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Zibanejad scored his 33rd goal of the season in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Devils.

The veteran center wrapped up the scoring on the night by tapping home a slick feed from Gabe Perreault early in the third period. Zibanejad put together a productive March, piling up nine goals and 17 points in the last 15 games, and Tuesday's tally was his 70th point of the season -- the sixth time in his career he's reached that mark.

Fox notched two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Devils.

The star blueliner had a hand in the first-period tally by J.T. Miller, which proved to be the game-winner, as well as a third-period strike by Mika Zibanejad. Fox has gotten onto the scoresheet in four straight games and has three multi-point efforts during that span. He has amassed two goals and 15 points over the last 13 contests, including 10 points (one goal, nine assists) on the power play.

Shesterkin stopped 22 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Devils.

A Connor Brown power-play goal early in the second period spoiled Shesterkin's shutout bid. However, Shesterkin got some revenge with the win and a decisive victory over Jacob Markstrom in a goalie fight during the final frame. Shesterkin showed flickers of his peak form in March despite the struggles of the team around him, going 6-4-1 in 11 starts with a 2.75 GAA and .909 save percentage.

Brown provided the lone offense for the Devils with a power-play goal in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Rangers.

The veteran winger spoiled Igor Shesterkin's shutout bid by tapping home a backhand in the first minute of the second period. Brown has scored a power-play goal in three of the last seven contests, including the past two. Through 14 games in March, he recorded an impressive six goals and 15 points.

Samoskevich scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Senators.

Samoskevich has a goal in two straight games. Overall, the 23-year-old winger is up to eight goals, 25 points, 143 shots on net, 125 hits and 30 blocked shots through 69 appearances this season. While he's taken a small step back offensively, Samoskevich has made strides in his category-coverage numbers while providing the Panthers with additional support without the puck. He has a solid outlook in dynasty-based fantasy leagues. He could also make an impact as a streaming option in deep leagues because he has four points over his last seven outings.

Markstrom made 18 saves in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Rangers.

Not only did Markstrom get stuck with his 18th loss of the season, but he also came out on the wrong end of a goalie fight when he skated the length of the ice to take on Igor Shesterkin midway through the third period. Markstrom puts a bumpy March behind him in which he went 6-4-0 in 10 starts despite a 3.09 GAA and .870 save percentage.

Jones recorded three assists in Tuesday's 6-3 win over Ottawa.

Jones supplied an assist on each of the Panthers' first three goals Tuesday, securing his first three-point game of the season within just nine minutes. With the three-point outing, he now has 23 assists, 29 points, 84 shots on net, 44 hits and 52 blocked shots across 48 games this season. The 31-year-old blueliner is just one point shy of securing his fifth consecutive season with 30 points or more. He's been heating up with five assists over his last four appearances, making Jones a solid fantasy option for the remainder of the season.

Tkachuk tallied a goal, supplied three assists and fired five shots on net in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Senators.

Tkachuk had a hand in three of Florida's five goals in the first period, including his primary assist on Carter Verhaeghe's power-play goal. Tkachuk would later tally a goal of his own midway through the second period to give Florida a 6-1 lead. Overall, he is up to 13 goals, 18 assists, 83 shots on goal and 25 hits across 27 games this season. In March, the 28-year-old star winger racked up eight goals and 21 points over 15 games. During seven of those outings, he posted multi-point performances. He's on pace to finish the season above a point per game while posting solid category-coverage stats.

Jones (lower body) was taken off the non-roster list Wednesday, per the NHL media site.

Jones' activation comes as he finished serving a 20-game suspension for violating the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program while recovering from a lower-body problem. Even with Jones now eligible to play against the Lightning on Thursday, he's far from a lock to break into the lineup, especially with the Penguins having won two straight contests.

Verhaeghe scored two goals, including one on a power play, recorded an assist and fired six shots on net in Tuesday's 6-3 win over Ottawa.

Verhaeghe tallied his first goal of the game on a power-play midway through the first period before striking again just over five minutes later at even strength. He later picked up a secondary helper on Matthew Tkachuk's goal in the second period to put the Panthers up 6-1. The trio of points brought Verhaeghe up to 23 goals, 30 assists, 175 shots on net, 63 hits and 21 blocked shots through 72 games this season. The 30-year-old winger has been relatively consistent in March with six goals and 10 points over his last 11 games. His three-point outing Tuesday helped him match his total of 53 points across 81 regular-season games a year ago. Verhaeghe still has time to secure 60 or more points in a season for the third time in his career, making him a solid fantasy option for the remainder of the season.