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Johansson scored a goal on one shot while adding three blocked shots, a hit and four hits in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Flyers.

The 22-year-old notched his first career point in the 5-4 loss to the Devils on Tuesday, and now posted his first goal at the NHL level at 4:31 of the second period, converting a one-timer off a Dylan Larkin feed during a 2-on-1 rush to tie the game. The rookie defenseman became Detroit's third player to record his first NHL goal this month, joining Michael Brandsegg-Nygard and William Wallinder. His combination of defensive contributions and emerging offensive potential could make him worth monitoring in deeper fantasy formats.

Tarasov stopped 17 of 18 shots in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Flyers.

Tarasov delivered a steady performance, posting a .944 save percentage to help Detroit snap a three-game winless streak. The netminder surrendered his only goal late in the first period when Matvei Michkov converted a loose puck near the crease. Tarasov faced a relatively light workload but made the necessary saves to secure the victory, strengthening his case for additional starts. He's 1-0-1 with a 0.80 GAA and a .965 save percentage in three outings, but he should remain the Red Wings' No. 2 option between the posts behind John Gibson.

Copp scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Flyers.

Copp scored one of the Red Wings' two goals and finished with a plus-1 rating. The 32-year-old veteran plays a bottom-six role, so he's not expected to be a major scorer. He has two goals this season, but he's been a bit more active offensively lately -- this was his second straight game with two or more shots on goal.

Jones notched two assists while adding five shots on net and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Canucks.

The veteran blueliner had a hand in the second and third goals of Brady Tkachuk's second straight natural hat trick, as the Panthers offense finally got rolling in the third period. Jones has delivered three straight multi-point performances, and through eight games to begin the season he's racked up one goal and nine points, including four assists with the man advantage.

Tkachuk scored all three goals in the Panthers' 3-2 overtime win over the Canucks on Thursday.

After producing a natural hat trick Tuesday in a 7-3 romp over the Blue Jackets, Tkachuk repeated the feat Thursday in a comeback victory, scoring twice in the final nine minutes of the third period to erase a 2-0 deficit before potting the OT winner. In the process, the 27-year-old winger became just the third player in NHL history with natural hat tricks in back-to-back games. Despite getting held without a point in his first five games of the season, Tkachuk now has six goals and eight points in his first eight contests for Florida.

Schmid made 15 saves in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Canucks.

Vancouver got two pucks by the 26-year-old netminder on just seven shots in the first period, but Schmid closed the door the rest of the way and finally got enough offense from Brady Tkachuk late to collect his second win of the season. With Jacob Markstrom nursing an undisclosed minor injury that could sideline him into next week, Schmid will likely take his 3.26 GAA and .876 save percentage through four outings into another start Saturday, at home against the Kraken.

Chytil picked up an assist in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Panthers.

Seeing his first action of the season after finally recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered back in February, Chytil dug the puck out of the corner during a stretch of 4-on-4 hockey and set up an Elias Pettersson tally late in the first period that gave the Canucks a 2-0 lead. Chytil saw time on the second power-play unit as well as on the penalty kill, and the 27-year-old has been dropped right into a key role in the top six. Since being acquired from the Rangers at the 2024-25 trade deadline as part of the J.T. Miller deal, Chytil has only been healthy enough to play 28 games for the Canucks, collecting five goals on 68 shots with five assists, but an extended run of better injury luck should allow him to be more productive.

Merilainen made 36 saves in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Panthers.

The 24-year-old netminder took a shutout into the third period as the Canucks threatened a road upset, but Merilainen couldn't stop the red-hot Brady Tkachuk from striking twice in the final nine minutes of regulation, including the game-tying goal with just 13 seconds left on the clock. Tkachuk then finished his hat trick with a slick move into the slot in OT to create an open look on Merilainen. The former Ottawa goalie has started three of the last four games for Vancouver, stopping 102 of 111 shots (.919 save percentage) over that stretch, and on the season he's 1-1-1 in six appearances with a 2.51 GAA and .926 save percentage. Merilainen's strong play appears to be earning him an audition in the top spot on the depth chart ahead of the struggling Kevin Lankinen.

Zub picked up an assist while adding six blocked shots, one shot on net and a plus-1 rating in Thursday's 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders.

Making his season debut after he needed a little extra time to complete his recovery from a knee injury he suffered in the first round of last season's playoffs, Zub was a key part of a Senators penalty kill that went a perfect 3-for-3 on the night, including a big one in OT. The veteran blueliner also started the play that produced the tying goal in the second period, finding Warren Foegele on a long stretch pass out of his own zone to create a scoring chance that Ridly Greig cashed in. Zub didn't see his usual 20-plus minutes as he got eased into action, but his workload should ramp up quickly enough while Ottawa waits for jake Sanderson (lower body) to get healthy as well.

Ullmark turned aside 20 of 21 shots in regulation and overtime and all three shootout attempts he faced in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Islanders.

Matias Maccelli caused a turnover in the Ottawa end and then roofed a shot over Ullmark's glove just before the first intermission, but otherwise the 33-year-old netminder was a brick wall once again. Ullmark is off to a dazzling 6-0-0 start to the season with a 1.20 GAA and .949 save percentage, and the Senators' only two losses came in the two games he wasn't between the pipes.