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Cirelli (lower body) is set to miss Saturday's game against Detroit, per Diandra Loux of The Hockey News.
Cirelli also missed Thursday's 3-1 win over Columbus. He has five goals and 14 points in 18 appearances this season. Head coach Jon Cooper is hoping to get Cirelli back for Tuesday's game against Washington.
Cirelli will miss Thursday's game versus the Blue Jackets, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. Per the Lightning, Cirelli is dealing with a lower-body injury.
Cirelli got banged up Wednesday versus the Sabres, and he'll need to miss at least one game. His absence further depletes the Lightning's center depth, which is already thin due to Brayden Point's undisclosed injury. Sam O'Reilly will handle a larger role Thursday, while Gage Goncalves should be back in the lineup after a healthy scratch.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Three helpers in Buffalo
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Cirelli notched three assists in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Sabres.
The veteran center had a hand in two tallies by Brandon Hagel and one by Nikita Kucherov in the rout. It's Cirelli's second three-point performance of the season, and through 18 games he's delivered five goals and 14 points, a pace that would see him top the career-high 59 points (27 goals, 32 assists) in 80 games he produced in 2024-25.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Six points in last six games
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Cirelli scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Red Wings. He fired five shots.
Cirelli pushed the score to 3-0 at the 8:41 mark of the second period; the goal stood as the winner. It was good to see him put up the five shots -- he had just six in his previous five games. Cirelli has four goals, two assists and 65 face-off wins (54.6 percent) in his last six games. Two of those goals were game winners. Overall, he has five goals, four assists, 22 shots and a 52.1 face-off percentage in 14 games.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Three-point effort in win
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Cirelli had a goal and two assists in Thursday's 6-4 win over Winnipeg.
His first helper was Cirelli's 200th in the NHL. He has four goals, four assists, eight hits, seven blocks and 17 shots in 12 games, which puts him on a mid-50s point pace. Add on Cirelli's face-off success (116 FW) so far, and you have an solid mid-level fantasy play in deep formats.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Set to play Friday
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Cirelli (undisclosed) will play in Friday's game against the Avalanche, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports.
Cirelli exited Tuesday's game against the Golden Knights after two periods due to an undisclosed injury, but he participated in Friday's optional morning skate and has officially been cleared to suit up against Colorado. Across his first nine appearances of the 2026-27 regular season, Cirelli has generated three goals, two assists, six hits, six blocked shots and four PIM while averaging 17:00 of ice time.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Two goals before early exit
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Cirelli (undisclosed) didn't play in the third period of Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Golden Knights, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Cirelli's last shift ended with 1:09 left in the second period. Prior to his exit, he scored two goals, giving him five points through nine outings this season. There was no update available after the contest, so Cirelli will be considered day-to-day leading into Friday's matchup against the Avalanche.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: First point of season
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Cirelli scored a goal Thursday in a 3-2 win over the Wild.
It came on a redirection early in the first period. It was Cirelli's first goal and point of the season. The second-line pivot is coming off two, 52-plus point campaigns, recording a combined plus-68 rating and averaging 25 goals. Cirelli should be able to deliver similar numbers this season in a strong Tampa system.
Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Two assists in Game 2 OT win
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Cirelli delivered two assists in a 3-2 overtime win over the Canadiens in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Tuesday.
Cirelli's faceoff win in overtime fed defender J.J. Moser, who danced in and roofed the winner at 12:48. He also had three shots. Cirelli has played postseason games in every NHL campaign he's played, dating back to 2017-18. He came into the playoffs fresh off his second consecutive 50-plus point campaign, and he delivered a career-high plus-38 rating. Cirelli is being counted on to shut down Ryan Suzuki this postseason, so the points really are a bonus.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Back at practice Friday
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Cirelli (rest) returned to practice Friday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Cirelli sat out Wednesday's regular-season finale against the Rangers for rest purposes, but his return to practice a few days later signals that he should be ready for Game 1 against Montreal on Sunday. Cirelli made 71 regular-season appearances and recorded 23 goals, 29 assists, 50 hits, 48 PIM and 47 blocked shots while averaging 17:19 of ice time.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Resting Wednesday
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Cirelli is not in the lineup Wednesday versus the Rangers, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.
Cirelli will get some rest in the regular-season finale. He ends the regular season with 52 points in 71 outings. He should be in a top-six role for Game 1 of the postseason against the Canadiens.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Good to return
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Cirelli (undisclosed) is expected to play Thursday versus Montreal, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
Cirelli missed Tampa Bay's past two games. He has 23 goals and 52 points in 68 outings in 2025-26. Conor Geekie is projected to be a healthy scratch due to Cirelli's return.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Remains shelved Tuesday
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Cirelli (undisclosed) will miss Tuesday's road contest against the Senators, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.
Cirelli is set to miss his second consecutive game due to an undisclosed injury. Overall, the 28-year-old center has 52 points, 121 shots on net, 47 hits and 43 blocked shots through 68 games this season. It's unclear whether Cirelli will be kept out of the lineup for an extended period of time, but his status at the team's upcoming morning skates could provide more information. His next chance to return to Tampa Bay's lineup is Thursday against the Canadiens.
Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Unavailable in Buffalo
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Cirelli (undisclosed) will not suit up Monday in Buffalo and is day-to-day, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
Cirelli's absence coincides with Scott Sabourin's (lower body) return to the lineup. Nick Paul will work as the second-line center in Buffalo due to Cirelli being unavailable. The Lightning play in the second half of a back-to-back Tuesday in Ottawa, so Cirelli should be considered questionable, at best, for that matchup at this time.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Second NHL hat trick
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Cirelli delivered a hat trick while also recording a blocked shot Thursday in a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh.
It was Cirelli's second NHL hat trick and first since Jan. 17, 2020. Cirelli is up to 147 goals, which ranks 10th in franchise history, and he passed Frederik Modin (144) during Thursday's outing. He has 52 points (23 goals, 29 assists) and 120 shots on goal in 67 games this season. It's the second time that Cirelli has delivered a 50-plus point campaign.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Secures third straight 20-goal year
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Cirelli scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Kraken.
Cirelli got the Lightning on the board in the first period, tying the game at 1-1. This was his fifth goal and ninth point over the last six games, and it was his 20th tally of the campaign. He's reached that threshold in each of the last three years as he establishes himself as a quality second-line center in his prime years. He's at 49 points, 113 shots on net, 45 hits, 38 blocked shots, 44 PIM and a plus-32 rating over 63 outings this season. With the surge he's on lately, securing a second straight 50-point campaign should be no trouble.
