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Noah Hanifin - Helpers in consecutive contests Hanifin logged an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Bruins.
Impact Hanifin has a helper in two straight contests after going 15 games without a point. The 28-year-old is up to 23 points, 102 shots on net, 81 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating. It's a good sign he's built up some momentum heading into the 4 Nations Face-Off, where he'll represent Team USA.
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Brandon Saad - Provides helper Saturday Saad logged an assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Bruins.
Impact Saad has two points and 10 shots over four contests since he signed with Vegas following a mutual contract termination with St. Louis. The 32-year-old has settled onto the Golden Knights' third line, playing alongside Brett Howden and Mark Stone in the absence of William Karlsson (lower body). Saad has 18 points, 85 shots and a minus-15 rating over 47 appearances this season. He has scoring potential, but he's a risky option in fantasy since he doesn't add much else if his offense goes cold.
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Brett Howden - Garners assist in win Howden notched an assist and five shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Bruins.
Impact Howden snapped a seven-game point drought when he helped out on a Zach Whitecloud tally in the second period. The 26-year-old forward has yet to capitalize on an improved third-line situation, as the Golden Knights have had him centering Brandon Saad and Mark Stone at even strength. Howden has matched his career high at 23 points (16 goals, seven assists), and he's added 93 shots on net, 96 hits, 42 blocked shots, 24 PIM and a plus-6 rating over 55 appearances.
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David Pastrnak - Grows point streak to 13 games Pastrnak registered an assist and took five shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Vegas.
Impact Pastrnak's helper was the lone assist on linemate Morgan Geekie's tally in the second period. With the assist, Pastrnak extended his point streak to 13 games where he has 26 points during this span. Overall, the 28-year-old right winger has 40 helpers, 68 points and 230 shots on net in 57 games this season. Pastrnak may be the hottest file in fantasy right now and is back on track after a slower start to the season. With the 4 Nations Face-Off break upon us, Pastrnak will have two weeks to recharge before chasing the 100-point mark for the third season in a row.
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Morgan Geekie - Tallies goal Saturday Geekie scored a goal and took three shots on net in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
Impact Geekie found the back of the net in Saturday's second period to give the Bruins a 3-1 lead. The 26-year-old forward raised his season totals to 17 goals, 29 points and 103 shots on net in 52 outings this season. With his 17th tally of the year, Geekie tied his career best in goals that he set last season. He has developed great chemistry with David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha on Boston's top line and is likely to remain in that role for the rest of the season. Geekie should contend for the 40-point mark for the first time in his career. He is a strong waiver wire add in deep leagues and has some value in standard formats.
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Jack Eichel - Dishes two assists in win Eichel had two assists and took five shots on net in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Bruins.
Impact Both of Eichel's helpers came in the third period with the latter of the two being the primary pass on Tomas Hertl's game-winning tally on the power play. The 28-year-old center is up to 50 assists, 69 points and 174 shots on net across 55 games this season. Eichel has surpassed his point total from each of the past two seasons and is slated to set multiple career highs. He is just four assists, 13 points, and four power-play points away from matching his season-highs in each respective category. Eichel is tied for sixth in the league in points and is on pace for 100 tallies this season.
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