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McCabe logged an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Blackhawks.

McCabe helped out on Dakota Joshua's game-winning goal with 3:01 left in the third period. McCabe has three straight games with a helper, and he has four assists over seven outings in December. For the season, the defenseman has 14 points, 23 shots on net, 23 PIM, 47 hits, 82 blocked shots and a plus-14 rating over 32 appearances. As long as he's chipping in offense semi-regularly, McCabe makes for a decent depth defenseman in fantasy.

Makar logged two assists, including one on the power play, and added two shots on goal in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Kraken.

This was Makar's first multi-point effort since Nov. 20 versus the Rangers. He has rattled off a seven-game point streak consisting of a goal and seven assists. The 27-year-old defenseman continues to be one of the Avalanche's most reliable contributors with 40 points (11 on the power play), 96 shots on net, 57 blocked shots and a plus-31 rating through 33 contests this season.

Girard scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Kraken.

Girard's first goal of the season came at 13:29 of the second period to tie the score at 2-2. He has earned four points and a plus-2 rating over his last three outings in one of his better stretches of the campaign. Overall, the defenseman has six points, 14 shots on net, 22 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating across 18 appearances in a bottom-four role.

Pachal was scratch for the sixth time in eight games for Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Sharks.

Pachal was scratched just once in November, but he's fallen out of favor. Even with Zayne Parekh away with Team Canada and Jake Bean (undisclosed) on injured reserve, Pachal has lost his place in the lineup to rookie Hunter Brzustewicz. Barring additional injuries on the blue line, it's unclear when Pachal may next get to play, and he's unlikely to see more than third-pairing minutes when he does draw back in. He has three helpers, 13 shots on net, 45 hits, 18 blocked shots and 33 PIM over 21 outings this season.

Iorio logged an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Flames.

Iorio played for the second game in a row and the fourth time in 11 contests since the end of his AHL conditioning loan in November. The 23-year-old defenseman is far from secure in the Sharks' lineup, which has seen a number of players rotate in and out on the blue line at times. Iorio has a helper, four shots on net, eight hits, 14 blocks, six PIM and a minus-3 rating over 10 appearances this season.

Klingberg scored a goal and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Flames.

Klingberg has five goals and three assists over his last five games. After being the overtime hero Saturday in a 6-5 win over the Penguins, he made a much earlier impact with a goal 1:02 into Tuesday's contest. The defenseman is up to eight goals, 15 points, 36 shots on net, 33 blocked shots, 14 PIM and a plus-2 rating over 25 appearances. Klingberg will cool off, but he hasn't looked this good since the 2021-22 campaign.

Kaiser scored a goal in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.

Off a draw, Kaiser got the puck at the blue line. He skated into the slot before scoring with a wrist shot past Joseph Woll's glove. Kaiser has just three goals and four assists in 33 games, but two of those goals have come in the last three games (eight shots). And all three of those goals have come in his last seven games.

Montour (undisclosed) won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Avalanche.

Montour sustained the injury during a scrum in the third period. The 31-year-old defenseman can be considered day-to-day until more information is available. If he misses time, Cale Fleury and Josh Mahura are available to enter the lineup for him.

Moore notched an assist, three blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.

Moore had steady playing time in early November, but this was just his fifth appearance in the Ducks' last 13 games. He's earned two assists over that span, but it appears he's battling with Drew Helleson and Pavel Mintyukov for third-pairing minutes. Moore has contributed five points, 18 shots on net, 37 blocks, 12 PIM and a plus-5 rating over 20 appearances, which is decent production despite his limited role.

Ekman-Larsson scored a goal Tuesday in a 3-2 win over Chicago.

He has a goal in each of his last two games (four shots). Ekman-Larsson has already put up 22 points, including six goals, in 32 contests in 2025-26. He delivered 29 (four goals, 25 assists) in 77 games during the 2024-25 regular season.