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Makar produced an even-strength goal and a power-play assist in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.

The superstar defenseman got the Avs on the board midway through the first period, sneaking in from the blue line and snapping the puck into a wide-open cage after a slick feed from Nathan MacKinnon, but Colorado was already in a 2-0 hole at that point. Makar has piled up a goal and six helpers during a three-game point streak, and on the season he's delivered four goals and 18 points in 15 contests, and he hasn't really gotten going yet on the power play -- he has just four assists with the man advantage.

Fox produced a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Blues.

The star blueliner opened the scoring early in the second period as the trailer on a Rangers breakout, taking a feed from Tye Kartye and snapping a shot past Joel Hofer from the slot. Fox then helped set up Eeli Tolvanen for an empty-netter late in the third. Fox has three multi-point performances in the last five games, and on the season he's racked up two goals and 19 points in 16 games, a pace that would allow him to top the career-high 74 points (11 goals, 63 assists) he recorded in 2021-22.

Cernak notched an assist, four blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Red Wings.

Cernak missed the Lightning's previous game due to an undisclosed injury. The 29-year-old defenseman is prone to getting hurt with how much physicality he brings to the lineup. He has three helpers, 15 shots on net, 26 hits, 21 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating over 13 appearances this season, mainly in a top-four role.

Moser notched an assist and three hits in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Red Wings.

The helper was Moser's first point of the season. He's up to 15 shots on net, 11 hits, 23 blocked shots, six PIM and a plus-3 rating over 14 appearances. Moser plays in a top-four role, though the Lightning's tendency to dress seven defensemen this year has limited him to an average of 17:58 of ice time per game.

Lindell had an assist and four blocked shots in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Capitals.

Lindell was in his second game back after returning from a lower-body injury that cost him five contests. The helper was his first point of the season. Lindell has added six shots on net, 22 blocked shots, six hits and a plus-5 rating in 10 appearances. He may be tasked with more duties if Miro Heiskanen (upper body) misses time after exiting Tuesday's game early.

Brisebois logged two shots on goal in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Ducks.

Brisebois got a chance to fill in since Tom Willander (lower body) was unavailable. The 29-year-old Brisebois has been lost in the shuffle on the blue line for Vancouver this year, though it hasn't helped that the team is carrying eight defensemen. In addition to Brisebois, Luke Schenn and Victor Mancini have also been stuck in part-time roles, with none of the trio doing enough to secure a long-term spot in the lineup yet.

Mintyukov notched a shorthanded assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Canucks.

This was Mintyukov's second game back after missing four due to a lower-body injury. The defenseman saw a season-high 23:07 of ice time in this contest and provided a helper on Leo Carlsson's shorthanded tally. For the season, Mintyukov is at three assists, seven shots on net, 22 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 11 appearances.

LaCombe logged a pair of power-play assists and three blocked shots in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Canucks.

LaCombe's assist streak is up to seven games, a span in which he has 11 helpers, including six on the power play. The 25-year-old defenseman is up to one goal, 16 assists, 10 shots on net, 28 blocked shots, 14 hits and 12 PIM over 15 appearances. The Ducks haven't done well at getting shots on net, averaging just 24.8 per game, so perhaps LaCombe should be a bit more selfish from the point, especially since he's logged double-digit goals in each of the previous two seasons.

McDonagh scored an empty-net goal Tuesday in a 4-2 win over the Red Wings.

It was his first goal this season (14 games); his last snipe came March 22, 2026 in an overtime win over Calgary. McDonagh had two blocks Tuesday to bring him to 16 on the season. But with just one goal and two assists in 14 games, he doesn't being enough production in secondary categories to warrant rostering.

Perbix scored a goal and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Perbix has three points over his last two games. That's all of his offense this season, but he's done enough overall to stick around in the NHL after initially clearing waivers to begin the campaign. He's since exhausted the 10 appearances that comes with clearing waivers, so he would have to go through the process again if the Predators want to send him to AHL Milwaukee. With his play trending up, that seems unlikely for now. Perbix has added nine shots on net, 24 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over 14 appearances.