Lightning's Brayden Point: Wows in return from injury
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Point (lower body) scored twice Tuesday in a 3-2 overtime win over the Penguins.
Point had missed four games, but you'd never know it from his play. His first was a backhand shelf over Tristan Jarry's shoulder early in the third to get the Bolts on the board and cut the lead to 2-1. Then Point came from behind the net and stuffed his tenth of the season into an empty net with Jarry completely out of position to win the game. Point has nine points in his last six games; this run includes six goals and 14 shots. His 38.5 shooting percentage is more than double his career average (18.6), so expect a correction soon enough.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Playing Tuesday
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Point (lower body) will be back in the lineup versus the Penguins on Tuesday, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.
Point will retake his spot on the Bolts' first line alongside Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel. In addition, the 28-year-old Point will link up with the same duo on the No. 1 power-play unit. The center will look to pick up where he left off, having racked up seven points, including two power-play goals, in his last five outings.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Working toward return
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Point (lower body) could still be an option against the Penguins on Tuesday after head coach Jon Cooper told reporters the center was "trending in the right direction," per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
Point certainly seems to be getting close to play after working with the No. 1 power-play unit at Monday's practice. Fantasy managers should probably expect the Calgary native to be deemed a game-time decision ahead of puck drop, but look for him to fill a first-line role whenever he is given the green light to return to the lineup.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Won't play Saturday
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Point (lower body) won't play Saturday versus New Jersey, according to Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
Point will miss his fourth straight game, but he has been progressing in his recovery. He is day-to-day ahead of Tuesday's road matchup against Pittsburgh. Point has generated eight goals, 13 points and 21 shots on net through 12 outings this season.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Not playing Thursday
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Point (lower body) will not play Thursday at home versus Winnipeg, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.
This will be the third straight game that Point is forced to miss. The 28-year-old has eight goals and 13 points in 12 games this season and is coming off back-to-back 90 point seasons. Point could return Saturday versus New Jersey.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Ruled out against Philadelphia
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Point (lower body) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Flyers, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Point sustained his injury Sunday against Winnipeg and will be unavailable for a second consecutive game Thursday. However, the 28-year-old skated Thursday morning, and he'll have a week to recover before the Lightning take on the Jets on Nov. 14. Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli should continue to play alongside Nikita Kucherov on the top line during Thursday's matchup against the Flyers.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Won't play Tuesday
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Point (lower body) won't play Tuesday against the Blues, per Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun.
Point will miss at least one game after being injured in Sunday's 7-4 loss to Winnipeg. He has compiled eight goals, 13 points and 21 shots on net across 12 appearances this season. Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli will play on the top line with Nikita Kucherov in Point's absence, while Mitchell Chaffee will get a look with the first power-play unit.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Suffers injury Sunday
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Point (lower body) is not expected to return to Sunday's game against Winnipeg.
Point potted a power-play goal and logged 3:47 of ice time in the first period before leaving the game. The Lightning should update the star center's status before Tuesday's matchup against St. Louis.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Strikes on power play
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Point scored a power-play goal on three shots in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Wild.
Point has found the scoresheet in four straight games, earning three goals and three assists in that span. The center continues to be consistent in a top-line role for the Lightning this season, offering a finishing touch and playmaking in nearly equal measure. He has seven goals, five assists, 19 shots on net and a plus-9 rating through 11 appearances. Point has exceeded 40 goals and 40 assists on three occasions each over his first eight seasons, and he's well on his way to those marks again in 2024-25.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Delivers two assists
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Point notched two assists and a plus-3 rating in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.
Point has recorded back-to-back multi-point efforts for the first time this season, and he remains productive as a top-unit forward in one of the most star-studded attacks in the league. Point has cracked the scoresheet in all but one of his last seven appearances, tallying four goals and four assists in that span.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Six goals in nine games
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Point had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Predators on Monday.
Point has nine points, including six goals, in nine games, and he's put up points in seven of those contests. That's exactly the kind of consistency you need in fantasy, especially in head-to-head and weekly formats. His 37.5 shooting percentage is going to regress, but that's OK. Point has scored 97 goals in his last two seasons and recorded at least 90 points in each of those campaigns, and that's what we expect for 2024-25.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Scores in Saturday's win
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Point scored a goal Saturday in a 3-0 win over the Capitals.
It was a pretty give-and-go with Nikita Kucherov, and Point scored from the edge of the crease to extend the Bolts' lead to 2-0. He has four points, including three goals, in his last five games and seven points, including four tallies, in eight appearances this campaign. Sure, that puts him behind his pace from his previous two seasons, but fantasy managers should be confident in his elite abilities.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Strikes on power play again
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Point scored a power-play goal on two shots in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Devils.
Point has scored on the power play in back-to-back games. The star center is up to four tallies, two assists, 12 shots on net and a plus-5 rating through six appearances. With Jake Guentzel and Nikita Kucherov flanking him on the top line, Point is a consistent and reliable source of offense in fantasy.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Scores power-play goal
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Point scored a power-play goal in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Point found the back of the net in the latter stages of the third period with a wrister following setups from Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman, but it wasn't enough to even think about a potential comeback. Point has only one multi-point game across five outings this season, but he's been remarkably consistent and has cracked the scoresheet in all but one of those appearances. He has three goals and two assists on five outings so far with two of those goals coming with the man advantage.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Two points including game-winner
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Point scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 4-1 victory over the Canucks.
After helping set up Nikita Kucherov for the game's opening goal in the first period, Point found the back of the net himself in the second on a one-timer from the faceoff dot to the left of Arturs Silovs. Point has two goals and three points through Tampa Bay's first two contests as he looks to record his third straight 40-goal, 90-point campaign.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Scores power-play goal
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Point scored a power-play goal in Friday's 4-1 win over the Hurricanes.
Point equalized Friday's game with a power-play goal in the second period with assists from Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Point has reached the 90-point plateau in each of the last two seasons. Kucherov will be the primary scoring weapon on the Lightning roster, but Point should have plenty of opportunities for sustained production again.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Three-point effort in Game 4
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Point scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, during Game 4's 6-3 win over the Panthers on Saturday.
The 28-year-old center had a hand in both of Steven Stamkos' tallies and fired home his own goal late in the first period to give Tampa Bay a 3-0 lead. Point has two goals and five points through the series' first four games, and the Bolts may need another strong performance from him in Game 5 on Monday to avoid elimination.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Team-leading 45th goal
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Point scored a goal and added an assist Thursday in a 3-2 shootout loss to Ottawa.
It was his team-leading 45th goal, and it gives him 96 snipes over the last two seasons. Point has 88 points this season, and he could still hit the 90-point mark with three games remaining.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Scores in return
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Point scored a goal on four shots in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Bruins.
Point sat out one game with a lower-body injury, but he was able to stay hot in his return. The center has scored 11 of his 42 goals in March, and that's in just nine appearances this month. He's up to 81 points, 196 shots on net, 40 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating through 71 outings in a top-line role.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Expected to return Wednesday
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Point (lower body) is slated to play Wednesday versus Boston, according to Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic.
Point wasn't in the lineup for Tampa Bay's 3-2 overtime win over Anaheim on Sunday due to the injury. He has 41 goals and 80 points in 70 appearances in 2023-24. Point is likely to serve on the top line and first power-play unit in his return while Austin Watson might be a healthy scratch.
