Williams had an assist and five shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Capitals in Game 2 of their first-round series.

EDGE Analysis

His five shots led the Hurricanes for the game, despite him being designated to serve Micheal Ferland's match penalty in the second period. He found success with Sebastian Aho and Nino Niederreiter toward the end of a regular season that saw him produce 53 points in 82 games, but he's swapped places with Teuvo Teravainen, moving to Jordan Staal's second line for the postseason.

Williams scored his 22nd goal of the season Tuesday in a 3-2 shootout win over Pittsburgh.

EDGE Analysis

After Kris Letang scored what many thought would hold up as the deciding goal Tuesday, Williams tied things up minutes later to force overtime. The extra period solved nothing, but the Hurricanes would prevail in the shootout to pick up what was a critical point as they continue their playoff push. The 37-year-old Carolina captain is up to 47 points in 72 games this season, including five game-winning goals, the most Williams has scored since 2006-07.

Williams picked up a helper in Monday's 3-0 win over the Avalanche.

EDGE Analysis

Williams delivered the primary assist to Dougie Hamilton's opening goal, which doubled as the game-winner with Petr Mrazek repelling 38 Avalanche shots. Williams added four shots and two hits. With 45 points (20 goals and 25 helpers) in 69 games, Williams has remained a solid winger at the age of 37.

Williams scored his 20th goal of the season, a power-play marker, on four shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Predators.

EDGE Analysis

The Hurricanes' top line of Williams, Nino Niederreiter, and Sebastian Aho accounted for four of the five goals in this contest. Along with the 20 tallies, Williams has 24 assists in 68 games this season, giving him a chance for his third 50-point campaign in the last four seasons. At 37 years old, he will eventually drop off, but it appears that won't happen this year.

Williams netted his 18th goal of the season in a 5-2 win over the Blues on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Williams fired three shots on goal in the contest. The veteran winger was on the verge of going cold, having gone scoreless in his previous two games, but the 37-year-old wouldn't be held off the board for long. Williams has 42 points in 64 games this year, including 13 points from as many contests in February. He's set himself up for a hot finish this year.

Williams recorded two goals -- including the power-play winner -- and an assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Panthers.

EDGE Analysis

Williams started the scoring 5:12 into the opening frame and ended it by breaking a 3-3 tie 2:15 into the third. He also added a helper in the middle frame, giving Williams a point in each period. The veteran winger's goals have come in bunches -- he kicked off the 2019 calendar year with six goals in a seven-game stretch, then went 11 games without a goal before scoring four times in his last five.

Williams had a goal with the man advantage and an assist in the third period of a 4-1 win over Ottawa on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

These streaks come for Williams, who has now scored in four of his past five games and has seven points in his past seven. He's put together stretches of five and seven games with at least a point, and his next three contests are at home, so it's a good idea to ride him until he cools off.

Williams snapped a three-game pointless stretch with an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flames, skating primarily on the top line with Sebastian Aho and Nino Niederreiter.

EDGE Analysis

Williams now has eight points through 11 games in the month of January, and is trending towards another 50-point season. The Canes' captain had previously been playing in a middle-six capacity, but with the recent reshuffling of the lineup following Niederreiter's arrival from Minnesota, he should now start to see more opportunities to contribute offensively. If you were previously stashing him away on your fantasy bench, now would be a good time to activate him.

Williams lit the lamp and went plus-2 in Tuesday's win over the Islanders.

EDGE Analysis

Williams now has three goals and an assist over the last four games, and he's firing shots on net 2.79 times per game -- his highest rate since the 2013-14 campaign. Although he remains in a third-line role with power-play upside, Williams is within reach of matching 2017-18's 51-point year.

Williams extended his point streak to four games with a goal in Monday's 4-3 win over the Islanders.

EDGE Analysis

The Hurricanes' captain is on fire right now, with three goals (two on the power play) plus a helper in his last four contests. The Canes have now won six straight and Williams is a big reason why. Grab him while he's hot.