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Dobson scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Sharks.

It wasn't much of a shot, but Dobson put the puck on target and it leaked through rookie goalie Magnus Chrona. The goal was Dobson's first since Feb. 8, but he had 10 helpers over the 10 games in between tallies. The 24-year-old is up to eight goals, 64 points, 142 shots on net, 146 blocked shots, 70 hits and a plus-21 rating through 62 appearances on the season. While Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar have been front-runners for the Norris Trophy this season, Dobson's combination of offense and improvements on defense should get him into the conversation as well.

Pietrangelo registered an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Canucks.

Pietrangelo has earned three points over his last five games. The 34-year-old had a new defense partner Thursday, with Noah Hanifin lining up with Pietrangelo while Alec Martinez (undisclosed) went to injured reserve Wednesday. Pietrangelo's never been one to back down on offense to focus on defense, and that's unlikely to change with the new look to the Golden Knights' blue line. He's earned 30 points, 131 shots on net, 140 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating through 58 appearances.

Juulsen posted an assist, two hits and four blocked shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Golden Knights.

Juulsen helped out on a Phil Di Giuseppe tally in the first period. The 26-year-old Juulsen continues to see regular bottom-four usage for the Canucks -- he's now covering for Tyler Myers (lower body) since Carson Soucy (hand) is back in action. Juulsen is at seven points, 25 shots on net, 145 hits, 78 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 48 appearances.

Hughes scored a power-play goal on five shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Golden Knights.

This was Hughes' first goal since Jan. 22, but he racked up 16 assists in the 17 games between tallies. While he's scored a career-high 13 times this season, just two of those goals have been on the power play. The defenseman has added 61 assists, 158 shots on net, 42 blocked shots and a plus-33 rating over 65 appearances. He needs two points to match his career high of 76 from last year.

Hanley logged an assist in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Lightning.

Hanley helped out on a Jakob Pelletier tally in the second period. This was Hanley's first game with the Flames after he was claimed off waivers from the Stars following the Chris Tanev trade. Through 33 appearances this season, Hanley has four helpers, 23 PIM, 37 hits, 33 blocked shots, 13 shots on net and a plus-3 rating. The 32-year-old could be a rotational option on defense for the Flames, but they may be more interested in getting a younger option like Daniil Miromanov in the lineup following the team's defensive overhaul.

Weegar recorded two assists, two hits and five blocked shots in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Lightning.

Weegar helped out on the first of Yegor Sharangovich's two goals as well as Andrew Mangiapane's empty-netter. This was Weegar's first multi-point effort since his Feb. 10 hat trick versus the Islanders. The 30-year-old blueliner is up to 36 points, 155 shots on net, 136 hits, 148 blocks and a plus-6 rating through 62 outings. He's on track to set a new career high in points, with the mark to beat being his 44 points in 80 contests in 2021-22 with the Panthers.

Hunt scored a goal and added three hits in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Lightning.

Hunt has picked up three points over his last five games while mainly playing on the fourth line in that span. The 28-year-old opened the scoring Thursday on a feed from Yegor Sharangovich at 11:40 of the first period. Hunt has three points, 20 shots on net, 30 hits and an even plus-minus rating across 12 top-level outings this year.

Byram tallied a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Predators.

Byram made quite an impression in his first game since he was traded from Colorado. The 22-year-old blueliner got Buffalo on the board 4:23 into the first period, beating Juuse Saros with a wrister from the circle before adding an assist on Owen Power's tally in the third. Byram recorded eight goals and 20 points in 55 games with the Avalanche prior to the trade. He totaled 24:58 of ice time mostly alongside Rasmus Dahlin on the Sabres' top pairing in his debut.

Faber had a goal, an assist and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Coyotes.

The rookie defenseman played more than 25 minutes on Thursday. He continues to log big, important minutes for Minnesota. However, this two-point night comes on the heels of a stretch that hasn't been particularly productive offensively for Faber. He had no goals and a single assist in the 10 games prior to Thursday's win. Still, it's possible he gets back to contributing at the offensive end. He has five goals and 36 points through 63 games overall this season.

Bogosian scored a third-period goal in Thursday's 5-2 win over Arizona.

Bogosian scored his first goal since signing a two-year contract extension with the Wild. It's just his second tally of the season and his first in 23 games. He's not a player fantasy managers should expect to put a lot of points on the board.