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Bouchard scored a goal on three shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Rangers.

Bouchard was questionable to play Saturday, but he suited up for 18:19 of ice time. That's a season-low mark, but it's likely because the Oilers dominated the game, allowing them to take it easy on Bouchard as he manages any potential issues. He has three multi-point efforts over his last seven outings, but he's gone scoreless in the other four games. The 25-year-old blueliner has six goals, nine assists, 59 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 22 appearances this campaign.

Hamilton scored his third goal of the season in Saturday's 3-2 win over Washington.

Hamilton deposited his second power-play marker of the campaign in the second period, which stood as the game-winner. The right-shot blueliner has scored in back-to-back games. Hamilton has been held off the scoresheet on only three occasions through 10 appearances in November. The Ontario native leads New Jersey's defensemen in points and ranks third on the team in helpers. Hamilton has produced three goals and 14 assists through 23 contests while skating on the top pair and No. 1 power-play unit.

Walman notched an assist, three shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Sabres.

The defensive pair of Walman and Cody Ceci was on the ice for the Sharks' two goals and none of the Sabres' tallies. With four points over five contests since he returned from an upper-body injury, Walman doesn't appear to have lost a step. The defenseman is at two goals, 11 helpers, 53 shots on net, 29 blocked shots, 16 hits and a plus-4 rating over 18 outings this season while seeing top-pairing minutes.

Josi scored two goals, including an empty-netter, in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

Josi opened the scoring for Nashville midway through the first period with a slap shot from the blue line, and he closed things out with an empty-netter when the Jets were all out on the attack trying to mount a late comeback. Josi earned his first multi-goal performance of the season, and the veteran defenseman has cracked the scoresheet in six of his last eight appearances, tallying three goals and six assists in that span.

Byram notched two assists, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Sharks.

Byram had been held off the scoresheet over his previous three contests. He snapped the slump by setting up Peyton Krebs in the first period and also had a secondary helper on Dylan Cozens' tally in the third frame. Byram is up to four multi-point efforts through 21 outings, earning three goals, 10 assists, 22 shots on net, 20 hits, 19 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating in a top-four role. His career high in points is 29 over 73 contests in 2023-24, but he's on pace to shatter that mark if he stays healthy this year.

Dahlin scored an empty-net goal on five shots, dished an assist, went plus-3, blocked three shots, logged two hits and added two PIM in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Sharks.

Dahlin contributed in virtually every fantasy category a defenseman can, except for special-teams production. He rebounded nicely after his seven-game point streak ended Friday in a 3-2 win over the Ducks. Dahlin has been among the best blueliners in the NHL for fantasy purposes, racking up six goals, 13 assists, eight power-play points, 64 shots on net, 32 blocked shots, 22 hits, 18 PIM and a plus-5 rating through 21 appearances.

Hughes received a game misconduct and five-minute major for boarding in the first period of Saturday's 4-3 win over Ottawa.

He drilled Josh Norris into the boards from behind. It wasn't a hard hit, but Norris was cut and left the game temporarily. The officials had no option but to issue a major on the play -- rule 41.5 issues an automatic game misconduct if "an injury to the face or head of the opponent" occurs on a boarding penalty. Hughes and Norris are close friends who played for the USNTDP and the University of Michigan. Still, a suspension is unlikely.

Struble scored a goal on one shot, blocked one shot and delivered one hit in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

Struble snuck up toward the net and took advantage of a rebound to score his first goal of the season. The third-pair defenseman has four points and three assists through 14 outings after recovering from an upper-body injury that cost him the first five games of the year.

Theodore had two assists, three shots on net, three blocks, two PIM and a plus-4 rating in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens.

Theodore hasn't scored since the second game of the season, but he's been a playmaker for Vegas. The top-pair defenseman is tied for second on the team with 15 assists through 20 appearances.

Werenski notched a power-play assist, three shots on goal, four blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Hurricanes.

Werenski helped out on a Dmitri Voronkov tally in the second period. While it wasn't a repeat effort of his five-point game from Thursday, Werenski has now gotten on the scoresheet in five straight contests (three goals, seven assists). The 27-year-old defenseman is operating at a point-per-game pace with six tallies and 14 assists through 20 outings, and eight of his points have come on the power play. He's added a plus-4 rating, 76 shots on net and 32 blocked shots. He just has to keep the injury bug at bay -- doing so will likely result in him resetting his career high in points for the second year in a row, with 57 being the mark to beat.