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Brodie recorded an assist and blocked two shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Oilers.

Brodie helped out on a Connor Bedard goal in the second period, which stood as the game-winner. The helper was Brodie's first point in three games with the Blackhawks. The veteran defenseman has added one shot on goal, three blocked shots, one hit and a minus-2 rating. He's topped the 20-point mark in two of the last five seasons, but he was over 30 points in each of the six years before that, so it's unlikely he returns to his former glory on offense.

Vlasic registered a power-play assist and blocked four shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Oilers.

Vlasic did his defensive diligence and also contributed on offense by setting up Teuvo Teravainen's second goal of the game. Through three contests, Vlasic has two helpers, three shots on net, two hits and seven blocked shots. The 23-year-old blueliner is maintaining a top-four role, and if his offense is steady, he could be an option for fantasy managers in deeper formats.

Jones scored a goal on three shots, logged two assists, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Oilers.

All three of Jones' points came on the power play. If the Blackhawks can continue to make an impact with the man advantage, that bodes well for a bounce-back year from the 30-year-old defenseman. He's already earned four points, four blocked shots, seven shots on net and one hit over three contests in 2024-25.

Fowler produced an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Sharks.

Fowler picked up the lone helper on Trevor Zegras' empty-netter. The 32-year-old Fowler has had three of his best seasons over the last three years, but the Ducks' ongoing rebuild has introduced younger defensemen into the mix to eat into his role. With no guarantee of power-play time on a team that's still likely to be low-scoring, Fowler could struggle to match last year's 39-point production.

De Haan logged an assist, two shots on goal, three hits and three blocked shots in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Blue Jackets.

The 33-year-old defenseman has a helper, five blocked shots, three hits and a minus-2 rating through his first two games with the Avalanche. De Haan has been fending off Oliver Kylington and John Ludvig for a spot on the third pairing alongside Sam Malinski after signing a one-year deal with Colorado in July. De Haan has just one 20-point campaign to his name, so he's unlikely to turn into a dynamo on offense in 2024-25.

Makar notched two assists in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Blue Jackets.

Makar helped out on the Avalanche's last two goals as they tried to make a comeback effort. The defenseman has assisted on half of Colorado's eight tallies through two contests this season, including two power-play helpers. He's added two shots on net, two hits and one blocked shot. As long as his offense is steady, fantasy managers can tolerate whatever level of non-scoring production Makar manages.

Christiansen produced an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Avalanche.

Christiansen found Kent Johnson for the Blue Jackets' second goal in the first period. The 25-year-old Christiansen is attempting to establish himself in a bottom-four role this season. Over the previous three years, he's logged a goal and six assists over 44 appearances. He has limited offensive upside and doesn't make up for it with extra physicality, so he's not a player most fantasy managers need to follow.

Severson notched an assist, four PIM and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Avalanche.

Severson set up Kirill Marchenko's go-ahead goal in the second period. Severson has two assists in two games, and he's added four shots on net, four blocked shots and a plus-2 rating while playing on the second pairing. He's topped the 30-point mark five times in his career, so he's a fairly safe option as a depth defenseman in fantasy.

Guhle had an assist, eight blocked shots and one hit in Saturday's 4-1 win over Ottawa.

Guhle recorded his third assist in the last two games, picking up the secondary helper on Alex Newhook's goal early in the third period. The 22-year-old Guhle was on the ice for two of the Habs' tallies, and he has a plus-5 rating through three contests. His eight blocks are on brand for his defensive style after racking up 178 over 70 games last season.

Matheson had an assist, two shots on goal and one blocked shot in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Senators.

Matheson picked up the primary assist on Cole Caufield's first-period marker. It was the first point of the season for Matheson, who had a career-high 62 points in 2023-24, ranking ninth among defensemen.