NHL Player News
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Connor McDavid C | EDM
Oilers' Connor McDavid: Collects two points in win
McDavid scored a goal on two shots and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.
McDavid picked up his first goal in the last four games, though he also has six assists in that span. The 27-year-old center did his damage in the second period, scoring off a turnover before setting up Zach Hyman's tally, which was the game-winner. McDavid is up to 13 goals, 37 points, 10 power-play points, 86 shots on net and a plus-7 rating through 24 outings overall.
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Stuart Skinner G | EDM
Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Defeats Blues
Skinner stopped 29 of 31 shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.
Skinner has won four of his last six starts, allowing two or fewer goals in five games in that span. The 26-year-old didn't let St. Louis into the game until the third period, when he allowed two goals but held the lead to the finish. Skinner is now 9-7-2 with a 2.92 GAA and an .892 save percentage over 18 contests. He's taken a similar path to last season when he started slow and improved over time for the rest of the campaign. The Oilers' next game is at home Tuesday versus the Lightning.
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Mikhail Sergachev D | UTA
Hockey Club's Mikhail Sergachev: Tickles twine in win
Sergachev scored a goal and registered three blocks Saturday in a 5-2 win over the Sabres.
It was his seventh goal of the season in just 26 games. Sergachev's career mark is 10, which he has done twice, most recently in 2022-23. The defender is no longer a hit machine like he was in his best years in Tampa Bay, but he's on pace to block almost 150 shots while topping 50 points. Sergachev is a cornerstone in Utah and on fantasy squads.
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Jon Merrill D | MIN
Wild's Jon Merrill: Offers assist in loss
Merrill logged an assist and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Kings.
Merrill was in the lineup for the sixth game in a row -- he's been filling in while Jonas Brodin (upper body) is out of action. Merrill is more of a pure defensive player and typically won't see a large role. He's at two assists, 15 shots on net, 25 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over 20 appearances this season. While he's had steady playing time recently, one of Merrill or Zach Bogosian may be at risk of losing playing time once David Jiricek makes his team debut.
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Zach Bogosian D | MIN
Wild's Zach Bogosian: Provides rare helper
Bogosian notched an assist and four blocked shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Kings.
Bogosian ended a 13-game point drought with his helper on a Yakov Trenin tally late in the third period. During that span, Bogosian racked up 13 PIM, 12 blocked shots and 10 hits while seeing third-pairing minutes. He's at five points, 31 shots on net, 25 hits, 31 blocks and a plus-5 rating over 27 appearances this season.
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Yakov Trenin C | MIN
Wild's Yakov Trenin: Scores late to prevent shutout
Trenin scored a goal and added two hits in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Kings.
Trenin couldn't buy a goal over the first two months of the season, but he's now scored in back-to-back games. His tally Saturday had no impact other than breaking up Darcy Kuemper's shutout bid with 1:13 to go in the contest. Trenin is at three points, 19 shots on net, 73 hits, 14 PIM and a plus-6 rating over 27 appearances, and his limited offense in a bottom-six role shouldn't intrigue many fantasy managers.
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Marc-Andre Fleury G | MIN
Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Takes first regulation loss
Fleury gave up two goals on 32 shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Kings. The last two goals were empty-netters.
Fleury did his part to give the Wild a fighting chance, but the Kings gave them no quarter. This was Fleury's first regulation loss of the season, dropping him to 5-1-1 with a 2.56 GAA and a .910 save percentage over seven starts. He's had a light workload because Filip Gustavsson has been one of the best goalies in the league, leaving no room for Fleury to take on a larger role. The Wild play four times between Tuesday and Sunday, Dec. 15, including a weekend back-to-back, so Fleury probably won't have to wait long for his next start.
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Kevin Stenlund C | UTA
Hockey Club's Kevin Stenlund: Snaps 22-game goal drought
Stenlund scored a goal in Saturday's 5-2 win over Buffalo.
Stenlund scored in Utah's third game of the season and went 22 games before getting his second of the season on Saturday. Stenlund does a little bit of everything, but not enough of anything on Utah's fourth line to make him fantasy worthy.
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Mikey Anderson D | LA
Kings' Mikey Anderson: Pockets assist Saturday
Anderson produced an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Wild.
Anderson ended his seven-game point drought when he helped out on a first-period tally by Adrian Kempe. The 25-year-old Anderson has remained a steady defender in a top-four role, but he's not putting up much for offense, so he has limited fantasy value. This season, he's earned three goals, five helpers, 31 shots on net, 43 hits, 47 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating through 27 appearances.
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Jordan Spence D | LA
Kings' Jordan Spence: Helps out on power play
Spence logged a power-play assist and two PIM in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Wild.
Spence has two assists over his last three games, but that follows a stretch of no points across 16 contests. The 23-year-old has started to see more regular power-play time again on the second unit over the last couple of weeks. He's now at six points (two on the power play), 29 shots on net, 31 blocked shots, 29 hits, 10 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 26 outings overall. Spence will likely continue to see bottom-four usage overall, and with the Kings leaning on seven-defensemen lineups lately, he could be in line for an even smaller role than usual.