Fast (undisclosed) isn't expected to return to Saturday's Game 1 against the Hurricanes.

EDGE Analysis

Fast took a huge hit from Carolina's Brady Skjei during his first shift of Saturday's contest. The 28-year-old winger was able to stay on the ice initially, but he looked shaky, and lost his check on the Hurricanes' Jaccob Slavin in the defensive zone, leading to an early Carolina goal. After the goal, Fast headed to the locker room to undergo further evaluation. If the Swedish winger is forced to miss time, Vinni Lettieri will likely get the first crack at taking his spot in the lineup.

Fast scored twice in Saturday's 3-2 win over San Jose.

EDGE Analysis

The second stood as the winner. Fast has three goals in his last two games. He has 27 points, including 11 goals, and is closing in on his career mark of 33 points set in 2017-18.

Fast contributed just one blocked shot and one hit over 18:29 of ice time in Sunday's 3-1 loss to Boston.

EDGE Analysis

Fast plays a healthy share of minutes with a middle-six deployment and penalty killing duties, but his offensive upside is limited. Still, the 28-year-old Swede is on pace to top 30 points for the third time in the past five seasons, as he has 24 points through 57 games. The pending unrestricted free agent could be moved at the trade deadline, as his defensively oriented game and occasional offense would fit well with a number of contenders.

Fast scored a goal and added two assists in Monday's 6-2 win over the Islanders.

EDGE Analysis

The 28-year-old rounded out his line with two shots, three hits, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating. Fast has recorded three points in two of the last four games as he benefits from skating alongside one of the hottest players in the NHL in Artemi Panarin, and the surge has Fast up to eight goals and 21 points in 44 games on the year.

Fast collected three assists in a 5-3 win over Colorado on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

A pair of secondary assists along with the primary helper on Ryan Strome's deciding goal moved Fast to 17 points in 2019-20. The 28-year-old's offensive outburst came in 17+ minutes of action (17:43) and featured a pair of hits as well. A big night, sure, but Fast's performance comes in the wake of three straight pointless outings, so set your expectations accordingly. New York scores at an impressive rate, sure -- ninth in goals per game -- but oftentimes, Fast is left out of the fun.

Fast scored shorthanded goal, blocked a shot and dished out two hits in a 5-1 loss to Philadelphia on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Fast scored on an odd-man rush while his team was down a man, beating Carter Hart after Hart was slow getting back in position following a save. Unfortunately, the Flyers would score the next five goals to bury the visitors. Fast is up to 14 points in 35 games, and a large reason for his success in 2019-20 has been a 16.2 shooting percentage, more than six percent higher than it was a year ago. The 28-year-old needs to continue looking for his shots.

Fast scored a goal and dished an assist in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Sharks.

EDGE Analysis

The winger got the Rangers on the board in the second period, and later added a helper on Mika Zibanejad's go-ahead goal in the third. Fast rounded out his stat line with four shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating. The 28-year-old has five goals and seven helpers to go with 49 hits and 34 shots in 30 games this year.

Fast scored a goal on his lone shot and threw out four hits in Sunday's 5-0 win over Vegas.

EDGE Analysis

Fast scored midway through the second period to give the Rangers a 4-0 lead. It was only his fourth goal of the season, but his second in the last four games. The 28-year-old does his most important work on the defensive side of the game -- he logged a quarter of his minutes shorthanded Monday -- so any offense is a bonus.

Fast (undisclosed) will suit up for Monday's game against Vegas, Brett Cyrgalis of the New York Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

Fast will skate alongside Filip Chytil and Brendan Lemieux on the third line. Fortunately, the 6-foot-1 forward did not miss any time after taking a maintenance day and will look to make an impact in Monday's game on his 28th birthday.

Fast (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision Monday against the Golden Knights after taking a maintenance day at morning skate, Vince Mercogliano of USA Today Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

Fast will be hoping to tough it out on his 28th birthday, but it appears he's still dealing with the effects of an awkward fall in Saturday's win over the Devils. He missed a few shifts in that game but was able to play through the injury.