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Hughes collected two helpers Friday in a 4-3 overtime win over Buffalo.

Hughes has racked up one goal and four assists over the last two games. The all-world blueliner had all three Buffalo defenders looking his way in the offensive zone in overtime, and Hughes took advantage by dishing a tap-in to Conor Garland to seal the win. The 25-year-old Hughes has eight multi-point performances this season, and he now leads Vancouver in scoring by four points. Overall, the 2023-24 Norris Trophy winner is up to five goals, 20 assists and a plus-8 rating through 22 games.

Stecher recorded an assist and two blocked shots in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over Utah.

Stecher has points in back-to-back contests after opening the season with no offense in 17 appearances. The 30-year-old blueliner has added 18 shots on net, 23 blocked shots, 14 hits and a minus-4 rating across 19 contests this season. Stecher seems to have a solid hold on a bottom-four job over Travis Dermott, but he's not productive enough in any one area to help much in fantasy.

Bouchard notched two power-play assists, two shots on goal and a minus-3 rating in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over Utah.

Bouchard has multiple points in three of his last four games, racking up two goals and five helpers in that span. This was the first game in which the Oilers scored multiple power-play goals this season, and if they can build off that, it bodes well for Bouchard. The defenseman is at six goals, 11 helpers (five on the power play), 61 shots on net, 42 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over 23 appearances.

Werenski scored a goal and added an assist Friday in a 5-2 win over the Flames. It stood as the winner.

Zach Attack continues -- the points extended his point streak to seven games and 14 points (five goals, nine assists). Werenski tied the Blue Jackets record for longest point streak by a defenseman set by Bryan Berard (2005-06) and Jaroslav Spacek (2002-03). The defender sits third in the NHL with 24 points, and his eight goals put him in a tie with Cale Makar for the league lead.

Coghlan fired two shots on net, added a hit and went minus-1 in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights.

Coghlan made his Jets debut against one of his former teams. With the Jets starting to falter, he received a chance to play on the third pairing over Colin Miller. Coghlan was limited to one NHL appearance in 2023-24 and has just three assists over 18 outings across two seasons since he left Vegas. He may get more opportunities moving forward, but his role is too limited for fantasy consideration.

Fleury provided an assist in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights.

Fleury snapped a six-game slump when he helped out on a Neal Pionk tally in the third period. The 28-year-old Fleury has stayed in the lineup on the second pairing in place of Dylan Samberg (foot), who will likely be out until late December. Fleury has a little more competition now, as Logan Stanley returned from an undisclosed injury Friday. For the season, Fleury has two helpers, 14 shots on net, 16 blocked shots, 12 hits and a minus-5 rating over 13 appearances.

Morrissey provided a pair of assists in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights.

Morrissey ended a three-game slump with his pair of helpers. He hasn't scored since Nov. 1, but he has stayed reliable with nine assists over his last 13 outings. The 29-year-old defenseman is up to 22 points, 49 shots on net, 40 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating over 24 contests in a top-pairing role, and nine of his points have come on the power play. Among blueliners, only Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes and Zach Werenski have earned more points than Morrissey this season.

Pionk scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights.

Pionk found twine on a shot from the point in the third period, tying the game at 3-3. The defenseman has three points over his last three outings following a five-game slump. He's up to four goals -- one off of last year's total -- and 20 points while adding 44 shots, 38 hits, 38 blocked shots, 16 PIM and a plus-9 rating over 24 appearances. Pionk's role is as steady as it gets on the second pairing and second power-play unit, so he's a safe and well-rounded blueliner for fantasy.

Walker scored his second goal of the season Friday in a 6-3 loss to the Panthers.

Walker registered his 100th career point when he beat Sergei Bobrovsky with a wrist shot from the blue line at 6:24 of the second period. Walker was mired in an eight-game scoring drought before he got on the board Friday, and it was his first goal since Oct. 31. The 30-year-old skates on the third defensive pairing and receives very little power-play time, so his role has kept his offensive output limited. The right-shot defenseman has chipped in two goals and two assists through 23 games.

Theodore notched an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 4-3 win over the Jets.

Theodore has five helpers and a plus-7 rating over his last five contests. He had the secondary helper on Brett Howden's game-winning tally with 4:05 left in the third period. Overall, Theodore has been a steady source of offense on the blue line, racking up a goal, 17 helpers, 47 shots, 32 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 23 appearances. He's earned seven of his assists on the power play.