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Samoskevich scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.

Samoskevich has scored in consecutive contests. His tally Thursday also held up as the game-winner. Samoskevich now has five goals, one assist, 17 shots on net, eight hits, six blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over his first 10 games with the Kraken. He remains in a top-six role and should offer decent offense and physicality throughout the campaign.

Beniers scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.

Beniers has scored two goals over his last four games. The 23-year-old center is struggling to find consistency despite a top-six role with power-play time this year. He has three goals, two helpers, 13 shots on net, eight hits, eight blocked shots and a plus-4 rating across 11 appearances.

Montour scored a power-play goal on two shots, added an assist, logged two hits, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.

Montour has three points over two games since he came back from a lower-body injury. The 32-year-old defenseman is seeing heavy usage this season, averaging 23:43 of ice time per game, though that doesn't tell the whole story since he left one game early with that aforementioned injury. He's been above 25 minutes in four of his last six outings. On the year, he's at two goals, six helpers, 18 shots on net, 10 hits, 16 blocked shots, 27 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 10 contests, making him a well-rounded option in fantasy.

Stecher scored his first goal of the season in a 5-4 win over the Rangers on Tuesday.

It came in his 12th game of the season. Stecher took a pass on a delayed penalty and went high over Dylan Garand's glove with 28 seconds left in the game to seal the win for the Maple Leafs. Stecher was claimed off waivers by Toronto from Edmonton on Nov. 15, 2025. It was his third game-winning goal (636 games).

Eberle scored a goal on five shots and added a power-play assist in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.

This was Eberle's first multi-point effort of the campaign. He had gone two contests without a point but has otherwise been one of Seattle's more consistent forwards. The 36-year-old winger is at four goals, five helpers, 28 shots on net, 10 hits, 11 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating through 11 appearances on the year. He's earned six of his points on the power play, but his even-strength offense should come around eventually.

Grubauer stopped 33 of 36 shots in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.

Grubauer picked up a second straight win with this performance. He's now started four of the Kraken's last five games, earning seven of a possible eight standings points in that stretch. That makes him the hot hand, though head coach Lane Lambert has made sure Joey Daccord doesn't sit for too long. Grubauer is 4-1-1 with a 2.76 GAA and a .907 save percentage over seven games. With the Kraken off to a 7-3-1 start as a team, whichever goalie is starting is a viable fantasy option for managers chasing wins. The Kraken will be tested in their next game when they host the Wild on Saturday.

Garand made 30 saves Thursday in a 5-4 loss to Toronto.

It was a sloppy game through and through, and the winning goal was a heartbreaker -- it came with 28 seconds left in the third period. Neither Garand nor Sergei Bobrovsky of the Leafs got real support from their respective squads in this game. Garand is now 4-3-1 with one shutout, 2.30 GAA and .915 save percentage.

Rossi posted an assist in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Red Wings.

Rossi missed the previous two games due to an illness. He snapped a seven-game point drought by helping out on a Jonathan Lekkerimaki tally in this contest. Rossi has three goals, two assists, 16 shots on net, 15 hits and a minus-4 rating through 10 appearances this season. He can do better on offense and will be a fringe candidate to be rostered in standard fantasy formats.

Pettersson scored a power-play goal, added two PIM and doled out two hits in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Red Wings.

Pettersson has two goals and an assist over his last three contests. The 27-year-old center has been relatively steady on offense to begin 2026-27, a welcome change compared to recent years. He's now at four goals, eight assists, 17 shots on net, 32 hits, 12 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through 12 appearances. Half of his 12 points have come with the man advantage, but if it keeps him productive, that's good enough. He's shown point-per-game potential before, but his 23.5 shooting percentage is bound to decline eventually.

Lekkerimaki scored a goal on two shots, dished a power-play assist and added three hits in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Red Wings.

Lekkerimaki continues to be a bright spot in what's shaping up to be another dark season in Vancouver. This was his first multi-point effort of the campaign, though he's been a beacon of consistency for a low-scoring team. Lekkerimaki is at four goals, five assists, 18 shots on net, nine hits and a minus-1 rating across 12 appearances so far, mainly in a middle-six role with power-play time.