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Doughty notched an assist and blocked four shots in Monday's 3-0 loss to the Islanders.

Doughty has a helper in each of the last three games, and he's gotten on the scoresheet in six of the last seven contests. The defenseman is up to 41 points, 109 shots on net, 121 blocked shots, 85 hits and a plus-11 rating through 64 outings. He has a good chance to reach the 50-point mark for the second year in a row and the fifth time in his career barring a deep slump down the stretch.

DeMelo notched an assist, two hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 3-0 win over the Capitals.

DeMelo snapped an eight-game point drought with his helper on an Alex Iafallo goal in the second period. The 30-year-old DeMelo has reached the 20-point mark for the fourth time in his career, posting a goal, 19 assists, 65 shots on net, 122 hits, 109 blocked shots and a plus-30 rating through 64 appearances. DeMelo remains the more defensive half of the Jets' top pairing, playing alongside Josh Morrissey.

Morrissey logged an assist, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 3-0 win over the Capitals.

Morrissey set up an Alex Iafallo tally in the second period. After a stretch of 16 points over eight contests, Morrissey has cooled off with two assists over his last four outings. He's still a high-end defenseman on offense with eight goals, 45 helpers, 159 shots on net, 70 hits, 85 blocked shots and a plus-21 rating through 64 games this year.

Pionk scored a goal on three shots, added two PIM, doled out five hits and blocked four shots in Monday's 4-0 win over the Capitals.

Pionk's tally midway through the first period was all the support Connor Hellebuyck needed to guide the Jets to a win. It was Pionk's first since Jan. 16, and he picked up five assists over the 20 contests between goals. The defenseman is up to 23 points, 123 shots on net, 178 hits, 85 blocked shots, 49 PIM and a plus-13 rating over 64 appearances this season. Without an uptick in offense, he's in danger of missing the 30-point mark for the first time since 2018-19.

Anderson (upper body) will be in Monday's lineup against the Islanders, Russell Morgan of Hockey Royalty reports.

Anderson will return after missing eight straight games. The 24-year-old has one goal and 15 points through 55 contests this season. He'll be back in his usual top-four role Monday.

Fox (illness) is in the lineup Monday against New Jersey, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

Fox was absent from Monday's skate but is healthy enough to suit up anyway. The star blueliner has 10 goals and 51 points this season, including 14 points over his last 12 appearances.

Anderson (upper body) may be ready to play versus the Islanders on Monday with the team "pretty optimistic" he'll be in the lineup, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Anderson has missed the last eight games due to his upper-body issue but appears to be at least a game-time call versus the Islanders. If Anderson suits up, it will likely come at the expense of Jacob Moverare, though the Kings may opt to deploy seven defensemen instead to ease Anderson back into the mix.

Johnson (illness) took part in practice Monday after skipping Sunday's session, according to Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now.

Johnson appears to be on track to play Tuesday against Calgary. He has supplied 14 points, 60 shots on goal, 78 blocked shots and 63 hits across 63 appearances this season.

Ekblad (lower body) will be unavailable for at least two weeks and he'll be considered day-to-day afterward, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.

Ekblad was injured in a collision with teammate Vladimir Tarasenko in Saturday's 5-1 win over Calgary. The 28-year-old Ekblad has four goals, 17 points, 94 shots on net, 55 blocked shots and 78 hits in 47 games this season. Josh Mahura is expected to draw into the lineup during Ekblad's absence, while Oliver Ekman-Larsson will slot in alongside Gustav Forsling.

Giordano (concussion) was moved to long-term injured reserve Monday, per CapFriendly.

Giordano has already been out of action for the Leafs' last five contests due to his concussion but now faces on extended stint on long-term IR. Following the additions of Ilya Lyubushkin and Joel Edmundson at the deadline, the 40-year-old Giordano is far from a lock for the lineup on a nightly basis even once cleared to return.