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Emberson recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Jets.

Emberson has helpers in back-to-back games after assisting on an Alexander Barabanov tally Thursday. Somewhat quietly, Emberson has stepped up as a key part of the Sharks' defense, taking on a top-pairing role. He's up to six points, 18 shots on net, 40 hits, 25 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through 19 appearances. He doesn't see much power-play time, so the 23-year-old is unlikely to carry value in most fantasy formats, but he's doing a fine job defensively in his rookie year.

Dillon notched an assist and three hits in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Sharks.

Dillon has a helper in three straight contests. The 33-year-old blueliner is capable of the occasional burst of offense, but he remains a mainly physical presence on the Jets' second pairing. He's up to 13 points, 97 hits, 56 blocked shots, 49 PIM, 32 shots on net and a plus-13 rating through 37 appearances. Dillon is on pace to top the career-best 23 points he had in 82 games last season.

Pionk produced an assist, three shots on goal and two hits in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Sharks.

Pionk has a point in six of his last nine games. That follows a 10-game drought that dried up most of his fantasy value. The 28-year-old is at 15 points, 67 shots on net, 82 hits, 46 blocked shots, 24 PIM and a plus-10 rating through 37 appearances. He's likely best deployed as a streaming and DFS option when his offense is warm like it is now, but he will just about always play second fiddle to Josh Morrissey on the Jets' blue line.

Ekman-Larsson posted a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Golden Knights.

He's earned three helpers over the last three games, including two on the power play. Ekman-Larsson continues to see time on the second power-play unit despite his third-pairing role at even strength. For the season, he's produced 19 points, 60 shots on net, 44 blocked shots, 28 hits, 30 PIM and a minus-3 rating through 37 outings. He needs just three more points to match his production from 54 games with the Canucks last season.

Forsling posted an assist, two shots on goal and four blocked shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Golden Knights.

Forsling set up Carter Verhaeghe's tally in the second period to give Florida a 3-1 lead. With five points over his last six outings, Forsling has gotten his offense on track after a mostly quiet start to the campaign. He's up to 14 points, 85 shots on net, 55 blocked shots, 39 hits, 33 PIM and a plus-21 rating over 38 appearances. With the Panthers' blue line at full health, Forsling hasn't seen much power-play time lately, but his even-strength offense is enough to justify a roster spot in some fantasy formats.

Ekblad notched a power-play assist, four shots on goal and four PIM in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Golden Knights.

Ekblad has started to find his way on offense with a goal, three assists and 10 shots on net over the last five games. The defenseman missed the start of the season while recovering from shoulder surgery. He's up to eight points, 44 shots, 26 blocked shots, 25 hits, 26 PIM and a plus-6 rating through 21 appearances. Ekblad continues to play on the top pairing and second power-play unit.

Montour provided two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Golden Knights.

Montour assisted on second-period tallies by Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe. This outing snapped a four-game point drought for Montour, who had just five points over 13 appearances in December. The 29-year-old blueliner hasn't been anywhere near his 73-point pace from last season after missing the start of the campaign while recovering from shoulder surgery. He's up to eight points (four on the power play) with 51 shots on net, 20 hits, 17 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating through 22 appearances.

Raddysh scored two goals, including the game-winner, in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Wild.

The 27-year-old defender entered the game with a single goal (April 5) in 60 career NHL games. Raddysh's first put the Bolts up 1-0 early in the second, popping in a rebound with a backhander from in front of the net. And his second was a wraparound less than three minutes later. Raddysh isn't an offensive type, but he deserved every accolade for Thursday's effort.

Bean scored a goal Thursday in a 3-2 shootout win over the Flyers.

Bean has three points, including two goals, in his last five games after wallowing through a 26-game point drought. But he also got danced by Travis Konecny on one of the Philly goals, exposing his defensive limits. Bean has the skating and offensive skills to contribute fantasy points, but at 25, he's yet to play a full NHL season. Don't over-invest. That drought is still too fresh.

Byram (lower body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Stars, Savvy Rafkin of The-Rink.com reports.

It's unclear what caused Byram's injury, but he was noticeably absent from the bench in the third period. The 22-year-old blocked one shot and went minus-1 over 12:54 of ice time. If he misses time beyond Thursday, Caleb Jones could enter the lineup, or Sam Malinski could be recalled from AHL Colorado.