Eakin scored a goal, delivered five hits, and went plus-2 in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Oilers.

EDGE Analysis

It's an unusual spike in physicality for the center, who now has 80 hits to go with his 36 points (18 goals, 18 assists) in 68 games. Eakin has a plus-20 rating this season, and with him just four points shy of his career high, he could provide some fantasy value in deeper formats.

Eakin tallied a goal in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.

EDGE Analysis

Eakin has two goals and a plus-5 rating over his last four contests. For the season, the center has 17 tallies and helpers apiece in 65 games. Eakin is on pace to challenge his career-high 40 points from 2014-15 when he was with the Stars. A plus-17 rating this season adds extra fantasy value for those in deeper formats in need of a two-way center.

Eakin (face/back) has returned to Friday's contest against the Jets, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports.

EDGE Analysis

The crowd at T-Mobile Arena gasped as Eakin took a puck to the face and was crosschecked in the back by Ben Chiarot, but the shifty third-liner is fine after "repairs." This otherwise would've been a significant loss for Vegas since Eakin is counted on for production on the power play and penalty kill.

Eakin left Friday's game against the Jets in the second period after simultaneously getting hit in the face with a puck and receiving a crosscheck from Ben Chiarot, Murat Ates of The Athletic Winnipeg reports.

EDGE Analysis

Chiarot received a two-minute minor penalty for the hit on Eakin. It's too early to know whether Vegas' third-line center is going to draw back into the game, but the good news is that the team won't play again until Tuesday -- with any luck, that will be enough time for Eakin to fully work past this injury.

Eakin scored his 14th goal the season in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Lightning.

EDGE Analysis

Prior to finding the back of the net against Tampa Bay, Eakin hadn't scored since Jan. 8. Despite the recent drought, the native of Winnipeg, Manitoba is averaging a career-best 0.53 points per game in 2018-19. He and the Knights next face the Red Wings on Thursday, a team that, in 13 career matchups, has allowed Eakin to register 11 points.

Eakin has 13 goals and 13 assists in 48 games this season.

EDGE Analysis

Eakin, 27, is averaging a career-best 0.54 points per game in 2018-19 and is on pace to set new career highs across the board. Among other things, a big part of the success, specifically in terms of scoring goals, has been Eakin's shooting percentage which currently sits at 16.9, the highest it's ever been in his eight years in the league.

Eakin came up with a shorthanded goal in Sunday's 6-3 road win over the Oilers.

EDGE Analysis

The Manitoban picked Drake Caggiula's pocket in the neutral zone and defenseman Matt Benning -- for some inexplicable reason -- skated right in Cam Talbot's path to provide a nice screen for Eakin, who potted his eighth goal of the season. November has especially been kind to the shifty center, as he's scored five times to complement a pair of helpers over nine games this month.

Eakin scored two goals in a 5-0 victory against the Ducks on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

The pair of goals extended Eakin's modest point streak to five games. He has four goals and six points during that stretch. That's more production than he had in the first 11 games of the season. Overall, Eakin has seven goals and 10 points in 16 games, putting him on pace for career highs. But keep in mind, Eakin has a NHL-high 35.0 shooting percentage, which he will not be able to maintain all season.

Eakin scored his fourth goal of the season Tuesday in a 3-1 loss to the Maple Leafs.

EDGE Analysis

Tuesday's goal ended a streak of six pointless efforts from Eakin, who has managed just five points in 12 games. Until he proves more consistent, the 27-year-old shouldn't be considered a legitimate fantasy option.

Eakin (lower body) will play Tuesday against the Predators.

EDGE Analysis

Eakin left Sunday's game against the Senators after sustaining a lower-body injury, but he was able to participate in Tuesday's morning skate, which was the first indication he'd likely be in the lineup for the evening's matchup with Nashville. The 27-year-old forward has notched three goals and four points in eight games this campaign.