Tatar (illness) is expected to play Friday against the Sabres, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar was a last-minute scratch for Wednesday's game against St. Louis due to an illness, but was able to practice Thursday, which is an encouraging indication of his potential availability for Friday's contest. Expect an update on the 25-year-old winger's status ahead of puck drop Friday evening.

Tatar (illness) won't play Wednesday against the Blues, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

There was no indication that Tatar was in danger of missing Wednesday's game against St. Louis until the 25-year-old winger was announced as a late scratch just a few minutes before puck drop. Expect an update on the former second-round pick's status ahead of Friday's matchup with Buffalo.

Tatar opened the scoring Sunday in a 2-1 win over the Ducks.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar is up to 26 points in 42 games as a top-six winger for Detroit. Close to 35 percent of his tallies have taken place with the man advantage giving the Slovakian wide appeal in a number of fantasy settings.

Tatar has just one point, an assist, in his last seven games.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar was scoring at a nice clip up to this point, but has really been struggling as of late. He usually goes through one of these a season and should snap out of it soon, but that's little consolation to those who have been using him for the past three weeks.

Tatar scored his 11th goal of the year in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Devils.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar has been rather consistent this year, amassing 22 points in 30 games, including 13 in his last 15. If the 25-year-old can continue his current scoring clip -- a 60-point pace -- he'll surpass his career high of 56 points from last season when he broke out for 29 goals and 27 assists. Between Tatar, Dylan Larkin (22 points) and Gustav Nyquist (20 points), the future looks bright in Motown.

Tatar opened the scoring in Tuesday night's shootout win over the Sabres.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar took a pass from defenseman Mike Green and swept the puck into the net like a household chore. Tatar has been saucy as of late, notching three goals and two assists over the past five contests. He only averages 14:56 of ice time per game as a bottom-six winger but makes the most of it considering he has posted nine goals and 18 points through 25 matches.

Tatar scored a goal and notched an assist versus the Oilers on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar has a four-game point streak going on, and he's now got eight goals and nine assists in 23 games this season.

Tatar scored his fourth goal of the season and had an assist in Friday's loss to the Sharks.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar is now up to 11 points in 16 games on the season. The 24-talented 24-year-old is currently skating on the second line and seeing power-play time, so he should have no issues continuing to pile up points. After notching 26 goals and 56 points in 2014-15, Tatar is well on his way to another productive campaign in 2015-16.

Tatar added an assist to Detroit's 2-1 win against Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar has snapped out of a mini-slump with three points in his last two games. He now has eight points on the season in 12 contests, and has become a fairly reliable fantasy winger in his third full pro season.

Tatar scored a goal and added an assist, both of which came on the power play, in Detroit's 5-3 win over Ottawa on Saturday night.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar has seven points in 11 games, which puts him on pace to match last season's output. It remains to be seen if he'll take another step forward this season, though. This could be a consolidation year for the winger, but even 55-plus points and close to 30 goals is enough to make him a must-start.