Connolly recorded a goal and three shots during Sunday's 4-1 win in Game 2 against the Penguins.

EDGE Analysis

Connolly wristed a shot off a breakaway through the pads of Matt Murray early in the second period for his first goal and second point of the playoffs. The 25-year-old winger had a career-high 27 points in 2017-18 and the Caps can only hope he continues to build on that mark as the postseason wears on.

Connolly netted the game-winning goal and two shots during Thursday's 1-0 win over the Red Wings.

EDGE Analysis

Connolly buried a breakaway chance midway through the second period to give him back-to-back 15 goal seasons with the Capitals. The sixth-overall selection from the 2010 NHL Entry Draft has been a valuable depth scorer throughout his tenure in Washington, but with just 25 points in 63 games, his fantasy value remains limited to deeper formats.

Connolly notched an assist and a shot during Thursday's 5-2 win over the Wild.

EDGE Analysis

Connolly has a three-game point streak going with a goal and two assists over that span -- pretty good numbers for a largely bottom-six winger that doesn't get a large amount of ice time (11:47 per game). The 25-year-old winger is playing well enough on the third line with Lars Eller to garner some fantasy upside in deeper formats but will need to carve out a larger offensive role to have much fantasy relevance in standard leagues.

Connolly tallied an assist and one shot during Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Jets.

EDGE Analysis

Connolly continues his march towards career-highs in goals with 14 and has managed 18 points in 47 games despite averaging just under 12 minutes per outing -- although that could change if he can stick with Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie on the second line. Those in deeper leagues should consider adding the sixth overall pick from the 2010 NHL Entry Draft if his role continues to rise.

Connolly scored two goals and recorded four shots through 16:05 of ice time (4:17 with the man advantage) during Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to New Jersey.

EDGE Analysis

The two tallies give Connolly six through his past 12 contests and 12 for the campaign. The 25-year-old winger is in line to cruise past his previous career-high marks of 15 goals and 25 points. However, his recent uptick in scoring has been fuelled by an unsustainably high 30.0 shooting percentage, so it will be difficult to maintain his current offensive pace throughout the second half of the season.

Connolly was added late to Thursday's lineup against the Hurricanes, Brian McNally of NHL.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Connolly was expected to be a healthy scratch, but Andre Burakovsky is dealing with an illness that will hold him out and boost Connolly back into the forward ranks. He will skate alongside Lars Eller and T.J. Oshie on the team's third line, looking to add to his two goals in the last five games.

Connolly will be a healthy scratch Thursday against the Hurricanes, Tarik El-Bashir of NBC Sports Washington reports.

EDGE Analysis

Connolly has been fairly productive for the Caps with seven goals and eight points in his last 17 games despite averaging just 12:44 in ice time over that span. With games on consecutive nights before their bye week, there's no reason to think the 25-year-old will be out of the lineup long. Still, the fact that he's on the roster bubble in a fully healthy Capitals lineup does not bode well for his fantasy prospects moving forward.

Connolly scored his seventh goal of the season and added a helper in Tuesday's win over the Stars.

EDGE Analysis

Andre Burakovsky has returned to the third line, which bodes well for Connolly's fantasy value moving forward. The 25-year-old only has 10 points through 26 contests, but he sees power-play time and is worth owning in some deeper leagues. Connolly isn't a big-time offensive producer, but his five goals in his last nine games and Burakovky's return make him worth monitoring.

Connolly blocked one shot in Saturday's 3-2 overtime defeat to Washington.

EDGE Analysis

Despite being held off the scoresheet in Saturday's contest, Connolly has been on a scoring tear lately reeling off four goals in his last eight games, and is now up to eight points (six goals, two assists) in 25 games. The 2010 first-round pick has also seen an uptick in his power-play presence, as he's averaging 2:50 of power-play time on Washington's loaded first unit. If head coach Barry Trotz continues the experiment, Connolly should have a good opportunity to surpass his previous career high point total of 25 he notched back in 2015-16.

Connolly will return to action Sunday against the Oilers, Isabelle Isabelle Khurshudyan of The Washington Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

The first-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft has missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury, but will take the ice on the fourth line with Jay Beagle and Alex Chiasson. At the moment, Chiasson still occupies Connolly's spot on the second power-play unit, so keep in mind that his fantasy value is a bit lower than it was pre-injury (at least for today's contest).