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The Skinny: Islanders 4, Wild 3 OT | New York Islanders Islanders statistician Eric Hornick breaks down the Islanders 4-3 OT win over the Wild
Daemon Hunt - Nabs helper in overtime loss Hunt notched an assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders.
Impact The assist was Hunt's first point in two games since he returned from missing 10 contests due to an undisclosed injury. The 23-year-old is filling a third-pairing role now that he's healthy again, giving him low fantasy upside. He's earned three assists, four shots on net, 20 blocked shots, 11 hits and a plus-4 rating over 14 outings this season.
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Quinn Hughes - Contributes three more assists Hughes posted three assists, including on the power play and eight shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders.
Impact Hughes has earned 12 helpers over his last eight contests. The dynamic defenseman's offense has been as steady as ever with 16 points across 14 contests since the Wild acquired him from the Canucks. For the season, the 26-year-old is up to three goals, 36 assists, 18 power-play points, 111 shots on net, 46 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through 40 appearances.
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Ben Jones - Scores for first NHL point Jones scored a goal on two shots and added four hits in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders.
Impact Jones, a seventh-round pick of the Golden Knights in 2017, has finally joined the ranks of NHL scorers. He opened the scoring Saturday at 2:51 of the first period with his first career goal and point, coming in his 49th appearance. The 26-year-old has added 19 shots on net, 51 hits and a minus-5 rating over 21 contests with the Wild this season. Jones looks to have a chance to play regularly as long as Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body) is out.
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Kirill Kaprizov - Pots goal in overtime loss Kaprizov scored a goal on seven shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders.
Impact Kaprizov had gone three games without a goal, matching his longest drought of the season. He's now at five points in as many contests in January. The superstar winger is up to 25 goals, 52 points, 165 shots on net and a plus-7 rating across 46 appearances. He's rarely held quiet for long, making him a reliable winger in all fantasy formats.
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Matt Boldy - Tallies on power play Boldy scored a power-play goal on six shots and went minus-4 in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders.
Impact This was a case of mixed results for Boldy. He was able to give the Wild a 2-1 lead in the first period, but he was on the ice for all of the Islanders' goals as well, taking his third minus rating in the last six games. The winger is now at 27 goals and 50 points through 46 outings this season, and he's added 152 shots on net, 32 blocked shots, 31 hits, 20 PIM and a plus-12 rating in a top-six role. He's now five goals away from setting a career high in that category.
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Filip Gustavsson - Takes overtime loss Gustavsson stopped 23 of 27 shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders.
Impact Gustavsson has dropped his last two outings and three of his last five. The 27-year-old was unable to protect a trio of one-goal leads, and after a clean third period, Simon Holmstrom's second goal of the game decided the contest 1:34 into the extra session. Gustavsson slipped to 14-9-5 with a 2.53 GAA and a .911 save percentage over 28 starts. The Wild have benefited from a goalie rotation this season, and that's expected to lead to Jesper Wallstedt in net Monday versus the Devils before Gustavsson would get the nod Thursday against the Jets to close out the Wild's current homestand.
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