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.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Unavailable Sunday
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Point (lower body) is considered day-to-day and will not play Sunday against the Ducks, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Point was a late scratch Sunday and fortunately doesn't appear to be dealing with anything too serious. The 28-year-old has racked up 41 goals and 80 points through 70 games this season. He's been on a tear with 26 points over his last 16 appearances. Tampa Bay's next game is Wednesday against Boston.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Stays hot in overtime loss
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Point scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Kings.
Point's goal came late in the first period on a pinball shot on the power play. He also set up Steven Stamkos' power-play marker in the third. Point has five multi-point efforts in his last six games, a span in which he has nine goals and six helpers. The center is up to 41 tallies, 39 assists, 28 power-play points, 192 shots on net and a minus-12 rating through 70 appearances on the year in a top-line role.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Two goals, three points in win
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Point scored twice and added an assist in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Sharks.
Point's first tally put the Lightning ahead early in the third period, and it came on the power play. He later helped out on an Anthony Duclair goal before scoring another one of his own to reach the 40-goal mark for the third time in his career. Point is up to 78 points (26 on the power play) with 190 shots on net and a minus-12 rating through 69 appearances. He's been particularly good with nine goals and five helpers over seven outings in March.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Scores twice in Tuesday's win
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Point scored two goals, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Point ended up making the difference for the Lightning, with his second goal being the game-winner. He's racked up 11 points over six contests in March. For the season, the center is up to 38 tallies, 75 points, 188 shots on net, 25 power-play points and a minus-13 rating over 68 appearances. He should continue to be a strong scorer while playing alongside Nikita Kucherov, who had a four-point effort in this contest.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Stretches points streak to eight
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Point scored on the power play Thursday as the Lightning suffered a 3-2 overtime loss to the Sabres.
That goal puts Point's point streak at eight games. Over that span, he's got six goals and 10 points. He might not hit last season's impressive 51-goal total, but at 31 goals and 64 points through 62 games, he's having yet another great campaign.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Two points in New Jersey
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Point scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Sunday's 4-1 victory over the Devils.
The 27-year-old made his 30th goal of the season count, breaking through the New Jersey defense and getting behind a sprawling Akira Schmid before banking the puck into the net off the goalie's pads. Point has a six-game point streak going in which he's collected five goals and eight points. He's on pace for the third 80-point campaign of his career.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Finds twine in loss
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Point scored a goal on three shots in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Senators.
Point kept the Lightning within two goals with his third-period tally, but they couldn't catch up. The 27-year-old has scored in three straight games since the end of his four-game point drought. The center is up to 28 tallies, 30 assists, 154 shots on net and a minus-14 rating through 57 appearances this season. That's a good enough pace to top 80 points for the third time in his career, but he's trailing last year's 95-point pace by a noticeable margin.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Snaps four-game point slump
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Point scored a goal and added an assist in a 6-3 win over Colorado on Thursday. He fired four shots.
Point was in the right place at the right time on the goal. Samuel Girard attempted a clearing attempt late in the first period that deflected off Point and past Justus Annunen. The points were Point's first in five games. He remains firmly in second place in team scoring with 56 points, although he sits 37 points behind team and NHL leader Nikita Kucherov (93).
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Three-game point drought
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Point has no points in three games since the All-Star break.
Point has six shots, but nothing to show for it. After a five-game point drought in early December, Point roared off on a six-game scoring streak that included four goals and four assists, so it's just a matter of time until he snaps out of this slump, too. On the season, Point has 54 points, including 25 goals, 143 shots and 165 face-off wins. His 43.8 winning percentage at the dot is a strange blight on his stat sheet after posting seasons of 51.0 and 50.7 over the last two years. There's no obvious reason, other than perhaps overuse -- Point is averaging 20:24 TOI this season, which is 1:20 more than his career mark.
Point scored two goals Saturday in a 6-3 win over the Devils.
His first goal came at 13:52 of the third period when he intercepted a pass and wired a shot from the slot that Vitek Vanecek couldn't stop. Point's second goal went into the empty net. He heads into the All-Star break on a four-game point streak (four goals, three assists). The rest will do him some good. Point has racked up 25 goals and 54 points through 50 contests this campaign.
Point scored a goal and added an assist in a 6-3 win over the Coyotes on Thursday.
He put the Bolts up 2-1 at the end of the first period with a shot from the left circle. Point also added a power-play assist. He's on a three-game, five-point scoring streak (two goals, three assists). Point sits 15th in the NHL with 52 points, but his minus-12 rating is the worst in that category among the top-35 scorers. That may not mean anything for some managers, but it's a real drag on some fantasy teams.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Two points in Philly
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Point scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.
The 27-year-old opened the scoring less than two minutes into the first period, tipping home a Max Crozier shot-pass that was headed wide of the net. Point has three multi-point performances in the last eight games, piling up five goals and five helpers during that stretch. With 50 points in 48 games on the season, he's on track to top 80 for the third time in his career.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Racks up three points
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Point scored a goal and put up two assists in Thursday's 7-3 rout of Minnesota.
Point has three multi-point games in his last 12 contests, racking up a combined seven goals and five assists, including four power-play points, over that stretch. The 27-year-old Calgary native is firmly cemented in both a first-line role and as part of the No. 1 power-play unit. At his current rate, Point should crest the 90-point threshold for the second consecutive season and the third time in his NHL career.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Nets two in loss
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Point scored twice in 7-3 loss to the Bruins on Saturday.
Point gave the Bolts a 1-0 lead just 21 seconds into the contest, finishing off Nikita Kucherov's pass from behind the net. He also took a pass from Kucherov in the low slot before wiring it past Linus Ullmark late in the second to cut Boston's lead to 4-3. Point has three goals and one assist in his last four games after going three straight contests without a point.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Just two points in last six games
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Point has just two points in his last six games after failing to get on the score sheet in Thursday's 4-1 win over Minnesota.
It's a bit of a slump, but Point is too good to stay down for long. He has 17 shots in that six-game span, so he's getting his chances. Point has 40 points in 40 games, but with just 17 goals, there's no way he's going to come close to his 51-goal 2022-23.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Eight points on six-game streak
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Point had two goals and an assist in a 5-4 win over Vegas on Thursday.
Point has eight points (four goals, four assists) on his current six-game point streak. He is squarely in the NHL's top-20 scorers with 38 (16 goals, 22 assists) in 34 games. One of the snipes came on the power play, which snapped a 12-game power-play point slump for the creative pivot. Interestingly, it was also Point's first multi-point game in the same span. Fingers crossed this is the monkey off his back.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Tallies versus hometown team
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Point scored a goal on four shots and blocked two shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Flames.
The Calgary native got the Lightning on the board at 4:10 of the third period, but the rally ultimately fell short. Point has two goals and two assists during his four-game point streak, which follows a five-game skid. The 27-year-old is up to 14 tallies, 20 helpers, 87 shots on net and a minus-10 rating through 32 contests overall while playing in his usual top-line role.
