Midday Fix: March 8

Tomas Tatar is returning to Detroit in style.
Tatar will skate on the top line of the Vegas Golden Knights with center William Karlsson and linemate Jonathan Marchessault. Regular winger Reilly Smith is injured and will not play. Head coach Gerard Gallant said Smith is day-to-day but remains on the road with the Golden Knights.
"They play so fast and they create and they're smart," said Tatar, who spent parts of nine seasons in the Red Wings organization before moving over to Vegas in a trade at the NHL deadline. "I like to play fast and hopefully I can help create and be in the right spots. They both can shoot and pass. Hopefully there's a fit."
Tatar has one goal in four games since joining Vegas, and 17 on the season.
Tomas Hyka has been recalled and will skate on the wing with Erik Haula and David Perron.
Marc-Andre Fleury will start in goal for Vegas. Game time is 4:30 p.m. PT.

20 Goal Scorers
Forwards William Karlsson(35), James Neal(24), Erik Haula(24), Jonathan Marchessault(22) and Reilly Smith(22) each have scored 20 goals this season. The Golden Knights became the first team in the NHL to boast five different 20 goal scorers this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning also have five different players with 20 goals this season.
Spreading The Wealth
The Golden Knights have four players who rank in the top-50 in the NHL in points: forward Jonathan Marchessaultranks tied for 20th in the NHL with 65 points (22 G, 43 A), forward Reilly Smithis tied for 30th with 60 points (22 G, 38 A), forward David Perronranks tied for 30th with 60 points (16 G, 44 A) and forward William Karlssonranks tied for 33rd with 59 points (35 G, 24 A). As a team, Vegas is second in goals-per-game with 3.39 and second in goals with 224. The Golden Knights are the only team in the NHL to have four different players record at least 59 points this season.
Positive Vibes
Vegas Golden Knights forwards William Karlsson(+36) and Reilly Smith(+32) lead the NHL in plus/minus rankings and Jonathan Marchessault(+29) ranks tied for fourth.
William "Wild Bill" Karlsson
Forward William Karlssonscored his first goal of the season in overtime against St. Louis (Oct. 21). Since that time he has scored 35 goals, which leads the NHL. On the year, Karlsson's goals ranks sixth in the NHL. The Marsta, Sweden native leads the league in +/- with a plus-36 rating and ranks tied for fifth in the NHL with 65 takeaways.
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Defenseman Brayden McNabb's work on the blue line has been turning heads this season. The Davidson, Saskatchewan, native leads the Golden Knights with 178 hits and 146 blocked shots during the 2017-18 season. He and Washington's Brooks Orpikare the only two players in the NHL to record at least 145 in each category this season. McNabb tallied a career-high 11 hits against the New Jersey Devils (March 4), which is tied for the second most hits in a game this season. He has recorded career-highs in blocked shots (146), takeaways (26) and goals (4). His career-high in hits is 206 set in 2015-16.
Flower in bloom
Despite missing 25 games due to injury earlier this season, goaltender Marc-Andre Fleuryhas put together a stellar season. He captured his 20th win of the season against Calgary on Feb. 21. It is the 10th time in his career he has won at least 20 games in a season. Fleury's 2.26 goals-against average and his .926 save percentage are currently career-bests and rank second and fourth, respectively, in the NHL amongst goaltenders who have appeared in at least 30 games in 2017-18. He is currently three victories from becoming the 13th goalie in NHL history to reach the 400-win mark. He recorded his 15th career assist, and first since October 31, 2015, against the Vancouver Canucks on Feb. 23.