Eakin scored a goal and finished a plus-1 rating in 18:20 of ice time in a 3-0 win over the Islanders on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Eakin now has a bit of a streak going as he's now picked up points in four straight games. He's netted 3 goals and 3 assists in that time. The 24-year-old has been filling in nicely for the injured Tyler Seguin (Achilles). It remains to be seen if Eakin can keep this streak up, but playing with Jamie Benn and Ales Hemsky should help.

Eakin racked up three assists to go with a pulus-2 rating in just 13:57 of ice time Thursday against the visiting Lightning.

EDGE Analysis

It's odd to see Eakin skate fewer minutes than he had at any point in the prior month, but it certainly didn't hurt his run of production. The pivot's hot streak now stands at three goals and four assists in five games. Of course, we've seen this from Eakin before -- the offense tends to only come in fits and starts, though it helps if he can stick with Jamie Benn.

Eakin tallied a goal and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Kings.

EDGE Analysis

Eakin has now scored points in back-to-back games, and has five points in his last seven games. This has been one of the more productive streaks for the 24-year-old this season. This was still just his 30th point on the season, though, and it is unlikely that he's going to top the 40 points that he put up a year ago.

Eakin scored a goal, adding an assist and three hits in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to Montreal.

EDGE Analysis

Eakin hasn't had a multi-point outing since Nov. 28, notching just 16 points since then. The 24-year-old had not found twine in 10 straight, struggling with dry spells throughout the season. The 2009 third-round draft pick will find it tough to equal last season's 40 points, and truly hasn't made strides in his fourth campaign with Dallas.

Eakin (undisclosed) was not on the list of scratches and thus can be expected to play against Nashville on Monday, Mark Stepneski of the Stars' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Eakin's availability had been sort of unclear leading up to the game, but he is likely to center the Stars' second forward line alongside Antoine Roussel and Patrick Sharp. The 24-year-old center has notched 23 points this season but no points in his last four contests.

Eakin (undisclosed) "should play" against Nashville on Monday, reports Mark Stepneski of the Stars' official site.

EDGE Analysis

Stepneski quotes coach Lindy Ruff as saying Eakin's availability depends on "whether or not the muscle can loosen up or not." It's murky enough that it should be giving you second thoughts about playing him on Monday.

Eakin left Saturday's game with six minutes remaining due to an undisclosed issue, The Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Eakin's yet to be officially ruled out for Monday's game against the Predators, but the Stars' recall of Curtis McKenzie could suggest that either he or star center Tyler Seguin (arm) could miss Monday against the Predators. Expect another update from the team prior to the contest, but if either of the two misses, the Stars will need to bump another player into a normally strong top six.

Eakin could get another four games centering the Stars' second line with Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News reporting that Jason Spezza may not practice until the end of next week.

EDGE Analysis

Spezza staying out through the end of next week means that Eakin has the opportunity to remain the second-line center for another four games or more, improving his chances to get out of his recent slump. He hasn't scored in eight games and has just one goal in his last 18 games.

Eakin was held off the board, but contributed three shots and four hits to Tuesday's overtime win against Minnesota.

EDGE Analysis

Eakin's goal scoring has been disappointing this season. He's on a seven-game drought currently and has put up just one goal in the last 17 games. That's a bad turn for a player that many predicted could crack 20 goals this season.

Eakin had an assist and a plus-1 rating in Tuesday's win over the Jets.

EDGE Analysis

With that, Eakin comes out of the break distancing himself from that nine-game goal drought that was starting to define his season. He has a goal and two assists in the five games since he ended that drought.