pittsburgh. After being recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday, Joona Koppanen will probably replace Tomasino versus the Blackhawks.

Bjugstad scored an empty-net goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

Bjugstad's goal was his first since Jan. 14 versus the Canadiens. The 32-year-old has had trouble getting on the scoresheet from a fourth-line role lately, and he's also been scratched a few times. He's at six goals, 17 points, 105 shots on net 100 hits and a minus-6 rating across 61 appearances, well off the pace he set in a 22-goal, 45-point 2023-24 campaign.

Lewis scored an empty-net goal on three shots in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Oilers.

Lewis added a little extra insurance with a goal at 17:03 of the third period. This was his second goal and third point over the last eight contests, which isn't bad considering the 38-year-old is confined to a fourth-line role. The veteran has six tallies, 11 points, 48 shots on net, 93 hits and a minus-4 rating across 56 appearances this season.

Zegras scored a goal in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Canucks.

Zegras has four goals and four assists over his last eight contests. The 24-year-old is in one of his best stretches in the last two years, which has helped to salvage the second half of his 2024-25 campaign. He's at 11 goals, 29 points, 93 shots on net, 42 hits and a minus-7 rating over 51 appearances. Zegras is playing on the third line, but his power-play role functionally boosts his production enough for fantasy managers to consider him a top-six forward.