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Samuelsson pocketed two assists in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Canadiens.

The 26-year-old had a hand in tallies by his blue line partner Owen Zellweger in the first and third periods. Samuelsson has taken on a larger workload while Rasmus Dahlin (upper body), Matt Grzelcyk (lower body) and others are sidelined, and he's responded with a goal and four points in seven games to begin the season.

Zellweger scored two goals on four shots on net and added two PIM, one hit, one blocked shot and a plus-1 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Canadiens.

The 23-year-old blueliner opened and closed the scoring in regulation, earning the Sabres a point in the standings with a seeing-eye shot through traffic early in the third period that tied the game at 3-3. Zellweger played a season-high 25:49, including 2:14 with the man advantage as part of the second power-play unit, due to injuries to Rasmus Dahlin (upper body), Matt Grzelcyk (lower body) and others, and the former Duck figures to continue getting an elevated workload and role until the Buffalo blue line gets healthier.

Severson picked up two assists in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Panthers.

Both helpers came in the third period after the Blue Jackets had fallen into a 6-1 hole. Severson has made an impact since missing the first two games of the season while he completed his recovery from offseason shoulder surgery, collecting a goal and four points in three contests to begin his campaign with six blocked shots, six PIM, four shots on net and a plus-3 rating.

Jones racked up four assists, two on the power play, in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Facing the team he spent five-plus seasons with earlier in his career, Jones picked up one helper in the second period and three more in the third as the Panthers pulled away. The veteran blueliner has produced back-to-back multi-point performances, and through seven games to begin the season he's delivered one goal and seven points, including four assists with the man advantage.

Reinbacher was recalled from AHL Laval on Wednesday.

Reinbacher made his NHL debut last year, posting no goals, an assist, two blocked shots and a hit across two regular-season appearances with Montreal. He'll provide additional depth for the Canadiens while Mike Matheson (lower body) is banged up.

Karlsson registered two assists in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to Chicago.

Karlsson is off to a quick start to the 2026-27 campaign, as he compiled his second multi-assist outing of the new season Tuesday. He recorded a helper on each of the team's first two goals, which were put away by Sidney Crosby and Nicholas Robertson, respectively. Overall, the 36-year-old Karlsson is up to seven assists, 11 shots on net, a plus-1 rating and three blocked shots over seven appearances. With at least one assist in five of his seven outings this season, the veteran blueliner is on track for another season north of 50 points, which would be his fifth consecutive year accomplishing that. He's a high-level fantasy defenseman in nearly all formats.

Byram recorded a power-play assist, compiled a plus-1 rating, served four PIM and dished out two hits in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Penguins.

Byram picked up his first regular-season point with the Blackhawks on Tuesday, as he slid the secondary helper on Roman Kantserov's power-play goal. The 25-year-old Byram has had a slow start to the season offensively after scoring a hat trick in the preseason, but he's battled defensively across the regular season with two hits and nine blocked shots across six appearances. He projects to be the team's power-play quarterback moving forward, and with Connor Bedard back in the lineup to lead the charge offensively, Byram's 2026-27 campaign could take off. He's a medium-risk, high reward option on the blue line in fantasy, making him an excellent player to stash in standard formats.

Schaefer recorded two assists, compiled a plus-2 rating, placed three shots on net, had two blocked shots and dished out two hits in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Vancouver.

Schaefer tallied his second multi-assist game of the new season Tuesday, where he picked up a helper on each of the Islanders' final two goals, including Kyle Palmieri's game-winning goal. With his pair of helpers on Frozen Frenzy, the 19-year-old Schaefer is up to six assists, 23 shots on net, four hits and five blocked shots across six appearances. While he's yet to find the back of the net in 2026-27, the rising superstar has done everything else at a high level, making him an elite fantasy option for the remainder of the season. As he's currently rolling on a four-game point streak, expect Schaefer to contend for a new career high in points in his sophomore season.

Parayko logged an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Senators.

Parayko has helpers in consecutive games and a total of three assists over six contests. The steady top-four defenseman has added a plus-1 rating, eight shots on net, six hits and 15 blocked shots to begin the year. Parayko missed the 20-point mark for just the second time in his career in 2025-26, but he had a career year of 36 points the year before. Expect him to land somewhere in between those extremes this season.

Fowler posted an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Senators.

The helper was Fowler's first point of the campaign. The 34-year-old defenseman has often been listed on the third pairing, but he's functionally operating as a top-four blueliner with a power-play role, with 22:39 of ice time per game. Over six contests, he's added six shots on net, seven blocked shots, six PIM and a plus-1 rating.