New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin was involved in three goals during Friday's 4-1 road win against the Detroit Red Wings. He scored the Rangers' third goal and had two assists, including a power-play helper. Entering Friday night's action, Panarin was sitting on a career-worst six-game point streak. With the Rangers appearing as two completely different teams at home and on the road, Panarin has been inconsistent in 2025-26, recording 10 points (three goals and seven assists) in 15 games. He has been held scoreless 10 times. In Saturday's Battle of New York against the Islanders, Panarin will attempt to log points in back-to-back games for only the third time this season.

Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Johansson had an assist in Friday's 5-2 road win over the New York Islanders to stretch his career-best point streak to eight games. The Swedish veteran started his scoring run with a three-game goal streak and has totaled five goals and five assists during his prolific spell. Johansson currently shares the longest active point streak in the league with three other players. For the season, he has totaled 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in 16 appearances. Considering Minnesota faces the struggling Flames and the leaky Sharks next, Johansson is in a good position to continue his streak for at least a couple of more games.

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight had no trouble handling the Calgary Flames on Friday night, recording his first shutout of the season with 33 saves in a 4-0 road win. Knight has played well all season and finally kept his first clean sheet in his 11th start, improving to 6-3-2. The former Florida Panther has gone 6-1-2 across his past nine appearances. Chicago has shown huge improvement as a team this season, making Knight a solid fantasy option. He boasts a goals-against average of 2.33 and a save percentage of .926, placing him among the top eight in the league in both categories.

Dallas Stars forward Matt Duchene (upper body) hasn't traveled with the team for Saturday's contest against the Nashville Predators, Stars' beat writer Robert Tiffin reports. The veteran is set to miss his 10th consecutive game. However, the good news is that he is expected to travel with the team next week when the Stars face the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens on the road. Duchene has contributed one goal and one assist in four outings this season, recording three shots on goal. With Jamie Benn (upper body) also sidelined, Sam Steel has seen regular top-six action. He has picked up four of his six points this season in the past three games.