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FORWARD
Kiefer Sherwood, F, SJS
53 percent rostered
-Acquired by San Jose Sharks from Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 19; 4 hits, 1 shots on goal in 17:39 of ice time in Sharks debut on Feb. 4.
-1 of 2 players with 10+ goals (17), 200+ hits (214) and 100+ shots on goal (110) this season (other: Will Cuylle).
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among forwards in high-danger goals, hardest shot, average shot speed and long-range shots on goal.
Matt Duchene, F, DAL
41 percent rostered
-6-game point streak with nine points (6 goals, 3 assists) in span, including 3 power-play goals.
-Playing on L3 with Jamie Benn and Sam Steel, as well as PP2 with Benn and Thomas Harley.
-EDGE stats: Ranked highly among forwards in high-danger goals, midrange goals and total skating distance last season.
Charlie Coyle, CBJ
35 percent rostered
-Columbus Blue Jackets are 10-1-0 under new coach Rick Bowness.
-Coyle has 16 points (8 goals, 8 assists) and 31 shots on goal in 11 games since coaching change.
-Playing on PP1 with Adam Fantilli, Mason Marchment, Kirill Marchenko and Zach Werenski
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among forwards in high-danger goals, hardest shot and total skating distance.
Jordan Eberle, SEA
28 percent rostered
-Leads Seattle Kraken in both goals (20) and points (38 in 54 games) this season.
-Playing on L1 with Beniers and Jared McCann, as well as PP1 with Chandler Stephenson and Vince Dunn.
-EDGE stats: Ranks among forward leaders in high-danger shots on goal, midrange goals, high-danger goals and total skating distance.
Jack Quinn, BUF
11 percent rostered
-Has 15 points (5 goals, 10 assists) and 39 shots on goal in past 15 games.
-Playing on L2 with Ryan McLeod and Jason Zucker, as well as PP1 with Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin.
-EDGE stats: Ranks among forward leaders in midrange shots on goal and 20-plus mph speed bursts this season.
Jimmy Snuggerud, STL
7 percent rostered
-6-game point streak with 9 points (3 goals, 6 assists), 2 on power play, and 13 shots on goal in span.
-Playing on L1 with Bradyden Schenn and Dalibor Dvorsky, as well as PP1 with Philip Broberg.
-EDGE stats: Both of his 90-plus mph shot attempts this season came in January; ranks highly among forwards in hardest shot, average shot speed and midrange shots on goal.
Egor Chinakhov, PIT
7 percent rostered
-Points in 7 of past 8 games (5 goals, 3 assist in span); 18 shots on goal over past 5 games.
-Playing on L1 with Evgeni Malkin, as well as PP2 with Ben Kindel and Justin Brazeau.
-EDGE stats: Ranks 4th among forwards in hardest shot (99.03 mph) and among leaders at position in max skating speed, average shot speed and long-range shots on goal.
Other forward to add from previous week's list: Viktor Arvidsson, BOS (19 percent rostered)
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DEFENSEMAN
Zayne Parekh, CGY
16 percent rostered
-9th pick in 2024 NHL Draft; had 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 4 games during American Hockey League stint.
-Played season-high 20:05 against Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
-Had consecutive seasons with at least 33 goals and 96 points for Saginaw of Ontario Hockey League.
-Key trade: Rasmus Andersson to Vegas Golden Knights.
-EDGE stats: In a limited sample size (12 games), he ranks highly among defensemen in average skating distance per 60 minutes, offensive zone start percentage and offensive zone time percentage.
Ryan Shea, PIT
2 percent rostered
-6 points (1 goal, 5 assists) with 16 shots on goal over past 8 games; 22 points, plus-21 and 65 blocked shots this season.
-Key injury: Kris Letang.
-EDGE stats: Each of his 3 goals this season came from midrange zones (86th percentile among defensemen).
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GOALIE
Jakub Dobes, MTL
32 percent rostered
-Leads NHL rookies with 18 wins in 26 games this season.
-EDGE stats: Montreal has outscored its opponents 45-27 with Dobes in net over his past 10 starts (since Dec. 14).
