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Andrae (undisclosed) will miss Wednesday's tilt against Carolina.

It will be the Flyers' second straight game without Andrae. He has three assists over 10 appearances with Philadelphia in 2024-25. Although the rookie defenseman hasn't contributed a lot offensively yet, he was getting a noteworthy amount of power-play usage before the injury -- he's averaged 2:03 of ice time with the man advantage this season.

Brodin scored the game-winning goal in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Blues.

The veteran blueliner had missed the prior two games with an upper-body injury, but Brodin made an immediate impact in his return, beating Jordan Binnington with a blast from the top of the faceoff circle midway through the third period that broke a 2-2 tie. Brodin has two goals and seven points in his 16 appearances this season, adding 35 blocked shots, 31 shots on net and a plus-6 rating to his ledger.

Grzelcyk logged a power-play assist and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Lightning.

The helper snapped a six-game point drought for Grzelcyk, but that was about the only positive from his performance. His two points over nine outings in November have both been power-play assist. The 30-year-old defenseman is at eight assists, 23 shots on net, 32 blocked shots and a minus-11 rating through 21 contests overall. Grzelcyk's poor defensive play is part of a larger problem in Pittsburgh, and it's likely only because of his teammates' struggles that he hasn't sat out a game yet.

Pettersson notched an assist and three blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Lightning.

Pettersson has three helpers over his last six contests. The 28-year-old blueliner is often capable of putting up offense that gets him right on the fringe of fantasy interest, with more value in formats that reward his non-scoring contributions. This season, he's racked up nine points, 21 shots on net, 19 PIM, 21 hits, 38 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating over 21 outings. Pettersson should continue to be a fixture in the Penguins' top four.

Moser registered an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Penguins.

Moser set up Brayden Point's second goal of the game, which came at 3:58 of overtime to complete the comeback win. Aside from a pair of three-point games in October, it's been radio silence on the scoresheet for Moser. He snapped a 10-game point drought with his helper Tuesday and now has two goals, five assists, 21 shots on net, 26 blocked shots, 13 hits and a plus-7 rating over 17 contests. He's filling a top-four role, but his slump has recently cost him power-play time, so he's more of a pure defender at this stage of the season.

Soucy registered an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.

Soucy snapped a seven-game slump with the secondary assist on Kiefer Sherwood's first-period tally. The 30-year-old Soucy has had a subpar start to the season while filling a second-pairing role. He's picked up a meager two assists to go with 21 shots on net, 23 hits, 28 blocked shots, 10 PIM and a minus-7 rating through 18 appearances. Without more offense, the blueliner won't be a player for fantasy managers to consider.

Hronek produced an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.

Hronek had been held off the scoresheet in the previous two contests, his first multi-game drought since the end of October. The 27-year-old defenseman quickly snapped the short slump, setting up Quinn Hughes' first-minute tally. Hronek now has a goal, six assists, 19 shots on net, 32 hits, 17 blocked shots, 18 PIM and a plus-9 rating through 18 appearances. His offense hasn't been as strong as last year (48 points in 81 regular-season games), but the lack of better options on the roster keeps Hronek secure in a top-pairing role.

Hughes scored a goal on five shots in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.

Hughes scored 34 seconds into the game, giving the Canucks their only (short-lived) lead of the game. The defenseman is rolling in November with two goals and nine assists over nine appearances. He's now at four goals, 19 points, 64 shots on net, 19 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating through 18 contests overall.

Miller notched an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Canucks.

Miller had gone 11 games without a point, posting a minus-8 rating, 16 shots on net, 22 hits and 16 blocked shots in that span. The 24-year-old defenseman has played alongside Adam Fox on the top pairing for the last few contests, though Miller fills more of a shutdown role a la Ryan Lindgren when that's the Rangers' defensive arrangement. Miller has three points, 27 shots on net, 32 hits, 26 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating through 17 appearances. He's reached the 30-point mark in each of the last two seasons, so it's fair to expect a bit more offense from him moving forward.

Fox notched two assists, two shots on goal, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Canucks.

Fox helped out on first-period tallies by Mika Zibanejad and Will Cuylle. With six helpers over his last five games, Fox is cruising as a facilitator on the blue line. The defenseman is up to 15 assists, 23 shots on net, 19 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating through 17 appearances. He's netted at least 11 goals in three straight campaigns, so he should be able to get a shot through to the twine eventually.