Since Viktor Arvidsson was moved to IR with a lower-body injury, Andreas Athanasiou was moved to Arvidsson's line alongside Trevor Moore and Phillip Danault. Athanasiou has made the most of this opportunity, scoring goals in three consecutive games to go with five points in his last three games. Prior to Arvidsson's injury, Athanasiou had been a healthy scratch for five consecutive games, appearing to be the odd man out for a Kings team that has exceeded expectations this season. But now, AA might be worth keeping an eye on in fantasy leagues.  

Speaking of Moore, he recorded another three points on Thursday, giving him 29 points over his last 27 games – since the calendar flipped to 2022. In fact, that total leads the Kings over that span, and it's one point higher than Leon Draisaitl's over the same number of games. All it took for Moore was to be moved onto a different line, where his icetime has increased about four minutes per game and his power-play time over a minute per game. Yet Moore is still rostered in only 9 percent of Yahoo leagues and 25 percent of Fantrax leagues.

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It wasn't that long ago that I mentioned how hot Adrian Kempe is. Since then, he has slumped to seven games without a single point. He helped his cause by taking four shots on Thursday, and he's still on the Anze Kopitar line and first-unit power play. Kempe has truly been a hot-and-cold player since mid-February, as he had scored six goals in the four games prior to his current slump.

Erik Karlsson returned to the Sharks' lineup on Thursday after a 15-game absence resulting from forearm surgery. He wasn't exactly eased into game action, logging nearly 26 minutes while recording a pair of assists. He seems to be bouncing back after a rough 2020-21 season, so get him back into your lineup. As well, his return could help the San Jose goalie situation, especially with minute-muncher Mario Ferraro also sidelined. Not that I want to be heavily invested in the San Jose goalie situation to begin with.    

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Some unfortunate news for Robby Fabbri, who will miss the rest of the regular season with a torn ACL. Fabbri has provided decent production this season (30 PTS in 56 GP), but unfortunately, he can never shake the injury bug. Since his rookie season of 2015-16, Fabbri has never played more than 61 games in a season.

Fortunately for the Wings, Jakub Vrana has finally returned to the lineup, scoring three goals over his first two games of the season. Vrana has had a ferocious start to his Red Wings career, scoring 11 goals in 13 games dating back to last season. Obviously Vrana owners would prefer he play on the top line with Dylan Larkin, but he may be productive no matter where he is in the lineup. Vrana's time with Larkin has been very limited, and it appears that they may not be on the same line again tonight (Saturday).

#RedWings lines prior to game tomorrow at Calgary (7 ET, ⁦@BallySportsDET⁩):
Namestnikov-Larkin-Raymond
Vrana-Veleno-Gagner
Erne-Rasmussen-Zadina
Smith-Suter-Hirose
Rowney (IR) not skating
Leddy-Seider
Oesterle-Hronek
Staal-Stecher
Juolevi-Lindstrom
DeKeyser (IR) skating pic.twitter.com/NEu3INMOOm

— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) March 11, 2022

On a related note, this might be a good spot for Vladislav Namestnikov. He recorded an assist on that very line on Thursday, breaking a seven-game point drought.

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No panic… no panic at all in Leafland when it comes to Petr Mrazek…

Looked up the Mrazek buyout for the first time. It's not that bad.

But for now, the Leafs need another goalie. Here are some optionshttps://t.co/GB5Xx9dRiP

— James Mirtle (@mirtle) March 11, 2022

Mrazek might be okay if you're chasing wins, but I don't have a lot of faith in him preserving your goals-against average and save percentage. Whether to add him boils down to your team needs and other available options, but my default answer if you ask is probably going to be no. The whole Leafs team seems to have a major confidence issue defensively, which trickles down to the goalie even if they are normally psychologically able to shake off a bad goal.

Mrazek will in fact receive the nod over the inexperienced Erik Kallgren for the Heritage Classic against Buffalo on Sunday. Kallgren replaced Mrazek midway through Thursday's game after what was a really bad start both stats-wise and visually.

One of the Leafiest goals against I've ever seen… pic.twitter.com/qGmenjCDia

— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) March 11, 2022

Since this game will be played in a football stadium, the Argos Leafs game plan should focus on scoring at least a touchdown against the Bills Sabres in order to secure the win.

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The Stars have signed Joe Pavelski to a one-year extension worth $5.5 million. Pavelski is proving that players in their late-30s can still produce at star levels, scoring at a point-per-game pace on Dallas's top line with Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz. Staying with the Stars is also better for his fantasy value than him possibly signing elsewhere as a free agent, as another team may not use him in a way that can generate as many points.

