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Morrissey scored a power-play goal and added two assists, one with the man advantage, in Saturday's 7-0 rout of the Avalanche.

Both his power-play points came in the first period as the Jets jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Morrissey has three multi-point performances in the last six games, and Saturday's tally was his 10th of the season, marking the third straight campaign in which he's reached double digits. The 29-year-old blueliner hasn't quite matched last season's career-best pace, but he still has an impressive 67 points in 80 games.

Heiskanen scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 3-1 win over Seattle.

The 24-year-old blueliner carried the Stars to a win that clinched the team's first division title in eight years. Heiskanen has had more competition than expected for his spot as the top offensive defenseman in Dallas, but he's finishing the campaign in style with two goals and 10 points over the last 13 games. On the season, he's produced nine goals and 54 points over 70 games.

Rutta scored a goal on two shots and went minus-2 in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Wild.

Rutta ended a six-game slump by scoring the Sharks' first goal. The 33-year-old defenseman is up to five goals, 19 points, 69 shots on net, 68 hits, 110 blocked shots, 38 PIM and a minus-21 rating through 69 appearances. Rutta is one goal and one point shy of his career highs in those respective categories, and he's got two more games to add to his totals.

Ferraro scored a goal on four shots and added an assist in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Wild.

Ferraro set up a Jan Rutta tally in the first period before scoring one of his own in the second. Entering Saturday, Ferraro had gone nine games without a point. The defenseman continues to play in a top-pairing role as a defensive presence. He's at a career-high 21 points with 123 shots on net, 118 hits, 189 blocked shots and a minus-35 rating through 76 appearances.

Goligoski posted an assist and blocked four shots in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Sharks.

Goligoski has been in the lineup for four of the Wild's last six games after sitting out all but one game in February and March combined. The 38-year-old defenseman is up to 10 helpers, 30 shots on net, 37 blocked shots, 25 hits and a minus-8 rating through 34 appearances this season. Goligoski's limited role gives him virtually no fantasy appeal this late in the campaign.

Middleton notched an assist in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Sharks.

Middleton snapped an eight-game point drought with the helper on a Matt Boldy goal in the first period. The 28-year-old Middleton has enjoyed a career year with 23 points, 84 shots on net, 157 blocked shots, 144 hits, 77 PIM and a minus-16 rating. He remains a fixture in a top-four role, though his usage is exclusively defensive in nature.

Faber notched an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Sharks.

Faber has a goal and six helpers over his last 10 contests. The 21-year-old defenseman looked to be slowing down on offense in mid-March, but he's rebounded nicely late in the campaign. He's at 45 points, 130 shots on net, 149 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating through 80 appearances this season. Faber will be in the conversation for the Calder Trophy, but he faces an uphill battle to win more votes than Connor Bedard.

Merrill notched two assists in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Sharks.

Merrill snapped a 10-game point drought with the primary helper on a Declan Chisholm tally in the first period before assisting on a third-period marker by Marcus Johansson. The 32-year-old Merrill has seen steady playing time lately, but usually in a third-pairing role. He's at 11 points, 41 shots on net, 56 blocked shots, 30 PIM and an even plus-minus rating through 63 appearances this season.

Brodin notched two assists, five shots on goal and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Sharks.

Brodin helped out on tallies by Liam Ohgren and Kirill Kaprizov in the second period. This was Brodin's first multi-point effort since Feb. 9. The defenseman is at 27 points, 116 shots on net, 139 blocked shots and a plus-22 rating through 60 contests in a top-four role this season. Brodin continues to offer decent offense and strong defense.

Chisholm scored a goal in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Sharks.

Chisholm's ice time dropped to a season-low 9:59, with the Wild dressing seven defensemen in the contest. The 24-year-old defenseman has three points over his last six games. He's now at nine points, 28 shots on net, 37 blocked shots, 18 PIM and a minus-6 rating through 29 appearances between the Wild and the Jets.