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FORWARDS
Anthony Cirelli, TBL
36 percent rostered
-5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) and 9 shots on goal in 4 games since returning from injury.
-16 points (9 goals, 7 assists) in 18 games this season; 4th on Lightning in points per game (career-high 0.89).
-Worth noting: Top-line center Brayden Point was injured Saturday and did not play Monday.
-EDGE stats: 93rd percentile among forwards in high-danger goals (6).
Elias Lindholm, BOS
31 percent rostered
-9 points (4 goals, 5 assists), 7 on power play, in 14 games this season.
-L2 with Morgan Geekie and PP1 with David Pastrnak, Geekie, Pavel Zacha and Hampus Lindholm.
-BOS: tied for 4th in power-play percentage (25.6) this season.
-EDGE stats: 3 of his 4 goals this season have been high-danger goals; ranked highly among forwards in total skating distance (226.41 miles; 86th percentile) and hardest shot (91.21 mph; 84th percentile) last season.
Matt Coronato, CGY
24 percent rostered
-7 points (4 goals, 3 assists), 3 on power play, during 5-game point streak; has scored goals in 5 of past 7 games.
-3-plus shots on goal in 8 of past 9 games; tied for NHL lead in SOG since Nov. 7 (42 during that 9-game span).
-Playing on L1 with Jonathan Huberdeau and PP1 with Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri and Rasmus Andersson.
-EDGE stats: 90th percentile or higher among forwards in all three shots by location metrics (high-danger, midrange, long-range) and 85th percentile in max skating speed (22.68 mph).
Zach Benson, BUF
12 percent rostered
-9 assists, 3 on power play, in 9 games this season; had assist and played 16:56 in return from injury Sunday.
-L1 with Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin; L3 with Noah Ostlund and Tyson Kozak.
-EDGE stat: Ranks highly among forwards in power-play offensive zone time percentage (62.1; 84th percentile).
Beckett Sennecke, ANA
12 percent rostered
-Leads NHL rookies in even-strength points (14) and tied for most goals (7) and even-strength goals (6) in his class.
-No. 3 pick in 2024 NHL Draft; has points in 4 straight games and 5 of his past 6.
-Playing on line with elite forwards Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier and PP1 with Carlsson, Chris Kreider, Troy Terry and Jackson LaCombe.
-EDGE stats: Among forward leaders in high-danger goals (6; 93rd percentile) and 20-plus mph speed bursts (56; 92nd percentile).
Tyson Foerster, PHI
6 percent rostered
-Tied with Trevor Zegras for Philadelphia Flyers’ most goals (7 each; Foerster has played 4 fewer games than Zegras).
-At least 3 shots on goal in 3 straight games and 4 of past 5; has scored 3 goals in past 3 games.
-L2 with Travis Konecny and PP1 with Konecny and Zegras.
-EDGE stats: Tied for 6th in entire NHL in midrange goals (6; 98th percentile among forwards) and ranks highly at position in hardest shot (90.78 mph; 94th percentile).
Danila Yurov, MIN
2 percent rostered
-21-year-old is seeing time on L1 with elite wing Kirill Kaprizov and veteran Mats Zuccarello and also playing on PP2.
-4 points (1 goal, 3 assists), 7 shots on goal and 5 blocks in past 4 games.
-No. 24 pick in 2022 NHL Draft; part of 25-and-younger core with Matt Boldy, Zeev Buium, Marco Rossi (currently injured), Brock Faber and goalie Jesper Wallstedt.
-EDGE stat: All 3 of his goals this season have been high-danger goals.
Other forwards to watch from previous week’s list: Braeden Bowman, F, VGK (20 percent rostered); Ross Colton, F, COL (12 percent rostered)
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DEFENSEMAN
Darren Raddysh, TBL
23 percent rostered
-6 points, 3 on power play, 10 shots on goal and 5 blocks over past 5 games.
-Playing on PP1 with Jake Guentzel in absence of injured Victor Hedman (week to week).
-EDGE stats: Among defenseman leaders in average shot speed (75.56 mph; 97th percentile), hardest shot (96.70 mph; 94th percentile) and offensive zone time percentage (45.7; 92nd percentile).
Radko Gudas, ANA
22 percent rostered
-1 goal, 8 shots on goal, 17 hits, 9 blocks in 4 games since returning from injury.
-Category coverage specialist for hits (40 in 11 games) and blocks (21).
-EDGE stats: Among defenseman standouts in average shot speed (76.30 mph; 98th percentile); 12 of his 16 shots on goal have come from long-range zones.
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GOALIE
David Rittich, NYI
14 percent rostered
-6-2-0 with .905 save percentage and 1 shutout in 8 games this season.
-Backup to elite goalie Ilya Sorokin; NYI: tied for 2nd in team shutouts (3) behind MIN (5).
-EDGE stat: Has stopped 56 of 56 long-range shots faced (1.000 long-range SV%); among leaders in percentage of starts with greater than .900 AV% (75.0; 6 of 8; 90th percentile).
Other goalie to watch from previous week’s list: Jesper Wallstedt, MIN (56 percent rostered)
