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Geekie picked up an assist Thursday in a 4-1 loss to Montreal.

Geekie has seven points (three goals, four assists) during his current five-game point streak. Geekie has quietly delivered a career season with 27 goals, 18 assists and 135 shots in 71 games. He's tied for second in team scoring with Pavel Zacha with 45 points, second only to David Pastrnak, who has 89. Center is deep, but Geekie may provide short-term help for fantasy managers, especially in formats that use forward roster spots instead of centers.

Perfetti scored an empty-net goal on two shots and added two hits in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Golden Knights.

Perfetti scored for the third game in a row, and he's added seven shots and seven hits in that span. This one was an empty-netter, but they all count the same for fantasy managers relying on the young winger for depth scoring. Since March 7, he has six goals, five assists, 27 shots and 14 hits over 13 contests. He's now at 18 goals, 48 points, 132 shots, 68 hits, 44 blocked shots and a plus-17 rating through 76 appearances this season.

Lowry scored a goal in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Golden Knights.

Lowry has a goal and two assists over his last five contests, a good stretch to shake off the six-game slump that came before it. The 32-year-old is up to 15 goals on the year, matching his career-high total from 2016-17. He's added 17 helpers, 93 shots on net, 126 hits, 56 blocked shots, 28 PIM and a plus-19 rating over 68 appearances. He continues to handle middle-six minutes, but his lack of power-play time means he probably won't do much more than he has lately on offense.

Scheifele scored a goal in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Golden Knights.

Scheifele opened the scoring at 13:01 of the first period. The 32-year-old had his five-game point streak snapped in a 4-1 loss to the Kings on Tuesday, but it didn't take him long to bounce back. Scheifele is talented, but he's been more of playmaker since the start of March, earning four goals and 12 assists over his last 16 outings. For the season, he's at 37 goals, 82 points, 160 shots on net, 69 hits, 54 blocked shots, 57 PIM and a plus-11 rating over 76 appearances.

Suzuki had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Boston on Thursday.

Suzuki has three multi-point games in a row for the fourth time this season. The last time a Montreal player pulled that off was in 1995-96, when Vincent Damphousse accomplished the feat. Suzuki has 81 points (26 goals, 55 assists) in 75 games, and he's the first Canadiens player to hit the 80-point mark since Alex Kovalev had 84 points in 2007-08.

Strome logged an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Flames.

Strome is still in a 15-game goal drought, and he's been limited to four assists, 20 shots and 16 PIM in that span. The 31-year-old hasn't lost his top-six role, but he's gotten to be too risky for most fantasy formats if he can't contribute offense more consistently. The center is up to 40 points (10 goals, 30 assists), 128 shots on net, 56 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 75 outings this season.

Sharangovich notched two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Ducks.

Sharangovich set up Nazem Kadri just 16 seconds into the game and also fed Blake Coleman for a power-play tally in the third period. This was Sharangovich's first multi-point effort since Feb. 2 in Seattle. The 26-year-old forward is up to 27 points, 112 shots on net and a minus-11 rating over 66 outings this season, taking a significant step back from last year's 31-goal, 59-point effort.

Rooney scored a goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Ducks.

The fourth-liner stretched the Flames' lead to 3-1 at 15:19 of the second period. Rooney has picked up the pace a little with a goal and two assists over his last six outings. That's not to say he'll take off on offense -- his role remains heavily limited. He's reached double-digit points for the fourth time in his career with five goals, five helpers, 51 shots on net, 98 hits, 38 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating over 64 appearances.

Lindholm scored the Bruins only goal in a 4-1 loss to Montreal on Thursday.

It was his 14th goal and just 39th point of the season (76 games). The Boston experience has been a struggle for Lindholm, whose production has been a lot more like his early seasons with Carolina than his much stronger work in Calgary. He's arguably having the worst statistical season of his career, aside from his rookie season, and his defensive work has suffered, too. The Bruins were seeking a Patrice Bergeron-like player when they inked Lindholm, but he's proving to be a very costly mistake.

Kadri scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Ducks.

Kadri set the tone in the Flames' favor just 16 seconds into the game. He ended a three-game goal drought and has earned eight goals and three assists over his last nine outings. For the season, the 34-year-old center is up to 31 goals, 59 points, 257 shots on net, 51 hits, 70 PIM and a minus-18 rating through 75 appearances. He needs two more goals to set a career high in that category.