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Morrissey had two power-play assists and two shots on net in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Canadiens.

Morrissey helped fuel the Jets' comeback from an early deficit and extended a point streak to four games. The blueliner has 10 points over the last nine outings and leads Winnipeg with 27 assists (13 on the power play) this season.

Lundkvist has the flu, which is why he was not in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Blues, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.

The Stars have a bug going around the locker room, and Lundkvist wasn't healthy enough to play. Brendan Smith drew into the lineup in his place. Lundkvist's next chance to play is Monday versus the Capitals.

Pesce recorded two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-4 rating in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.

Pesce got on the scoresheet in consecutive games for the first time this season. He helped out on tallies by Jack Hughes and Timo Meier. Pesce is up to a goal, three assists, 38 shots on net, 48 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating through 24 appearances. While he's often listed on the third pairing, he has played top-four minutes for much of the campaign as a key defensive presence in his first year with the Devils.

Mancini managed an assist, three hits and a minus-3 rating in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Kings.

Mancini earned his first point since Oct. 29. The 22-year-old has been on and off of the Rangers' roster in that time, but he's stuck around since Jacob Trouba was traded to the Ducks on Dec. 6. Mancini has a total of five points, 20 shots on net, 20 blocked shots, 14 hits and a minus-3 rating over his first 15 NHL appearances.

Chychrun tallied a goal, an assist, a plus-2 rating and five shots during Saturday's 4-2 win over the Sabres.

Chychrun's shimmering start with the Capitals continues as he has registered four goals and 12 points over his last nine outings, including one goal and four helpers during his three-game point streak. The 26-year-old could be marching toward a career year if he can stay healthy. Chychrun is primed to cash in on a hefty new contract at some point in the next few months after posting 20 points in his first 24 games of 2024-25.

Clarke notched an assist, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Rangers.

Clarke had been held off the scoresheet over his previous five games, his second slump of that length in the last month. He's slowed down from his early scoring pace, and his ice time has dropped due to the Kings regularly deploying seven defensemen lately. The 21-year-old is at three goals, 14 assists, 65 shots on net, 58 blocked shots, 22 PIM and a plus-6 rating over 30 appearances. He still has some upside because of his power-play role, but Clarke has been a gamble offensively.

Carlson tallied three assists, one on the power-play and logged 23:59 of ice time during Saturday's 4-2 win over the Sabres.

Carlson has been scorching hot offensively despite not having Alex Ovechkin (fibula) to feed pucks to on the power play. Carlson has notched a goal and nine points in his last eight games. After leading the NHL in ice time during the 2023-24 season, the Capitals are managing the 36-year-old's minutes more to start 2024-25. Carlson appears to be flourishing with 23 points in 28 games while seeing a more normalized power-play workload.

Regula (knee) is still on season-opening injured reserve despite being waived by Boston and claimed by Edmonton on Wednesday, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports Saturday.

An injured player usually can't be put on waivers, but Regula is a rare exception because he signed off on the move with the intent to complete his rehab with AHL Providence. Edmonton could rescind the claim on Regula because he's not healthy enough to play. However, the Oilers like Regula's upside and plan to keep him around. The 24-year-old defender had four goals, 26 points and 41 PIM in 55 regular-season appearances with Providence in 2023-24.

Brodin picked up an assist in Saturday in a 4-1 win over the Flyers.

Brodin missed eight games due to an upper-body injury before playing against the Flyers. He took his usual spot on the first pairing and fired three shots in 25:06 of playing time. Brodin's fantasy contributions are linked more to his 45 blocked shots than his offensive contributions (two goals, seven assists) through his 20 appearances. Brodin is also behind Jared Spurgeon, Declan Chisholm and Brock Faber on the power play depth chart.

Cernak (lower body) is good to play Saturday versus Seattle, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.

Cernak missed two games due to the injury. He's projected to play alongside Ryan McDonagh. Cernak's return coincides with J.J. Moser exiting the lineup due to an undisclosed injury. Victor Hedman (lower body) is also unavailable Saturday, so Cernak will likely get more ice time than his season average of 18:24.