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McDonagh scored an empty-net goal Tuesday in a 4-2 win over the Red Wings.

It was his first goal this season (14 games); his last snipe came March 22, 2026 in an overtime win over Calgary. McDonagh had two blocks Tuesday to bring him to 16 on the season. But with just one goal and two assists in 14 games, he doesn't being enough production in secondary categories to warrant rostering.

Raymond scored a goal in a 4-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Raymond has 12 points (six goals, six assists) in his past eight games; he was held off the score sheet just once in that span. Raymond's slow start is well behind him -- he had only four assists in his first eight games, but he's now rolling at a point-per-game pace (16 games; six goals, 10 assists, 50 shots).

Compher had a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Lightning.

The goal, his second this season, came on the power play. Compher has two goals, two assists and nine shots in his last four contests. The third liner has six points (two goals, four assists) and 14 shots in nine games. Compher put up 52 points with the Avs in 2022-23 and followed that up with 48 for the Wings the next season, but his production in Motown dropped to 28 points, including 11 goals, in 82 games last season. Compher doesn't offer much in peripheral categories, so he needs to be putting up a lot of points to become fantasy relevant. We're not confident that's coming anytime soon.

Tarasov made 12 saves in relief after entering Tuesday's game against Tampa Bay to start the second period. He allowed one goal in a 4-2 loss.

John Gibson didn't return to the ice after the first intermission with what was described as a lower-body injury. There was no update on the starter's health after the game, but head coach Todd McLellan said Tarasov will be in line for extra games. The big goalie has been sharp this season. Tarasov is 2-1-2 with one shutout, a 1.74 GAA and .927 save percentage. This may be the opportunity he needs to showcase his ability.

Vasilevskiy made 19 saves Tuesday in s 4-2 win over Detroit.

His team spotted him a 3-0 lead by the 8:41 mark of the second frame, but the outcome was never in doubt. The Wings did claw back after turning the heat up in the third period, but Vasilevskiy turned in some big saves to preserve the lead. It was good to see him batten the proverbial hatches and allow just two goals. Vasilevskiy had allowed 13 goals in his previous three games (1-1-1). Overall, he's 7-3-1 with a 2.91 GAA and .879 save percentage.

Blake scored a goal in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Predators.

Blake got the Hurricanes on the board midway through the game, but their offense stalled out there. He has three goals and six assists during a seven-game point streak. For the season, Blake is up to four tallies, 13 helpers, 45 shots on net and a plus-13 rating across 17 appearances in a second-line role. He's earned five of 17 points on the power play.

Kochetkov stopped 16 of 19 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Predators.

Kochetkov was undefeated prior to this game, but he wasn't able to keep the winning streak rolling. This was just the second time he's given up more than two goals in a game all season, and it was also his fifth straight start. Kochetkov is 10-1-0 with a 1.64 GAA and a .922 save percentage over 11 starts. He may be due for a rest soon, but it's not yet clear if that will lead to a Brandon Bussi start against the Islanders on Thursday.

Forsberg notched two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Hurricanes.

This was Forsberg's fifth straight multi-point game. He has four goals and seven assists in that span, though this was his first effort during the streak that didn't include a power-play contribution. The 32-year-old winger is up to a total of 19 points (seven on the power play), 37 shots on net, 17 hits, eight blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over 15 appearances.

Cirelli scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Red Wings. He fired five shots.

Cirelli pushed the score to 3-0 at the 8:41 mark of the second period; the goal stood as the winner. It was good to see him put up the five shots -- he had just six in his previous five games. Cirelli has four goals, two assists and 65 face-off wins (54.6 percent) in his last six games. Two of those goals were game winners. Overall, he has five goals, four assists, 22 shots and a 52.1 face-off percentage in 14 games.

Perbix scored a goal and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Perbix has three points over his last two games. That's all of his offense this season, but he's done enough overall to stick around in the NHL after initially clearing waivers to begin the campaign. He's since exhausted the 10 appearances that comes with clearing waivers, so he would have to go through the process again if the Predators want to send him to AHL Milwaukee. With his play trending up, that seems unlikely for now. Perbix has added nine shots on net, 24 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over 14 appearances.