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Cormier notched three assists in AHL Henderson's 7-4 loss to Bakersfield on Saturday.

Cormier is up to four goals and 13 assists over 18 games this season, though he's picked up the pace with a goal and seven helpers over his last six outings. The defenseman's strong play comes at a good time, as the Golden Knights have just six healthy blueliners on the NHL roster. They start a road trip Friday, and they may be interested in calling up a defenseman, likely Cormier or Dylan Coghlan, to provide emergency depth if Jeremy Lauzon (undisclosed) remains out.

Samberg had three assists in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Predators.

Samberg had a hand in both of Nino Niederreiter's goals and assisted on Gabriel Vilardi's opening goal. After missing the first 16 games of the year due to a broken wrist, Samberg went seven straight contests without a point. He finally got on the scoresheet in Saturday's win. He also has eight shots on goal, 17 blocked shots and seven hits this campaign.

Spurgeon's point drought reached 11 games in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Sabres.

Spurgeon is plus-7 with 21 blocked shots and 11 hits in that span, and he's still on the Wild's second power-play unit. That suggests he's doing the little things right and getting unlucky on offense. The 36-year-old defenseman is at four points, 25 shots on net, 46 blocks, 37 hits, six PIM and a minus-4 rating through 26 appearances this season. Spurgeon's production on the scoresheet will rebound eventually, but he doesn't have the offensive upside of fellow Wild defenders Brock Faber and Zeev Buium.

Rielly delivered two assists in a 7-2 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.

It was Rielly's first multi-point effort since Nov. 8, a span of 10 games. Still, the defender continues to put up somewhat gaudy numbers from the blue line. He has four goals, 16 assists and 46 shots on net in 24 games. That puts Rielly in a three-way tie with Lane Hutson and Oliver Ekman-Larsson for 10th in the NHL in points among defensemen.

Hutson scored a power-play goal on two shots in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Avalanche.

Hutson saw a four-game point streak snapped Friday in Vegas. His goal Saturday was in the third period, well after the Avalanche had taken control of the contest. Hutson is up to four goals, 20 points (five on the power play), 38 shots on net, 38 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating across 24 appearances this season. He's producing at a similar level to last season, though he's had a bit more luck in finding goals so far in 2025-26 after netting six in 82 regular-season outings as a rookie in 2024-25.

Burns scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Canadiens.

Burns has two goals over his last five games and totaled six points in 13 contests in November. His tally early in the second period stood as the game-winner in this blowout win. The 40-year-old defenseman has three goals, 12 points, 52 shots on net, 35 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a plus-9 rating over 25 appearances. Burns could push for the 40-point mark this season given his current pace.

Toews scored a goal on four shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Canadiens.

The blowout nature of this contest likely led to head coach Jared Bednar resting Toews a bit at the end -- he finished with 16:36 of ice time, lowest among all Colorado blueliners. The 31-year-old had a poor second half of November, with his goal Saturday snapping a six-game point drought. After his first tally of the season, he has eight points, 35 shots on net, 33 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a plus-20 rating through 25 appearances in a top-pairing role.

Tucker was a healthy scratch for Saturday's 1-0 win over the Mammoth.

This was Tucker's second scratch in a row and his third in the last nine games. The Blues appear more interested in giving Logan Mailloux a longer look on the third pairing for now. Tucker has four points, 21 shots on net, 26 hits, 16 blocked shots, 32 PIM and a minus-5 rating through 23 appearances, but his physical play won't do fantasy managers any good if he continues to sit out. That could happen, as the Blues have won their last two contests and may not be interested in changing what's working.

Ekman-Larsson sustained an upper-body injury late in Saturday's game versus the Penguins, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Ekman-Larsson said he was fine after the game, and head coach Craig Berube was hopeful it won't be a serious concern. That said, fantasy managers will want to keep an eye on his status ahead of Tuesday's game versus the Panthers. Ekman-Larsson had a goal and an assist in the 7-2 win over the Penguins, giving him a nine-game point streak and a total of 20 points in 25 outings this season.

Samuelsson has cleared concussion protocol and is expected to play Saturday versus the Wild.

Samuelsson was hurt in Friday's contest against the Devils, but he apparently didn't sustain a concussion. The 25-year-old will resume his usual top-four role and penalty-killing duties. Samuelsson has 12 points over 22 appearances this season, putting him three points shy of setting a new career high.