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Keller notched two assists, including one on the power play, and added a plus-2 rating in Friday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights in Game 2.

Keller finally got on the scoresheet in Utah's first-round series after going two straight games without a point to begin the playoffs. The 27-year-old winger ended the regular season on a 10-game, 20-point streak, and it's hard for any opponent to keep him quiet for long. Keller is in the postseason for the second time in his career, having logged seven points over nine playoff games in 2020. He had 26 goals, 88 points and 225 shots on net over 82 regular-season appearances this year.

Guenther scored a power-play goal on four shots and added five hits in Friday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights in Game 3.

Guenther put the Mammoth ahead 2-0 late in the first period with his power-play mark. He has three points, 13 shots on net and seven hits across three playoff outings so far. Guenther's in a top-six role at even strength and also features on the first power-play unit, so he's in a great spot to be productive throughout Utah's postseason run.

Weegar scored a goal, dished an assist, added two PIM and doled out four hits in Friday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights in Game 3.

Weegar opened the scoring in the first period and added a helper on the first of Lawson Crouse's two tallies in the second. With three points, five shots on net, eight hits and four blocked shots over three playoff contests, Weegar is taking care of business in a top-four role. He'll continue to offer good category coverage for those who want to add him to their DFS rosters this postseason.

Crouse scored a pair of goals and added four hits in Friday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights in Game 3.

Crouse took over in the second period with the Mammoth's final two goals of the contest. He has three points, nine shots on net, 16 hits and an even plus-minus rating over three playoff contests after posting a 24-goal, 44-point effort from 81 regular-season outings. This is his second postseason appearance, following a two-goal effort over nine games in 2020 with the Coyotes, but he'll be expected to be among the Mammoth's leaders this spring given his top-line usage.

Vejmelka stopped 30 of 32 shots in Friday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights in Game 3.

The Mammoth didn't generate a lot of chances at the other end, but they scored on four of their 12 shots on net. That gave Vejmelka enough support to work with even as the Golden Knights got a couple of goals back to make things close. Vejmelka has stopped 76 of 83 shots over the first three games of this series, which the Mammoth now lead 2-1. He's likely to get the nod again after two days of rest when the puck drops Monday for Game 4.

Levi recorded a 29-save shutout in AHL Rochester's 4-0 win over Toronto in Game 2 on Friday.

Levi bounced back from giving up five goals in the Americans' Game 1 loss Wednesday. He went 23-20-9 with a 2.83 GAA and a .904 save percentage over 52 regular-season games in his third year with Rochester. Levi will look to get Rochester through to the next round of the playoffs if he can earn the win in Game 3 on Sunday.

Jiricek scored twice in OHL Brantford's 5-3 loss to Barrie in Game 2 on Friday.

Jiricek is up to seven goals and 18 points across 10 playoff contests. This was his sixth multi-point effort of the postseason, including each of his last three outings. Jiricek should continue to provide some scoring pop from the blue line as Brantford battles for a spot in the final round of the OHL's postseason.

Dickinson (undisclosed) will not play Friday in Game 3 versus the Ducks, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Dickinson has been labeled a game-time decision ahead of each contest of the postseason, but he'll be out of action for the second time in three games. The 30-year-old's nagging injury is likely to be a factor at least through the rest of the first round, if not longer. The Oilers will roll with the same personnel, but with different line combinations, in Dickinson's absence Friday.

Dostal will protect the home goal in Game 3 on Friday versus the Oilers, Patrick Present of The Hockey News reports.

Dostal stopped 33 of 37 shots in the Ducks' Game 2 win to tie the series at 1-1. The 25-year-old netminder is locked in as the Ducks' starter, and it would seemingly take an injury or an extremely poor sequence of games for Ville Husso to get a look in the playoffs.

Ingram will guard the road goal versus the Ducks in Game 3 on Friday, Patrick Present of The Hockey News reports.

Ingram allowed five goals on 27 shots in a Game 2 loss, but he'll get another turn between the pipes. He may be on a short leash for this one, as Tristan Jarry has some playoff experience even though he ended the regular season in poor form. Ingram has still been the better of the Oilers' goalies despite his shaky performance in the last game.