Frederick Gaudreau News: Scores pair of goals Thursday

Gaudreau scored two goals, one on the power play, on five shots and blocked two shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over Washington.

Gaudreau capitalized on a power play in the second period and on an empty net in the third to tally his two twine finders Thursday. The 31-year-old center is up to 18 goals, 34 points and 103 shots on net in 73 outings this season. Gaudreau has been a steady goal scorer over the past month with seven goals and nine points in his last 15 games. Due to Joel Eriksson Ek's lower-body injury, Gaudreau has occupied a role centering Minnesota's second line and a spot on the top power-play unit. There are more factors helping Gaudreau's viability than hurting it, as his current goal-scoring momentum makes him a great player to own in all deeper leagues while Minnesota attempts to secure a spot in the postseason.