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FORWARDS
Brock Nelson and Gabriel Landeskog, COL
-Together on L2 for Colorado Avalanche; Landeskog on PP1 with Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar; Nelson on PP2.
-EDGE stats: Nelson is among forward leaders in total skating distance, 20-plus mph speed bursts and midrange goals. All 5 of Landeskog's goals have been high-danger goals this season (86th percentile), and he ranks highly at his position in hardest shot and even-strength offensive zone time percentage.
Tyler Toffoli, SJS
-L1 with high-scoring forwards Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith and also PP2.
-EDGE stats: Among forward leaders in midrange goals, midrange shots on goal and long-range shots on goal.
Josh Norris, BUF
-L1 with elite forward Tage Thompson and PP1 with Thompson and defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.
-3 points (2 goals, 1 assist) in return from injury Monday; 7 shots on goal in 2 games this season.
-EDGE stats: Among forward leaders in offensive zone time percentage and average shot speed.
Jamie Benn, DAL
-L1 with Wyatt Johnston and Mikko Rantanen and PP2 for Dallas Stars.
-EDGE stats: All 3 of his goals have been high-danger goals, and 7 of his 11 shots on goal have been high-danger SOG.
Andre Burakovsky, CHI
-L1 with Connor Bedard and PP2 for Chicago Blackhawks.
-Assists in three straight games since returning from injury.
-EDGE stats: Among forward leaders in average shot speed.
Maxim Shabanov, NYI
-L1 with Bo Horvat and Emil Heineman and PP1 with Horvat, Mathew Barzal, Anders Lee and Matthew Schaefer for New York Islanders.
-Key injury: Kyle Palmieri (out for season).
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among forwards in average miles skated per 60 minutes and offensive zone start percentage.
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DEFENSEMAN
Vladislav Gavrikov, NYR
-Leads NYR defensemen in goals (5) this season
-Key injury: Adam Fox; Gavrikov is 2nd on team in average ice time (23:10; behind Fox's 23:50) playing on top pair.
-EDGE stats: Tied for defenseman lead in high-danger goals (3) and also ranks highly at position in total skating distance.
Other defensemen to consider adding: Olen Zellweger, ANA, and Nick Blankenburg, NSH
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GOALIE
Brandon Bussi, CAR
-7-1-0, .907 save percentage and 1 shutout in 8 games this season.
-Key injury: Pyotr Kochetkov.
-EDGE stats: Leads NHL in high-danger save percentage (.908; minimum 8 games) and 5-on-5 save percentage in close situations (.971).
Ville Husso, ANA
-Has won both of his starts this season; stopped 21 of 22 shots faced in win at STL on Monday.
-Key injuries: Lukas Dostal and Petr Mrazek.
-EDGE stats: Had greater than .900 save percentage in 7 of his 11 starts last season for DET/ANA (90th percentile), and his high-danger save percentage (.807) was better than NHL average (.805).
