Point scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Coyotes.
Point had the Lightning's lone tally, giving them some life in the second period. The 27-year-old has been quite good lately with six goals and six helpers over his last seven appearances. For the season, the center is at 12 goals, 30 points, 67 shots on net and a minus-3 rating through 23 contests while seeing big minutes on the first line and first power-play unit.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Hats off in road win
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Point scored three goals with two assists in Friday's 8-2 road win against the Hurricanes.
Point ended up with a plus-4 rating and three shots on goal in 18:03 of ice time across 23 shifts. The only thing that didn't go right for Point was his work at the faceoff dot, winning just one of his seven faceoff opportunities. Point has been on fire lately, posting five goals, 11 points and a plus-5 rating across the past five outings. He has turned in nine goals, including two hat tricks, with 19 points in 12 games during the month of November.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Gets goal in OT loss
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Point scored a goal Wednesday in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Jets.
It was Point's eighth goal of the season. He tied the game 2-2 at 6:13 of the second period with a shot from the low slot that went short side on Connor Hellebuyck. Point has 24 points, including eight goals, and 59 shots in 20 games. That goal total is well off his career high of 51 goals from last year. Point's 13.6 shooting percentage is below his career mark of 17.8 and well below his 21.7 rate from 2022-23. At this rate, Point could deliver 30-35 goals and still top 90 points.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Three-point night
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Point notched three points, including scoring one goal on six shots, against the Blackhawks on Thursday.
Point had been mired in a four-game goal drought but was finally able to put one into the netting. The Calgary native's six shots were a season high and a mark he reached seven times last season. With 21 points in 17 games this year, Point looks poised to get over the 90-point threshold for the second consecutive campaign.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Gets two points versus Toronto
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Point collected a goal and an assist in Tampa Bay's 6-5 overtime loss to Toronto on Monday.
Point earned his second straight multi-point game, giving him four markers and two helpers in that span. Through 12 contests this season, he's up to six goals and 16 points. As fantastic as that level of production is, it's not surprising. Point is a high-end forward who finished the 2022-23 campaign with 51 goals and 95 points in 82 outings and is capable of putting up similar numbers again.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Four-point outburst in win
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Point had a hat trick and an assist in a 6-4 win over the Senators on Saturday.
It was Point's second career hat trick. His first came on Nov. 15, 2018 when he notched all three goals in 1:31 in a game against the Pens. Point put the Bolts up 2-1 with a short-side wrister in the first minute of the second period. His second came on a jam play that trickled over the goal line later in the second. His third, which was a redirection of a feed from Steven Stamkos on the power play, stood as the eventual winner. Point became the 10th player in franchise history to score multiple hat tricks in his career.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Finally gets first goal of season
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Point scored a goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Carolina.
It was Point's first marker of the season. He scored the game-winner at 19:06 of the first period. The 27-year-old redirected a Victor Hedman slapper from the point past Pyotr Kochetkov while on the power play. Point has nine points, including eight assists, on the season, and he's currently riding a four-game, five-point streak (one goal, four assists).
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Logs three assists
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Point picked up three assists in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Predators.
Point recorded helpers on a pair of Nick Paul power-play goals in the third period before adding a third assist on Nikita Kucherov's empty-netter. After tallying career highs in goals (51) and points (95) last year, the 27-year-old Point seems to be picking up where he left off to start the 2023-24 campaign. He should be a high-end fantasy option again this season while centering Kucherov and Steven Stamkos on Tampa Bay's top line.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Good to go Monday
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Point (undisclosed) will suit up Monday against the Maple Leafs, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.
Point was considered a game-time decision but he joined the team for warmups and will be in the lineup. The 27-year-old has three points and 13 shots through three games this series. He'll be in his usual top-six role Monday.
Point (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision for Game 4 against Toronto on Monday, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.
Head coach Jon Cooper said Monday morning that Point "should be in," so consider the Lightning forward to be closer to probable for Game 4. The 27-year-old Point was able to return to Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Leafs after crashing into the end boards. He has notched two goals and one assist in three games this postseason.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Returns after awkward fall
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Point left the game temporarily after an awkward hit in the third period of Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to Toronto in Game 3. He laid on the ice for a few minutes holding his chest, but he was able to return to action.
