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Ekman-Larsson produced an assist, two PIM and three blocked shots in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Golden Knights.

Ekman-Larsson has a helper in back-to-back contests following an eight-game slump. He was moved back to the first pairing alongside Morgan Rielly for Wednesday's game after spending some time lower in the lineup. Ekman-Larsson has eight points, 38 shots on net, 31 hits, 23 blocked shots, 20 PIM and a plus-2 rating over 20 appearances. Fantasy managers may be willing to ride through streaky offense since he plays on a strong team and offers category coverage.

Seeler registered an assist and three blocked shots in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes.

Seeler has three helpers over his last six contests. He's added 14 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating in that span, and his biggest contributions are likely to be on the defensive side of things. For the season, the 31-year-old blueliner is at six points, 14 shots on net, 34 blocks, 15 hits, nine PIM and a minus-4 rating through 15 appearances. Even in a shutdown role, he could produce a career year.

Joseph (lower body) will be in the lineup versus the Sharks on Thursday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Joseph was originally expected to miss Thursday's contest but seems to be ahead of schedule. With the 25-year-old blueliner back in the lineup, he figures to move into a third-pairing role alongside Corey Schueneman, while Matt Kessel will be relegated to the press box as a healthy scratch. Considering Joseph has zero goals in 13 games this season while tallying just one assist, fantasy players probably shouldn't be banking on him for offensive output.

Chatfield produced a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.

The 28-year-old blueliner opened the scoring only 30 seconds into the game by snapping a wobbly shot through traffic that Ivan Fedotov never picked up. It was Chatfield's first tally of the season, and through 18 games, he's contributed six points, 24 shots on net, 18 blocked shots, 12 hits, 10 PIM and a plus-14 rating.

Walman scored a goal in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Stars.

Walman cut the Stars' lead to 3-2 at 13:25 of the third period with a snap shot from the top of the right circle. This was his second goal of the season, but he's made a bigger impact as a playmaker from the blue line. The 28-year-old has 10 assists already, and that figure represents a career-high mark for him.

Jokiharju logged 18:42 of ice time, earning two blocked shots, two shots on goal and two PIM in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Kings.

Jokiharju was a fixture in the lineup for the first month of the Sabres' season, but he sat out six straight games from Nov. 5-16. The 25-year-old was back in the lineup Wednesday since Mattias Samuelsson (lower body) is on injured reserve and Dennis Gilbert was rotated out of the lineup after failing to impress while playing five of the six contests Jokiharju was scratched for. The uncertainty in Jokiharju's playing time takes away most of the already-minimal fantasy value he had heading into the season. The defenseman has three points, 19 shots on net, 15 blocked shots, 12 hits and a plus-6 rating through 13 appearances.

Dahlin registered a power-play assist, three hits and two PIM in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Kings.

Dahlin is now on a seven-game point streak (four goals, six assists). The defenseman set up Jason Zucker's goal early in the third period, which ended up being the only tally in the contest. Dahlin has a power-play point in six of the seven games during his streak. For the season, he's at five goals, 12 helpers, eight power-play points, 55 shots on net, 27 blocked shots, 20 hits, 16 PIM and a plus-2 rating. The 24-year-old remains an excellent source of all-around production in fantasy while playing in a massive role for the Sabres.

Montour scored a goal on five shots, added an assist, logged two PIM and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Predators.

Montour ended a four-game slump when he helped out on a Daniel Sprong goal in the second period. Montour would then score for the first time since his Oct. 29 hat trick in Montreal in the first minute of the third period. The defenseman's quiet November is a small concern, but he's playing big minutes in a top-four role and should see premium power-play usage until Vince Dunn (upper body) is ready to return. Montour has five goals, 13 points, 63 shots on net, 31 hits, 21 blocked shots, 18 PIM and a plus-7 rating over 19 appearances, offering well-rounded production for fantasy.

Lundkvist won't return to Wednesday's game versus the Sharks due to a lower-body injury.

Lundkvist was injured in the second period, leaving the Stars to finish Wednesday's contest with five blueliners. The 24-year-old defenseman should be considered day-to-day for now. If he can't play Saturday versus the Lightning, Brendan Smith will likely rejoin the lineup. If the injury is significant, the Stars may call up a blueliner to replace Lundkvist.

Brown was reassigned to AHL Bakersfield on Wednesday, per PuckPedia.

Brown has no points, three hits, four blocked shots and seven PIM over two NHL appearances this year. The 30-year-old defenseman will return to Bakersfield as the Oilers seem likely to go back to a traditional six-defensemen lineup once winger Kasperi Kapanen is ready to make his team debut after being plucked off waivers from the Blues.