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Fowler stopped all 30 shots he faced in Saturday's 1-0 shootout win over the Red Wings.

Just like Daniil Tarasov, Fowler was perfect through regulation and overtime and posted a 30-save performance. The young netminder turned aside 20 even-strength shots and 10 power-play shots, and his excellent play allowed the Canadiens to earn the win in the shootout, as Zachary Bolduc eventually secured the victory with a sixth-round shootout goal. Fowler could continue to see playing time due to Sam Montembeault's lower-body injury.

Tarasov stopped all 30 shots he faced in Saturday's 1-0 shootout loss to the Canadiens.

Tarasov delivered a flawless performance through regulation and overtime, turning aside 25 even-strength shots and five power-play shots, matching Jacob Fowler save for save throughout the contest. However, Detroit couldn't find the back of the net, and Tarasov was eventually beaten by Zachary Bolduc in the sixth round of the shootout. This was Tarasov's first start with the Red Wings and his second appearance, as he had previously featured in relief in the 6-3 loss to the Kraken on Oct. 9, when he stopped eight of nine shots he faced. The 27-year-old should remain as the Red Wings' No. 2 goaltender behind John Gibson despite back-to-back strong displays.

Hedman picked up an assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Islanders.

Hedman has settled into a different role this season -- his ice time has dropped and this assist was his first of the season. His season average ice time is 14:00, down from a career average of 23:16 and 18:52 last year. Saturday, Hedman played just 10:34, the least of the Bolts' seven defenders. His assist was his 812th career point to move him into third place by a defenseman born outside of North America in NHL history. The only others with more are Nicklas Lidstrom (1,142) and Erik Karlsson (941).

Crozier put up two assists Saturday in a 5-3 win over the Islanders.

It was the second two-point game of Crozier's career. The other came Oct. 11, 2005. Crozier has impressed beside veteran star Victor Hedman, but he won't put up a lot of offense. His best pro output came in 2024-25 when he tallied nine goals and 25 assists in 52 games with the Syracuse Crunch (AHL).

Kucherov posted two assists Saturday in a 5-3 win over the Islanders.

He extended his season-long point streak to eight points (one goal, seven assists) and five games. Kucherov oddly has just seven shots in that span -- he has averaged 268 over the last four seasons. The shots will come and so will the goals.

Guentzel scored twice in a 5-3 win over the Islanders on Saturday.

One came on the power play. Guentzel three points, including two goals, in his last two contests and six points (three goals, three assists) in five games so far. Guentzel has delivered 36 or more goals in three of his last four seasons, and he's poised for another strong offensive year.

Clara posted a 25-save shutout in AHL San Diego's 2-0 win over Henderson on Saturday.

This is Clara's first AHL shutout. The 21-year-old netminder has gone 1-0-1 with five goals allowed on 58 shots to open the season. The Italian netminder should see steady usage in the AHL this year after primarily playing on loans in Sweden and Finland over the last three years.

Hagel scored three goals and added an assist in a 5-3 win over the Islanders on Saturday.

He scored the go-ahead goal at 18:16 of the third period in a tight contest and got the hat trick with an empty-net goal. It was Hagel's fourth NHL hattie. He has put up points in four consecutive games (four goals, four assists), and he has 23 shots in that span. Hagel has rung up at least six shots in three of those contests. He and Nikita Kucherov share the team lead in points with eight.

Cootes scored a goal and added two assists in AHL Abbotsford's 4-3 win over Colorado on Saturday.

Cootes has taken to the AHL quickly, earning two goals and two assists over four games to start the season. The 19-year-old forward is taking advantage of a change in the AHL-CHL agreement, which now allows 19-year-old first-rounders to move to the AHL. Cootes could be a call-up candidate if he continues to dominate for Abbotsford, but don't expect the rebuilding Canucks to rush his development.

Zajicek scored a goal and stopped 30 of 32 shots in AHL Providence's 6-2 win over Charlotte on Saturday.

It was the first goalie goal in Providence's franchise history. Zajicek has opened the season 1-1-0 with a .943 save percentage over two games. He'll likely split the crease with Jiri Patera this season, though it's unclear who would get a call-up if one of Boston's goaltenders sustain an injury.