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FORWARD
Mason Marchment, CBJ
19 percent rostered
-Has had points in each of 1st 3 games since being acquired by Columbus Blue Jackets from Seattle Kraken.
-Since trade: 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist), 2 power-play points and 7 shots on goal in 3 games.
-Seeing time on L1 with Adam Fantilli and Kirill Marchenko and also playing on PP2.
-EDGE stats: Marchment ranks in 83rd percentile among forwards in average shot speed (57.61 mph) and 80th percentile at position in midrange shots on goal (23).
Mats Zuccarello, MIN
19 percent rostered
-Has 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists) and 2 power-play points in 4 games since returning from injury.
-16 points (3 goals, 13 assists) in 19 games this season; 2nd on Minnesota Wild in assists per game (0.68) behind Quinn Hughes (0.86).
-Playing on L1 with Kirill Kaprizov and Ryan Hartman and also PP1 with Kaprizov, Matt Boldy and Hughes.
-EDGE stat: Zuccarello ranks in 96th percentile among forwards in offensive zone start percentage (45%).
Ryan Leonard, WSH
18 percent rostered
-2 assists and 5 shots on goal in 2 games since returning from injury.
-3rd among rookies in points per game (0.65; 20 in 31 games; minimum 10 games) behind Ivan Demidov (0.84) and Beckett Sennecke (0.76).
-Playing on L3 but also PP1 with Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome, Tom Wilson and Jakob Chychrun.
-EDGE stats: Leonard ranks in 95th percentile among forwards in average shot speed (62.56 mph), 90th percentile in hardest shot (90.45 mph), 84th percentile in max skating speed (22.72 mph), 83rd percentile in midrange shots on goal (26) and 89th percentile in long-range SOG (10).
Bobby McMann, TOR
10 percent rostered
-Playing on L1 with Auston Matthews; has 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist), 14 shots on goal and 8 hits over past 5 games.
-Ranks 4th on Toronto Maple Leafs in both goals (11) and even-strength goals (10) this season.
-EDGE stats: McMann ranks 3rd in entire NHL in max skating speed (24.25 mph; 99th percentile); also in 97th percentile in 20-plus mph speed bursts (119) and 86th percentile in hardest shot (89.22 mph). Has scored 7 of his 11 goals this season from high-danger zones.
Collin Graf and Igor Chernyshov, SJS
8 and 2 percent rostered
-Graf: 4-game goal streak with 5 goals in span; has 11 points (8 goals, 3 assists) over past 10 games.
-Chernyshov: points in 4 of first 5 NHL games; has 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists), 2 power-play points and 13 shots on goal in 5 games.
-Graf playing on L2 with Tyler Toffoli and also PP2; Chernyshov playing on L1 with Macklin Celebrini and William Eklund and also PP2.
-Key injury: Will Smith (has not played since Dec. 13).
-Chernyshov, selected by Sharks with 33rd pick in 2024 NHL Draft, is only 20 years old.
-EDGE stats: Graf has scored 8 of his 11 goals this season from high-danger zones (90th percentile among forwards). Chernyshov has had 17 speed bursts of 20-plus mph in only 5 games this season and ranks in 89th percentile among forwards in offensive zone time percentage (45.7).
Other forward to consider adding: Jackson Blake, CAR (11 percent rostered)
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DEFENSEMAN
Bowen Byram, BUF
18 percent rostered
-3-game point streak with 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in span; has 47 blocks in 37 games this season.
-NOTE: Rasmus Dahlin (personal) did not play Saturday.
-EDGE stats: Byram is tied for 2nd among defensemen in high-danger goals (3; behind Chychrun's 4) and tied for 5th among D-men in high-danger shots on goal (10). Also ranks in 89th percentile at position in total skating distance (119.03 miles).
Jamie Drysdale, PHI
7 percent rostered
-Has had points in 5 of past 8 games (1 goal, 4 assists, 2 power-play points in span).
-Leads Philadelphia Flyers defensemen in assists (14) and points (17) this season.
-Playing on PP1 with Travis Konecny and Trevor Zegras and also 2nd defense pair.
-EDGE stat: Drysdale ranks in 97th percentile among defensemen in 20-plus mph speed bursts (68) and has the only two 22-plus mph speed bursts by Flyers defensemen this season.
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GOALIE
Connor Ingram, EDM
20 percent rostered
-2-1-0 with .915 save percentage in 3 games this season.
-Key injury: Tristan Jarry (has not played since Dec. 18).
-EDGE stats: Ingram has had greater than a .900 save percentage in all 3 of his starts this season and stopped all 17 long-range shots on goal faced (1.000 long-range save percentage).
Alex Lyon, BUF
18 percent rostered
-Has had 6 wins during Buffalo Sabres' 8-game winning streak with .922 save percentage in span.
-9-6-3 with .907 save percentage and 1 shutout in 20 games (18 decisions) this season.
-EDGE stat: Lyon has stopped 113 of 115 long-range shots (.983 long-range save percentage).
Other goalie to consider adding: Leevi Merilainen, OTT
