Ristolainen scored an assist in Monday's shootout loss to Washington, ending a 10-game drought. Ristolainen also played more than 28 minutes for the second straight game with the Sabres blue line hit with another injury, this time to Andrej Meszaros (hand). The big Finnish defenseman's minutes have yo-yoed this season but going down the stretch drive it looks like coach Ted Nolan will be leaning on him a lot, especially if Zach Bogosian (lower body) doesn't play. Ristolainen doesn't score often enough to be of any fantasy value this season, but is a blue-chipper for next year.