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United Center, Chicago, IL
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Lukas Reichel - Sent to AHLReichel was reassigned to AHL Rockford on Sunday.
ImpactReichel had been a healthy scratch for Chicago's last two games after going 20 games without a goal, tallying just three assists in that span. Reichel, a first-round pick in 2020, will now head to the AHL to continue his development. The 21-year-old winger has three goals and 10 points in 50 NHL games this season.
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Philipp Kurashev - Two helpers SaturdayKurashev picked up two assists in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Senators.
ImpactThe 24-year-old winger helped set up tallies by Nick Foligno in the first period and Connor Bedard in the second. Kurashev has a five-game point streak going in which he's collected a goal and seven points, and a spot on Chicago's top power-play unit and on a line with Bedard at even strength should allow him to stay productive. Kurashev's next goal will be his career-high 10th, and he's already set a new personal best on the season with 31 points in 48 games.
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Connor Bedard - Two points in Saturday's winBedard produced a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Senators.
ImpactHe also chipped in a team-high five shots on net, two hits, a blocked shots and a plus-1 rating. It was Bedard's first multi-point performance of 2024, as the dynamic rookie missed six weeks due to a broken jaw, but the 18-year-old has a goal and three points in two games since his return and more big fantasy nights should come soon enough. Bedard will resume his march toward a likely Calder Trophy with 16 goals and 36 points through his first 41 NHL contests.
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Petr Mrazek - Busy in Saturday's winMrazek made 40 saves in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Senators.
ImpactThe 40 stops tied his season high, while the 42 shots faced were the most Mrazek had seen since late October. The 32-year-old netminder snapped a six-start losing streak with the performance, a stretch in which he'd gone 0-5-1 despite a 2.55 GAA and .921 save percentage. Connor Bedard's return to the lineup should give the Chicago offense a little more oomph, but Mrazek will likely still have trouble supplying wins to fantasy GMs even if he continues to play well.
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Tim Stutzle - Two points in Saturday's lossStutzle picked up an even-strength goal and a power-play assist in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Chicago.
ImpactThe 22-year-old center snapped a brief four-game point drought with the performance, which tied his longest dry spell of the season. Stutzle has only gotten only the scoresheet seven times in the last 14 games, but five of them were multi-point efforts, and over that stretch he's delivered five goals and 15 points. Better luck on the power play might improve his fantasy consistency -- Saturday's helper was just his second PP point in the last 23 contests, and at least for the moment he's lost his spot on the top unit.
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Joonas Korpisalo - Loses second straight startKorpisalo stopped 19 shots in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Chicago.
ImpactOttawa held a 2-1 lead midway through the second period, but the team's offense went cold after that and Korpisalo couldn't keep Chicago at bay. The 29-year-old netminder has lost back-to-back starts against basement dwellers, getting routed 5-1 by the Ducks on Thursday, and in 15 outings since the beginning of January he's gone 6-6-2 with a 3.06 GAA and .881 save percentage. Anton Forsberg returned from a groin injury Tuesday and got the win, and now that he's healthy he represents a real threat to Korpisalo's starting job.
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