Stepan's late game-tying goal helped lead the Rangers to an eventual shootout victory Sunday against New Jersey.

EDGE Analysis

It was a clutch effort from Stepan, who netted his first goal in eight games. The 26-year-old has piled on 22 points in 34 games and is currently centering the top line. Stepan only has six goals on the year, but he's producing points consistently and plays on the power play. Stepan might not match the 22 goals he netted in 2015-16, but he's reliable and worth owning in most leagues.

Stepan scored a goal and added two assists in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.

EDGE Analysis

Stepan has been the model of consistency in his last three seasons, scoring 57, 55 and 53 points respectively. And so far, he's on that pace again right now. At 26, Stepan is what he is, and he's not likely to take a big jump forward in production. Deploy accordingly.

Stepan notched a goal on four shots during Friday's 3-2 win against Philadelphia.

EDGE Analysis

Stepan opened up the scoring Friday and the Rangers never looked back. The 26-year-old is now up to four goals on the year, but has yet to find twine on the power play. The 2008 second-round pick is a regular on special teams -- 2:20 of ice time per game -- and usually surpasses 10 points every campaign (four assists so far). The Minnesota native is one of 14 players on the Rangers that has registered 10-plus points, exhibiting the effectiveness of one of the league's most explosive offenses.

Stepan netted the game-winning goal Saturday against Calgary.

EDGE Analysis

Stepan had a very productive night, firing four shots on goal in 14:18 of ice time. While he's only got two tallies on the season, Stepan has racked up 11 points in 15 games and is locked into a top-six role with the Rangers. He's registered three consecutive 30-plus assist campaigns and is a consistent source of point production in fantasy, so make sure you keep him rolling.

Stepan deposited a shorthanded goal and a pair of assists -- including a power-play setup -- in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Bruins.

EDGE Analysis

This was Stepan's third multi-point outing of the young season, as he continues to thrive on the top line with Rick Nash and Jimmy Vesey, and also on special teams. The trouble is that it's quite difficult to predict when Stepan will strike; he's cracked the scoresheet in only half of his games, but does have 10 points over those 12 contests.

Stepan notched two assists -- one on the power play -- in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Boston.

EDGE Analysis

He got dominated in the faceoff circle, but the Rangers won't mind that so much when Stepan is working this well with Rick Nash and Jimmy Vesey on the top line. Although we're still looking for Stepan's first goal -- he's fired 19 pucks on net, but hasn't gotten one through yet -- fantasy owners have benefited from his five assists in the season's first seven games.

Stepan notched a pair of assists and went plus-3 in Monday night's win over San Jose.

EDGE Analysis

Somewhat ironically, after going unrewarded for nine shots on goal over the first two games, Stepan took just one shot in this one and yet recorded his first two points of the year. Of course, it was only a matter of time before New York's first-line center broke through to the scoresheet, though he's still searching for his first goal this season.

Stepan has no points and a minus-1 rating despite taking nine shots on goal through the season's first two games.

EDGE Analysis

He's been highly active in the offensive end, but has gone unrewarded so far. Nonetheless, if the Rangers' top center continues being such a prolific shooter, he'll break through in no time. Considering he's posted 50-plus points in four consecutive non-lockout-shortened NHL seasons, it seems highly likely that Stepan will end up reaching that mark yet again this year, health permitting.

Stepan found twine twice and fired a game-high seven shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh in Game 1.

EDGE Analysis

Despite the losing effort, Stepan carried his late-season hot streak into the postseason, as he now has 17 points over his last 11 games. The Minnesota native is expected to continue to be a key cog in the Blueshirts' attack and will need to keep producing if they hope to take down the high-flying Penguins.

Stepan pushed his goal total to a career-high 22 in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Lightning, scoring twice -- one on the power play -- and adding an assist.

EDGE Analysis

He may not be known for his sniping, but those were two goal-scorer's goals -- a laser over Andrei Vasilevskiy's shoulder from the left circle on the man advantage, then a nearly identical shot from the right circle. Those two tallies deflated the Lightning while bringing the Rangers back from a 2-0 deficit to a 2-2 tie, and he completed the trifecta by assisting on Chris Kreider's game-winner soon after. Thanks to his current run of 14 points in eight games, Stepan's now cleared 50 points for the third consecutive season.