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Toews recorded two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Flames.

Toews earned his first multi-point effort since Jan. 16 by helping out on goals from Valeri Nichushkin and Casey Mittelstadt in the second period. Over his last seven outings, Toews has a goal and six helpers. The defenseman is up to 39 points, 128 shots on net, 97 blocked shots, 57 hits and a plus-24 rating through 66 appearances this season.

Manson scored a goal, added three hits and logged two PIM in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Flames.

Manson has a goal and an assist over three contests since he sat out one game with a lower-body injury. He tied the game at 2-2 in the second period, the first of five unanswered goals for the Avalanche. The 32-year-old defenseman is up to seven goals, 20 points, 90 shots on net, 175 hits, 87 blocked shots, 62 PIM and a plus-10 rating over 60 appearances. This is the first time he's reached the 20-point mark since his 37-point campaign in 2017-18, which is an outlier in his career.

Sanderson registered a goal and an assist in a 2-1 overtime win over the Penguins on Tuesday.

It was a goaltending duel between Joonas Korpisalo and Tristan Jarry until Sanderson broke the goose egg halfway through the third period. He provided a secondary assist in overtime to help snap a seven-game losing skid for Ottawa. The 2020 first-round draft pick finished with four shots and a plus-2 rating in 23:02 of ice time to go along with his two points. Sanderson is now on a modest three-game point streak, scoring one goal and three assists over that span. The 21-year old defenseman may eventually be a star but right now he is only averaging half-a-point per game on the season.

Vaakanainen posted an assist in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Blackhawks.

Vaakanainen set up the second of Brett Leason's two goals in the loss. While he's not a huge scoring threat, Vaakanainen has three helpers over his last nine outings. He's still at risk of the occasional healthy scratch with the Ducks carrying eight defensemen. Vaakanainen has 12 points, 58 shots on net, 63 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating through 55 appearances in a bottom-four role.

Fowler notched a shorthanded assist and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Blackhawks.

Fowler has a helper in three of the last four games. The 32-year-old set up Brett Leason's shortie to open the scoring midway through the first period of this one. Fowler is up to 31 points, 88 shots on net, 91 blocked shots and a minus-30 rating through 64 appearances this season.

Jones scored a power-play goal on three shots in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Ducks.

Jones has three goals and four assists over his last four games, with four of those seven points coming on the power play. It's a bit of positive regression for the defenseman -- he's still shooting a meager 3.0 percent on the season even with the uptick in scoring. Overall, he has 25 points (seven on the power play) with 134 shots on net, 107 blocked shots and a minus-18 rating through 51 appearances.

Whitecloud (undisclosed) is expected to play Tuesday versus the Kraken.

Whitecloud will play on the third pairing after leaving Saturday's game versus the Red Wings late in the third period. The 27-year-old defenseman won't have to miss any additional time, though his limited role makes him a poor option for fantasy managers.

Dermott (illness) will play Tuesday against the Wild.

Dermott will play on the third pairing following a two-game absence. He has picked up two goals, three assists, 50 blocked shots and 40 hits over 38 outings this season. Victor Soderstrom was assigned to AHL Tucson on Tuesday to make room for Dermott's return to the lineup.

Soderstrom was reassigned to AHL Tucson on Tuesday.

Soderstrom got into two games during this stint in the NHL, logging five blocked shots and two hits while seeing bottom-four minutes. Soderstrom's demotion suggests Travis Dermott (illness) will be able to suit up Tuesday versus the Wild.

Shea was called up from AHL Wilkes-Barre Scranton on Tuesday.

Shea has gotten into 22 NHL contests this season, but he's yet to record his first point. The defenseman has added 16 hits, 14 blocked shots, 13 shots on goal and a minus-2 rating. It's unclear when he'll get his next chance to draw into the lineup.