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Carrier scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to Anaheim.

Carrier got the Predators on the board midway through the third period, initiating a Nashville rush with a blocked shot before beating Lukas Dostal for a shorthanded goal. The goal is Carrier's first since Nov. 22 and his first point in 10 games. The 27-year-old blueliner is up to 11 points (two goals, nine assists) with 78 blocked shots and 37 hits through 37 games this season.

Perbix scored the overtime winner and added an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 victory over the Kings.

After helping to set up Brandon Hagel for the tying tally with less than five minutes left in regulation, Perbix got behind the Los Angeles defense and beat Cam Talbot with a backhand move for his first goal of the season. The 25-year-old Perbix has been a useful option in deep fantasy leagues of late, collecting five points in the last 10 games with 27 blocked shots, 12 hits and a plus-4 rating.

Drysdale will make his Flyers debut Wednesday versus Montreal.

Drysdale was acquired from Anaheim along with a 2025 second-round draft pick in exchange for Cutter Gauthier on Monday. Drysdale has a goal, five points, six hits and 16 blocks in 10 contests this season. Although injuries have limited him over the past two campaigns, the 21-year-old defenseman has tremendous potential. He's expected to start his tenure with the Flyers serving in a top-four capacity while also receiving a role on the power play.

Hronek notched a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 5-2 victory over the Islanders.

Hronek opened the scoring late in the first period, beating Ilya Sorokin with a wrister for his third goal of the season before picking up an assist on Elias Pettersson's tally in the second. The 26-year-old Hronek now has points in three straight games, tallying a goal and four assists in that span. Hronek's had an excellent campaign in his first full season with the Canucks, posting 34 points (three goals, 31 assists), leaving him five shy of the career high he set last year.

Borgen picked up two assists while adding a team-high six hits, two blocked shots and a plus-1 rating in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

The 27-year-old blueliner continues to take his game to another level. Borgen has racked up a goal and nine points over the last 11 contests, but he's made an impact all over the ice with 30 hits, 19 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating over that stretch. He needs just five more points to top the career-high 20 he scored in 2022-23.

Vaakanainen notched an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Predators.

Vaakanainen snapped a seven-game point drought with the helper on Troy Terry's second-period marker. The 25-year-old Vaakanainen has been an occasional healthy scratch so far, but the Ducks' trade of Jamie Drysdale to Philadelphia should open up more regular playing time. For the season, Vaakanainen has seven assists, 31 shots on net, 31 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating through 32 appearances.

LaCombe produced a pair of assists and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Predators.

LaCombe's playing time was starting to dry up, but the Ducks' surprising trade of Jamie Drysdale to Philadelphia opened a spot on the blue line. After posting three helpers in October, LaCombe had been limited to one assist and a minus-24 rating over 26 contests since the start of November. He's now at six assists, 33 shots on net, 66 blocked shots and a minus-21 rating through 36 outings overall. LaCombe should be in the lineup regularly, but he's not much of a fantasy option until his offense is more consistent.

Gudas scored a goal on four shots, blocked five shots, logged four hits, went plus-3 and added two PIM in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Predators.

Gudas took a penalty early in the third period, but he made up for it by scoring 10 seconds after he exited the box. The defenseman has been a particular menace to the Predators this season, producing two of his six goals and three of his 11 points in Nashville. The 33-year-old blueliner has added 58 shots on net, 71 PIM, 75 blocked shots, 93 hits and a plus-9 rating through 35 appearances.

Lindholm notched a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Coyotes.

Lindholm has been productively with seven assists over his last six games, and three of those helpers have come on the power play. The defenseman sees time on the second power-play unit while eating massive minutes in all situations. The 29-year-old is up to 14 points, 56 shots on net, 59 blocked shots, 40 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 40 appearances. His slow start may have deterred some fantasy managers, so it's worth looking to see if he's available in most formats now that he's warmed up again.

Morrissey found the back of the net in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Blue Jackets.

Morrissey broke his five-game point drought with a slap shot that beat Daniil Tarasov at 14:03 of the second period for Winnipeg's third goal of the game. The Jets defenseman had a plus-2 rating, three shots on net and led all skaters with 22:56 TOI. Morrissey will look to carry the momentum when the Jets play the Blackhawks on Thursday.