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Faulk notched an assist and four blocked shots in Friday's 4-3 win over the Ducks.

Faulk ended a four-game slump with the helper. He has four assists over his last seven outings, but he'll likely be asked to do more overall with Colton Parayko (knee) out for the rest of the regular season. Faulk is at 23 points, 97 shots on net, 84 blocked shots, 68 hits and a minus-10 rating through 60 appearances. Faulk's playing style is probably the best match to Parayko's on the Blues' roster, and they'll have to keep their playoff push alive from within after the team made no moves at the trade deadline.

Fowler notched a pair of assists and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 4-3 win over the Ducks.

Fowler played in his first game in Anaheim since a Dec. 14 trade that sent him to the Blues, ending his 15-year career with the Ducks. He's flourished since the deal, earning 21 points over 34 outings with St. Louis, including three assists over two contests against his former team. For the season, the 33-year-old defenseman has 25 points, 64 shots on net, 77 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through 51 appearances. Fowler is likely to see ample ice time as the Blues figure out how to spread Colton Parayko's (knee) minutes across the defense.

Faber scored a power-play goal on four shots and added three hits in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Canucks.

Faber tallied at 7:12 of the third period to break up Kevin Lankinen's shutout bid. This ended a 15-game goal drought for Faber, who was limited to two power-play assists and a minus-9 rating in that span. There's no doubt it's been a rough stretch for Faber, but he remains on the top pairing and first power-play unit for the Wild. He's now at seven goals, 24 points (10 on the power play), 80 shots on net, 76 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through 59 contests. While the 22-year-old has had a sophomore slump, the long-term future is still quite bright.

Hronek logged two assists, two blocked shots and two PIM in Friday's 3-1 win over the Wild.

Hronek has a pair of helpers in each of the last two games. In fact, his last four journeys onto the scoresheet were all multi-point efforts, giving him a goal and seven helpers across his last 10 appearances. The 27-year-old defenseman has 22 points (six on the power play), 56 shots on net, 63 hits, 51 blocked shots, 24 PIM and a plus-1 rating across 41 appearances this season. While he's not played at the same level as last year, Hronek continues to offer decent category coverage in a top-pairing role, even when Quinn Hughes (undisclosed) is out of the lineup.

Whitecloud posted an assist, two shots on goal, four hits and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 4-0 win over the Penguins.

Whitecloud followed up his three-game point streak in February with a four-game slump. That dry spell ended Friday when he assisted on Tanner Pearson's opening tally. Whitecloud is now at 11 points, 55 shots on net, 83 hits, 77 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating over 55 appearances. He's on pace for a career high in games played, but he'll likely fall short of the career-best 19 points he had in 2021-22.

Hague logged an assist in Friday's 4-0 win over the Penguins.

Hague has three points over 10 contests since the start of February. The defenseman helped out on an Ivan Barbashev tally in the second period. Hague has stepped up to fill a larger role in the absence of Shea Theodore (arm) over the last six games, but don't expect a significant uptick in offense. For the season, Hague is at 10 points, 60 shots on net, 59 hits, 54 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating over 51 appearances, and he's never had more than 17 points in a single campaign.

McNabb recorded an assist in Friday's 4-0 win over the Penguins.

McNabb has three points over his last eight outings. The 34-year-old blueliner helped out on Brandon Saad's third-period tally. McNabb continues to see significant minutes in a shutdown role. He's produced 14 points, 73 shots on net, a plus-33 rating, 105 hits and 132 blocked shots through 62 appearances. He's currently on the third pairing officially, but that will likely change once his usual defense partner, Shea Theodore (arm), is able to return from injury.

Hughes (undisclosed) won't play Friday versus the Wild, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Hughes is set to miss a second straight game due to his latest injury. The 25-year-old blueliner had one assist over three contests after recovering from an oblique injury in February. Elias Pettersson remains in the lineup Friday to cover for Hughes' absence.

St. Ivany was called up from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday under emergency conditions.

St. Ivany's emergency recall suggests the Penguins don't have six available defensemen for Friday's game versus the Golden Knights. Conor Timmins, who was acquired from the Maple Leafs at the deadline, is unlikely to be available, but there could be another injury concern. St. Ivany has been limited to one assist, 38 hits, 25 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over 19 appearances at the NHL level this season.

Casey is not listed on the Devils' roster, indicating he was reassigned to AHL Utica on Friday, per the NHL media site.

It's unclear if this is a paper move. Casey's demotion leaves the Devils with just six healthy blueliners -- Jonas Siegenthaler (lower body) is out for the rest of the regular season and Dougie Hamilton (lower body) is out indefinitely. Casey should be eligible for the AHL playoffs, but the Devils may eventually call him back up to provide extra defensive depth in the NHL amid these significant injury absences.