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Stenlund recorded a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Jets. He also posted three shots on goal, one blocked shot, two PIM and a plus-2 rating.

Stenlund gave Utah a 3-0 lead in the latter stages of the second period, and he later recorded an assist on Nick Bjugstad's empty-netter in the final frame. Stenlund has cracked the scoresheet in three of his past four outings, tallying two goals and two assists in that stretch, but he's not a reliable option for fantasy purposes given his bottom-six role in the lineup. He's having a career-best year, though, tallying 24 points (13 goals, 11 helpers) in 77 games.

Hayton recorded a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

Hayton helped Clayton Keller open the scoring just 4:24 into the game, and the former doubled Utah's lead just 57 seconds into the second frame. Hayton has struggled to find consistency in recent weeks. He has four points over his last five games (two goals, two helpers) but only nine points (three goals, six assists) over 17 appearances since the beginning of March.

Keller recorded a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

Keller opened the scoring with his 26th goal of the season just 4:24 into the game, and he later set up Barrett Hayton's tally to double the lead. Keller's tied with Dylan Guenther for the team lead in goals, and Keller's 82 points are 23 more than second-place Nick Schmaltz has among Utah's skaters. Keller needs four points in Utah's last five games to match his career high of 86 points, established in the 2022-23 campaign.

Scheifele scored a power-play goal and took six shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Utah.

The 32-year-old center continues to find ways to produce on offense for the Jets, and this was the second straight game Scheifele found the back of the net, but his goal was all the offense Winnipeg would muster. Scheifele has cracked the scoresheet in all but one of his last eight appearances, a stretch in which he's recorded three goals, five assists, 19 shots, five hits, six blocked shots and a minus-1 rating.

Malkin notched a power-play assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Stars.

Making his return after a four-game absence due to an upper-body injury, Malkin wasted little time making an impact as he set up Sidney Crosby for the afternoon's first goal early in the first period. The 38-year-old Malkin is nearing the end of his Hall of Fame career -- after not missing a game in each of the prior two seasons, he has suited up for only 63 of Pittsburgh's 77 contests so far in 2024-25, producing 15 goals and 47 points.

Crosby scored three goals, one on the power play, and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Stars.

After opening the scoring on the afternoon with his 10th power-play tally of the season early in the first period, Crosby took control of the game in the third en route to his 14th career hat trick. His final goal, an empty-netter, gave him 30 on the campaign -- the 13th time he's reached that plateau. With five games left on the Penguins' schedule, Crosby needs four more points to hit 90 for the ninth time.

Asplund was recalled from AHL Charlotte on Saturday.

Asplund appeared in two games with Florida earlier this season, averaging 7:32 of ice time. The 27-year-old center figures to provide some depth with Aleksander Barkov (upper body) and Nico Sturm (upper body) both banged up.

Protas (foot) is week-to-week and won't play against the Islanders on Sunday, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Protas could miss the remainder of the regular season after being cut by a skate in Friday's 5-3 win over Chicago. After Sunday's matchup, Washington has only five games left before the beginning of the playoffs. Protas has been a breakout producer in 2024-25, compiling 30 goals, 66 points and 142 shots on net in 76 appearances. Anthony Beauvillier will replace Protas in Sunday's lineup.

Dvorsky was recalled from AHL Springfield on Sunday.

During his previous stint in the NHL, Dvorsky was a healthy scratch in five of six games. He didn't do anything of note on the stat sheet in his lone appearance, logging 10:40 of ice time in his NHL debut versus Nashville on March 23. Dvorsky has amassed 20 goals and 44 points in 59 AHL outings this season.

Backlund logged an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

Backlund snapped a six-game point drought, though he also missed six contests due to an upper-body injury in that stretch. He set up Matthew Coronato's third-period tally, which tied the game at 2-2. Backlund has had a down year with 25 points, 158 shots on net, 43 blocked shots, 37 hits and a minus-1 rating over 70 appearances. He also missed action for the first time since 2020-21, though the injury absence doesn't explain all of the drop in his offense from his 39-point total a year ago.