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Ristolainen logged two assists, five shots on goal and five hits in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.

This was Ristolainen's second multi-point effort of the season. The 30-year-old defenseman has three helpers over his last four games, but that follows a 10-game drought. For the season, he's contributed modest offense (11 points) while adding 55 shots on net, 67 hits, 57 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating across 40 appearances in a top-four role.

Tanev notched an assist, two shots on goal and five blocked shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flyers.

Tanev has three helpers, a plus-3 rating and 14 blocked shots over his last four outings. The 35-year-old defenseman is up to 13 points through 40 contests, and he's earned seven of those points across the last 15 games. He's added a league-high 116 blocks and a plus-16 rating while seeing steady time on the second pairing.

Ekman-Larsson scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flyers.

Ekman-Larsson had gone 31 games without a goal entering Sunday. He has been moderately productive with three helpers over his last six contests. The 33-year-old defenseman is up to two tallies, 15 points, 66 shots on net, 55 hits, 37 blocked shots, 28 PIM and a plus-8 rating over 40 appearances. While he has just one power-play point, he continues to take a spot on the second unit, giving him a bit of upside for fantasy.

Rielly scored the game-winning goal in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flyers.

Rielly ended a seven-game point drought, and the goal was his first since Nov. 5. The 30-year-old blueliner has remained in a first-pairing role during his slump. Goals have been hard to come by for Toronto's defense, but the team has gotten three tallies from its blue line over the last two contests, so things may be turning around. Rielly has five goals, 19 points, 72 shots on net, 58 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating over 41 appearances.

Lindgren provided two even-strength assists in Sunday's 6-2 win over Chicago.

Lindgren recorded his first multi-point effort of the campaign in Sunday's victory. The defensive defenseman has been chipping in on offense recently -- Lindgren has generated one goal and three helpers over his last five games. The 26-year-old had just four points through 29 games before this stretch. The Minnesota native is at two goals, eight points and a minus-3 rating while averaging 19:37 of ice time through 34 appearances in 2024-25.

Grzelcyk notched an assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Hurricanes.

Grzelcyk has four helpers over his last five games, though just one of those assists has come on the power play. The Penguins' defense is back to full health following Kris Letang's return Sunday, so Grzelcyk will need to be sharp at both ends of the ice to maintain his second-pairing role. For the season, the 31-year-old blueliner has 21 points, 52 shots on net, 53 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating over 41 contests.

Fox recorded two even-strength assists and went plus-2 in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Blackhawks.

Fox registered primary helpers on goals by Jonny Brodzinski and Filip Chytil. This was Fox's first multi-point effort since Dec. 11, a span of 10 games. The 26-year-old has just one goal this season, which is a disappointment for fantasy managers considering he potted 17 across 72 regular-season appearances in 2023-24. Fox's slight downturn in overall offensive production has coincided with New York's struggles this season, but given his pedigree, the right-shot blueliner could break out at any point. The 2020-21 Norris Trophy winner is up to 29 helpers and 30 points (11 on the power play) through 39 outings.

Karlsson scored a goal on two shots, dished an assist and blocked two shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Hurricanes.

Karlsson set up a Michael Bunting goal in the first period and tied the game at 3-3 with his own tally in the third. This was Karlsson's third multi-point effort over his last nine games, a span in which he's collected two goals and seven assists. For the season, the star defenseman has 28 points, 100 shots on net, 54 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating over 41 outings. Despite a dip in goal-scoring, he's on pace to exactly match his 56-point output from 2023-24.

Orlov logged an assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Penguins.

Orlov set up Sebastian Aho's goal 1:30 into overtime. The 33-year-old Orlov has been a modest contributor of offense from the blue line lately, earning four points over his last 11 appearances. For the season, he has 18 points, 66 shots on net, 52 hits, 26 blocked shots and a plus-17 rating over 40 contests. Orlov's in a second-pairing role and chipping in decent scoring, so he can be useful in fantasy formats that reward his non-scoring efforts.

Borgen deposited a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Blackhawks.

Borgen recorded his first point with the Rangers since being acquired in a trade from Seattle on Dec. 18. The right-shot blueliner's 22:18 of ice time Sunday was the most he has received this season, but that was most likely due to the lopsided score. On the season, Borgen has chipped in two goals and one assist across 41 games split between the Kraken and Rangers. The 28-year-old won't be much of a fantasy factor outside of deeper formats that reward non-scoring production.