Although not an official government holiday, Black Friday resulted in a bunch of early games and an unusually high number of games overall for a Friday. Hopefully you remembered to set your lineup in time (I usually set it the night before just in case I lose internet or I have to deal with some other more pressing matter that day).

Between his own impressive play and that of his team, Linus Ullmark has been a must-start all season. Unfortunately, those who roster Ullmark might have to search for another short-term option, as the Bruins goalie was forced to leave Friday's day game in the third period with an upper-body injury. Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said that he hoped the injuries to Ullmark and Craig Smith would only be day-to-day. The Bruins don't play again until Tuesday, so he could be back next week pending further information.

Before he left the game, Ullmark successfully challenged the shooter.

Aggressive goalie alert 😤 pic.twitter.com/ATtzF86U1h

— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) November 25, 2022

With two goals on Friday, David Krejci now has six goals in his past five games. He also has a five-game point streak in which he has eight points. After his one-year retirement from the NHL, Krejci seems to be exceeding expectations with a near-point-per-game pace (17 PTS in 18 GP). Moreover, he has equalled his goal total from 2020-21 (8 G), which he needed 51 games to reach. Although the Bruins are still riding high at the top of the table, Krejci has a 30.8 SH% and 66.7 Sec. Asst% that suggest a potential sell high.

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Getting shut out by Darcy Kuemper (32 saves) and the Capitals means that numerous Flames find themselves on the Cold List on Frozen Tools. Some of the more prominent names include the following:

Tyler Toffoli: 0 PTS in last 5 GP

Nazem Kadri: 0 PTS in last 4 GP

Elias Lindholm: 0 PTS in last 3 GP

Adam Ruzicka: 0 PTS in last 3 GP

Mackenzie Weegar: 1 PT in last 12 GP

Jonathan Huberdeau: 1 PT in last 4 GP

Definitely some buy lows on that list, but you're going to have to be patient. This is a team that made some major changes this offseason, so it could take some time for everyone to gel. The Flames are currently a bottom-third team in offense with under three goals per game, and so far, they don't look better than the team that they were last season. See Friday's lines below and decide for yourself.

NAZEM KADRI – DILLON DUBE – ANDREW MANGIAPANE

MIKAEL BACKLUND – JONATHAN HUBERDEAU – BLAKE COLEMAN

MILAN LUCIC – BRETT RITCHIE – ADAM RUZICKA

TREVOR LEWIS – TYLER TOFFOLI – ELIAS LINDHOLM

Darryl Sutter might be trying to spread out the scoring with his most recent line deployments, but I don't think sticking Huberdeau with Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman will get it done for the slumping Huberdeau. This note below is also interesting, so I wonder if a callup could help shake things up.

Three of the top 15 AHL points leaders are from the Wranglers. (Matthew Phillips, Jakob Pelletier and Connor Zary.)

— Ryan Pike (@RyanNPike) November 25, 2022

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Although he did not record a point on Friday, Rasmus Sandin was in fact on the first-unit power-play time with Morgan Rielly sidelined. Sandin is rostered in just 15% of Yahoo leagues and 43% of Fantrax leagues, and he deserves a short-term pickup in single-season leagues with Rielly out for at least eight more games (the time that he would have to remain on LTIR). For more on Sandin, see this week's Looking Ahead.

Although he hardly ever scores, Justin Holl could be a source of increased bangers categories while Rielly is out. Holl has logged 25:03 and 23:46 over the last two games.

With a goal on Friday, Mitch Marner extended his point streak to 15 games. He has 20 points (4 G, 16 A) over that span.

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Apparently, it was Kirby Dach's revenge game in Chicago. Dach was held without a point, but he managed to get the last laugh anyway.  

Kirby Dach scores the shootout winner in Chicago and taunts the crowd pic.twitter.com/vMtXMF3hOl

— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) November 25, 2022

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Brady Tkachuk had an interesting multicategory day, scoring a goal with 7 PIM and 8 SOG. Here's how he earned five of those penalty minutes.

Brady with fists of fury 🥊 pic.twitter.com/qxlQAgG2Kr

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 25, 2022

Linemates Mathieu Joseph and Derick Brassard each scored a goal and two assists in the Senators' victory over Anaheim.

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Bryan Rust has zero points in 10 of his last 11 games. He recorded a pair of points last Saturday, which broke a seven-game point drought. Now he's working on a three-game point slump. He's still skating on a scoring line (with Evgeni Malkin) while maintaining a first-unit power-play spot. In addition, he's showing some low advanced stats (such as a 20.0 Sec. Asst.%). Unless you're in a shallow league, you're best to remain patient, although moving him to your bench on a busy night isn't a bad option.

It was the Ryan Poehling – Teddy Blueger – Josh Archibald unit handling the scoring for the Penguins on Friday. This bottom-six duo combined for seven points, including two goals from Poehling and three assists from Blueger.

Remember when Carter Hart was off to a hot start? Yeah, not anymore. Hart was pulled early in the second period after allowing four goals on 21 shots. He is without a win or a quality start in each of his last seven games, having allowed at least three goals in each of those seven games. The Flyers are looking like who we thought they were.

