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Johnston fired five shots on net and added a hit in Saturday's 4-0 win over Chicago.

Making his return from a two-game absence due to an illness, Johnston was second on the Stars in shots behind Jason Robertson's seven, but he couldn't get one past Spencer Knight. Johnston is still looking for his first goal of 2026-27, picking up four assists in six games, but he should open his account soon enough after lighting the lamp 45 times in 82 regular-season contests last season.

Robertson scored the game-winning goal on the power play and added an assist in Saturday's 4-0 victory over Chicago.

The star winger opened the scoring early in the second period, slipping a close-range shot past Spencer Knight on a give-and-go with Mikko Rantanen, and that was all the offense Jake Oettinger would need on the night. Robertson has gotten onto the scoresheet in five of the last six games, and through eight contests to begin the season he's collected three goals and seven points.

Hyry scored two goals in Saturday's 4-0 win over Chicago.

The 25-year-old has only six career NHL goals in 33 regular-season games, but three of them have come in the last two contests. Hyry converted a 2-on-1 break midway through the second period on a nice feed from Sam Steel, then snapped a backhand past Spencer Knight early in the third after a bad line change by Chicago created a partial breakaway. The three tallies are Hyry's only points this season in eight games, but he's added 21 hits, 13 shots on net, seven PIM and a plus-2 rating while filling a middle-six role.

Holl was loaned to AHL Hershey on Sunday.

Holl has two goals, two shots on net and three blocked shots in three NHL outings with the Capitals this season. However, he hasn't earned a point in three AHL appearances this campaign. Holl's demotion could bode well for the availability of Matt Roy (lower body) for Tuesday's matchup against the Kings.

Oettinger turned aside all 19 shots he faced in Saturday's 4-0 win over Chicago.

The 27-year-old netminder has come rocketing out of the gates in 2026-27, and Oettinger's delivered three shutouts already in just six starts. Thanks to the Stars' inconsistent offense, however, those are also his only three wins; he's gone 3-2-1 with a dazzling 1.00 GAA and .952 save percentage. Oettinger's career high in shutouts is five, set in 2022-23.

Stevenson stopped 34 shots in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

The 27-year-old netminder played well against a very tough opponent in just his eighth career NHL appearance, and two of Carolina's goals came on power plays, including Nikolaj Ehlers' game-winner in the third period. Stevenson has a respectable 3.09 GAA and .893 save percentage in three starts to begin the season, but it's not clear how much longer he'll keep his roster spot with Connor Hellebuyck's team suspension set to expire Friday.

Jankowski scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Jets.

The 32-year-old center continued his remarkable run, getting Carolina on the board midway through the second period with a quick shot through traffic past Clay Stevenson. Jankowski has found the back of the net in six straight games -- not bad for a bottom-six player who scored a grand total of 11 goals over 68 regular-season games in 2025-26. Saturday's tally was also Jankowski's first power-play goal since 2017-18 with the Flames, and just the third of his career. He is getting extra shifts and opportunities with Jordan Staal (calf) on the shelf, but shooting at a 40.0 percent rate simply isn't sustainable.

Ehlers scored the game-winning goal on the power play in Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Jets.

Facing the team he spent the first 10 seasons of his NHL career with, Ehlers broke a 2-2 tie early in the third period with a rocket from the high slot. It was the 30-year-old winger's first goal of 2026-27, and after delivering a career-high 71 points (26 goals, 45 assists) over 82 regular-season games for the Stanley Cup champions in his Carolina debut last year, Ehlers has five points in nine games to kick off the current campaign, with all but one helper coming on the power play.

Gostisbehere picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Jets.

The veteran blueliner helped set up tallies by Jesperi Kotkaniemi late in the second period and Nikolaj Ehlers early in the third to erase a 2-1 deficit for Carolina. Gostisbehere has had a strong start to the season, collecting two goals and seven points in nine games, with five of those points (one goal, four assists) coming on the power play.

Kochetkov made 21 saves in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Jets.

Twice Carolina had to rally from one-goal deficits in the second period, but Kochetkov slammed the door on Winnipeg in the third, giving Nikolaj Ehlers a chance to pot a revenge goal for the game-winner. Kochetkov has started three straight games for the Hurricanes and appears to have moved ahead of the Brandon Bussi on the depth chart for the moment, going 5-0-0 to begin the season with a stellar 1.78 GAA and .912 save percentage.