Not one, not two, but three Sabres scored a pair of goals against the Flyers in Saturday's early game. That's how bad it is for the Flyers, who have now lost 11 consecutive games. Can they fire another head coach this season? Will UFA-to-be Claude Giroux be traded at the deadline? Lots of questions in Philly.

Jeff Skinner must enjoy playing for Don Granato a whole lot more than playing for Ralph Krueger. Skinner scored two goals and added an assist, giving him seven goals and three assists in the nine games he has played in 2022. You've probably soured from Skinner because of his previous two seasons, but he's currently on a 30-goal pace. The shots are going in at a higher rate (13.7 SH%) than last season (6.3 SH%), but he is also taking nearly a shot more per game this season (3.0 SOG/GP) compared to last season (2.1 SOG/GP). Believe it or not, it might be time to consider adding Skinner to your roster again (just 12 percent rostered in Yahoo leagues). This analysis is coming from a guy who bailed on Skinner in his keeper league and will probably watch someone else reap the rewards.

With his own two goals and assist, Skinner's linemate Tage Thompson has 10 points over his last eight games. On a 60-point pace, Thompson is another Sabre proving there is fantasy value in Buffalo after all. Thompson is tied for the Sabres scoring lead with 28 points in 38 games.

In his 20^th NHL game, Peyton Krebs scored his first two NHL goals. Since Krebs has just a single point in his previous 15 games, it looks like you'll need to be patient with him.

Tied with Thompson atop the Sabres scoring race is Rasmus Dahlin, who chipped in with two helpers on Saturday and has five points over his last two games. Dahlin now has 13 points over his last 14 games, so his career is trending in the right direction after a rough 2020-21 season.

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If you combine his disastrous first period on Tuesday against Carolina with another pair of goals allowed in the first period on Saturday, Tuukka Rask had allowed seven goals over two periods. Yet after that he settled down, holding off the Jets for two periods to earn a 3-2 win. Mainly because of Tuesday, Rask still has a 3.87 GAA and .857 SV% in three games, so it may take a bit of time to shake off the rust.

Brad Marchand was okay after taking a hit on Thursday that forced him to leave the game, earning an assist on David Pastrnak's power-play goal.

Blake Wheeler returned to the Jets' lineup from LTIR on Saturday. Although he was held without a point, he logged 21:39 on his usual spot alongside Mark Scheifele.

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It's possible you may have had Alex Ovechkin as your preseason Rocket Richard pick. He scored a pair of goals in the third period against Ottawa to give him a share of the goal lead with 29 goals. Ovechkin was also a plus-3 with five shots and four hits to help his cause as the top player in multicategory leagues. Ovie has also tied Leon Draisaitl in the Art Ross race with 58 points.

However, you probably didn't predict the player that Ovechkin is tied with would be in the mix. Chris Kreider took full advantage of a matchup with Arizona, recording a hat trick to tie Ovie with 29 goals. Kreider has already reached a career high with the 29 goals in just 42 games. Everything seems to be going in for him right now, as he is also on a five-game goal streak in which he has scored eight goals. Normally a player with a double-digit shooting percentage, Kreider is also shooting a career-high 22.1 SH%. For the first season in his career, Kreider is also taking over three shots per game when he has consistently averaged between 2.0-2.5 SOG/GP. Kreider had an ADP of 153 in Yahoo drafts (around where yours truly drafted him in one league), so needless to say he has delivered incredible value.

Jacob Trouba has been making some noise in multicategory formats recently. Trouba scored two of the Rangers' other goals in their 7-3 manhandling of the Coyotes. Trouba also chipped in an assist with a plus-4, eight shots, and three hits to fill the statsheet. Over his last four games, Trouba has five points, a plus-5, 19 shots, 13 hits, and nine blocked shots. For the first time in his three seasons with the Rangers, Trouba has his scoring pace up to a half point per game, which has made him incredibly valuable if you factor in all these other categories.  

With three assists on Saturday, Mika Zibanejad is on an eight-game point streak. He has also delivered multiple points in each of his last three games.

