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FORWARD
Dylan Holloway and Pavel Buchnevich, STL
40 and 34 percent rostered
-Holloway had 4 points (3G/1A) and 5 SOG in first game back from Olympics break; 12 SOG in 3 games since break.
-Playing on L3 with Dalibor Dvorsky and Pius Suter and also PP2.
-Limited to 37 games; had NHL career highs in goals (26), assists (37), points (63), PPP (13) and SOG (178) last season.
-EDGE stats: Holloway is among forward leaders in hardest shot and average shot speed this season.
-Buchnevich has 38 points (14G/24A), 13 on power play, in 60 games this season.
-8 points (5G/3A) during 5-game point streak; 5 of 8 multipoint games this season have come since Jan. 1.
-Playing on L2 with Jordan Kyrou and also PP1 with Dalibor Dvorsky and Jake Neighbours.
-EDGE stats: Buchnevich is among forward leaders in total skating distance, long-range shots on goal and midrange goals.
Cole Perfetti, WPG
20 percent rostered
-Has 4 points (2G/2A) and 16 SOG in 4 games since Olympics break; 8 straight games with 3+ SOG.
-Has 7 points (4G/3A), including 1 PPP, in past 7 games.
-Playing on L2 and also PP1 with Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Gabriel Vilardi and Logan Stanley.
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among forwards in even-strength offensive zone time percentage; 7 of his 8 goals this season have been high-danger goals.
Egor Chinakhov and Ben Kindel, PIT
9 and 6 percent rostered
-Chinakhov, acquired from CBJ during season, has 14 points (10G/4A) in 22 games since trade to PIT.
-Has scored goals in 7 of his past 12 games; multiple SOG in 9 straight games (3+ in 8 of those 9).
-Playing on L1 with Evgeni Malkin; key injury: Sidney Crosby (lower body; out for at least 4 weeks).
-Kindel: 4th among rookies in both goals (15) and shots on goal (124); tied for 3rd in power-play goals (4).
-Could see expanded role in Crosby's absence; playing on L1 with Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust and also PP2.
-EDGE stats: Chinakhov has 4th-hardest shot among forwards and also ranks highly at position in average shot speed, max skating speed, midrange goals and long-range SOG; Kindel ranks highly among forwards in hardest shot, midrange goals and midrange shots on goal.
Michael Misa, SJS
9 percent rostered
-Points in 4 straight with 5 points (3G/2A), 1 on power play, since Olympics break; 6th teenager in Sharks history with a 3-game goal streak.
-Playing on L2 with William Eklund and Tyler Toffoli and also PP2.
-EDGE stats: Among forward leaders in max skating speed and average skating distance per 60 minutes.
Other forward to consider: Matt Savoie, EDM (2 percent rostered)
Potential forward beneficiaries of LAK coaching change: Alex Laferriere (35 percent rostered) and Anze Kopitar (26 percent)
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DEFENSEMAN
Brandt Clarke, LAK
62 percent rostered
-Has 30 points (8G/22A), 10 on power play, in 60 games this season.
-Scored power-play goal and played 23:30 in first game under interim coach D.J. Smith (replaced Jim Hiller).
-1 of 6 players this season with at least 30 points, 110 blocks (118) and 110 shots on goal (119).
-EDGE stats: Among defenseman leaders in high-danger shots on goal, midrange shots on goal and offensive zone time percentage.
Simon Edvinsson, DET
18 percent rostered
-2nd on DET in average ice time (22:35 per game) behind Moritz Seider (25:37); plays on top pair with Seider.
-Has 7 goals in 51 games this season, tying his career high (had 7G in 78 games last season).
-Providing strong category coverage of hits (67) and blocked shots (109) this season.
-EDGE stats: Among defenseman leaders in high-danger goals and high-danger shots on goal.
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GOALIE
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, BUF
36 percent rostered
-Has 9-2-1 record with .923 save percentage in 13 games since BUF general manager change.
-Sabres, led by goalie tandem of UPL and Alex Lyon, now ranks sixth in team SV% (.901) this season.
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among goalies in high-danger SV% and quality start percentage this season.
Arturs Silovs, PIT
20 percent rostered
-4-1-0 with .929 SV% in past 5 games; 2nd among rookies in shutouts (2) and 4th in wins (13 in 28 games).
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among goalies in midrange SV% this season.
