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"It's a crazy story": Legendary NHL HC reveals being starstruck by Alex Ovechkin while first coaching the Capitals captainBruce Boudreau, the former coach of the Washington Capitals, recently shared a funny story about his first time coaching Alex Ovechkin.
Ondrej Palat - Sends helper SaturdayPalat provided an assist and three hits in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Capitals.
ImpactPalat chipped in four points, 15 shots on net, 26 hits and 11 blocked shots over 14 outings in November. The 33-year-old winger continues to see top-six usage at even strength with little power-play time. He's up to seven points, 31 shots, 47 hits and a minus-4 rating over 26 appearances this season, so his fantasy value is limited to deep formats.
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Brett Pesce - Gets first assist with new teamPesce notched an assist in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Capitals.
ImpactThe helper was Pesce's first point as a Devil. He's quietly struggled on offense after missing the first two weeks of the season with a lower-leg injury. The 30-year-old blueliner is at one assist, 28 shots on net, 38 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating while averaging 21:15 of ice time through 18 contests. Pesce's usage is likely to remain defensive in nature since Dougie Hamilton and Luke Hughes handle most of the scoring from the blue line in New Jersey.
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Timo Meier - Crosses 400-point mark in careerMeier logged two assists, two hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Capitals.
ImpactMeier reached 400 career points with his first helper of the contest, which came on a Nico Hischier tally. Meier also assisted on Stefan Noesen's power-play marker in the third period. Meier is in the midst of a run of milestones -- he earned his 200th career assist Friday, his 400th point Saturday and stands one goal away from 200 tallies. This season, he's accumulated 19 points, 83 shots on net, 53 hits and 29 PIM over 26 contests in the Devils' top six.
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Justin Dowling - Tallies in Saturday's lossDowling scored a goal on two shots and added three hits in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Capitals.
ImpactDowling has two goals over his last four games while playing limited minutes on the fourth line. He's topped 10 minutes of ice time in just three of his 15 appearances this season. The 34-year-old center has three points, 12 shots on net, 15 hits and a minus-2 rating. His playing time is too low to be a real threat to make an impact in fantasy.
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Nico Hischier - Scores again SaturdayHischier scored a goal on three shots, added two hits and blocked two shots in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Capitals.
ImpactHischier had a productive fantasy week, racking up five goals and an assist over his last four games. The 25-year-old struggled to score for most of November before ending the month on a high note. Overall, he has 15 tallies, 12 assists, 77 shots on net, 21 blocked shots, a plus-10 rating and 11 power-play points through 27 appearances. He's fallen just a little shy of a point-per-game pace in the previous two seasons, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him maintain that level in 2024-25 as the Devils compete for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division.
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Hendrix Lapierre - Adds assist SaturdayLapierre registered an assist and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Devils.
ImpactLapierre has turned things around with four helpers over his last six games. He's played regularly since Alex Ovechkin (fibula) was hurt, at the expense of Jakub Vrana, and it looks like steady playing time is paying off. Lapierre is still stuck in a bottom-six role with minimal power-play usage. He has six helpers, 17 shots on net, 11 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over 18 appearances, so he'll still need to take a couple of steps up on offense to be considered in fantasy.
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