Oliver Kapanen News: Opens scoring in loss

Kapanen scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the Sharks.

Kapanen saw just 9:55 of ice time in this contest, continuing a downward trend in his usage since the Olympic break. The 22-year-old has a second-line spot on the depth chart, but Phillip Danault and Jake Evans are likely to be leaned on more as shutdown centers in close games. Kapanen has three goals over his last six games, and the 22-year-old is up to 19 tallies, 32 points, 106 shots on net, 59 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over 60 appearances this season.