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Crouse scored a power-play goal on three shots, added two hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Oilers.

The goal was Crouse's 20th of the season, a mark he's reached in four of the last five years. He missed it in 2024-25, but the physical winger has enjoyed a bit of a bounce-back campaign in 2025-26. He has four goals and two assists over his last five outings, and he's up to 38 points, 188 hits, 49 blocked shots and a plus-21 rating over 71 appearances. His tally Tuesday was his first power-play point of the season.

O'Connor set up a goal in his season debut during a 6-2 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

O'Connor underwent offseason hip surgery, and it's been a long road back for him. He picked up a minor penalty in 15:05 of ice time. O'Connor is a complementary bottom-six forward, but he probably won't factor much into the team's scoring down the stretch.

Vanecek stopped all 10 shots he faced in relief of Karel Vejmelka in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Oilers.

The Oilers' lone goal in the third period went into an empty net. Vanecek put in a good performance, and he's now allowed just eight goals on 104 shots over five outings in March. For the season, Vanecek is at 5-10-3 with a 2.67 GAA and an .893 save percentage through 19 appearances. The Mammoth have a light schedule to end March and begin April, so it's not clear when Vanecek might get back between the pipes.

Rakell scored a goal Tuesday in a 6-2 loss to Colorado.

It was his 15th of the season. Rakell had his eight-game, 10-point scoring streak snapped Sunday, so it's great that he's back on the score sheet. The Pens dropped to third in the Metropolitan Division with the loss, and they're just one point ahead of the Islanders, who are fourth. Rakell is one of the scoring leaders on the team, and he'll need to keep this pace up over the stretch to help secure the playoff spot.

Vejmelka gave up four goals on 15 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Oilers.

Vejmelka was pulled after the second period. He gave up three goals in a span of 3:40 during that frame, but head coach Andre Tourigny didn't make the change until the start of the third period. Vejmelka will wear the loss from this poor showing, dropping him to 4-4-1 in March and 32-19-3 on the season. The 29-year-old has added a 2.71 GAA and an .897 save percentage through 55 appearances. The Mammoth's next game is Thursday versus the Capitals.

Letang put up an assist Tuesday in a 6-2 loss to Colorado. It was his 800th NHL point.

Letang is the 21st defender in history to reach 800 regular-season points and the fourth active. Brent Burns (939), Erik Karlsson (924) and Victor Hedman (811) top that list. Letang achieved the feat in 1,226 regular-season games. It was a great milestone for Letang, who had gone 11 games without a point. His last goal was on New Year's Day. He has nine points (one goal, eight assists) in his last 27 games.

Bouchard notched three assists, three shots on goal, three blocked shots and a plus-4 rating in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Mammoth.

One of Bouchard's helpers was on a Matt Savoie shorthanded goal. The 26-year-old Bouchard had a hand in all three of the Oilers' goals in the second period, which helped decide the game. The defenseman has matched his career high of 82 points from the 2023-24 regular season, and he has 10 games left to add to his totals. He's added 201 shots on net, 91 blocked shots and a plus-19 rating, which has made him well worth the early-round investment fantasy managers needed to get him back in the fall.

Silovs made 24 saves in a 6-2 loss to Colorado on Tuesday. He allowed five goals.

Silovs never recovered from a first-period flurry where he allowed three goals in a 1:55 span. But then again, his teammates are really struggling to score lately -- they have been outscored 11-3 in two straight losses. Silovs has been alternating starts with Stuart Skinner, and he's 2-1-0 in his last three and 5-3-0 in eight games since the Olympic break. Skinner is 1-2-4 in the same span, so the Pens could send Silovs out there a bit more often to keep a playoff spot. They are now third in the Metropolitan Division, just one point ahead of the Islanders in fourth.

Savoie scored a shorthanded goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Mammoth.

Savoie has earned two goals and two assists over his last six games. The 22-year-old is playing in a top-line role and sees ice time in all situations, making him an ideal pick-up for the fantasy playoffs. He's up to 12 goals, 29 points, 108 shots on net, 34 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 72 outings this season, including five power-play points and two shorthanded goals.

Roslovic scored a pair of goals on four shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Mammoth.

Roslovic got the Oilers on the board in the first period and put them up 4-2 in the second with his second tally. The 29-year-old had been limited to three points over his first 10 games in March before this breakout performance. He's now at 19 goals, 31 points, 123 shots on net, 32 hits and a minus-8 rating over 59 appearances. Roslovic matched his career high with 22 goals in 81 regular-season outings for the Hurricanes last year, and he could push to match that number if he finishes strong in 2025-26.