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Dillon scored a goal and levied seven hits in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Blues.

Dillon has three points, 15 hits and seven blocked shots over his last six games. The 34-year-old blueliner continues to play on the top pairing at even strength, providing physicality and a shutdown mentality alongside Dougie Hamilton. Dillon is up to two goals, nine points, 21 shots on net, 87 hits, 57 blocked shots, 39 PIM and a plus-7 rating through 34 appearances. His lack of offense limits his fantasy appeal, but he's on pace to reach the 20-point mark for the fourth year in a row.

Slavin produced an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Islanders.

Slavin ended a nine-game point drought with this helper. The 30-year-old defenseman has just two assists over his last 17 outings as he continues to focus on taking care of the defensive zone first. He's at nine points, 33 shots on net, 50 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 31 contests this year.

St. Ivany was labeled week-to-week by Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan on Wednesday due to an undisclosed injury suffered while playing for AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.

St. Ivany's injury probably wasn't a major concern for the team until Marcus Pettersson (lower body) got hurt and the team needed to bring up a defenseman from the minors. Since the 25-year-old St. Ivany is unavailable, Pittsburgh instead turned to Nate Clurman to slot into the seventh defenseman role. At this point, the injury will likely prevent St. Ivany from making a significant impact with the NHL club any time soon, as he figures to spend some time getting back up to speed with the Baby Pens before he'd even be in consideration for a call-up.

Power logged an assist in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Canadiens.

Power has managed a decent run of offense even with the Sabres in a deep slump. He has a goal and four assists over his last six contests while taking on extra time since Rasmus Dahlin (back) has been sidelined. Power is at 20 points, 58 shots on net, 53 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through 32 games this season. He should set a career high on offense this year, which is all the more impressive since he doesn't have a power-play point yet.

Karlsson notched an assist, three shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kings.

Karlsson has four assists over his last six outings. His helper Tuesday was clutch, as he set up Rickard Rakell's game-winning goal at 1:44 of overtime. Karlsson now has 20 points, 79 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating over 33 appearances in a top-four role.

Grzelcyk scored a goal on five shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kings.

Grzelcyk tallied in the third period to force overtime. The 30-year-old defenseman's offense has been humming lately -- he has a goal and seven assists over his last eight games. Grzelcyk's defensive play can make him a lightning rod for criticism, but he's emerged as the Penguins' No. 3 defenseman behind Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang. Grzelcyk has 16 points, 45 shots on net, 46 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating over 33 appearances.

Lilleberg registered an assist, two shots on goal, two hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Lilleberg has two helpers over his last 10 contests. The 23-year-old defenseman has occasionally chipped in on offense, but he's not as proficient in that area. He remains listed on the third pairing, but the absence of J.J. Moser (lower body) looks to be opening the door for Lilleberg to see more ice time -- he's been over 16 minutes in six straight games. The Norwegian blueliner has eight helpers, 16 shots on net, 30 PIM, 23 blocked shots and 48 hits through 26 appearances.

Lundkvist exited Monday's game against Washington due to flu symptoms, and he's considered a game-time decision for Wednesday's matchup against the Maple Leafs, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Lundkvist has been dealing with flu symptoms for several days, as he was unavailable for Saturday's game against the Blues before exiting Monday's contest early. Head coach Peter DeBoer didn't specifically mention Lundkvist before Wednesday's matchup, but DeBoer said that several players are game-time decisions due to flu symptoms. If Lundkvist is unable to suit up, Alex Petrovic will likely enter the lineup after being recalled from AHL Texas.

Petrovic was brought up from AHL Texas on Wednesday.

Petrovic has played in just two games for the Stars this season, and he registered four hits, three blocks and two PIM while averaging 10:34 of ice time. Whether Petrovic gets into the lineup versus the Maple Leafs on Wednesday likely depends on whether Thomas Harley (illness) is able to play. In a corresponding move, Matt Dumba (upper body) was designated for injured reserve.

Dumba (upper body) was put on injured reserve Wednesday.

The move is retroactive to when Dumba last played Dec. 8, so he can be activated whenever he is healthy. Dumba has an assist, 19 PIM, 31 hits and 16 blocks in 19 appearances in 2024-25. When available, the 30-year-old blueliner will likely serve on the third pairing.