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Brown notched an assist, three hits and two blocked shots in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Lightning.

Brown has two helpers over his last three games. He's starting to get more of a regular run in the lineup after seeing minimal ice time as a seventh defenseman early in January. Brown has five points, 48 blocked shots, 45 PIM, 41 hits and 23 shots on net through 27 outings. While he may stick in the lineup until Matt Dumba (upper body) returns, Brown is unlikely to see much more than bottom-four usage.

Durzi scored a goal, blocked three shots and went minus-3 in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Lightning.

Durzi salvaged a rough night with his second-period tally. The defenseman has been solid lately with two goals and five assists over his last seven outings. For the season, the 25-year-old is up to eight goals, 20 helpers, 74 shots on net, 87 blocked shots, 39 PIM and a plus-8 rating over 41 appearances. He remains the Coyotes' top offensive threat from the blue line as well as the team's power-play quarterback.

Andersson notched an assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.

Andersson has five helpers over his last six games. The 27-year-old kept his offense warm by assisting on a Connor Zary tally in this contest. Andersson is up to 28 points, 102 shots on net, 110 blocked shots, 33 PIM and a plus-2 rating through 44 appearances this season. He should continue to put up solid offense in a top-four role.

Weegar scored a goal on four shots, doled out three hits and added two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.

Weegar has scored in three straight games, accounting for half of the Flames' offense in that span. The 30-year-old defenseman had never scored in more than two games in a row prior to Thursday. He's enjoying an excellent campaign with 12 tallies, 29 points, 119 shots on net, 117 blocked shots, 80 hits, 32 PIM and a plus-9 rating through 48 appearances in a top-four role.

Gudbranson notched a shorthanded assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Flames.

Gudbranson got on the scoresheet against his old team with the secondary helper on Alexandre Texier's second-period marker. This was was Gudbranson's second assist over nine games in January. The big defenseman has 14 points through 43 outings, which is already better than the 13 points he had in 70 contests a year ago. He's added 45 shots on net, 39 hits, 108 blocked shots, 51 PIM and a minus-15 rating in 2023-24.

Werenski notched an assist, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Flames.

It didn't take Werenski long to get on the scoresheet following his 10-game absence with an ankle injury. He set up Yegor Chinakhov's opening tally at 2:50 of the first period. Werenski is no stranger to bad injury luck, but he's generally held up pretty well this season. He's at one goal, 25 assists, 89 shots on net, 60 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 35 appearances. Expect the 26-year-old to play on the top pairing and first power-play unit going forward.

Chabot scored a goal and added an assist Thursday in a 3-2 overtime loss to Boston. He fired seven shots.

Both points came on the power play. Chabot's goal came at 19:32 of the second period to get the Sens on the board with some momentum as they headed to the final frame. The goal was Chabot's second of the season (22 games; two goals, 11 assists). The seven shots was a season high for the smooth defender. Chabot has been hampered by injuries pretty much every season of his career. He should be a solid performer going forward as long as he stays healthy. But remember to downgrade him a touch at the draft next fall -- you can't win with your stud defender in the infirmary for too long.

Severson scored a goal on two shots, dished a power-play assist and added two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Flames.

Severson snapped his six-game point drought when he picked off a Jacob Markstrom rim-around and flung it into the net before the Flames' goalie could get back in position. In the third period, Severson also helped out on a Dmitri Voronkov tally. The 29-year-old Severson is up to 14 points, 38 shots on net, 52 blocked shots, 24 PIM and a minus-4 rating through 32 outings with the Blue Jackets in his first year with the team. He'll need a strong and healthy second half to have a chance at his sixth 30-point campaign.

Boqvist (upper body) didn't return to Thursday's game after he was struck by a puck while sitting on the bench, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Boqvist was bleeding after getting struck. He saw 16:36 of ice time in a top-pairing role before exiting Thursday, adding three shots on net and a plus-1 rating. He should be considered day-to-day ahead of Saturday's game in Vancouver.

Heiskanen scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Ducks.

Heiskanen showed no signs of rust in his first appearance following a 10-game absence, leading all Dallas skaters with 25:33 of ice time while tallying the game-tying goal midway through the third period, beating John Gibson with a wrister from the circle in the eventual overtime victory. The 24-year-old Heiskanen had four assists in four games prior to the injury. Overall, he's up to 28 points (five goals, 23 assists) through 38 games this season.