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Ben Hutton - Sets career high in goals Hutton scored a goal on three shots and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Predators.

Impact The goal was Hutton's fourth over 13 games in December, and it's career-best sixth tally of the season. The 32-year-old's 11 points are his most in the last four campaigns. He's gotten steady playing time with 31 appearances so far as Vegas has often had at least one blueliner unavailable. Hutton has added 48 shots on net, 31 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in a bottom-four role.

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Mark Stone - Strikes early on power play Stone scored a power-play goal on two shots and added two hits in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Predators.

Impact Stone reached the 10-goal mark for the year with his tally 5:35 into the game. He's provided more of a finishing touch lately in the absence of Jack Eichel (lower body) -- Stone has six goals and three assists over his last nine outings. For the season, the winger is up to 31 points (14 on the power play), 55 shots on net and a plus-7 rating across 22 appearances in a top-six role.

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Nick Perbix - Scores in Wednesday's win Perbix scored a goal on two shots and blocked five shots in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Impact Perbix has a point in each of his last two games, and he's earned a goal and three assists over 11 outings since he recovered from an upper-body injury. The defenseman is up to eight points, 39 shots on net, 39 blocked shots, 19 hits and a minus-10 rating through 36 outings this season. While he plays in a top-four role, he doesn't score enough to help in standard fantasy formats.

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Reid Schaefer - Nets go-ahead goal Schaefer scored a goal on two shots and added three hits in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Impact Schaefer snapped a six-game point drought with the tally, which was the third in a span of 5:01 for the Predators. His goal stood as the game-winner. The 22-year-old winger has scored four times on 12 shots while adding 41 hits, 16 blocked shots, 11 PIM and a minus-3 rating through 16 appearances in a bottom-six role. He's providing a little depth scoring but is still on the hunt for his first NHL assist.

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Michael Bunting - Tallies on power play in win Bunting scored a power-play goal on two shots in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Impact The Predators overcame a 2-0 deficit in the first period, and Bunting's second-period tally was an extra layer of insurance. The 30-year-old winger ended a six-game point drought with the goal. He's up to 10 goals, 10 assists, eight power-play points, 66 shots on net, 24 hits and a minus-8 rating through 39 outings this season, mainly in a middle-six role.

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Will Eeli Tolvanen Score a Goal vs. the Nashville Predators on January 1? - Bleacher Nation Is Eeli Tolvanen likely to score a goal when his Seattle Kraken meet the Nashville Predators on Thursday? The puck drops at 10:00 PM ET -- w...

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Will Ryan O'Reilly Score a Goal vs. the Seattle Kraken on January 1? - Bleacher Nation Will Ryan O'Reilly score for the Nashville Predators against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday? Stats and info are available in this article, t...

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