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Martinez notched an assist and blocked two shots in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over the Wild.

Martinez sat out four games, presumably as a healthy scratch. With Alex Pietrangelo (illness) returning, Martinez joined him on the third pairing for Saturday's contest. Martinez has 17 points, 69 shots on net, 157 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 49 contests, but the Golden Knights have many capable options on defense, so he may not be an everyday player down the stretch.

Desharnais notched two assists, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Ducks.

Desharnais snapped a 17-game point drought with his helper on a Mattias Ekholm goal in the first period. Just under a period later, Desharnais grabbed another assist on Warren Foegele's tally. With 11 points through 68 contests this season, Desharnais is far from a scoring threat. He's added 113 hits, 103 blocked shots, 52 PIM and a plus-6 rating to bring some physicality to the Oilers' bottom four.

Bouchard notched two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Ducks.

Bouchard reached the 60-assist mark for the season with helpers on Connor McDavid's power-play tally in the second period and Zach Hyman's even-strength goal in the third. March was a strong month for Bouchard -- he racked up a goal, 18 assists and a plus-15 rating over 15 appearances. The 24-year-old defenseman is up to 76 points (34 on the power play), 194 shots on net, 98 blocked shots, 63 hits and a plus-29 rating through 72 appearances this season.

Fowler recorded a power-play assist and went minus-2 in Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Oilers.

Fowler has a pair of power-play helpers over the last nine contests. The 32-year-old defenseman has faded a bit in March, and it's unlikely he'll earn his third consecutive 40-point campaign barring a massive turnaround. He's at 33 points, 102 shots on net, 110 blocked shots and a minus-36 rating over 73 appearances.

Gostisbehere supplied a pair of power-play assists in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Panthers.

Gostisbehere needed a game like this after being held without a point in his previous three contests, and the Red Wings are really hoping for a strong finish from the puck-moving defenseman since the team currently is two points away from the Flyers for the second wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Ghost has 10 goals and 39 assists to complement 27 power-play points and 67 blocked shots through 73 games. His minus-17 rating is a bit of an eyesore, but then again, he's best known for the offense he provides, and there's been plenty of that in 2023-24.

Tanev (upper body) wasn't able to complete Saturday's 3-0 win over Seattle, Darren Brown of NHL.com reports.

Adam Larsson was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for elbowing Tanev early in the third period. The 34-year-old Tanev played four shifts following the hit before being forced to leave the game for good. He will be evaluated Sunday to determine his status. Dallas is off until Wednesday against Edmonton, so Tanev has some time to recover.

Guhle is eligible to return to the lineup Tuesday against Florida after serving his one-game suspension for slashing Philadelphia's Travis Konecny on Thursday.

Guhle has two goals and four assists over his past five outings. His return could bump Johnny Kovacevic to the press box as a healthy scratch in Tuesday's contest.

Toews had an assist, a block and three hits in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Predators.

Toews logged the secondary helper on the first of Nathan MacKinnon's two goals. The assist extended the defenseman's point streak to four games and gave him 45 points for the season.

Ekholm delivered a goal and two assists in Saturday's 6-1 win over Anaheim.

The 33-year-old blueliner has been on fire over the last couple weeks. Ekholm has gotten onto the scoresheet in four straight games and has three multi-point performances in the last seven, racking up three goals and 11 points over that stretch. On the season, he sits one point shy of reaching 40 for the second time in his career, an impressive number considering his lack of power-play production -- he has just two goals and three points on the man advantage, with his last PP point coming Nov. 26. Ekholm's also second in the NHL with a plus-40 rating, behind only Gustav Forsling's plus-46 mark.

Valimaki provided an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 8-5 loss to the Rangers.

Valimaki snapped a nine-game point drought when he set up Logan Cooley's third-period tally. It's been a tough year for Valimaki, who has 15 points, 61 shots on net, 72 blocked shots, 57 hits and a plus-8 rating over 60 appearances. He remains a constant in the lineup but typically sees bottom-four minutes, and his power-play time is sporadic.