Juuse Saros
G NSH
Fri 4/3/26 3:47 AM

Saros stopped 29 of 33 shots in Thursday's 5-4 shootout win over the Kings.
EDGE Analysis
Saros squandered a three-goal lead at one point, allowing the game to get to a shootout. He stopped all eight attempts by the Kings to make up for his earlier struggles with a key win in the playoff race. Saros has won four of his last five outings, though he hasn't played more than two games in a row in that stretch. He's up to 27-20-7 with a 3.14 GAA and an .894 save percentage through 55 outings on the year. The Predators' road trip continues Saturday in San Jose in another pivotal contest against the surging Sharks.

DTDStuart Skinner
G PIT
Fri 4/3/26 3:42 AM

Skinner made 27 saves in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Lightning. He allowed five goals.
EDGE Analysis
The Bolts were all over the Pens, so Skinner had be especially sharp to keep his mates as close as they were. He continues to scuffle since the Olympic break. Skinner is 3-4-4 in 11 starts since the Olympic break. He has allowed four or more goals in five games in that span. Skinner is hard to trust -- his skills haven't translated in black and gold.

Morgan Frost
C CGY
Fri 4/3/26 3:38 AM

Frost scored a goal, added two PIM and doled out three hits in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
EDGE Analysis
Frost continues to score pretty well late in the season with five goals and two assists over his last nine outings. He's worked his way into steady middle-six work with power-play time. Frost is up to 19 goals, 39 points, 123 shots on net, 51 hits, 36 blocked shots and a minus-18 rating over 75 appearances. Frost's next goal would give him 20 in a season for the first time, and he's also on the verge of his third 40-point campaign.

Blake Coleman
W CGY
Fri 4/3/26 3:35 AM

Coleman scored a pair of goals on three shots in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
EDGE Analysis
Coleman has three goals and three assists over his last seven outings. The 34-year-old forward is up to 19 goals, 32 points, 162 shots on net, 142 hits, 41 blocked shots, 45 PIM and a plus-13 rating over 63 appearances. Coleman is within striking distance of earning the fourth 20-goal campaign in his career.

Egor Chinakhov
W PIT
Fri 4/3/26 3:34 AM

Chinakhov scored twice Thursday in a 6-3 loss to the Lightning.
EDGE Analysis
Chinakhov has six goals over his past eight games. He has four points, including three goals, in his past two games. Chinakhov has 20 goals, 16 assists and 130 shots in 67 games between Columbus and Pittsburgh this season. He has found a home on the first line with Sideny Crosby, so keep him in mind for next season, too.

Dustin Wolf
G CGY
Fri 4/3/26 3:33 AM

Wolf stopped 28 of 34 shots in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
EDGE Analysis
The game was tied at 3-3 through two periods, but Wolf let in three goals over the final eight minutes to take the loss. The 24-year-old has allowed 10 goals on 50 shots over his last two outings as the Flames deal with a brutal road trip late in the season. Wolf is down to 22-27-3 with a 3.09 GAA and an .895 save percentage over a career-high 54 appearances this season. He'll be a goalie to avoid even if he gets the nod Saturday in Anaheim.

Rickard Rakell
W PIT
Fri 4/3/26 3:30 AM

Rakell scored a goal Thursday in a 6-3 loss to the Lightning.
EDGE Analysis
Rakell's goal streak stands at three games (four), and his point streak sits at six games (seven goals, two assists). He has 19 shots in that span. It took Rakell a bit to get back up to game speed this season -- he has played in 55 games. But he's peaking for the fantasy playoffs, and that's a huge bonus for managers.

Shea Theodore
D VGK
Fri 4/3/26 3:29 AM

Theodore notched two assists and two shots on goal in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Flames.
EDGE Analysis
This was Theodore's first multi-point effort since Jan. 17 versus the Predators. The defenseman helped out on a Mitch Marner tally in the second period and a Brett Howden goal in the third that stood as the game-winner. Theodore is up to 37 points (nine goals, 28 assists), 117 shots on net, 83 blocked shots and a plus-13 rating over 64 appearances. He continues to see time in a top-four role and on the second power-play unit.

Brett Howden
C/LW VGK
Fri 4/3/26 3:26 AM

Howden scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Flames.
EDGE Analysis
Howden ended a 13-game goal drought that began Jan. 10 before he sustained a lower-body injury that kept him out of action for nearly two months. The 28-year-old forward was on the top line Thursday, so he looks to be an early beneficiary of new head coach John Tortorella's adjustments to the lineup. Howden hasn't done a lot this season with 10 goals, 19 points, 59 shots on net, 39 PIM, 93 hits and a minus-10 rating over 52 appearances.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
G TB
Fri 4/3/26 3:26 AM

Vasilevskiy made 21 saves in a 6-3 win over the Penguins on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
The beast of the east picked up his league-leading 36th victory. Vasilevskiy might have the Vezina Trophy sewn up, but he's focused on Lord Stanley's chalice. He's 6-1-1 in his last eight starts, and he has allowed exactly two goals in five of those starts. Vasilevsky is the best. Bar none.