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FORWARD
Artturi Lehkonen, COL (50%)
-Returned from injury Thursday; has 3 points (1G/2A) in 3 games.
-Playing on L1 with Nathan MacKinnon & Martin Necas + PP2.
-45 points (20G/25A) in 62 games this season.
-COL has 3 games remaining this week: Wednesday (vs. VAN), Saturday (at DAL) and Sunday (vs. STL).
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among forwards in high-danger shots on goal and high-danger goals.
Mikael Granlund, F, ANA (40%)
-Has 8 points (7G/1A), 5 on the power play, and 16 SOG over the past 6 games.
-Also covering face-offs (double-digit FOW in 3 of his past 7 games totaling 61 FOW over that span).
-Playing on L2 with Beckett Sennecke (57 points; T-2nd among rookies) and Alex Killorn + PP1 with Leo Carlsson, Troy Terry, Chris Kreider and John Carlson (8 points in past 4 games).
-ANA has 3 games remaining this week: Wednesday (at SJS), Friday (vs. STL) and Saturday (vs. CGY).
-EDGE stats: Among the forward leaders in midrange goals and long-range goals,
Viktor Arvidsson, BOS (30%)
-9 points (5G/4A), 2 on the power play, and 12 SOG during his 4-game point streak.
-2nd on Bruins in both goals (12 in 21 games) and SOG (48), and T-2nd in points (24) since Jan. 29.
-Playing on L2 with Pavel Zacha, who has 15 points (9G/6A) over his past 10 games, and PP1 with David Pastrnak, who leads team with 95 points (6th in NHL) this season.
-50 points (24G/26A) and 163 SOG in 63 games this season.
-BOS has 3 games remaining this week: Thursday (at FLA), Saturday (at TBL) and Sunday (at PHI)
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among forwards in hardest shot, midrange SOG, long-range SOG and high-danger goals.
Connor Brown, NJD (5%)
-15 points (6G/9A), 5 on the power play, while averaging nearly 19 minutes (18:55) in 14 March games.
-At least 3 SOG in 5 of his past 8 games.
-Playing on L2 with Jack Hughes (27 points in 17 games since 2026 Winter Olympics; T-4th in NHL) and Jesper Bratt (21 points in past 18 games).
-NJD has 3 games remaining this week: Thursday (vs. WSH), Saturday (vs. MTL), and Sunday (at MTL).
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among forwards in max skating speed, skating distance and high-danger goals.
Porter Martone, PHI (4%)
-Signed his entry-level contract with the Flyers on Sunday (No. 6 pick in 2025 NHL Draft); 5 SOG in 16:54 in NHL debut vs. WSH on Tuesday.
-Led Michigan State University in points (50) and goals (25) in 35 games as freshman; 3 points (1 goal, 2 assists) in 2 games at 2026 NCAA Tournament.
-Led all players in goals (6 in 7 games) during the 2026 World Junior Championship while playing for Canada.
-The Flyers have won 8 of their past 11 games; 2 points back of 2nd WC in the Eastern Conference.
Igor Chernyshov, SJS (3%)
-3 points (2G/1A), 1 game-winning goal, 7 SOG, 2 hits and 1 block in 4 games since return to lineup from injury.
-Playing on L1 with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith + PP2.
-Has 14 points (5G/9A) in 20 games during rookie season.
-SJS has 3 games remaining this week: Wednesday (vs. ANA), Thursday (vs. TOR) and Saturday (vs. NSH).
-EDGE stats: 3 of his 5 goals this season are from the high-danger zones.
Other forwards to consider adding: Jimmy Snuggerud, STL (41%); Anthony Mantha, PIT (38%); Patrick Kane, DET (33%); Chris Kreider, ANA (28%); Bobby McMann, SEA (28%); Egor Chinakhov, PIT (20%); Matt Coronato, CGY (7%).
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DEFENSEMAN
Philip Broberg, D, STL (21%)
-5 points (2G/3A), 2 on the power play, 3 hits and 2 blocks during his 5-game point streak.
-9 points (3G/6A) while averaging 25:24 in 14 March games (compared to 22:11 in February).
-Playing on PP1 with Robert Thomas, Dylan Holloway, Jimmy Snuggerud and Jake Neighbours.
-STL has 3 games remaining this week: Wednesday (at LAK), Friday (at ANA) and Sunday (at COL).
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among defensemen in max skating speed, 20-plus mph speed bursts and total skating distance.
Sam Malinski, D, COL (19%)
-Key injury: Cale Makar (upper body)
-5 points (2G/3A) and 9 SOG over his past 4 games.
-Set NHL career highs in assists (29 in 73 games), points (34) and SOG (140) this season.
-Only defenseman in the League with at least 30 points and 80 blocks (82) while averaging fewer than 18:00 time on ice this season.
-COL has 3 remaining games this week: Wednesday (vs. VAN), Saturday (at DAL) and Sunday (vs. STL).
-EDGE stats: Ranks among the defenseman leaders in hardest shot, 20-plus mph speed bursts, midrange SOG, long-range SOG and even-strength offensive zone time percentage.
Parker Wotherspoon, D, PIT (9%)
-9 points (all assists), 1 shorthanded, over his past 10 games.
-Multiple hits in 11 of his 17 March games, totaling 33 hits over that span; only defenseman in the NHL with at least 10 points and 30 hits last month.
-Playing 5-on-5 with Erik Karlsson, who is tied for 4th in the entire NHL in points (25 in 18 games) since Feb. 28.
-PIT has 3 remaining games this week; Thursday (at TBL), Saturday (vs. FLA) and Sunday (vs. FLA)
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among defensemen in long-range goals and penalty kill skating distance.
Other defensemen to consider adding: Cole Hutson, WSH (16%), Tyler Kleven, OTT (4%), Nikita Zadorov, BOS (37%), Charle-Edouard D'Astous, TBL (6%), Olli Maatta, CGY (1%)
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GOALIE
Jakub Dobes, G, MTL (51%)
-4-0-0 with a .965 save percentage over his past 4 games; stopped 136 of 141 shots faced.
-26-8-4 in 38 games (37 starts) this season; has won 8 of his 11 starts since the Olympic break.
-MTL has 3 remaining games this week: Thursday (at NYR), Saturday (at NJD) and Sunday (vs. NJD).
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly in long-range save percentage and 5-on-5 save percentage in close situations.
Other goalies to consider adding: Joel Hofer, STL (50%), Dan Vladar, PHI (48%), Connor Ingram, EDM (28%)
