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Fabbro scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs.

Fabbro stretched the Blue Jackets' lead to 5-1 late in the second period. The defenseman has a point in each of the last three games (one goal, two assists), which accounts for all of his offense this season. He's added 10 shots on net, 20 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating through 10 appearances. Fabbro is currently on the third pairing, and as such, he has little upside for fantasy unless his recent run of offense gets him back into the top four.

Provorov scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs.

Provorov snapped a five-game point drought with his second-period tally. The 28-year-old defenseman has occupied a second-pairing role early in 2025-26, earning four points, 22 shots on net, 14 blocked shots, eight hits and a plus-7 rating over 10 outings. He'll continue to offer decent all-around production as he pushes toward reaching the 30-point mark for the seventh time in his career.

Werenski scored a goal on two shots, added an assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs.

Werenski has logged back-to-back two-point efforts to spark his offense following a three-game slide. The 28-year-old defenseman scored in the first period and helped out on a Cole Sillinger tally in the second. Werenski is up to three goals, five assists, 36 shots on net, 17 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating across 10 appearances. He finished above a point-per-game pace with 23 goals and 59 helpers over 81 regular-season games in 2024-25. However, that will be a difficult performance for him to repeat this year, even though he sees plenty of ice time in all situations.

Del Gaizo was reassigned to AHL Laval on Wednesday.

Del Gaizo spent eight days with the big club but didn't make an appearance. Kaiden Guhle (lower body) is still a month away from returning, so it seems likely Del Gaizo will be recalled at some point to provide additional defensive depth for the big club.

Legault was promoted from AHL Chicago on Wednesday.

Legault will rejoin the Hurricanes just a few days after getting sent down. He will supplement the team's depth after Shayne Gostisbehere (lower body) sustained a new injury in Tuesday's contest against the Golden Knights.

Matinpalo notched an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Blackhawks.

Matinpalo has played in five straight games after spending four contests from Oct 13-18 in the press box. For now, it looks like he has the advantage over Jordan Spence for the last spot on the blue line. Matinpalo has one assist, five shots on net, 10 hits, seven blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over seven appearances. Spence offers more scoring upside and will likely draw in once head coach Travis Green wants to get more offense from the blue line. Still, Matinpalo seems likely to get his fair share of games.

Crevier scored a goal, added an assist and doled out three hits in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Senators.

Crevier earned both points in the first period, setting up Colton Dach on the opening goal before putting the Blackhawks ahead 2-0 with a tally of his own. As long as the Blackhawks continue to use seven defensemen regularly, Crevier should have no trouble staying in the lineup. The 24-year-old blueliner is up to four points, nine shots on net, 14 hits, five blocked shots, 21 PIM and a plus-4 rating through nine appearances.

Dumba logged an assist, two hits, four PIM and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Flyers.

The helper was Dumba's first point in four appearances for the Penguins. The defenseman has added one shot on net, seven hits, three blocked shots and 11 PIM. He's not guaranteed to be in the lineup -- Dumba often sits when Harrison Brunicke plays, as both are right-shot defensemen. Dumba's fantasy value will remain minimal as long as he's in a part-time role.

Cernak logged an assist, six hits and two PIM in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Predators.

Cernak is rarely a big contributor on offense, and that's held true with him earning two helpers over the Lightning's first 10 games. The 28-year-old continues to be a physical defenseman in a top-four role, racking up 21 hits, 23 blocked shots and eight PIM this season. His playing style can leave him vulnerable to injuries, but the lack of offense -- his career high is 21 points, set in 76 regular-season outings last year -- is what keeps him off the radar in most fantasy formats.

Hughes (lower body) won't travel with the team ahead of Thursday's game against St. Louis, Farhan Lalji of TSN reports.

Hughes has missed the last two games due to his lower-body injury, and he'll be unavailable for a third consecutive matchup Thursday. However, general manager Patrik Allvin said Wednesday that he hopes Hughes will be able to join the team ahead of Saturday's game in Minnesota or Monday's matchup in Nashville.