Also, Jesperi Kotkaniemi could be staying longer than a season in Carolina…

Jesperi Kotkaniemi sounds like 8 years $4.25-$4.5 in Carolina

— Andy Strickland (@andystrickland) March 12, 2022

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Fresh off a hat trick the previous night, Anders Lee scored another goal on Friday. That gives the Islanders captain six goals over his past three games, resulting in a very Cy Young-ish 20-7 statline on the season. He's still available in about two-thirds of Yahoo leagues and just under half of Fantrax leagues, so he's one of several Islanders worth a pickup with their league-high 27 games remaining. If he's already spoken for in your league, I've got a few more options for you.

With a goal on Friday, Brock Nelson now has goals in four consecutive games, giving him a team-leading 23 goals. He also has a five-game point streak, which also included an assist in Friday's 5-2 win over Winnipeg. Nelson is rostered in just 21 percent of Yahoo leagues and 53 percent of Fantrax leagues.

Another Isle worth consideration is Anthony Beauvillier (only 6% Yahoo/30% Fantrax). With a pair of assists on Friday, Beauvillier now has six points (all assists) over his last three games. He's had some serious dry spells this season, but he appears to finally be finding his game. As I've mentioned before, the talent is there. Now we just need the results.

Let's keep going. Hey… Josh Bailey (only 3% Yahoo/19% Fantrax). Bailey scored a pair of goals on Friday while taking six shots. That gives him goals in back-to-back games while doubling his season goal total from three to six. You may have shied away from Bailey in the past because he's not a big-time sniper, as he's never reached 20 goals over his 14-year career. But assists also help, as do more opportunities for points.

Last one. Jean-Gabriel Pageau recorded a pair of assists, giving him nine points over his last eight games. You may remember Pageau from a few of his hot streaks in recent seasons, although his most recent one coincides with Mathew Barzal's injury. Barzal returned to the lineup on Friday, which is something to keep in mind if you are considering adding Pageau (26% Yahoo/29% Fantrax).  

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Robin Lehner was reportedly seen using crutches, so barring a trade Laurent Brossoit will likely man the net for Vegas over the foreseeable future. Four goals allowed on 32 shots isn't a really bad start, but it doesn't really help fantasy teams. Brossoit has just one quality start over his last four games, so he's not an automatic wins replacement for a top-tier team. In fact, is Vegas still a top-tier team with all of their key injuries (Lehner, Mark Stone, Alec Martinez)? Looks to me like they're a team simply trying to stay above the playoff bar right now.

The Golden Knights also lost Max Pacioretty in the second period of this game with an undisclosed injury. It's not the first time he's been injured this season, so this might bear watching.

With an assist on Friday, Sidney Crosby extended his point streak to eight games. Sid the Kid has tallied 11 points over those eight games while taking a minimum of two shots in each of those games. In fact, the last time Crosby took fewer than two shots in a game was January 27.

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Elvis Merzlikins stopped 36 of 38 shots in picking up a shootout win on Friday. That was his first quality start in five games, so you can't be blamed if you decided to bench Elvis for this one. He'd been struggling a bit prior to Friday, allowing at least three goals in each of his last seven games.

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Evgeny Kuznetsov recorded a hat trick in the Capitals' 4-3 overtime win in Vancouver. Two of those goals were on the power play, and he finished with five shots as well. Kuznetsov now has a five-game point streak.

I'm sure I'm opening myself up for debate on this, but this hat trick appeared to be more opportunistic than pure skill. The first goal resulted from a fluke bounce off the stanchion. The second goal appeared to be a historical goal for Alex Ovechkin, but Kuznetsov swatted at the puck when it was already crossing the line and ultimately received credit for it. And he should have been in concussion protocol when he scored his third goal, as he was on the receiving end of a Tyler Myers check to the head which resulted in the Capitals power play. Bitter Canucks fan, I know, but I'm also facing Kuznetsov in my head-to-head match this week. If you're reading this, you can probably relate to stuff like this.

If you needed some kind of goal from Ovechkin tonight, here's the bad beat.

Ovi came THIS close to passing Jagr on the all time goals list.

Kuznetsov couldnt help himself and tapped it in before it crossed the line. 😭 pic.twitter.com/dk2vvs59Vq

— alberto (@twistedleafs) March 12, 2022

J.T. Miller recorded a pair of assists, extending his point streak to 11 games. Over that span, he has piled up 23 points, which if not for Nick Schmaltz might put Miller at the top of the hot list. Miller also has multiple points in each of his last three games. With the Canucks now knocking on the playoff door in the Western Conference, Miller isn't going anywhere at the trade deadline. Canucks GM Patrik Allvin even hinted at that when he suggested in a recent interview that they would discuss a Miller contract in the summer. At this point a team would have to make a Godfather offer to pull Miller out of Vancouver before the deadline.

Bo Horvat scored a pair of goals on Friday, also giving him multiple points in each of his last three games. The Canucks captain also has a five-game point streak, which has helped him get his scoring totals back on track toward the 55-65-point pace that you can usually pencil him in for.

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