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Gostisbehere scored a goal on three shots and went plus-3 in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.

Gostisbehere's second-period tally stood as the game-winner. It was also his first even-strength point of the campaign, as his other goal and all three assists have come on the power play. The 33-year-old defenseman has added 13 shots on net, three blocked shots, two hits and a plus-5 rating. Gostisbehere's power-play usage makes him a reliable offensive defenseman in fantasy even though he plays on the third pairing at even strength.

Pettersson scored a goal on two shots, added four hits and went plus-2 in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Rangers.

While the Canucks lost, Pettersson was a bright spot. The defenseman has two goals through seven games this season, though he hasn't supplied an assist. He has added eight shots on net, 13 hits, 12 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating, which is impressive defensive work on a team that is struggling as a whole. Pettersson doesn't have widespread fantasy appeal, but he could help in banger leagues.

York (upper body) is not available for Sunday's home divisional matchup against the Hurricanes, per Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

York didn't suit up Saturday in Boston and is considered day-to-day, so his upper-body injury seemingly isn't too serious. Oliver Bonk is set to make his 2026-27 season debut due to York's absence. The 25-year-old York's next chance to get back into the lineup will be at home versus Seattle on Tuesday.

Rifai was recalled from AHL Toronto on Sunday, per the NHL media site.

Rifai was sent to the minors ahead of the regular season, but he'll rejoin the NHL club to provide additional depth on the Maple Leafs' shorthanded blue line. Across three AHL appearances to begin the regular season, he's been held scoreless with four PIM and a plus-2 rating.

Tanev (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, according to the NHL media site.

After suffering an upper-body injury, Tanev left Saturday's 6-3 win over Colorado. He will miss at least the next three games, starting with Tuesday's matchup against Utah, but it's unclear when he will be ready to return. The Maple Leafs recalled Marshall Rifai from AHL Toronto on Sunday in a corresponding move.

Roy (lower body) isn't expected to play against Seattle on Sunday, according to Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network.

Roy remains day-to-day and will miss his third straight game. He has been skating on his own and might be ready to return to the lineup soon. Roy hasn't earned a point in two appearances this season, but he has registered five hits and five blocked shots.

Blankenburg scored a goal and added three hits in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Avalanche.

Blankenburg made his season debut for the Maple Leafs and came back to haunt his former team. The defenseman saw 16:11 of ice time, including 54 seconds on the power play. Blankenburg may have a path to more usage after Chris Tanev (upper body) left Saturday's contest, in which Toronto had seven defensemen in the lineup. Steady power-play time will be hard to come by for Blankenburg, but he could compete for bottom-four minutes moving forward.

Crotty (illness) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.

In a corresponding move, Ottawa recalled Jorian Donovan from AHL Belleville on Sunday. Crotty has missed the last two games, and it's unclear when he will be available to return.

Donovan was recalled from AHL Belleville on Sunday.

Donovan returned to Belleville on Tuesday when the Senators needed Jonas Johansson to back up Samuel Ersson with Linus Ullmark sidelined, but with the latter fully healthy, Ottawa had the space to recall the young defenseman. The 22-year-old Donovan has appeared in three games for Belleville to open the 2026-27 campaign, where he has logged zero points and five shots on net. He'll likely serve as a depth option for Ottawa until Jake Sanderson (lower body) and Artem Zub (knee) are ready to return.

Marino buried a power-play goal, dished out an assist and placed two shots on net in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Marino helped build up the Mammoth's lead down the stretch in Saturday's contest, where he recorded the primary helper on Anders Lee's goal before finding twine himself on a power play early in the third period. With the pair of points, the 29-year-old Marino is up to three points, five shots on goal and two blocked shots across six appearances. Marino should continue to play a complementary role for Utah for the foreseeable future after signing an eight-year extension with the organization in late July. He posted a career-high 36 points across 80 regular-season games in 2025-26, and if he can get back to that level of production in the new season, he'll hold decent fantasy value in deeper leagues.