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Karlsson registered two assists in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to Chicago.

Karlsson is off to a quick start to the 2026-27 campaign, as he compiled his second multi-assist outing of the new season Tuesday. He recorded a helper on each of the team's first two goals, which were put away by Sidney Crosby and Nicholas Robertson, respectively. Overall, the 36-year-old Karlsson is up to seven assists, 11 shots on net, a plus-1 rating and three blocked shots over seven appearances. With at least one assist in five of his seven outings this season, the veteran blueliner is on track for another season north of 50 points, which would be his fifth consecutive year accomplishing that. He's a high-level fantasy defenseman in nearly all formats.

Byram recorded a power-play assist, compiled a plus-1 rating, served four PIM and dished out two hits in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Penguins.

Byram picked up his first regular-season point with the Blackhawks on Tuesday, as he slid the secondary helper on Roman Kantserov's power-play goal. The 25-year-old Byram has had a slow start to the season offensively after scoring a hat trick in the preseason, but he's battled defensively across the regular season with two hits and nine blocked shots across six appearances. He projects to be the team's power-play quarterback moving forward, and with Connor Bedard back in the lineup to lead the charge offensively, Byram's 2026-27 campaign could take off. He's a medium-risk, high reward option on the blue line in fantasy, making him an excellent player to stash in standard formats.

Schaefer recorded two assists, compiled a plus-2 rating, placed three shots on net, had two blocked shots and dished out two hits in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Vancouver.

Schaefer tallied his second multi-assist game of the new season Tuesday, where he picked up a helper on each of the Islanders' final two goals, including Kyle Palmieri's game-winning goal. With his pair of helpers on Frozen Frenzy, the 19-year-old Schaefer is up to six assists, 23 shots on net, four hits and five blocked shots across six appearances. While he's yet to find the back of the net in 2026-27, the rising superstar has done everything else at a high level, making him an elite fantasy option for the remainder of the season. As he's currently rolling on a four-game point streak, expect Schaefer to contend for a new career high in points in his sophomore season.

Parayko logged an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Senators.

Parayko has helpers in consecutive games and a total of three assists over six contests. The steady top-four defenseman has added a plus-1 rating, eight shots on net, six hits and 15 blocked shots to begin the year. Parayko missed the 20-point mark for just the second time in his career in 2025-26, but he had a career year of 36 points the year before. Expect him to land somewhere in between those extremes this season.

Fowler posted an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Senators.

The helper was Fowler's first point of the campaign. The 34-year-old defenseman has often been listed on the third pairing, but he's functionally operating as a top-four blueliner with a power-play role, with 22:39 of ice time per game. Over six contests, he's added six shots on net, seven blocked shots, six PIM and a plus-1 rating.

Pettersson posted an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Lightning.

Pettersson's helper Tuesday was his first point as a Ranger. He's filling the role he was acquired for -- a steady second-pairing shutdown defenseman. Through eight games, he's posted six shots on net, 11 hits, 14 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating while averaging 20:35 of ice time. Pettersson has displayed 30-point potential in the past, but offense is secondary to keeping opponents in check for the 30-year-old blueliner.

Mahura notched an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Flyers.

Mahura has contributed two helpers, two shots on goal, four hits, six blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over four appearances. The Kraken have historically left their spare defensemen out of the lineup, but Mahura, Cale Fleury and Ville Ottavainen are all getting looks early in 2026-27. There's room for two of them on a nightly basis until Ryan Lindgren (upper body) returns in the latter half of November.

Holl scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

Holl checked into the lineup following his Monday call-up from AHL Hershey. The 34-year-old scored in his season debut while logging 12:05 of ice time. Holl had just two points in nine appearances for the Blues in 2025-26, and he has minimal scoring upside. He'll compete with Dylan McIlrath for time in the lineup while the Capitals await the return of Matt Roy (lower body).

Orlov logged two assists, including one on the power play, and added three hits and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Bruins.

Orlov was off to a slow start to the campaign prior to Tuesday, going without a point in his first five games. The veteran defenseman is filling a top-four role and seeing some inconsistent time on the power play. He's added three shots on net, 11 hits, eight blocked shots and a minus-5 rating through six outings. Orlov is unlikely to repeat his career year of 37 points in 82 games from last year, but he can be an effective all-around depth blueliner in fantasy.

Trouba scored a goal on three shots, added two PIM and logged two hits in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Bruins.

This was Trouba's first goal as a Shark. The 32-year-old defenseman has added two assists, 11 shots on net, 12 hits, 10 blocked shots, seven PIM and a minus-4 rating. He's firmly in a top-four role as one of the veterans on San Jose's blue line. Trouba's value remains highest in banger leagues, but his significant ice time with the Sharks' young forwards will help him attempt to repeat his 35-point effort over 81 regular-season games with the Ducks last year.