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Hanifin notched two assists, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Oilers.

Hanifin ended a seven-game slump by assisting on consecutive goals from Victor Olofsson and Ivan Barbashev in a span of 26 seconds in the second period. The 27-year-old Hanifin has had a handful of bursts on offense, but he's often been more cold than hot when it comes to point production. He's at three goals, 11 assists, 56 shots on net, 47 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating over 30 appearances.

Ekholm notched an assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Golden Knights.

Ekholm has been a little quiet on offense with three points over his last 15 contests. He set up Jeff Skinner's tally just after a power play expired in the third period of Saturday's win. Ekholm is up to 12 points, 68 shots on net, 43 blocked shots, 23 hits and a plus-8 rating through 30 appearances while playing on the first pairing and second power-play unit.

Nurse had two assists, four shots on goal and two hits in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Golden Knights.

Nurse has picked up five helpers and a plus-6 rating during the Oilers' current five-game winning streak. The 29-year-old blueliner had a hand in goals by Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner in Saturday's victory. Nurse is up to 15 points, 74 shots on net, 52 blocked shots, 47 hits, 18 PIM and a plus-10 rating through 27 appearances. He is reliable in fantasy for everything but power-play production.

Bichsel was reassigned to AHL Texas on Sunday.

Bichsel made an impact in his first two NHL games, scoring a goal while racking up eight hits. The 20-year-old blueliner could find himself back with the Stars if Matt Dumba (upper body) can't suit up in Monday's contest versus Washington.

Fowler made his Blues debut Saturday in a 2-1 overtime loss, failing to record a point but producing one shot on net, one blocked shot and one hit in 17:35 of ice time.

The 33-year-old blueliner was acquired from Anaheim earlier in the day and wasted no time in making his St. Louis debut, skating on the second pairing with Philip Broberg at even strength. Fowler has plenty of power-play experience, but Justin Faulk is still entrenched on the top unit for the Blues, so the switch in teams may not be much of a fantasy upgrade for the former Duck. Through 18 appearances this season, Fowler has only four assists with 30 blocked shots, 18 shots on net, six PIM and a minus-7 rating.

LaCombe produced a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.

With Cam Fowler having been traded to the Blues earlier in the day, the Ducks' young blueliners will need to step up, and that's exactly what LaCombe did Saturday. The 23-year-old helped set up Mason McTavish for the game's opening tally late in the first period, then LaCombe potted the tying goal with a blast from the point through traffic late in the third. While he has only 10 points in 22 appearances on the season, more than half of his production -- four goals and two helpers -- has come in his last six games.

DeMelo had an assist, two blocks and one hit in Saturday's 4-2 win over Montreal.

DeMelo recorded an assist for the second consecutive game after snapping a 14-game point drought in Thursday's overtime loss to Vegas. Saturday's helper was his fifth over 32 outings. That's well behind the pace set last season when the 31-year-old blueliner posted a career-high 31 points, but the Jets aren't looking for him to regularly land on the scoresheet. Winnipeg relies on DeMelo to be the stay-at-home partner on the top pair, allowing Josh Morrissey to push the offense. DeMelo, who finished second in the NHL with a plus-46 rating last season, currently stands at plus-9 in 2024-25.

Struble was a healthy scratch for Saturday's game against the Jets.

Struble took a seat for the second time in three games, clearing a roster spot for David Savard, who returned from an upper-body injury. Struble had been a scheduled scratch for the previous game Thursday, per Herb Zurkowsky of the Montreal Gazette, but he won a reprieve when Savard was a no-go. Otherwise, it would have been three consecutive games as a healthy scratch.

Savard had four blocked shots and three hits in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Winnipeg.

Savard returned to action Saturday after he was held out of Montreal's previous game due to an upper-body injury. Jayden Struble was a healthy scratch to make room for Savard. The 34-year-old defenseman took 18 shifts, had 17:45 TOI and logged minutes on the top PK unit, which is a normal night of work for Savard. The four blocks increased his season total to a team-high 74.

Chabot recorded a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Penguins.

Chabot broke the deadlock midway through the first period with a slap shot following setups from Claude Giroux and Adam Gaudette, and he later delivered an assist in Drake Batherson's third-period strike. This was Chabot's first multi-point performance since he recorded two helpers in the 5-4 win over the Flyers on Nov. 14. The 27-year-old is up to 15 points, 70 shots, 25 hits and 51 blocked shots across 30 games this season.