ANDREW MANGIAPANE

Moved up and down the lineup from fourth-line center to first-line winger, Drouin has seven assists in his last nine games, three of which have come on the man-advantage. Last year, his campaign started three months late due to a knee issue, but he posted 20 goals and 22 assists in 42 games. Connor registered an assist Friday, stretching his point streak to nine games, during which he has posted six goals, nine helpers and a plus-7 rating. Be careful not to overrate Severson based on his current hot streak, though the Devils do have a solid offense. His output must be viewed as a mild disappointment after he tallied seven goals and 31 assists in 59 games before getting injured last season.

(Rostered rates as of Jan. 6)ForwardsAndrew Mangiapane, CGY (Yahoo: 27 percent rostered)Mangiapane played himself into the spotlight last season with 55 points, scoring 30 goals while taking 185 shots. Another hot run followed, only to lead into a dry spell that's seen Mangiapane post a pair of assists in nine games. Fortunately, Niederreiter has returned to form since Dec. 8 with three tallies, seven assists, 40 shots and 26 hits. But that shouldn't matter much since he did well in December, notching nine points, 28 shots, 36 hits and 113 faceoff wins. Since missing three weeks with a thumb injury, he's managed seven points in 19 games supplemented by 51 shots, 36 blocks, and 15 hits.

Oilers Flames Hockey Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk, right, celebrates his goal against the Edmonton Oilers with forward Johnny Gaudreau during the third period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (Jeff McIntosh)CALGARY, Alberta — (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had his first career playoff hat trick and the Calgary Flames beat the Edmonton Oilers 9-6 Wednesday night in Game 1 of their second-round series. Game 2 is Friday at the Saddledome before the series heads to Edmonton for Sunday’s Game 3 and Tuesday’s Game 4. The Flames scored twice in a 25-second span in the first minute and led 3-0 by 6:05 when Smith was replaced by Koskinen. ... Game 1 was the highest scoring playoff game involving Calgary and Edmonton, surpassing the previous high of 12 goals scored in Game 3 of the 1983 Smythe Division final.

Latvia Ice Hockey Worlds Canada's Nick Paul, right, scores to win the Ice Hockey World Championship final match between Finland and Canada at the Arena in Riga, Latvia, Sunday, June 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) (Sergei Grits)RIGA, Latvia — (AP) — Nick Paul scored in overtime on a 2-and-1 break with Ottawa Senators teammate Connor Brown and Canada won its 27th world hockey title, beating Finland 3-2 on Sunday night. Brown assisted on all three of Canada’s goals in the final to end the championship with a tournament-high 16 points (two goals, 14 assists). Andrew Mangiapane, whose arrival midway through the preliminary round provided a spark for Canada, was named player of the tournament. The Calgary Flames forward had seven goals — including the winners in Canada’s quarterfinal and semifinal victories — and four assists in seven games.

Nick Paul scored in overtime on a 2-and-1 break with Ottawa Senators teammate Connor Brown and Canada won its 27th world hockey title, beating Finland 3-2 on Sunday night.

(AP Photo/Sergei Grits) (Sergei Grits)RIGA, Latvia — (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane scored two goals to help Canada beat the United States 4-2 on Saturday in the semifinals of hockey’s world championship. Mangiapane has seven goals and four assists in six games since joining Canada midway through the preliminary round. Canada started the tournament with three straight losses, but has five wins and a shootout loss since Mangiapane was added to the mix. Finland, which defeated Canada 3-2 in a shootout in their final preliminary-round game, beat Germany 2-1 in the semifinals. Mangiapane scored the only goal of the second period, and then put Canada up 3-1 early in the third.

Andrew Mangiapane scored two goals to help Canada beat the United States 4-2 in the semifinals of hockey’s world championship.