Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up! Following last week's article, this week will tackle Part Two of a noteworthy player from each team.

Let's stop wasting time and dive in.

New Jersey

Much to the chagrin of Timo Meier owners, Stefan Noesen stole, robbed, and hoodwinked the last spot on the top power play unit from Meier early in the season and has not looked back. Despite being on a cold streak over his last three games, Noesen is on pace for his best campaign yet of 51 points, driven largely by those 10 power play points he has accumulated. There seems to be no indication that this will change any time soon.

New York Islanders

With Mathew Barzal returning, Anders Lee has found himself lining up alongside the team's top forward along with Jean-Gabriel Pageau. He has had a great second quarter in general with 18 points in 17 games and is seeing an extra minute and a half of TOI from last season. Hopefully this role can stick for Lee as it seems he has regained some of his scoring touch.

New York Rangers

Despite seeing a bump of nearly a minute in PPTOI from the first quarter to the second, Alexis Lafreniere has fallen short of expectations this season with only 13 points in 39 games. However, the Rangers as a whole have not lived up to the hype, so the blame does not rest solely on his shoulders. A rising tide lifts all boats and if the Rangers can get back on track to a somewhat respectable organization this season, Lafreniere could pace for much better down the stretch if he can hold down a spot on the top power play unit.

Ottawa

Drake Batherson has seen a slight increase in usage this year, consistently being deployed on the top power play unit and consequently gaining an extra 10% in his share with the man advantage. He is currently on pace for 78 points which would match his previous career high output while consistently playing in the top six at even strength.

Philadelphia

Surprisingly, Jamie Drysdale has received the third-most power play usage in Philadelphia at 54.9% but has four power play points in 28 games which balances out to about 12 in 82 games. Unfortunately, that makes up four out of his seven total points on the season, indicating a severe lack of even strength production. Getting out of the third pair would help a little but Philadelphia has not had a clear power play quarterback for some time now and it's interesting to see Drysdale get that usage. Something just to monitor for now.

Pittsburgh

Recently, Matt Grzelcyk has beaten out both Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang for running the top power play unit. This seems absurd on paper, but Grzelcyk is up to eight points in his last eleven games and that's with only two power play points and a 1.9% shooting percentage. There may even be room to grow if he can hold onto this spot.

San Jose

San Jose has been an entertaining team this season and the 'Lund' line coined by Keeping Karlsson of Mikael Granlund, Fabian Zetterlund and William Eklund are getting in on the action. This line has been together for nearly 150 minutes at even strength or approximately a quarter of the season for each player and has facilitated some solid performances. All three players are on career-high paces with Granlund leading the way after a scorching first quarter of 24 points in 23 games.

Seattle

Seattle has always been a somewhat frustrating team for fantasy purposes as they tend to spread ice time evenly among players. This has been no different with their two premiere defensemen in Vince Dunn and Brandon Montour. While Dunn was injured, Montour soaked up a significant portion of time on the power play and consequently was having a great stretch, posting 15 points in 22 games during the first quarter. With Dunn having returned, he has now taken back the lead with seven points in his last five games and 15 points in 17 games through the second quarter of the season. His PPTOI slightly outpaces Montour by about 30 seconds and unfortunately, this back and forth could permeate through the rest of the season.

St. Louis

New acquisition Cam Fowler has been supplanted power play incumbent Justin Faulk on the top unit in St. Louis and appears to be running away with the role as he is now up to eight points in six games. Since being given this opportunity seven games ago, he has not seen less than 21 minutes of TOI a night and has 17 shots and 18 blocks in that span. Apparently, a change of scenery can really do wonders for a player.

Tampa Bay

Similar to other names in this column, Brandon Hagel was player that fantasy owners were eagerly anticipating would take the next step this season by getting deployment on the top unit in Tampa Bay. He is no stranger to playing with Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point and previously Steven Stamkos at even strength, but now he is unlocking his full potential by seeing over three minutes in PPTOI and a 68.3% share of power play time. He is on pace for a monster 93-point campaign.

Toronto

Matthew Knies has really cemented himself as the heir apparent to Zach Hyman, fixating himself in a spot alongside Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews on the top line. After a recent three-goal outburst, Knies is up to a respectable 53-point pace while dishing out two hits and nearly two shots per game. The shooting percentage is slightly elevated at 21.7% but his grasp as the third wheel on the top line is impregnable.

Utah

In just his second season, Logan Cooley has jumped up the lineup and is receiving top deployment in Utah. He has spent the majority of his time at even strength with Dylan Guenther and Jack McBain where the line has connected for 15 goals with just nine against. Since the second quarter however, Cooley has joined the top power play unit, seeing a 69.5% share of the power play time in that span and collecting 17 points in 17 games to bring him up to a 71-point pace on the season. If he can hold this deployment, Cooley could be in line to exceed that pace through the second half of the season.

Vancouver

While Jake Debrusk was the big offseason acquisition in Vancouver, Conor Garland has been the one to assume solid deployment. He has played significant time with either Elias Pettersson or J.T Miller at even strength but more importantly, has been a staple on the top power play unit. Garland is seeing career high usage, averaging 19:34 TOI, 3:14 PPTOI and a 67.1% share of power play time. Even though he is in a bit of a dry spell with one point in four games, this continued usage should allow for him to exceed his previous best season of 65 points.

Vegas

In what seems to be a rotating cast of players lining up alongside Mark Stone and Jack Eichel, Tanner Pearson is the latest beneficiary, and he is making the most of his time with five points in his last four games. He could be a solid streaming option in deeper leagues so long as he is playing with the big guns.

Washington

With another point last night, bringing him to seven points in six games, Jakob Chychrun has quietly carved out a role for himself in Washington in an unexpected way by joining John Carlson on the top power play unit. Four of those seven points came on that unit and his PPTOI has more than doubled from the first to the second quarter. As a result, Chychrun is now on pace for a career high 65 points.  

Winnipeg

As expected in the offseason, Nikolaj Ehlers finally secured a spot on the top power play unit in Winnipeg. He is seeing a 61.3% share of the time and is averaging nearly three minutes of PPTOI. The result has seen him hit 13 points on the man advantage with just 32 games played. That total matches his career-high and is driving him to his first ever season of over a point per game pace. Ten years later and Ehlers has arrived.