He finished with seven shots and three hits, but no points. The hit was a high-speed impact with the boards after he and Morgan Rielly battled for the puck in the Leafs end. Point got up and took a few strides toward his bench, but he fell hard to the ice clutching his chest. There was no update on the specifics of his injury, but the Bolts are hoping Point simply had the wind knocked out of him, rather than broken ribs. He'll be sore Sunday, though.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Lights lamp twice in Game 1 win
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Point potted two power-play goals in Tuesday's 7-3 Game 1 win over the Maple Leafs.
Point scored twice in his final appearance of the regular season to top the 50-goal mark, and he added another two goals in the postseason opener. His first tally gave the Lightning a 4-2 lead and later proved to be the game-winner, then his second beat the second-period buzzer at the 19:58 mark and chased Ilya Samsonov.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Tops 50-goal mark for first time
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Point scored twice, including his 50th of the season, and added an assist in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Red Wings.
Point is the third player in Bolts history to score at least 50 goals in a season, joining Steven Stamkos (51 in 2009-10; 60 in 2011-12) and Vincent Lecavalier (52 in 2006-07). He finishes the season with 51 goals and 95 points, both career highs, and he heads into the postseason on a four-game, six-point scoring streak (three goals, three assists). Point joins Connor McDavid, David Pastrnak, Mikko Rantanen and Leon Draisaitl as the only NHLers to score at least 50 goals this season.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Within one point of career mark
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Point scored his 49th goal of the season in a 7-4 loss to the Senators.
He pulled the Bolts within 5-4 at 6:01 of the third on a close-range snipe off a backdoor pass by Victor Hedman. Point is now one point from equalling his career point mark (92). His 49 goals are a career high water mark.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Six points in last three games
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Point had a goal and two assists in a 5-0 win over the Islanders on Saturday.
Point made it 5-0 at 13:26 of the third when he wired a shot through Bo Horvat's legs from the high slot on the power play at beat Semyon Varlamov. He has two, three-point games in his last three outings, and five goals (eight points) in his last six games. Overall, Point has 48 goals and 89 points in 77 games this season. Those 48 goals push him into a tie with Mikko Rantanen for third in the NHL.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Explodes for three points
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Point scored two goals and an assist on two shots, fueling the Lightning to a 4-0 win over the Hurricanes on Tuesday.
The first star of the game, Point scored a goal in the second period and third period to help the Lightning secure the win. He also picked up an assist on Alex Killorn's empty-net goal. Point has been on fire lately, scoring four goals in his last four games with five points in that span. On the season, the two-time Stanley Cup champion has 47 goals and 86 points in 75 games.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Gets 45th goal of season
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Point scored a goal in a 7-2 loss to the Senators on Thursday.
He sniped his 45th goal at 10:28 of the second period with a one-timer from the left circle off a pass from Nikita Kucherov. After 19 points in 11 games, Point has seen his offense dry up and he has just four points (two goals, two assists) in his last seven games. He will rebound -- all great snipers do -- but he can't do it alone.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Third in NHL in goals
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Point scored twice Saturday in a 3-1 win over Chicago.
Point put the Bolts up 1-0 in the second when he stuffed in his own rebound from the slot. His second goal came from the high slot with one minute left in the game. Point is on a three-game, six-point streak that includes four goals and two assists. Overall, his 43 goals move him into third overall in the NHL, behind only Connor McDavid (55) and David Pastrnak (45).
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Ties career mark in goals
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Point scored two goals and added an assist in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Golden Knights on Thursday.
Point's first goal -- a rebound early in the first period -- was his 40th of the season. And his second -- a power-play marker from the slot with 28 seconds left in the game -- forced overtime and tied his career mark of 41, set in 2018-19. Point joins Connor McDavid, David Pastrnak, Mikko Rantanen, Tage Thompson and Leon Draisaitl in the over-40 goal club.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Can't score in game after benching
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Point had one shot in 18:40 of ice time in Sunday's 6-0 loss to Carolina.
Coach Jon Cooper had benched Point, Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov for the third period of Saturday's loss to Buffalo because they weren't performing well enough to give the team the best chance to win. While they were back in action Sunday, none of them could get rolling because of a parade to the penalty box. The Bolts are on a five-game losing streak heading into a four-game week, and Point will be key to breaking the skid.
