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Van Riemsdyk tallied an assist and logged 17:24 of ice time during Friday's 5-4 overtime win over the Islanders.

Van Riemsdyk has been quite productive in recent weeks with four assists in his last eight games and 10 points to start the 2024-25 season. The 33-year-old has only surpassed 20 points in a season once in his career, but if Van Riemsdyk can continue to produce offense with some consistency, he could become a worthwhile fantasy asset in deeper formats given his hot start.

Spurgeon scored two goals including the game-winner in Friday's 3-2 victory over Chicago.

The veteran blueliner last found the back of the net on April 8, 2023, going 33 regular-season games -- plus six more playoff contests -- without a goal, but Spurgeon ended his drought midway through the second period when his shot attempt from in close deflected in off Connor Murphy's skate. Spurgeon's good puck luck didn't end there, though. Later in the frame, his seemingly harmless wrister from the blue line trickled into the net after Petr Mrazek failed to squeeze it with his glove. Spurgeon has eight points in 17 games on the season, adding 32 shots on net, 28 blocked shots, 12 hits and a plus-7 rating to his ledger.

Chychrun tallied a goal, and assist and a plus-2 rating during Friday's 5-4 overtime win over the Islanders.

Chychrun skated coast-to-coast before wristing the game-winner past Islanders netminder Semyon Varlamov in overtime. The 26-year-old has roared out of the starting gate with seven goals and 14 points in 18 games. Chychrun has a good chance to top his career-high of 41 points if he can stay healthy and is one of the better fantasy blueliners thus far in the 2024-25 season.

Whitecloud (upper body) is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Jets, Ryan Wallis of Fox Sports Las Vegas reports.

Whitecloud will miss his third straight game, and it's unlikely he'll be ready for the second half of a back-to-back Saturday when the Golden Knights host Utah. The 28-year-old defenseman's status has not been updated since he exited last Saturday's game versus the Canadiens.

Stanley (undisclosed) was activated from injured reserve Friday.

Stanley is eligible to play Friday versus the Golden Knights. The 26-year-old will be in contention for third-pairing minutes, though he may also be a healthy scratch at times.

Cholowski tallied an assist and a plus-2 rating during Friday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Capitals.

Cholowski's second-period blast was redirected by Simon Holmstrom to give the Islanders a 4-2 lead late in the second period. The 26-year-old's two goals and five points in 16 games is putting him on track for a career year, but Cholowski may struggle to secure regular playing time once Adam Pelech (jaw) returns to action.

Samuelsson (lower body) resumed skating Friday, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.

Samuelsson has been out on a week-to-week basis and was placed on injured reserve Nov. 13. It's unclear when he'll be cleared to play, and he's not necessarily guaranteed a spot in the Sabres' lineup once he returns, as he was scratched for three games before suffering his injury Nov. 11.

Schueneman was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Friday.

Schueneman has no points, four shots, one hit and seven blocks in four appearances with the Blues in 2024-25. He also has a goal and five points in 13 outings with Springfield. Philip Broberg (knee) was activated off injured reserve in a corresponding move.

Broberg (knee) was taken off injured reserve Friday.

Broberg hasn't been in the lineup since Nov. 2, but the stage is set for him to return Saturday versus Philadelphia. He has two goals and nine points in 12 appearances in 2024-25. Corey Schueneman was returned to AHL Springfield in a corresponding move. Pierre-Olivier Joseph might be in the press box when the Blues take on the Flyers due to Broberg's return.

Brodin (upper body) won't be an option for Saturday's tilt versus Nashville, according to Jessi Pierce of NHL.com.

Brodin is set to miss his third consecutive game. He has two goals and eight points in 19 appearances with the Wild in 2024-25. When healthy, Brodin should resume his top-four duties.