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The good news for Montreal is that for the first time in three games, they held an opponent to under 50 shots (46 against Colorado, to be exact). The bad news is another loss, although they were able to bring the Avalanche to overtime. Playing just his fifth game of the season, Cayden Primeau earned a quality start with 43 saves. Since both Carey Price and Jake Allen appear to be a long way from returning, your Habs goalie tandem appears to be Primeau and Sam Montembeault. Their numbers probably won't reflect the incredible amount of work they will need to do on a nightly basis.

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Jack LaFontaine's first NHL start probably isn't one he'll want to remember. The recent NCAA goalie was shelled for seven goals on 38 shots in the Hurricanes' 7-3 loss to New Jersey. Frederik Andersen started on Friday night, so LaFontaine was starting the second of back-to-backs.

Andreas Johnsson was tied as the Devils' top point producer in this game, scoring a goal and adding two assists. Johnsson broke a four-game point drought and a 17-game goal drought in this one, so you can't be blamed if he wasn't in your lineup.

With three assists, Ryan Graves has five points (all assists) in his last five games. This in spite of little to no power-play time. Graves is much more of a penalty killer for the Devils.   

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Matt Duchene wasn't going to finish as badly as he had last season (just 13 points in 34 games), but I don't think anyone projected that he'd be a point-per-game player at this point in the season. Duchene powered the Preds on Saturday with two goals and an assist, giving him 38 points in 39 games. Like Skinner and Kreider mentioned above, Duchene has managed to both increase his shot total (from 2.1 SOG/GP last season to 2.9 SOG/GP this season) and his shooting percentage (from 8.2 SH% last season to 16.8 SH% this season). So you could say he has been both much better and much luckier. Again, I'm not sure he's a (near) point-per-game player, but he's better than he showed last season.

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Between the seven-game losing streak and the "pissy" interview, Leon Draisaitl has been under the microscope this week. Sooner or later, he was going to turn the attention toward his on-ice performance, and he did that on Saturday. Draisaitl scored the game-winning goal and a buzzer-beater empty-net goal along with two assists in the Oilers' 5-3 win. Whether the Oilers are a playoff team is debatable, but his skill as a top scorer certainly isn't.

LEON WITH THE BEAUTY! Leon Draisaitl with the beautiful power move and tally to put Edmonton ahead in the third! WOW!#LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/FJL1Wx1j1z

— Hockey Daily 365 (@HockeyDaily365) January 23, 2022

Evan Bouchard achieved his first career two-goal game with a pair of goals in the second period. Bouchard had gone the previous six games without a point after a strong start to the season (19 points in 30 games).

Former first-round pick Brendan Perlini has three goals in his last four games. Although Perlini received some icetime with Connor McDavid, he has skated fewer than 10 minutes in three of those last four games.

Credit where credit is due: Mikko Koskinen stopped 44 of 47 shots he faced to earn a quality start. This right off the heels of me mentioning yesterday that you should drop him. Expect him to receive the start for the Oilers' next game on Tuesday in Vancouver.

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With two goals on Saturday, Ross Colton has four goals over his last four games. He has also taken four shots in back-to-back games. Colton isn't on one of the Lightning scoring lines, so he's getting it done on pure ability. He's second on the Bolts with 79 hits, so he offers a little bit of value in bangers leagues.

James Reimer allowed four first-period goals before getting the hook against Tampa Bay. After a fast start, Reimer has stumbled recently with four really bad starts in his last six games. He has also battled injury.

Whether your Sharks goalie is Reimer or Adin Hill, some incredibly tough matchups are ahead. Following the Saturday game against Tampa, the Sharks head out on a road trip to what is the new Death Valley of the NHL:

Jan 26    @WSH

Jan 29    @FLA

Jan 30    @CAR

Feb 1     @TB

(Stick tap to Paul Kent on Twitter for providing that info)

After that, they don't play again until February 14. The All-Star break takes up four of those days, but there's an entire week's worth of days after that where the Sharks don't play (the Panthers, Kings, and Rangers are in the same boat). Moving on from either Reimer or even Hill might be recommended during that stretch.

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Finally, two racist incidents in professional hockey this month is two too many. Onetime NHL prospect Jordan Subban was involved in a disturbing incident in an ECHL game on Saturday night. Subban tweeted about the incident after the game, and there's also a video circulating on social media. This kind of bullshit behavior needs to be called out, as it completely crosses the line even in the heat of battle. Hopefully the ECHL will do the right thing and administer serious punishment to the offending player.

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