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Letang scored a goal in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Senators.

Even though Letang endured a slow start to the campaign, the 37-year-old is showing he still has something left in the tank, with points in four consecutive games and six of the last seven. Letang has posted five goals and four assists in that seven-game stretch, with two of those goals coming on the power play and another shorthanded. With 15 points in 29 games overall, Letang is undoubtedly trending in the right direction after being almost a non-factor in most fantasy formats during the first few weeks of the campaign.

Matheson notched an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Jets.

Matheson got the puck to Lane Hutson for the rookie defenseman's first NHL tally on a blast from the faceoff dot. The helper ended a four-game slump for Matheson, though that dry spell hasn't cost him his top-pairing spot. The 30-year-old is at 16 points, 50 shots on net, 62 blocked shots, 29 PIM and a minus-10 rating through 28 appearances. It's unlikely he replicates the 62-point career year he had in 2023-24, but Matheson is still a steady source of points, shots and blocks from the blue line.

McCabe notched an assist, two hits and four blocked shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Red Wings.

McCabe has a helper in each of the last two games since he returned from missing five contests due to an upper-body injury. The 31-year-old blueliner was mired in an 11-game point drought prior to the injury. He's now at seven helpers, 23 shots on net, 54 hits, 51 blocked shots, 21 PIM and a plus-10 rating over 25 appearances. McCabe is worth a look in formats that reward physical play -- he's locked in as a top-four option on the Maple Leafs' blue line.

Ceci produced an assist, two hits, three blocked shots and two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Utah.

Ceci has a helper in two of the last three games. The 30-year-old defenseman is still on the top pairing alongside Jake Walman, and that prominent role has helped Ceci pick up a little offense this year. He's now at eight points, 36 shots on net, 37 hits, 62 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating through 33 appearances, serving mostly as a physical presence.

Sergachev supplied two assists and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Sharks.

Sergachev helped out on the opening and closing goals of the game. He had a secondary assist on Dylan Guenther's first-period marker and also set up Clayton Keller's game-winner on the power play in the final minute of the third. Utah has has won four of its last five games, and Sergachev has racked up a goal and five assists in that span. For the season, the veteran defenseman has seven goals, 15 helpers, eight power-play points, 49 shots on net, 53 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 30 outings.

Peeke provided an assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Canucks.

Peeke snapped a seven-game slump with his helper. The 26-year-old defenseman set up Marc McLaughlin's tally at 11:49 of the second period, stretching the Bruins' lead to 4-0. While Peeke is far from reliable on offense, he's been a steady third-pairing defender with a physical edge for the Bruins this year. He's up to five helpers, 23 shots on net, 28 hits, 46 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating through 26 appearances.

McAvoy notched an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and three blocked shots in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Canucks.

McAvoy has a helper in two of the last three contests. He's also logged multiple hits in seven straight contests as he maintains his physical play amid an uneven performance on offense this year. Overall, the 26-year-old blueliner has 12 points, 66 shots on net, 57 hits, 50 blocks, 38 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 32 appearances. He's on pace to miss the 40-point mark for the first time since the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign.

Bahl posted an assist, three hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Panthers.

Bahl has a helper in each of the last two games and five points across his last eight outings. The 24-year-old defenseman set up a Mikael Backlund tally in the third period of Saturday's win. Bahl is up to 11 points -- matching his 82-game total last year -- while picking up 37 shots on net, 48 hits, 50 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating through 31 appearances.

Montour scored a power-play goal on two shots and went minus-2 in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Lightning.

Montour struck just 4:24 into the game for the opening goal, but the Lightning had a 2-1 lead less than nine minutes later. The goal was Montour's first since he scored in three straight games from Nov. 20-25. The defenseman is up to eight goals, 20 points (five on the power play), 93 shots on net, 40 hits, 34 blocked shots, 24 PIM and a plus-7 rating over 31 appearances this season. Vince Dunn has been on fire since he returned from an upper-body injury, so Montour is likely to remain on the second power-play unit for the time being.

Perbix recorded an assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Kraken.

Perbix has been pressed into top-four duties amid a rash of injuries to the Lightning defense. The team was without Victor Hedman (lower body) and J.J. Moser (undisclosed) for this contest, so Perbix played on the second pairing, with his 21:54 of ice time being his most since Nov. 7 versus the Flyers. The 26-year-old is at eight points, 29 shots on net, 21 blocked shots, 20 hits and a plus-4 rating over 23 contests. Perbix has mostly been limited to third-pairing duties with no power-play time, so he has low upside in fantasy.