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Tomkins allowed five goals on 21 shots in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Ducks.

All three of the Ducks' projected Opening Night goalies were unavailable Thursday, leaving Tomkins to make the start with the emergency back-up goaltender as his backup. Tomkins wasn't able to match his performance from Sunday versus the Rangers, when he stopped 27 of 28 shots in a win. The 32-year-old netminder is likely to remain with the big club while Devon Levi (undisclosed) recovers, but Tomkins will return to backup duties once Tristan Jarry (illness) is feeling better.

Cernak picked up two assists in Thursday's 4-1 win over Chicago. He also had two hits.

The big defender has a surprising three assists in his last two games. Cernak's best offensive season came in 2024-25 when he put up three goals and 18 assists. He's much better known for his physicality. Cernak has 28 hits and 21 blocked shots in just 14 games so far. He has delivered at least 100 hits in every full season with the exception of the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 where he fell short of the century by two hits.

Helleson notched an assist, three hits and two PIM in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.

Helleson dealt with a lower-body injury to begin the season, which cost him the first five contests of the campaign. He's been in the lineup for nine of the Ducks' last 11 games, and he earned his first point of the year Thursday. The defenseman has also logged eight shots on net, 16 hits, 19 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating. He's not a lock to stay in the lineup, but with other inexperienced players like Travis Mitchell, Tristan Luneau, Noah Warren and Tyson Hinds in the mix, Helleson will likely play more often than not.

Carlsson notched a pair of power-play assists and two shots on goal in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.

Carlsson got back on the multi-point train, earning his fifth such effort during his six-game point streak. He has three goals and 10 assists in that span. The 21-year-old center is up to five goals, 19 helpers, 16 power-play points, 26 shots on net and a minus-3 rating over 16 appearances.

McDonagh scored a goal Thursday in a 4-1 win over Chicago.

McDonagh ripped a slap shot high glove on Arvid Soderblom to make the score 3-0 early in the third frame. He has a goal in each of his last two games and three points (two goals, one assist) in his last five. McDonagh isn't a scorer anymore, but run is sweet. He has just four points (two goals, two assists) in 18 games overall. He's a shutdown maestro, not a scoring wizard.

Gauthier scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.

It wasn't a third straight hat trick, but Gauthier remains heavily involved on offense. He has nine goals and three helpers during his six-game point streak, and nine of those 12 points have come with the man advantage. The 22-year-old is up to 11 goals, six helpers, 62 shots on net, 12 hits and a minus-5 rating across 15 appearances. Gauthier continues to be an excellent scorer in a top-six role, so he's a safe option in most fantasy formats.

Mintyukov scored twice on four shots, dished an assist, added five PIM and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.

Mintyukov had a Gordie Howe hat trick in the contest, with an extra goal to boot. The 22-year-old defenseman also doubled his point total for the season with the explosive performance on offense. He's holding down a third-pairing role for now, but more games like this could see him move into the top four. Mintyukov has two goals, four helpers, 11 shots on net, 23 blocked shots, seven PIM and a plus-1 rating over 12 outings.

Hedman scored a power-play goal Thursday in a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.

It's important to note that he was out there on the power play and made no bones about what he believes he can do there after the game. "I want to be back on (the power play), I think I can still bring a lot to the table when it comes to special teams," Hedman said. "PK and PP, so it was good to be out there." Hedman's ice time was low early in the season, and his job on the power play was given to John Carlson and Charle-Edouard D'Astous, but the big man has come to take that back. The PP shuffle is on in Tampa Bay, and that means someone is going to lose value. Hedman was a beast Thursday, joining the rush, charging down the center and ripping a shot five-hole from the hash marks.

Sennecke scored twice on four shots, including one power-play goal, and added an assist in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.

Sennecke's offense has erupted with five goals and six assists over his last six outings. The 20-year-old also brings a little thump to the lineup, though he didn't log a hit in this game. He has 10 goals, nine helpers, 40 shots on net, 19 hits, seven blocked shots, 22 PIM and an even plus-minus rating over 16 contests this season.

Brossoit allowed four goals on 27 shots in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.

It appears to be results over process for the Ducks right now. Brossoit has hardly taken the team by storm, but he's won all three of his starts since he was called up from AHL San Diego. He's also allowed 11 goals on 72 shots in those games. Head coach Joel Quenneville is likely to turn to one of Lukas Dostal or Ville Husso for Friday's game in Calgary, but Brossoit could be back between the pipes Sunday against the Penguins if Friday's starter fails to impress.