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Last week I discussed Ullmark as the ultimate Zero G goalie to draft so far. I'll grant an honorable mention to Ville Husso (ADP 127 in Yahoo/137 in Fantrax). It took a shootout, but Husso posted his fourth consecutive win on Friday. As of the oft-mentioned US Thanksgiving key date to project playoff teams, the Red Wings occupy a playoff spot in the Atlantic Division. That should ease some of the worries that you might have about the Wings not being the kind of team that your goalie should be playing for.

Filip Hronek has goals in four consecutive games and points in six consecutive games. He added a goal and an assist on Friday, giving him three consecutive multipoint games. Over his six-game point streak he has 10 points, which has vaulted him to a near point-per-game pace (18 points in 20 games). Yes, he mainly plays on the second power-play unit, but he also has eight power-play points on the season, including 2 PPP on Friday. The team around him is better this season, which has helped him elevate his game. Just keep in mind that his advanced stats on Frozen Tools show a lot of red, which means that his season-long production will be difficult to sustain.

Nick Schmaltz was the most popular profile on Frozen Tools on Thursday, and there seems to be good reason for that. Schmaltz scored a goal and added an assist with a plus-3 on Friday, giving him goals in back-to-back games. He's only 16 percent rostered in Yahoo leagues (49% in Fantrax), and someone has to score and log the power-play minutes in the desert. You won't get another seven-point game like last season, but you might be satisfied anyway.

Jakob Chychrun has taken eight shots in each of his last two games. Yes, that many. As well, he's a plus-5 over that span. With three points in his last two games, Chychrun has been playing excellent hockey since his return to the lineup earlier this week. That includes the game-tying goal with just 26 seconds left. Maybe he's motivated to boost his trade value, but the Coyotes don't look as bad as where they appeared to be headed when the season started.

Chychrun's return has cut into J.J. Moser's power-play time, but Moser still has points in four consecutive games and seven of his last eight games. Moser's scoring will probably decline anyway, but he also stands to benefit if the Yotes pull the trigger on a Chychrun trade.

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With a pair of goals on Friday, Andre Burakovsky has three goals and five points over his last two games. He's also been shooting the puck recently with four shots in each of his last three games. He may have seemed like an afterthought as a free agent signing after not being a huge factor for the Avalanche in their Stanley Cup run, but he's quietly put up 20 points in 20 games as the leading scorer for Seattle. Key to this: his shot total is up nearly a shot per game (from 1.9 SOG/GP last season to 2.8 SOG/GP this season), so his advanced stats don't really show any potential regression.

If the Kraken are a playoff team, which is where they are in the standings now, does that mean Philipp Grubauer is safe to start? Sidelined for a month, Grubauer returned to the crease on Friday and won a 4-2 decision in Vegas. Only two goalies have more wins than Martin Jones this season (can't believe I'm writing that), so the higher-paid Grubauer might have to settle for a backup or timeshare role for the next little while. Seattle's recent play has at least made me more confident in starting Grubauer, or at least not dropping him from my roster.

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Ilya Sorokin ensured his third consecutive win and quality start with this clutch save.

GAME SAVER, ILYA SOROKIN 🤯 pic.twitter.com/1LW80Liix3

— NHL (@NHL) November 26, 2022

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After a slow start (2 PTS in first 6 GP interrupted by injury), Pavel Buchnevich has five goals and nine points over his last five games. That includes a goal and an assist on Friday.

Buchnevich's linemate Jordan Kyrou's early-season slump is also over, as he now has 11 points over his last seven games. Kyrou also scored a goal and added an assist on Friday, and he also fired seven shots. Kyrou also has a four-game power-play point streak.

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Jason Robertson has scored 18 goals in just 21 games. Is he a potential Rocket Richard winner? Some of his advanced stats point to a slight regression, but he's also averaging over four shots per game, which is over a shot per game higher than last season. In addition, his line with Joe Pavelski and Roope Hintz is rolling as the league's top even-strength line. So, I think you'll definitely want to hold onto him, even in single-season leagues.

In spite of Robertson's goal-scoring prowess, his game-tying 18^th goal of the season was not without controversy and probably should not have counted.

CAN'T TOUCH THIS! pic.twitter.com/YxCyE0j5Uc

— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) November 26, 2022

Fortunately for the Jets, Josh Morrissey scored the overtime winner. He looks primed to have his best season ever, as he is one of seven defensemen that is currently at or above the point-per-game mark (minimum 10 games). He's benefitted from some favorable advanced stats, which include a 12.5 SH% – high for both Morrissey and defensemen in general. Still, he's grabbing first-unit power-play duties in Winnipeg while leading all Jets in icetime (23:16 ATOI).

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Note that the Blue Jackets/Predators game today has been cancelled due to a water main break at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville that also forced the cancellation of Friday's Avalanche/Predators game.  

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The Sharks/Seals reverse retro jerseys are the best of the bunch. Argue with me all you want in the comments, but you're not changing my mind. Honorable mention for those North Stars jerseys that the Wild have.

San Jose's #ReverseRetro jerseys make their on-ice debut 🦈✨ pic.twitter.com/qOHoftrTjC

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) November 26, 2022

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