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McNabb scored a goal on two shots, recorded two blocked shots and dished out three hits in Sunday's 3-2 win over Dallas.

McNabb put the Golden Knights on the board just 4:01 into regulation. While the 35-year-old blueliner isn't known as a goal scorer, he has two tallies over his last six games and sits just one goal shy of tying his career high of five goals. Overall, he has eight points, 65 shots on net, 97 hits and 123 blocked shots across 52 contests this season. While his offensive numbers don't jump off the page, McNabb remains a strong option in category-based leagues and banger formats with his elite 2.37 blocks per game, which ranks third in the NHL.

Knight made 30 saves on 33 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to Nashville.

Filip Forsberg was his nemesis in this one, having a hand in all three of the Predators' tallies, including the OT winner on a gritty solo effort. Knight still has just one regulation loss in March, going 2-1-3 in six starts with a 2.76 GAA and a .912 save percentage.

Forsberg scored two goals, including the overtime winner, and added an assist in Sunday's 3-2 victory over Chicago.

The veteran winger got Nashville on the board early in the second period before helping to set up Steven Stamkos for the tying tally midway through the third. Forsberg then picked Andre Burakovsky's pocket behind the Chicago net early in OT before beating Spencer Knight for the winner. Forsberg extended his point streak to four games with the performance, a surge that has seen him rack up four goals and nine points as the Predators try to secure a playoff spot.

Barbashev tallied a power-play goal and put three shots on net in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Stars.

Barbashev scored the lone tally of Sunday's second period to tie the game at two goals apiece. It was his 20th goal of the season, a mark he's reached in three of the last five regular seasons. Overall, the 30-year-old winger has 49 points, 115 shots on net, 115 hits and 34 blocked shots through 71 games this season. With seven points over his last 11 contests, Barbashev is making good pace to set the second-highest point total of his career if he can surpass the 51 points he posted in 70 regular-season games a year ago.

Saros turned aside 26 of 28 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over Chicago.

Nashville twice had to rally from one-goal deficits in regulation, before Filip Forsberg potted the OT winner. Saros looked fully healthy after a brief two-game absence due to a minor upper-body injury. Sunday's win was his 25th of the season, the fourth time in his career he's reached that mark. The veteran netminder hasn't allowed more than three goals in a start since the Olympic break, going 4-2-2 in his last eight outings with a 2.70 GAA and .909 save percentage.

Smith scored the game-winning goal and fired two shots on net in Sunday's 3-2 win over Dallas.

Smith played the hero for the Golden Knights in Sunday's battle when he tallied the game-winning goal at 16:22 of the third period. The goal was his third over his last eight games, to go with two assists and 15 shots, but he's been scratched six times in that span as well. Overall, he has 12 goals, 21 points and 76 shots on net over 61 games this season. He should continue to see a role in Vegas' middle six for the time being.

Ovechkin scored a power-play tally in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche.

The goal, which tied the game at 2-2 late in the third period, was Ovechkin's 26th of the season and the 1,000th of his Hall of Fame career between the regular season and the playoffs. Wayne Gretzky, with 1,016, is the only other player in league history to reach four digits. The Capitals are currently six points out of a wild-card spot with 11 games left on their schedule, giving Ovechkin little hope of catching The Great One in that particular category if he doesn't return for one more season in 2026-27.

Thompson stopped 21 of 24 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche.

The 29-year-old netminder took a shutout into the third period, but Thompson squandered it by giving the puck away behind his own net to set up a Gabriel Landeskog tally just 65 seconds into the third, sparking a Colorado comeback. Thompson has just one regulation loss in his last six starts, going 3-1-2 with a 2.14 GAA and .924 save percentage during that span.

Gudas is eligible to play in Tuesday's matchup against Vancouver after serving his five-game suspension.

Gudas received the ban for kneeing Toronto's Auston Matthews, who sustained a season-ending knee injury and a quadriceps contusion, in a 6-4 loss to the Maple Leafs on March 12. The 35-year-old Gudas has two goals, 13 points, 60 shots on net, 83 blocked shots, 156 hits and 45 PIM across 52 appearances this season.

DeSmith turned aside 30 of 33 shots on net in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

DeSmith turned in a solid outing but ultimately was handed the loss when he allowed the game-winning goal to Vegas' Reilly Smith late in the third period. With the loss, DeSmith now has a 14-6-5 record, a 2.42 GAA and a .907 save percentage across 26 appearances this season. Since the Olympic break, the 34-year-old netminder has posted a mixed bag of results with a 3-2-0 record, a 2.64 GAA and an .885 save percentage across five starts. With the Stars in the hunt to claim the No. 1 seed in the Central Division, Jake Oettinger will likely receive the majority of starts moving forward, which renders DeSmith to a spot start role in most fantasy formats.