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Montour notched an assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Avalanche.

The helper was Montour's first point in three games since he returned to the team following a one-game absence for the birth of his daughter. Montour set up Matty Beniers' third-period tally. Through 13 appearances this season, Montour has four goals, six assists, 44 shots on net, 23 hits, 15 blocked shots, 14 PIM and a plus-3 rating. He was on the top pairing Tuesday, but he should be a strong source of all-around production in fantasy regardless of his placement in the lineup.

Manson notched a power-play assist, three blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Kraken.

The Avalanche were already by two goals when Nikolai Kovalenko scored in the dying seconds. Manson's assist on that marker was his first career power-play point, but he shouldn't be expected to be a contributor in that area moving forward. The defenseman has five points, 16 shots on net, 25 hits, 20 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a minus-5 rating through 13 contests. He brings physicality in a bottom-four role and is producing offense at a pace similar to last season when he logged 25 points in 76 regular-season outings.

Girard logged an assist, two shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Kraken.

Girard helped out on Chris Wagner's first-period tally to open the scoring. The 26-year-old Girard hasn't found much consistency on offense this season -- he's gotten on the scoresheet in just four of 13 games, totaling six assists. He's added nine shots on net, 12 hits, 21 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating. The blueliner continues to fill a top-four role, but he's a low-end option for fantasy managers.

Hedman scored a goal Tuesday in a 3-2 loss to St. Louis.

He wired a slap shot from the top of the left circle after a Blues turnover. Hedman is in the midst of a four-game, five-point road scoring streak (one goal, four assists), and his 13 points in as many games put him in a tie with Neal Pionk for third in the NHL behind Cale Makar and Josh Morrissey. Hedman is on pace for career highs in shots (239) and blocks (145).

Perbix scored a goal in a 3-2 loss to the Blues on Tuesday.

It was his first goal of the season. He skated in off the left wing and stuffed in his own rebound. Perbix is a steady defender on the ice, and his offense may be on a slight uptick -- he has four points (one goal, three assists) in 10 games. But Perbix's contributions in secondary categories like hits (10) and blocks (six) are well off his 80 and 114 totals, respectively, in those categories in 2023-24. Keep an eye on him -- he needs to go on a run to gain fantasy relevance.

Makar (undisclosed) tweaked something during the second period of Tuesday's game versus the Kraken, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.

Head coach Jared Bednar did not have an update on Makar's status after the game. The defenseman left originally in the second period, then took one shift in the third before ultimately exiting the contest. His potential absence looms large for the Avalanche -- Makar has yet to be held off the scoresheet with five goals and 18 helpers through 13 contests this season after posting two assists prior to his exit Tuesday. If he can't play Thursday in Winnipeg, Oliver Kylington or John Ludvig would draw into the lineup.

Miromanov had an assist, two shots, one hit and two PIM in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Canadiens.

Miromanov's shot took a fluky bounce off Nazem Kadri and onto the stick of Connor Zary, who gave the Flames a 1-0 lead. It was just the second point (both assists) in 11 outings for the Miromanov, who is logging minutes on the second pair.

Rielly scored a goal and added two assists, all on the power play, in a 4-0 win over Boston on Tuesday. His goal stood as the winner.

Rielly took a feed from Mitch Marner and fired a wrist shot from inside the blue line through a sea of bodies in front of Jeremy Swayman. It was his first multi-point game of the season, as well as his first power-play points of 2024-25. Last season, 20 of Rielly's 58 points -- close to one-third -- came with the man advantage. The Leafs currently sit in the bottom six of the NHL in power-play effectiveness, so expect things to shift for Rielly and his mates in this important fantasy category.

Peeke suffered an upper-body injury in Tuesday's game versus the Maple Leafs and won't return.

Peeke was hit by Max Pacioretty in the first period and immediately went to the locker room. If Peeke can't play Thursday versus the Flames, Mason Lohrei will likely draw back into the lineup.

Forbort (undisclosed) won't be available to play Tuesday against Anaheim and is being evaluated for an injury, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Forbort left Monday's practice early in some discomfort. He has one assist, three shots on goal, five blocked shots and one hit in four appearances this season. Due to Forbort's absence, Vincent Desharnais will probably play versus the Ducks.