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Del Gaizo scored a pair of goals in AHL Laval's 4-3 loss to Utica on Saturday.

Del Gaizo and Utica's Ethan Edwards provided unexpected sparks from the blue line in this contest, with each defenseman scoring twice. With three points over two games to start January, Del Gaizo is trying to move past an inconsistent December. He's now at four goals, 12 points and a plus-11 rating through 24 appearances this season.

Edwards scored a pair of goals in AHL Utica's 4-3 win over Laval on Saturday.

Edwards ended a 10-game point drought with his surprising two-goal effort, answering an equal stat line from Laval defenseman Marc Del Gaizo. The 23-year-old Edwards doubled his goal total for the season and now has four goals and six helpers over 29 appearances. He saw a call-up in November but didn't make his NHL debut, and he'll be hard-pressed to get back to the Devils' roster as long as the team's blue line is relatively healthy.

Raddysh scored a hat trick Saturday in a 7-3 win over San Jose.

It was Raddysh's first NHL hattie, and he became the third defenseman in franchise history to accomplish the feat, joining Dan Boyle (Dec. 23, 2006) and Doug Crossman (Nov. 7, 1992). Remarkably, he and brother Taylor Raddysh (Oct. 23, 2025) became the first set of brothers to each score a hat trick against the same team in more than 40 years when Quebec Nordiques teammates Marian (Oct. 21, 1982) and Peter Stastny (Dec. 11, 1982) did it against the Penguins. "It's pretty special," Raddysh said after the game. "This organization has a lot of unbelievable players come through there, through their time, and you know, to be a part of this is something special. And I don't take (it) too lightly."

Wotherspoon delivered two assists in a 4-1 win over Detroit on Saturday.

Wotherspoon is on a modest three-game, four-assist scoring streak. He has five helpers in his last five outings. He has registered two goals, 15 assists, 38 shots on net and 79 hits in 40 appearances this season. That puts the 28-year-old journeyman defender on pace for a 30-point, 160-hit campaign. Wotherspoon could help in deeper fantasy formats.

Seeler scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Oilers.

It was the first goal and first multi-point performance of the season for the veteran rearguard. Seeler had gone 11 straight games without getting onto the scoresheet coming into Saturday. Through 40 contests this campaign, he's produced six points, 77 blocked shots, 72 hits, 53 shots on net, 17 PIM and a minus-3 rating.

Hamilton scored his fifth goal of the season in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Mammoth.

The veteran blueliner ended a 17-game point drought and a 26-game goal drought when he snapped a shot past Karel Vejmelka from a sharp angle late in the second period. It's been a brutal season for Hamilton, as the normally reliable offensive contributor has only five goals and nine points in 37 contests.

Pesce picked up two assists with three shots on net, five blocked shots and a plus-1 rating in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Mammoth.

Both helpers came in the first period on tallies by Jesper Bratt and Timo Meier. It was Pesce's first multi-point performance of the season. Through 17 games, he's contributed one goal, six points, 47 blocked shots, 24 shots on net and a plus-1 rating.

Severson picked up two assists in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Sabres.

The veteran blueliner helped set up tallies by Dmitri Voronkov late in the first period and Mathieu Olivier midway through the second. Severson has been on a roll of late, getting onto the scoresheet in five of the last six games and racking up a goal and eight points over that stretch. On the season, he has three goals and 17 points in 40 contests.

Werenski notched two assists in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Sabres.

The star defenseman missed the four games with a lower-body injury. Werenski wasted little time showing he was fully healthy in his return, helping to set up Denton Mateychuk for the afternoon's first tally just three minutes into the first period. Werenski then had a hand in Cole Sillinger's empty-netter in the third. Werenski has delivered 14 goals and 42 points in 36 contests this season. Only Cale Makar, with 45 points in 39 games, has been more productive among NHL blueliners.

Mateychuk produced a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Sabres.

The 21-year-old netminder has gotten onto the scoresheet in five of the last six games, collecting two goals and seven points during that surge. Mateychuk has lit the lamp an impressive eight times this season in 39 games, tying him with the likes of John Carlson and Evan Bouchard for ninth in the NHL in goals among all defensemen.