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Lindell chipped in a goal and an assist in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Panthers.

Lindell had a great performance in his native country of Finland as part of the NHL's Global Series -- he scored his first goal of the season before adding a helper late in the third period. The 30-year-old has produced three points over his last two outings after being held without a point in eight consecutive games to open the 2024-25 campaign. Through 10 games, Lindell has posted three points, 16 shots, 24 blocks, five takeaways and a plus-2 rating.

Middleton provided an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and four blocked shots in Friday's 5-3 win over the Lightning.

Middleton's improbably good start to the campaign continued when he set up Brock Faber's go-ahead goal in the third period. The helper gave Middleton a five-game point streak (one goal, six assists), which is the longest streak of his career. He's up to eight points, 15 shots on net, 15 hits, 31 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating over 10 contests. At this point, he's worth a look in standard fantasy formats, and he'll return solid value in formats that reward non-scoring production throughout the campaign.

Faber scored a goal and went plus-3 in Friday's 5-3 win over the Lightning.

Faber is starting to find a groove on offense with two goals and an assist during a three-game point streak. The 22-year-old defenseman doesn't have a multi-point effort yet, but he's been a fairly steady contributor across multiple categories. He's at two goals, four assists, 12 shots on net, 10 hits, six blocked shots and a plus-8 rating through 10 appearances. That's a scoring pace roughly in line with what he did last year as a rookie (47 points in 82 regular-season outings).

Forsling distributed a helper in Friday's 6-4 win over Dallas.

Forsling collected a secondary assist on Sam Reinhart's third-period tally. Forsling extended his point streak to four games, and he's found the scoresheet in six of his last seven appearances. The left-shot blueliner leads Florida's defensemen with eight points (three goals) through 12 contests. The Sweden native will look to keep it rolling in the second half of a back-to-back versus Dallas on Saturday.

Hamonic has yet to get on the scoresheet through the Senators' first 10 games.

While the points haven't popped up, Hamonic is seeing consistent top-four usage in a shutdown role. He has racked up 23 blocked shots, 16 hits, 17 shots on net, six PIM and a minus-5 rating. The 34-year-old is a defensive specialist who has exceeded 20 points just once in the last eight seasons, so he can likely be ignored in fantasy formats that don't count blocks.

Chabot notched an assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Rangers.

Chabot has earned a helper in three straight contests and four of the last five games. The 27-year-old defenseman is up to six points, 23 shots on net, 21 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through 10 outings this season. Chabot is showing he can still contribute from the second pairing as he looks to top the 30-point mark for the seventh campaign in a row.

Ekblad notched three assists in Friday's 6-4 win over the Stars.

Ekblad portrayed his versatility in Friday's victory -- he generated one helper at even strength, one on the power play and one shorthanded. The right-shot blueliner added three shots, one takeaway and a plus-2 rating to go along with a team-high 22:45 of ice time. Ekblad has logged two multi-point performances this season, but he's found the scoresheet in just three of his 12 appearances. Overall, the Ontario native has produced six assists and a plus-3 rating, but he's yet to find the back of the net in 2024-25.

Werenski provided a power-play assist and four shots on goal in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Jets.

Werenski had a shot attempt tipped home by Sean Monahan for the Blue Jackets' second goal. Through 10 contests, Werenski has three goals and six assists, with four of his nine points coming on the power play. The defenseman has added 36 shots on net, 10 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating. As long as he stays healthy, Werenski can be a force on offense from the blue line, making him a reliable fantasy option.

Miller produced an assist and went plus-2 in Friday's 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Miller has a goal and an assist over his last two games. The defenseman saw 15:07 of ice time Friday, the fourth time in 11 contests he's exceeded 15 minutes. The 32-year-old is firmly in a third-pairing role over Dylan Coghlan, with Miller contributed six points, 16 shots on net, 14 hits, six blocked shots and a plus-7 rating so far this season.

Pionk managed an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Pionk got on the scoresheet for the second game in a row, and he's done so in eight of the Jets' first 11 games. The defenseman set up Mason Appleton's second-period tally, which was the game-winner. Pionk is offering a bit of everything early on with 13 points, 27 shots on net, 15 hits, 17 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating while playing on the second pairing and second power-play unit. The offense will fade eventually -- he's never finished with more than 45 points in a season -- but Pionk is looking like a strong blueliner for fantasy.