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Hanifin had two assists and four blocks in Saturday's 6-2 win over Montreal.

Hanifin logged assists on Vegas' fourth and fifth goals, giving him three in the last two games. Through 21 outings, Hanifin has three goals, eight assists, 14 shots, 36 blocked shots, six PIM and an even rating.

Fabbro scored a goal, blocked three shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Hurricanes.

Fabbro is up to two goals and two assists over six appearances since the Blue Jackets claimed him off waivers from the Predators. The 26-year-old defenseman has been able to hold a top-four role in Columbus after being a frequent scratch in Nashville. Those four points account for all of his offense through 12 outings this season, and he's added 17 shots on net, 10 hits, 17 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating. Fabbro has at least short-term appeal in fantasy, especially with a fairly favorable run of opponents over the next 10 days (Montreal, Chicago and Calgary twice).

Orlov notched an assist in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Blue Jackets.

Orlov's assist streak is up to four games, matching his longest point streak of the campaign. The 33-year-old defenseman set up a Jalen Chatfield tally in the second period. Orlov is enjoying a bit of a bounce-back season with 12 points, a plus-19 rating, 33 shots on net, 23 hits and 16 blocked shots through 20 appearances. That's nearly halfway to the 26-point effort he put forth over all 82 regular-season contests in 2023-24.

Chatfield scored a goal and blocked two shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Blue Jackets.

Chatfield has three points and a plus-7 rating over his last four contests. The 28-year-old defenseman remains in a bottom-four role with next-to-nothing for power-play time, but he's finding ways to chip in some depth offense. For the season, he's at two goals, seven points, 26 shots on net, 22 blocked shots, 13 hits, 10 PIM and a plus-16 rating over 20 appearances. That scoring pace would be enough to surpass his career high of 22 points from 72 regular-season outings in 2023-24.

Heiskanen scored a goal Saturday in a 4-2 win over Tampa Bay.

Heiskanen beat Andrei Vasilevskiy glove side with a wrist shot from the left circle after taking a cross-ice pass from Matt Duchene. He had two shots and three blocks. Heiskanen has been a fantasy anchor this season -- the goal is his seventh point (three goals, four assists) in 19 games. Last season, he had 54 points, with 73 the year before. Things should tick up for Heiskanen, but his managers may need to bench him for a bit until he finds his offense again.

Whitecloud (undisclosed) left Saturday's game versus the Canadiens in the third period and didn't return, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.

There was no additional information regarding Whitecloud's injury after the contest. The defenseman had one assist, three hits and two blocked shots prior to the injury. Vegas is also missing Alex Pietrangelo (upper body), whose status is unknown for the team's road trip, and Ben Hutton (upper body), who is on long-term injured reserve until at least mid-December. If Whitecloud's injury is serious, the Golden Knights will need to recall a defenseman prior to Monday's game versus the Flyers.

Samberg suffered a broken foot Saturday versus the Predators and will return to Winnipeg for further evaluation, Jim Toth of TSN 1290 Winnipeg reports.

A timeline for Samberg's recovery hasn't been established, but given the nature of the injury, he will likely be out multiple weeks. Ville Heinola (ankle) is expected to be back with the Jets for Monday's game versus the Wild after completing a conditioning stint, and he may draw right into the lineup to replace Samberg.

Bouchard (undisclosed) took line rushes in his usual top-pairing spot, indicating he'll play Saturday versus the Rangers, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

Bouchard was "50-50" to play after missing the morning skate, but he is poised to be in the lineup against the Rangers. He should be able to take on his usual top-four role and see power-play time, while Travis Dermott is projected to be the healthy scratch.

Faber scored a power-play goal Saturday in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.

Faber got his first power-play tally of 2024-25 after wiring a point shot through a sea of bodies to beat Dan Vladar late in the third period. His third goal of the year gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead. He has 11 points and 26 shots through 20 games, proving his brilliant rookie showing in 2023-24 wasn't an anomaly. Faber is displaying the consistency that fantasy managers covet.

Samberg won't return to Saturday's tilt against Nashville after sustaining a lower-body injury.

Samberg entered the game with three goals, six points, 24 hits and 28 blocks across 20 appearances in 2024-25. He logged 9:07 of ice time Saturday before exiting the match. If he can't play Monday versus Minnesota, then Dylan Coghlan might draw back into the lineup for the first time in 2024-25.