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FORWARD
Andrew Copp, DET
23 percent rostered
-Playing center on L2 with Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane.
-21 points (7 goals, 14 assists) in past 23 games with 17 blocks in span.
-Tied with Dylan Larkin for Detroit Red Wings lead in face-off win percentage (53.0).
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among forwards in total skating distance at even strength, high-danger shots on goal and 20-plus mph speed bursts.
Mats Zuccarello, MIN
17 percent rostered
-L1 with Kirill Kaprizov and Ryan Hartman and also PP1 with Kaprizov and Quinn Hughes.
-23 points (6 goals, 17 assists), 7 on power play, in 29 games
-Key injuries: Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek.
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among forwards in offensive zone time percentage (46.1; 93rd percentile) and midrange goals (5; 87th percentile).
Viktor Arvidsson, BOS
13 percent rostered
-Career-long 7-game point streak with 8 points (4 goals, 4 assists) and 28 shots on goal in span.
-Arvidsson had 10 shots on goal in 1 game vs. DET on Jan. 13; 3rd on Boston Bruins in SOG (101) behind David Pastrnak (153) and Morgan Geekie (113).
-L2 with Pavel Zacha and also PP2; 2nd on BOS in shots on goal per game (2.73) and 3rd on team in goals per game (0.30).
-EDGE stats: 97th percentile among forwards in hardest shot (94.63 mph); also ranks highly at positiion in long-range shots on goal (11; 86th percentile) and midrange shots on goal (32; 82nd percentile).
Charlie Coyle and Kent Johnson, CBJ
10 and 6 percent rostered
-CBJ: 3-0-0 under new coach Rick Bowness; 4 straight wins overall.
-Coyle: 30 points (10 goals, 20 assists) this season
-Coyle: 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist), 1 on power play, and 16 shots on goal in 3 games under Bowness.
-Johnson: Multiple SOG in each of 1st 3 games under Bowness (7 in span); multipoint game (1 goal, 1 assist) vs. VAN on Jan. 15.
-Johnson: career highs in goals (24), assists (33), points (57 in 68 games) and power-play points (15) last season.
-Johnson playing on PP1 with Zach Werenski and also L2 with Sean Monahan and Boone Jenner.
-Coyle playing on PP1 and also L3 with Dmitri Voronkov and Mathieu Olivier.
-New-look CBJ PP1: Werenski, Kirill Marchenko, Adam Fantilli, Coyle and Johnson.
-EDGE stats: 93rd percentile among forwards in high-danger shots on goal (46); 87th percentile at position in hardest shot (89.76 mph).
Pavol Regenda, SJS
3 percent rostered
-L1 with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith; undrafted 26-year-old.
-8 points (7 goals, 1 assist), 3 on power play, and 26 shots on goal in 10 games this season.
-EDGE stat: All 7 of his goals this season have been high-danger goals (77th percentile despite playing only 10 games).
Alex Iafallo, WPG
1 percent rostered
-L1 with Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele. L2 also hot with Cole Perfetti, Jonathan Toews and Gabriel Vilardi.
-4-game point streak and points in 5 of past 6.
-EDGE stat: 83rd percentile in high-danger shots on goal (36).
Other forward to consider adding: Uvis Balinskis, FLA (1 percent rostered)
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DEFENSEMAN
Jake Walman, EDM
26 percent rostered
-2 assists, 1 on power play, with 11 shots on goal and 7 blocks in 4 games since returning from injury.
-EDGE stat: 95th percentile in hardest shot (98.10 mph).
Kevin Bahl, CGY
1 percent rostered
-70-plus hits (72) and blocks (71) this season.
-Expanded role after Rasmus Andersson was traded to Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.
-Other Flames defenseman to keep an eye on: Zayne Parekh.
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GOALIE
Akira Schmid, VGK
38 percent rostered
-15 wins and 2 shutouts in 21 games this season.
-Adin Hill allowed 5 goals in return from injury; Carter Hart injured.
