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Skjei notched an assist in Friday's 2-1 overtime win over the Penguins.

Skjei has a helper in each of his last two games, the first time all year he's gotten on the scoresheet in consecutive outings. The 31-year-old set up Steven Stamkos' game-winning goal in overtime. On the year, Skjei has six assists, 27 shots on net, 14 hits, 14 blocked shots and a minus-11 rating over 19 appearances.

Romanov notched an assist in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Mammoth.

The helper was Romanov's first point of the season. The defenseman was slowed by an upper-body injury earlier in the campaign, which cost him five games. He's produced one assist, 12 shots on net, 25 hits, 26 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating over 13 appearances. The emergence of rookie Matthew Schaefer has meant fewer minutes for Romanov, who will mostly function as a shutdown blueliner.

Schaefer scored the game-winning goal and added two PIM in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Mammoth.

Per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, Schaefer is the youngest player in NHL history to score a goal in overtime, besting a record held by Sidney Crosby by a mere 31 days. The legend of Schaefer continues to grow -- he's earned four points over his last three games and remains one of the Islanders' steadiest blueliners in all aspects of the game. He's up to seven goals, including two game-winners, and 15 points while adding 54 shots on net, 21 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating across 18 appearances this season.

Fowler supplied a pair of assists, three blocked shots and two shots on goal in Friday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Flyers.

Fowler's first helper of the game was the 500th point of his career. The 33-year-old defenseman has earned six assists over his last eight outings, so it looks like he's thawing out after a relatively cold start to the campaign. Overall, he has eight helpers, 27 shots on net, 15 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating across 18 appearances while maintaining a top-four role.

Faulk scored a goal in Friday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Flyers.

Faulk has put together a strong November with three goals and three assists over seven games this month. He gave the Blues a 3-1 lead with his second-period tally in this contest. Faulk is up to four goals, 10 points, 32 shots on net, 17 hits, 38 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over 18 appearances this season. As long as he continues to chip in fairly steady offense, the 33-year-old blueliner will carry plenty of fantasy value through his category coverage.

Ginning was scratched for the ninth consecutive game Friday in a 6-5 shootout win over the Blues.

The Flyers have routinely carried eight defensemen this season, and Ginning is one of six left-shot blueliners. That has left little opportunity for the 25-year-old to play over younger options like Emil Andrae or Egor Zamula. Ginning has appeared in five of the Flyers' first 17 games, recording two shots on net, four hits and five blocked shots while averaging 15:20 of ice time. He'd need waivers to be reassigned to AHL Lehigh Valley, and that's unlikely to happen at least until Rasmus Ristolainen (triceps) is ready for his season debut.

Juulsen posted an assist, two hits and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 6-5 shootout win over the Blues.

Juulsen's helper was just his second of the year. While he's added almost nothing on offense, the 28-year-old blueliner has held down a steady role on the third pairing, though his 16:07 of ice time Friday was his second-highest total of the season. He's at two helpers, 11 shots on net, 33 hits, 11 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through 17 appearances, which is production too low to justify rostering in most fantasy formats.

Sanheim logged an assist in Friday's 6-5 shootout win over the Blues.

Sanheim started the year positively, but this was just his second helper in the last 13 games. The 29-year-old blueliner isn't at risk of losing playing time -- he's far too important in the defensive zone for that to happen. He's managed six points, 20 shots on net, 34 blocked shots, 13 hits and a minus-1 rating over 17 appearances on the year.

Andrae registered two assists and a plus-4 rating in Friday's 6-5 shootout win over the Blues.

This is the kind of performance Andrae needed to solidify his spot on the third pairing. He's played five straight games since his most recent recall from AHL Lehigh Valley on Nov. 3, but Friday's performance was his first to include points this season. He's added six shots on net, five hits, two blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over seven outings overall. The 23-year-old blueliner is far from a must-have option in fantasy, but he'll need to continue making a positive impression to stay in the lineup over Egor Zamula and Adam Ginning.

Gostisbehere notched three assists and six shots on goal in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canucks.

Gostisbehere had primary assists on goals by Andrei Svechnikov (on the power play), Taylor Hall and Sebastian Aho (in overtime) in this contest. This was Gostisbehere's third multi-assist effort of the campaign. The 32-year-old defenseman is up to one goal, 10 helpers, 13 shots on net, eight blocked shots and a plus-10 rating over eight appearances this season. He should be able to build some momentum on offense if he can avoid injuries.