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Byram scored a goal Saturday in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.

His point shot found its way through a crowd and past Cayden Primeau. Byram has strung together a three-game, three-point scoring streak (one goal, two assists), and he has four points (three assists) in nine contests this season. He needs to step up his offense in order to be a valuable fantasy asset.

Hague logged an assist, two hits and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Kings.

Hague missed the first eight games of the regular season while recovering from an upper-body injury. He logged 21:11 of ice time in Saturday's contest and looks poised to play a top-four role on a regular basis for the first time in his career. He's produced no more than 17 points in any of his first six NHL campaigns, and his physical style opens him up to injuries on occasion, so there's a decent amount of risk for little reward from a fantasy perspective.

Van Riemsdyk scored a goal in Saturday's 7-1 loss to the Senators.

The Capitals struggled to get anything going on offense all game long, but van Riemsdyk stepped up to score the Caps' lone goal with a backhander in the third period. This was his first goal of the season, though as a defenseman who rarely pushes forward, he's not expected to carry a lot of fantasy upside in the near future.

Chabot scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Capitals.

Chabot gave the Senators a 6-1 lead with a power-play tally at 9:47 of the third period. It was his second goal of the campaign, but the blueliner has been productive of late. Aside from finding the twine in two of his last three appearances, Chabot also has five points over his last five games (two goals, three helpers).

Heiskanen scored twice on three shots and blocked three shots in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Hurricanes.

Heiskanen took advantage of a couple of deflections to get his first two goals of the year. The first got the Stars on the board early in the second period, and the second was a power-play tally in the third that stood as the game-winner. Through eight contests, Heiskanen has four points, 22 shots on net, 14 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating. He hasn't been bad -- just a little quiet. Saturday's effort could get his offense on track, but his defensive acumen makes him a lock for heavy minutes in a top-four role.

Hughes notched two assists, including one on the power play, and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Canadiens.

Hughes was held off the scoresheet in the previous two games, a span in which the Canucks potted just two goals. He helped out on tallies by Jake DeBrusk and Conor Garland in this contest. For the season, Hughes has one goal, six assists, five power-play points, 18 shots on net, six blocks and a minus-1 rating over nine appearances. There's another level to the 26-year-old's game, but it will take some cooperation from the rest of the Canucks' offense for him to get there.

Carrier notched two assists, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Canucks.

Carrier has picked up three helpers over three games on this road trip out west. The 29-year-old set up the go-ahead goal by Mike Matheson and the eventual game-winner by Ivan Demidov in a span of 2:50 during the middle of the third period. Carrier doesn't get a ton of great offensive looks, but he receives plenty of ice time as a shutdown blueliner. He's at a goal, four assists, nine shots on net, 25 blocked shots, six PIM and a minus-2 rating across 10 outings this season.

Matheson scored a goal on two shots and blocked three shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Canucks.

Matheson has scored twice over the last three games, one being a game-winner and the other a go-ahead goal. The 31-year-old defenseman is up to three goals, six points, 15 shots on net, 21 blocked shots, 12 hits and a plus-7 rating over 10 appearances. The Canadiens lean heavily on their top-four blueliners, Matheson included, and so far, that's meant he can produce enough all around in fantasy despite a lack of power-play usage.

Edvinsson scored two goals, including the game-winner, in Saturday's 6-4 victory over the Blues.

The Red Wings scored six unanswered goals to turn a 4-0 deficit into a 6-4 victory, and Edvinsson played a key role in the comeback after netting Detroit's fifth and sixth goals. His second marker of the game was scored on an empty net. The defenseman now has three goals in nine outings this season, but he's not expected to find the back of the net with any regularity. The 22-year-old finished the 2024-25 regular season with seven goals and 31 points in 78 outings.

Sergachev notched two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 6-2 win over Minnesota.

The 27-year-old blueliner had a hand in tallies by Logan Cooley in the first period and JJ Peterka in the third. Sergachev has had a strong start to 2025-26, collecting a goal, seven points, 19 blocked shots, 15 shots on net, 10 PIM and a plus-6 rating in nine games.