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McNabb agreed to terms on a three-year, $10.95 million contract extension with Vegas on Friday.

McNabb is one of three remaining "Golden Misfits" from the Knights' inaugural season alongside Shea Theodore and William Karlsson. Offensively, the 33-year-old McNabb has been limited to open the campaign with just two points in 16 outings. Considering he's reached the 20-point mark in only one of his last 10 seasons, fantasy players probably shouldn't be expecting him to suddenly start racking up points. Still, McNabb offers decent category coverage in banger leagues, having racked up 200-plus hits in multiple seasons.

Letang (illness) will not be in the lineup Friday in Columbus, according to Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff.

Letang should also be considered questionable for Saturday's home game against San Jose. The 37-year-old defenseman has struggled offensively this season with only two goals and six points in 18 games. Owen Pickering, who was recalled earlier in the day, could make his NHL debut on the blue line in place of Letang.

Byram chipped in an even-strength helper in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blues.

Byram helped facilitate Alex Tuch's game-tying goal in the third period. Byram offered two shots, one hit, one takeaway and a plus-2 rating in 27:35 of ice time. The left-shot blueliner is on a roll in November after a slow start to the season in October -- the British Columbia native has generated seven points (two goals) in as many games in the second month of the campaign. Byram has delivered three goals, eight helpers, and a plus-9 rating across 17 contests.

Parayko distributed an assist in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Sabres.

Parayko recorded the secondary assist on Brandon Saad's tally to open the scoring. The right-shot Parayko compiled two shots, four blocks, one hit, one takeaway and a minus-1 rating in 30:37 of ice time. The Alberta native has been one of the best St. Louis players early on in 2024-25 -- he leads the club's blue line in scoring and is third overall on the team in points. Parayko has provided four goals, six assists, 35 shots, 43 blocks, 30 hits, seven takeaways and a minus-5 rating through 17 games.

Loof was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Friday.

Loof was called up Wednesday and was a healthy scratch Thursday in Buffalo. The 22-year-old blueliner has yet to make his NHL debut. Loof had one assist and 21 PIM in 11 AHL contests before his recall. St. Louis recalled defenseman Corey Schueneman in a corresponding move.

Schueneman was called up from AHL Springfield on Friday.

Schueneman will switch places with Leo Loof, who was sent back to the Thunderbirds in a corresponding move. The decision to add the 29-year-old Schueneman comes after Pierre-Olivier Joseph sustained a lower-body injury versus the Sabres on Thursday. If Joseph can't play during the Blues' upcoming back-to-back against Boston and Carolina on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, Schueneman figures to be pressed into the lineup in a third-pairing role.

Sanheim produced a goal and two assists in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Senators.

The 28-year-old blueliner opened the scoring just 2:31 into the first period, and he then helped set up both the tying tally by Bobby Brink in the third period and Matvei Michkov's OT winner. Sanheim had just one point -- an assist -- in his prior seven games, and on the season he's delivered four goals and nine points in 17 contests with 38 shots on net, 35 blocked shots, 15 hits, 12 PIM and an even plus-minus rating.

Dahlin potted the winning goal on the power play in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over St. Louis.

Dahlin buried a one-timer past Jordan Binnington to extend his point streak to five games. Dahlin has generated two multi-point efforts and seven points overall during that span. The 24-year-old leads Buffalo's blue line in scoring, and he's fourth overall on the team in points. The Swedish defenseman is up to four goals, 10 assists and a plus-3 rating while averaging 24:39 of ice time through 17 games.

Hughes notched an assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Panthers.

Hughes set up a Stefan Noesen tally midway through the first period. This was Hughes' second helper in 11 appearances this season, as he's struggled to generate offense after missing time early in the campaign due to a shoulder injury. The 21-year-old blueliner has added 14 shots on net, nine blocked shots and a minus-3 rating while averaging 18:31 of ice time. The Devils' blue line is pretty deep, so Hughes may remain on the third pairing while featuring on the power play.

Miller notched an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Lightning.

The helper put an end to Miller's longest dry spell of the season (five games). The 32-year-old has been productive for a third-pairing defenseman, earning seven points over 17 contests. He's added 22 shots on net, 26 hits, eight blocked shots, six PIM and a plus-8 rating while averaging 13:27 of ice time. While his role is limited, Miller has decent category coverage to help fantasy managers in deep formats.