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Barron scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Red Wings.

Barron has produced two goals and three assists over his last six outings. He's fitting in well with the Blues and has worked his way into consistent top-four minutes, though he doesn't get power-play time regularly. The defenseman has a total of three goals, seven assists, 24 shots on net, 17 blocked shots, 11 hits and a plus-4 rating over 15 appearances this season.

Suter scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Red Wings.

Suter has two goals over four contests in November. While he's not tearing up the scoresheet, the 30-year-old has been a reliable depth scorer for the Blues this season. He's up to five goals, four assists, 22 shots on net, 21 hits and an even plus-minus rating through 18 contests in a bottom-six role.

Snuggerud scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Red Wings.

Snuggerud has scored four goals and added two assists over his last six games. His tally with 4:02 left in the third period Tuesday stood as the game-winner. Snuggerud is up to 10 goals, four helpers, 42 shots on net, 15 hits and a plus-4 rating across 18 appearances this season. He's nearly halfway to matching his 21-goal output as a rookie last year, though a lack of helpers is holding back his overall offense a bit.

Blackwood made 28 saves in a 6-3 win over Toronto on Tuesday.

Wow. Blackwood hasn't lost in regulation since Oct. 19; he has gone 6-0-1 in that span with one shutout. Overall, he's 10-3-1 with one shutout, 2.63 GAA and .901 save percentage. Those last two are above league average. And Blackwood's 10 wins are third-best in the NHL, behind Jesper Wallstedt (12) and Pyotr Kochetkov (11). However, let's not forget Karel Vejmelka from last season -- his 38 wins were second-best in the NHL, but he was pretty much league average in everything else. We're not saying that's what you're looking at -- the same size is small. But Blackwood isn't perfect, so don't overrate him.

Hofer stopped 30 of 32 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Red Wings.

Hofer put in a good performance to pick up his first win in his last three outings. The 26-year-old netminder has allowed two goals or less in four of his last five games as he continues to handle a starter's workload ahead of Jordan Binnington. On the year, Hofer is 7-5-1 with a 2.33 GAA and a .920 save percentage through 13 starts. The Blues have a tough matchup for their next game when they visit the Mammoth on Thursday.

Makar picked up two assists Tuesday in a 6-3 victory over the Maple Leafs.

Makar has five points, including four assists, in his last two games and 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in his last six games. His 23 points this season put him third on the scoring list for defenders and in a two-way tie for 16th overall among all scorers. Makar also has 21 blocks (18 games) which means he's flirting with his first 100-point and fifth 100-block season. He continues to cement his legacy as one of the best defenders to ever play the game. His 1.08 point-per-game pace heading into Tuesday was third to Bobby Orr (1.39) and Paul Coffey (1.09).

Toews scored a goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 6-3 win over Toronto.

Toews was also plus-5 with two shots. He has put last season's 24-point (68 games) stumble behind him, and he already has 18 points (six goals, 12 assists) in 19 games. Toews is tied with Artturi Lehkonen for fourth in team scoring this season.

Landeskog scored twice Tuesday in a 6-3 win over Toronto.

His second broke a 3-3 tie in the third period; it stood as the eventual winner. And it was Landeskog's first multi-point game this season. He has seven goals, including two game winners, and five assists in 19 games. That puts Landeskog on trace for his ninth 50-plus point campaign. That's impressive considering the time he missed with his patella injury. Landeskog can help you in deep formats.

Gudbranson returned to the lineup Tuesday in a 4-1 loss to the Panthers after being scratched for the previous three games.

Gudbranson and Jake Christiansen are now competing for one spot in the lineup since Emil Andrae was waived and assigned to AHL Cleveland. Gudbranson has done little to make an impression this season, earning just one assist with eight shots on net, 14 hits, 26 blocked shots, 17 PIM and a minus-10 rating over 13 appearances. He'll see third-pairing minutes when he plays.

Lomberg was held scoreless for a 15th straight game in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Panthers.

Lomberg wasn't signed for his offense, but he's started the year incredibly slowly in that area on the Blue Jackets' fourth line. He was a healthy scratch Friday versus the Sabres and could find himself in the press box more often if things don't change. Lomberg has racked up 27 hits, 19 shots on net and a minus-2 rating so far this season, with the physical play being a fairly consistent part of his play.