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Edvinsson collected two assists in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Bruins.

The young blueliner had a hand in Lucas Raymond tallies in the first and third periods. It's the second multi-point performance in the last five games for Edvinsson, but he was held off the scoresheet entirely in the other three contests. The sixth overall pick in the 2021 Draft is still trying to develop some consistency, but he's had a strong start to his first full season in the NHL, producing three goals and 12 points in 24 contests while adding 46 blocked shots, 32 shots on net, 22 hits and a plus-5 rating.

De Haan notched two assists in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Sabres.

Both helpers came in the third period as the Avs completed an improbable comeback from an early 4-0 deficit. The performance snapped a 16-game point drought for de Haan that stretched back to Oct. 16. The 33-year-old blueliner has bounced in and out of the lineup on the third pairing in his first season with the Avs, and through 19 appearances he has three helpers, 35 blocked shots, 32 shots on net, 26 jits and a minus-7 rating.

Pettersson scored a goal, added three hits and blocked three shots in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Panthers.

Pettersson was somewhat steady with four helpers over 14 contests in November, but he hadn't scored since Oct. 10 versus the Red Wings. The 28-year-old defenseman is not an elite source of offense on the blue line, but he brings a steady physical game. For the season, he's at 11 points, 30 shots on net, 32 hits, 52 blocked shots, 19 PIM and a minus-7 rating over 27 contests. He's averaging 22:29 of ice time, just 11 seconds less per game than last year, so he remains a key part of the Penguins' defense.

Letang scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Panthers.

Letang's tally stretched the Penguins' lead to 3-1 in the second period. The defenseman has four points over his last two games after going six contests without a point. He's collected four goals, six helpers, 61 shots on net, 43 hits, 26 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a minus-13 rating through 24 outings overall.

Kulikov registered an assist, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Penguins.

Kulikov snapped a seven-game dry spell with the helper. That's his longest slump this season, as the 34-year-old defenseman has remained involved in the offense in a bottom-four role. He's now at six points, 26 shots on net, 42 hits, 23 blocked shots and a plus-12 rating through 26 appearances. Kulikov's offense is likely to be too limited to help most fantasy managers.

Boqvist scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Penguins.

Boqvist has scored in back-to-back games since he replaced Uvis Balinskis on the Panthers' third pairing. The 24-year-old Boqvist had his tally Tuesday assisted by Matthew Tkachuk and Jesper Boqvist, marking the first time the two Boqvists have featured on the same goal in a regular-season game. This season, the younger brother has two goals, two assists, 16 shots on net and a minus-4 rating across 12 appearances, but it appears he's gaining traction to stay in the lineup.

Fehervary logged an assist, three shots on goal and four blocked shots in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Sharks.

Fehervary has helpers in back-to-back contests after going six games without a point. The 25-year-old plays in a top-four role, but he won't off the steadiest offense, instead working as a shutdown blueliner. This season, he's produced six helpers, 21 shots on net, 53 hits and 57 blocked shots over 25 appearances, putting him on a pace that could lead to his first 20-point campaign.

Pickering scored a goal Tuesday in a 5-4 overtime win over Florida.

It was his first NHL goal in his sixth game. Pickering fired a wrist shot from the point past a screen from Michael Bunting. At 20 years and 311 days, he becomes the 11th youngest defenseman in Penguins history to score a goal. Pickering was picked 21st overall in the 2022 NHL Draft and is looking like a natural on the Pens blue line.

Stecher suffered an apparent ear injury when he was struck by a puck in the third period of Tuesday's game versus the Golden Knights, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.

Stecher finished the game at 12:32 of ice time with a hit and two blocked shots. It doesn't sound like there's a ton of concern over Stecher's injury, but it's not a guarantee he's in the lineup Thursday versus the Blue Jackets. If he misses time, Travis Dermott would draw into the lineup.

Weegar produced a power-play assist, four hits and three blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets.

Weegar continues to be steady on offense. Since Nov. 7, he's collected nine helpers (five on the power play) over 13 appearances without going more than two games between points. The 30-year-old blueliner is up to three goals, 11 helpers, seven power-play points, 64 shots on net, 64 hits, 71 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating across 26 outings overall.