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Rutta posted an assist in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Stars.

This was Rutta's third helper in the last six contests. The 33-year-old blueliner has been solid in a top-four role lately, though his offense remains modest at best. He's up to 15 points, 54 shots on net, 89 blocked shots, 58 hits, 36 PIM and a minus-11 rating through 55 outings overall. Rutta's likely to maintain his current role, but his fantasy value is limited to deeper formats.

Vlasic recorded an assist and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Stars.

Vlasic picked up his first point in five games, though he missed three contests with an upper-body injury in that span. The defenseman has earned seven of his eight points this season since the calendar flipped to 2024. Overall, he has five goals, three helpers, 46 shots on net, 68 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating through 36 appearances.

Addison logged an assist and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Stars.

The helper was Addison's first point in five games. The 23-year-old blueliner has had a tough time staying in the lineup regularly in 2024, playing in 17 of the Sharks' 24 games since the start of January. The blueliner has 15 points, 64 shots on net, 59 blocked shots, 28 PIM and a minus-21 rating over 51 appearances between the Sharks and the Wild this season.

Heiskanen provided four assists, three shots on goal, two blocked shots and four PIM in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime win over the Sharks.

Heiskanen's first two assists came on the power play to help the Stars wipe out a 2-0 deficit in the first period. The defenseman also set up another equalizer in the third and earned his fourth assist on Roope Hintz's game-winning tally in overtime. Heiskanen has a goal and eight assists over his last eight outings. He's up to 42 points (15 on the power play), 120 shots on net, 71 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through 53 appearances.

Pelech recorded two assists and one hit in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Blues.

With 23:43 of ice time, Pelech played the second most minutes for the Islanders and provided two assists to help the team win its fourth consecutive game. In his past eight games, the 29-year old first-pairing defenseman has one goal, five assists, 16 blocked shots, 10 shots on goal and 10 hits. Pelech is limited in his point production -- he only has 11 points in 37 games played -- but he's a solid option for leagues that value blocked shots.

Hughes notched two assists, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Kings.

Hughes has seven helpers over his last eight games. The defenseman was in on both of the Canucks' goals Tuesday. He's fourth in the league with 61 assists and continues to lead all defensemen with 73 points. Hughes has added 153 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a plus-33 rating through 64 appearances, with his all-around play putting him in line to be a Norris Trophy finalist this year.

Dumba recorded an assist in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Blackhawks.

Dumba snapped a six-game point drought with the helper on Nick Bjugstad's second-period tally. The 29-year-old Dumba has had just a couple of small bursts of production on offense this season. He's at a meager 10 points with 61 shots on net, 55 PIM, 150 hits, 84 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating over 58 appearances.

Vlasic notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal, four hits and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Coyotes.

Vlasic had just one goal in all of February, but he's already picked up a pair of helpers over three games in March. The defenseman doesn't typically see much power-play time, but he was on the ice at the tail end of one and was able to help out on Jason Dickinson's second-period tally. Vlasic is at 13 points, 52 shots on net, 43 hits, 109 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating over 56 appearances in a top-four role this season.

Korchinski logged a power-play assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Coyotes.

Korchinski snapped a nine-game drought with the helper on Jason Dickinson's tally in the second period. While Korchinski is lacking on offense -- 11 points (six on the power play) and 73 shots on net over 57 outings -- he remains in a top-four role as a rookie. He's added 62 blocked shots, 16 PIM and a minus-27 rating this season.

Jones scored two goals on five shots and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Coyotes.

Jones opened the scoring with a power-play marker in the first period, and he added an empty-netter in the third. The defenseman had gone 16 games without a goal, notching five assists and a minus-12 rating in that span. For the season, Jones has three goals, 20 points, 121 shots on net, 104 blocked shots, 46 hits and a minus-19 rating over 48 appearances in a top-pairing role for a team that has struggled throughout the year.