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Doughty scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 2-1 defeat against Nashville.

Doughty got the Kings on the board midway through the second period, beating Juuse Saros with a slapshot for his second power-play goal in as many games. Doughty's now up to 10 goals, his most since 2017, and 23 points through 42 games while averaging a team-high 26:07 of ice time this season.

Dermott scored a goal on his lone shot in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Canucks.

Dermott was responsible for Arizona's lone tally Thursday, tying the game 1-1 late in the first period with his first goal of the season. The 27-year-old blueliner has just three points and a minus-3 rating through 28 games this season while averaging a career-most 17:25 of ice time this year.

Johnson (undisclosed) left Thursday's game versus Chicago early in the third period and did not return, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.

Johnson was not at practice Friday and should be regarded as questionable for Saturday's tilt versus Tampa Bay. He has three assists, 57 hits and 57 blocked shots in 41 contests this season. If Johnson is unable to play, Mattias Samuelsson (upper body) may return to action after missing two games.

Zub recorded two assists in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens.

The 28-year-old blueliner collected a helper on first-period goals by Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle. Zub has five assists in the last three games, but he has only one other multi-point performance on the season. He's unlikely to work his way into power-play time on a roster that's already juggling Jake Sanderson, Thomas Chabot and Jakob Chychrun. Zub's sudden surge of production is nice, but it probably isn't sustainable.

Fehervary tallied an assist, a plus-2 rating and two hits during Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blues.

Fehervary has points in consecutive outings as well as four points over his last nine games. The 24-year-old is a reliable stay-at-home presence on the top defense pairing with John Carlson, but Fehervary has yet to establish himself as the kind of consistent point producer that is appealing to fantasy managers in most formats.

Carlson tallied two assists and a plus-2 rating during Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blues.

Carlson has rebounded nicely since the calendar rolled into 2024, posting two goals and seven points in nine games thus far in January. The 34-year-old is still generating solid offense with 26 points in 43 games, but he is on pace for his lowest goal total in a decade, which is likely to disappoint fantasy managers who were expecting more robust production.

Makar had an assist, two shots, three blocks and two hits over 27:32 of ice time in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Bruins.

Makar provided the secondary helper on Nathan MacKinnon's second-period tally to make it a 3-2 game. It was the third consecutive game on the scoresheet for Makar, who has a goal and four assists during that stretch. The perennial Norris Trophy candidate came up just short of making history -- Makar has 299 points in 279 career games, while Bobby Orr got his 300th point in his 279th game, making him the fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach 300. Makar is tied with Vancouver's Quinn Hughes at 53 points to lead all NHL defensemen in scoring.

Manson had an assist, three shots, one block, three hits and four penalty minutes in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Boston.

Manson's shot from the point squeezed through multiple bodies and behind Jeremy Swayman, where Nathan MacKinnon finished for Colorado's second goal. The defenseman is on a bit of a roll with seven points over the last 11 contests. Manson's now at 52 PIM, second on the Avalanche behind Miles Wood (57) and tied for 19th overall in the NHL.

Malinski had an assist, one shot and two hits over 13:44 of ice time in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Bruins.

Malinski picked up the secondary helper on Miles Wood's first-period strike, seconds after a power play expired. Malinski has three points over the last two games and will attempt to continue that streak Saturday in Philadelphia. His presence in the lineup could depend on the status of Bowen Byram (lower body), who is skating with the team but missed a seventh straight contest Thursday.

Toews logged an assist, one block and one hit over 22:10 of ice time in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Boston.

The assist came at even strength but was influenced by a Colorado power play. Toews' attempted shot occurred in the final seconds of the man advantage, but by the time Miles Wood banged home the rebound, the penalty expired. Toews has four points (two goals, two assists) in three straight contests.