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Miromanov recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Penguins.

The helper was Miromanov's first point of the season, and it came in his return to the lineup after he was scratched versus the Kraken on Saturday. The 27-year-old was in contention for power-play minutes early in the year, but hot starts to the year from MacKenzie Weegar and Rasmus Andersson have closed that avenue for Miromanov, who is still seeing top-four usage at even strength. The blueliner has just four shots on net, nine blocked shots, three hits and an even plus-minus rating through five contests -- without more offense, he won't be an option for most fantasy managers.

Weegar scored a goal on two shots, logged three hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Penguins.

Weegar snapped a three-game point drought with his third-period tally. The defenseman has scoring upside, but his stability in fantasy comes from his all-around numbers. He has multiple hits in each game and multiple blocks in five of six outings. The 30-year-old is at four points, 14 shots on net, 17 hits, 15 blocks and a plus-4 rating while seeing top-four minutes.

Andersson scored a goal on three shots, added an assist and blocked four shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Penguins.

Andersson already has three multi-point efforts this season. He opened the scoring in the first period and then assisted on Nazem Kadri's game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation. Through six contests, Andersson has racked up three goals, five helpers, nine shots on net, 23 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating. This scoring pace is a little too good to hold up in the long run, but the 27-year-old has displayed 50-point potential in recent years, so he should still be a steady option for fantasy managers.

Moser had a goal and two assists in an 8-5 victory over the Devils on Tuesday.

The goal was one of those couldn't-repeat-it-if-you-tried types. Moser scored a shorthanded goal from his own zone on a clearing attempt that deflected in off the boards after Jake Allen went to play the puck behind his net. Moser has six points (two goals, four assists) in six games this season, but his points have come in two contests. Points are points, though, so maybe he should simply buy a lotto ticket.

Struble had one shot on goal and three hits in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Rangers.

Struble entered the lineup for the first time this season after dealing with an upper-body injury. He was on the third pair but was needed for more shifts than expected when Justin Barron (upper body) was removed, and Mike Matheson was assessed a game misconduct in the third period.

Chabot recorded an assist, two shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 4-0 win over Utah.

Chabot set up Brady Tkachuk's goal late in the first period. The 27-year-old Chabot is up to three points, 15 shots on net, 13 blocked shots, six hits and a minus-3 rating through six contests. He's been on the second pairing alongside Nick Jensen to begin the season, though with Jake Sanderson getting the first power-play unit reps, Chabot has less scoring upside than he has in previous campaigns.

Hedman scored twice Tuesday in an 8-5 win over the Devils.

Hedman's goals book-ended Brandon Hagel's natural hat trick in the second. He tied the game 2-2 at 7:34 of the second period on a wrist shot from low in the left circle. Hedman then scored his second of the game on a slap shot from the point to push the score to 6-2. It stood as the winner. He's already at eight points (two goals, six helpers), and he's on track to equal the kind of near point-per-game output he delivered in 2023-24 and 2022-23.

Matheson had a power-play assist, a blocked shot and 19 PIM in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Rangers.

Matheson recorded his fifth assist of the season and third on the power play before getting whistled for his role in a melee. He jumped in after New York's Jacob Trouba delivered a high hit on Justin Barron. Matheson got two minutes for instigation, five for fighting and 10 for misconduct. He also received a two-minute minor for roughing in a separate incident earlier in the game.

Jensen notched two assists, two hits and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 4-0 win over Utah.

Jensen has four helpers over six contests while seeing time in a second-pairing role. The defenseman helped out on the Senators' first two goals Tuesday, which were scored by Drake Batherson and Claude Giroux. Jensen has added eight hits, five blocked shots, six shots on net and a plus-3 rating this season, though he's often chipped in a bit more in the physical categories, having topped 100 hits and blocked shots twice each over the last three seasons.

Schneider scored a goal and had an assist in Tuesdays 7-2 win over Montreal. He also had three shots and one hit.

Schneider's wrister from the faceoff circle went top shelf to give New York a 5-2 lead midway through the second period. He earlier had a hand in Jonny Brodzinski's tally in the first period. Elevated to the second pair in 2024-25, Schneider is averaging nearly four minutes per game more than he received across his first three seasons.