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Haydn Fleury - Notches helper against KrakenFleury registered an assist in Monday's 4-3 defeat to Seattle.
ImpactFleury was playing in just his second game of the season while the Lightning gave Calvin de Haan the night off. For his part, the 27-year-old Fleury is averaging just 11:14 of ice time and almost certainly will continue to watch plenty of games from the press box while de Haan gets the bulk of the games.
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Justin Schultz - Logs assist MondaySchultz recorded an assist, four blocked shots and two shots on goal in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Lightning.
ImpactSchultz earned his second point of the campaign when he set up his defense partner, Brian Dumoulin, on the opening goal. Despite the lack of offense, Schultz remains on the top power-play unit, though Vince Dunn has been more productive. Schultz is at one goal, one assist, 17 shots on net, 11 blocked shots, six PIM and a minus-2 rating through 10 contests, playing primarily on the third pairing.
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Eeli Tolvanen - Grabs power-play helperTolvanen logged a power-play assist and four shots on goal in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Lightning.
ImpactTolvanen helped out on a Kailer Yamamoto goal in the first period. This was Tolvanen's first power-play point of the campaign, as he's off to a bit of a slow start. All four of his points have come over the last six contests, but he remains in a third-line role. The Finn has at least maintained his physical play with 24 hits and 13 blocked shots across 10 outings this season.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand - Hands out power-play assistBjorkstrand notched a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Lightning.
ImpactHead coach Dave Hakstol promoted Bjorkstrand to the top line Monday in an attempt to get centers Matty Beniers and Alexander Wennberg going. While that didn't work, Bjorkstrand was able to make noise on the power play, earning a helper on Jared McCann's tally in the extra session. Bjorkstrand has four points over his last four games, and he's up to two goals, six helpers, 20 shots on net, 11 hits and a plus-1 rating through 10 contests this season.
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Vince Dunn - Sets up game-winnerDunn registered a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Lightning.
ImpactDunn set up Jared McCann's game-winning tally in overtime. The helper ended a two-game mini-slump for Dunn. The 27-year-old blueliner is up to eight points (five on the power play), 16 shots on net, six hits, five blocked shots and a minus-5 rating through 10 contests. While he's been on the second power-play unit, the Kraken spread out the talent enough that both units generally get their looks.
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