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Ceci scored a goal and added two hits in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Golden Knights.

Ceci has two goals and four assists over his last 10 appearances. The 30-year-old hadn't found much offense prior to his recent success, but he's been a fairly steady part of the Oilers' lineup this season. He's at four goals, 20 helpers, 94 shots on net, 83 hits, 105 blocked shots and a plus-11 rating through 76 outings overall.

Ekholm scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Golden Knights.

Ekholm has a career-high 11 goals this season, four of which he's scored over the last six games. The 33-year-old defenseman has also matched his career high in points with 44 through 75 outings overall. The Swede looks like the Oilers' top all-around defenseman when factoring in his 133 hits, 91 blocked shots and a plus-43 rating, though he's partially overshadowed by Evan Bouchard's big scoring numbers this season.

Myers notched an assist, two shots on goal and four PIM in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Coyotes.

Myers has a helper in back-to-back outings following his recent seven-game point drought. The 34-year-old defenseman continues to play on the second pairing, offering solid physical play and depth offense. He's at 26 points, 87 shots on net, 102 hits, 128 blocked shots, 75 PIM and a plus-13 rating over 74 appearances.

Hughes notched three assists and three shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Coyotes.

Hughes crossed the 90-point mark for the season with his fourth multi-point effort in the last five games. The 24-year-old defenseman is up to 17 goals, 74 helpers, 195 shots on net and a plus-40 rating through a career-high 79 contests overall. Hughes leads all defensemen in points and is 11th in the league among all players.

Durzi logged an assist, two shots on goal and three blocked shots in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canucks.

Durzi earned his 30th assist of the year on Logan Cooley's goal in overtime. With five helpers over his last eight contests, Durzi has gotten his game back on track late in the campaign. The 25-year-old defenseman is up to 38 points -- matching his career high -- with 134 shots on net, 156 blocked shots, 63 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 73 appearances.

Brown scored a goal, added three hits and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canucks.

Brown has three goals this season, two of which have come over the last four games. The 30-year-old blueliner is up to a career-high nine points with 40 shots on net, 106 hits, 80 blocked shots, 75 PIM and an even plus-minus rating through 48 appearances. The Coyotes aren't carrying any extra defensemen, so Brown's playing time appears safe to close out the campaign.

Kolyachonok scored a goal, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canucks.

Kolyachonok was called up from AHL Tucson on Wednesday to replace Maksymilian Szuber on the active roster. It was a much better second game of the season for Kolyachonok, who sustained a lower-body injury in his only other contest this season back in November. The 22-year-old has two points, two shots on net, two hits, one blocked shot and a plus-2 rating over two NHL outings. The Coyotes have no extra healthy defensemen on the roster, so as long as Kolyachonok remains in the NHL, he's likely to hold down a third-pairing spot.

Krug (undisclosed) is undergoing evaluation for an injury and won't finish Wednesday's game versus the Blackhawks.

Krug scored a goal and went plus-2 over 12:40 of ice time in the contest. With the Blues' playoff hopes thin, it wouldn't be surprising for Krug to get shut down for the season once the team is officially out of contention. If Krug can't play Friday versus the Hurricanes, Marco Scandella could enter the lineup.

Szuber was reassigned to AHL Tucson on Wednesday.

Szuber logged 16:59 of ice time in his NHL debut Tuesday in a 5-0 loss to the Kraken. He added two hits, two PIM, one shot on goal and one blocked shot in that contest. Vladislav Kolyachonok was called up to replace Szuber on the NHL roster for Wednesday's game versus the Canucks.

Kolyachonok was recalled from AHL Tucson on Wednesday.

Kolyachonok has played in one NHL game this season, but he got hurt in that contest and went on to miss two months before he was sent down to Tucson. He has 11 points in 35 contests with the Coyotes' AHL affiliate this season.