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Johnson was scratched for the fifth game in a row in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Flames.

Johnson is clearly the seventh defenseman on the Flyers' roster and has spent large portions of the season as a healthy scratch. Pending any trades affecting the blue line, Johnson is poised to spend most of the rest of the campaign as a scratch as well. He has just three points with 14 shots on net, 40 hits, 14 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through 22 appearances.

Pachal recorded an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.

Pachal snapped a 13-game point drought with the helper. He was a healthy scratch versus the Hurricanes on Sunday, which apparently served as a wake-up call for the 25-year-old blueliner. He's still not a great option for fantasy considering he has seven points, 48 shots on net, 131 hits, 80 PIM, 70 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating through 60 appearances in a third-pairing role.

Chatfield notched an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Red Wings.

Chatfield ended a five-game point drought when he set up a Jordan Martinook tally in the first period. With the Hurricanes, Chatfield has emerged as a reliable shutdown defender, though he doesn't tend to rack up a lot of non-scoring production. He's at 14 points, 90 shots on net, 55 hits, 50 blocked shots, 26 PIM and a plus-17 rating over 62 appearances, well behind the pace that saw him put up 22 points across 72 regular-season outings in 2023-24.

Wotherspoon notched an assist and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Predators.

Wotherspoon assisted on Jordan Oesterle's tally in the second period. Those two blueliners have largely been in competition with each other for playing time in the absence of Charlie McAvoy (shoulder), but the Bruins are also doing a fair amount of shuffling of their depth players, which could lead to both Wotherspoon and Oesterle being in the lineup on occasion. For the season, Wotherspoon has a modest four points -- including two helpers over the last four games -- with 30 shots on net, 46 hits, 49 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating through 36 appearances this season.

Pulock scored a goal while adding two shots, two hits and four blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Jets.

Pulock found the twine for the first time since Jan. 18, a game in which he recorded a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over the Sharks. Pulock has four goals on the season, but he's far from being a consistent fantasy performer. He has only 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) across 54 games this season.

Weegar scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.

The 31-year-old blueliner delivered his first multi-point performance in a month while snapping a 12-game goal drought, flipping a shot past a stickless Ivan Fedotov late in the second period before having a hand in Matthew Coronato's empty-netter in the third. Weegar predictably hasn't been able to repeat his career-best 20 goals from 2023-24, but he's still been productive and has racked up 10 points over 11 contests since the beginning of February.

Morrissey recorded a power-play goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Islanders.

Morrissey has notched three points over his five appearances since the 4 Nations break, and the 29-year-old continues to be a reliable offensive weapon for the Jets out of the blue line. He's on the verge of recording a fourth straight campaign with double-digit goals, and if he stays injury-free, he might reach the 60-point plateau for the third straight season.

Mitchell was summoned by Boston on Wednesday, according to Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe.

Mitchell has four goals and 27 points over 46 appearances with AHL Providence in 2024-25. His recall gives the Bruins seven healthy defensemen on the roster. Charlie McAvoy (shoulder) and Hampus Lindholm (kneecap) are on IR and LTIR, respectively, so Mitchell will provide extra depth while they're sidelined.

Oesterle scored his first goal of the season in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Predators.

The veteran blueliner finally got some puck luck, as his shot from the faceoff circle early in the second period deflected off a Nashville defender and snuck past Juuse Saros. Oesterle's last goal came with the Red Wings on Dec. 29, 2022, and he'd gone 71 NHL appearances since without lighting the lamp. He's had trouble establishing a regular spot with Boston even with Charlie McAvoy (shoulder) and Hampus Lindholm (knee) on IR, but Tuesday's goal might provide Oesterle with a boost in confidence.

Raddysh notched two assists, three shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Raddysh helped out on goals by Mitchell Chaffee and Victor Hedman. With three assists over his last two games, Raddysh is making up for the six-game point drought that preceded this burst of offense. The blueliner now has 26 points, 85 shots on net, 49 blocked shots, 32 hits and a plus-8 rating over 53 appearances. He'll have a tough time matching his 33-point output from the 2023-24 regular season, but he could at least get back to the 30-point mark if he keeps his momentum up.