Wild's Jon Merrill: Finds twine Thursday

Merrill netted a goal and blocked three shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Capitals.

Merrill's tally opened the scoring in Thursday's contest just six minutes into the first period. With the marker, the 33-year-old blueliner snapped a 28-game scoreless drought dating back to Jan. 7, when he scored his first goal of the season. Merrill now has five points and 44 shots on net in 62 appearances this season. While he has struggled offensively, Merrill has 79 blocked shots in 2024-25 -- 40 of those came during his dry spell. It is best to fade Merrill outside of the deepest of fantasy formats.