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Nurse scored a goal on three shots, doled out eight hits and blocked four shots in Thursday's 8-3 win over the Sabres.

The eight hits matched a season high for Nurse, who left his mark on this game. His third-period tally was also the game-winner, giving him five points over his last seven contests. For the season, the veteran defenseman is up to nine goals, 25 points, 146 shots on net, 154 blocked shots, 142 hits, 46 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 67 appearances.

Lundkvist (face) will be in the lineup Friday versus Pittsburgh, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Lundkvist needed stitches when he was cut in the face during the Stars' 5-2 win over Arizona on Wednesday. He picked up a pair of assists in the contest after being a healthy scratch for the previous four games. Lundkvist has two goals and 17 points in 47 games this season.

Hakanpaa (lower body) will not be available versus the Penguins on Friday, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Hakanpaa will be on the shelf for his second consecutive contest due to his lower-body issue. The 31-year-old Finn is stuck in a 23-game goal drought during which he's managed just 23 shots to go with four assists. Even once cleared to play, Hakanpaa is far from a lock for the lineup and could find himself a periodic healthy scratch.

Fox scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Bruins.

He beat Jeremy Swayman with a wrister from the faceoff circle just 40 seconds after Boston had tied the game at 2-2 early in the third period. Fox extended his point streak to six games with the performance, and the tally was his career-high 13th of the season. The 26-year-old blueliner also sits one point away from his third straight 60-point campaign.

Schneider delivered eight hits while recording an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Bruins.

Schneider set a new season high with his eight hits while also picking up his 17th point of the year. The blueliner will have 12 games left to reach the 20-point threshold for the first time in his three-year NHL career.

Parayko scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 5-2 victory over the Senators.

Parayko was able to close out an 18-game goal drought dating back to Feb. 11 versus Montreal. The blueliner has been shooting the puck more of late, registering 12 shots in his last five outings. As such, he could get that 11th goal to set a new career high after having recorded 10 goals twice in his career.

Evans logged a power-play assist, three hits, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Golden Knights.

Evans' shot attempt was tipped in by Jaden Schwartz in the third period, tying the game at 1-1. The helper was Evans' third in seven games since he replaced Vince Dunn (upper body) in the lineup. The 22-year-old Evans has seven helpers (five on the power play), 27 shots on net, 37 hits, 23 blocked shots and a minus-8 rating through 23 appearances. The rookie defenseman will likely stay in the lineup as long as Dunn is out, but Evans' fantasy appeal is limited to deeper formats.

McNabb notched two assists, three shots on goal, four hits and four blocked shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Kraken.

McNabb earned his second multi-point effort of the year, which included a power-play helper on Chandler Stephenson's empty-netter in the final minute. McNabb reached the 20-assist mark for the second time in his career, and his 23 points through 69 contests put him one point shy of matching his personal best from 2014-15. The 33-year-old blueliner has added 69 shots on net, a plus-18 rating, 121 hits and 179 blocked shots while playing on the Golden Knights' second pairing.

Fleury was reassigned to AHL Coachella Valley on Thursday.

Fleury was called up earlier Thursday as injury insurance with Jamie Oleksiak (undisclosed) questionable to play versus the Golden Knights. Oleksiak was able to play, so Fleury had to be returned to the Firebirds since he was an emergency recall. Fleury could be back with the big club the next time an injury arises on the blue line.

MacDonald registered an assist in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Lightning.

MacDonald was expected to be scratched initially, but Mike Hoffman (upper body) wasn't able to suit up. The helper was MacDonald's first point since his goal Dec. 23 versus the Canucks. The winger/defenseman is up to eight points, 48 shots on net, 38 hits, 21 PIM and a minus-13 rating through 28 appearances this season, matching his point total form 58 contests a year ago.