Cirelli scored an empty-net goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Avalanche.
Cirelli has three goals and three assists over his last seven outings. The 28-year-old center is up to 12 goals, 25 points, 73 shots on net and a plus-22 rating through 38 appearances this season. He's close to the pace needed to earn his second straight 50-point campaign, and he should also top the 20-goal mark if he can stay healthy and productive.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Gets first goal in 19 games
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Girgensons scored a goal Tuesday in a 4-2 win over Colorado.
It was his first goal in 19 games. Girgensons has just six goals, two assists and 98 hits in 35 games. He leads the Bolts in hits and has put up hits in all but one of those games. Girgensons plays an important on-ice role in the Bolts' bottom six, but his fantasy value is limited.
Guentzel scored a power-play goal in a 4-2 win over Colorado on Tuesday.
Guentzel is on a three-game, five-point scoring streak (one goal, four assists), and he has put up a power-play point in each of those games (one goal, two assists). He sits second in team scoring with 44 points (19 goals, 25 assists) in 42 games, which puts him on pace for a potential 86-point season. That would be a career mark for Guentzel, whose best year came in Pittsburgh in 2021-22.
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Lightning's Darren Raddysh: Among NHL's top scoring defenders
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Raddysh had two assists in a 4-2 win over the Avalanche on Tuesday.
Raddysh has put up four straight multi-point games (four goals, five assists), and he has 13 shots and a plus-6 rating in that span. He has put up 36 points in as many games in his pinch-me-I'm-dreaming season. That's enough to put Raddysh in a tie with Miro Heiskanen for fifth overall from the blue line. Raddysh's 12 goals put him in a three-way tie with Cale Makar and Matthew Schaefer for third overall. There's no one who would have predicted this output from the 29-year-old undrafted defender, but Raddysh has stepped up large in the absence of Victor Hedman (elbow), who will be out until at least February.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Six-game winning streak
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Vasilevskiy made 31 saves in a 4-2 Tuesday over Colorado.
It was a tight contest until the mid-point of the third when the Bolts scored the go-ahead goal. Vasilevskiy has won six straight starts and has a .903 save percentage. His 17 wins are second-most in the NHL behind Scott Wedgewood and Karel Vejmelka, both of whom have 18.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Streak at four games, seven points
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Hagel scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-2 win over Colorado on Tuesday.
Hagel put the Bolts ahead at 8:31 of the third period with a sweet one-timer; the goal stood as the game-winner. He's riding a four-game, seven-point streak with two goals and five assists on 13 shots. Hagel has five game-winning goals, which puts him in a multi-player tie for second in the NHL. Overall, he has 20 goals, 18 assists, five game-winning goals, 109 shots and a plus-22 rating.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: First star of week again
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Kucherov put up two assists in a 4-2 victory over the Avalanche on Tuesday.
The points extended Kucherov's streak to eight games (19 points; seven goals, 12 assists) and his multi-point streak to seven. His streak has helped propel the Lightning to eight consecutive wins. On Monday, Kucherov earned the NHL's First Star for the second consecutive week (week ending Jan. 4) and is already off to a running start on a potential third honor.
Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Tending twine versus Avalanche
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Vasilevskiy will guard the home goal versus the Avalanche on Tuesday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Vasilevskiy has won his last five outings despite an .893 save percentage in that span. The 31-year-old will have a big challenge ahead against the league-leading Avalanche. Colorado comes into this game after just its third regulation loss of the season -- the team has scored 23 goals over the last six games.
Lundmark was recalled from AHL Syracuse on Tuesday.
Lundmark's figures to serve as an emergency depth option for the Bolts ahead of Tuesday's matchup with the Avalanche. With the 25-year-old Swede's promotion to the NHL roster, fantasy managers can likely expect Ryan McDonagh (undisclosed) to remain on injured reserve. If Lundmark were to get into a game for Tampa, it would mark his NHL debut.
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Lightning's Maxim Groshev: Dropped to minors
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Groshev was demoted to AHL Syracuse on Monday.
Groshev has been a healthy scratch for seven of his eight games on the NHL roster, posting an assist in his lone appearance for the Lightning this year. While the team could bring another defenseman up from the minors ahead of Tuesday's game versus Colorado, the decision to reassign Groshev could be an indication that Ryan McDonagh (undisclosed) is close to returning.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Cementing spot among NHL's best
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Vasilevskiy made 19 saves in a 7-3 win over the Sharks on Saturday.
The game was never in doubt -- the Bolts were up 3-0 by the 6:46 mark of the first period. Pavol Regenda was Vasilevskiy's kryptonite, though -- the 26-year-old journeyman winger with 23 career NHL games scored all of the San Jose goals. It was his first career hattie. The talented netminder is on a 5-0-0 run, and he is on a personal 16-4-0 run since Oct. 26. Vasilevskiy has been excellent since he got his skates under him following his 0-3-2 run with 17 goals allowed to start the season. Overall, Vasy's 2.36 GAA and .912 save percentage are both sixth among NHL netminders with at least 16 appearances.
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Lightning's Jake Guentzel: Four assists in last two games
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Guentzel put up two assists in a 7-3 victory over San Jose on Saturday.
Guentzel has four assists in his last two games. He has 15 points, including 11 assists, in his last 12 games. Seven of those points (one goal, six assists) have come with the man advantage. Guentzel has 18 goals, 25 assists, 15 power-play points and 106 shots in 41 games so far, and he's on pace for his second-straight 80-plus point seasons.
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Lightning's Oliver Bjorkstrand: Four assists in last four games
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Bjorkstrand picked up two assists and three shots on net in a 7-3 win over the Sharks on Saturday.
Bjorkstrand has a pair of two-assist games in his last four outings, but hasn't been doing enough to warrant much fantasy consideration. He has 20 points, including 14 helpers, through 41 games this season. He delivered 59 points in the 2023-24 campaign, but he's currently on pace for 40 points.
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Lightning's Dominic James: First goal in nine games
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James scored a goal in a 7-3 win over the Sharks on Saturday.
It was the rookie's first goal in nine games. James' ice time dropped on Tampa Bay's three-game road trip. He centers the fourth line, and given the league-wide depth at that position, his fantasy value is limited at this time. He has three goals, five assists, 36 hits and 26 shots through 26 games this season.
Hagel scored a goal Saturday in a 7-3 win over San Jose.
Hagel has 19 goals and 36 points in 36 games this season, but the goal was his first in six games and just his second in his last 10. He's on a modest three-game, five-point scoring streak with 11 shots. Hagel isn't expected to replicate his 90-point showing from the 2024-25 regular season, but his point-per-game pace this campaign puts him on track to deliver the second-most points of any regular season of his career.
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Lightning's Ethan Czata: Earns pair of points
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Czata scored a goal and added an assist in OHL Niagara's 5-4 overtime win over Barrie on Saturday.
Czata hadn't posted a multi-point effort since Dec. 11, and he had gone scoreless in the previous three contests before Saturday. The forward is up to 16 goals and 10 assists through 33 appearances for the IceDogs this season. A 2025 second-round pick of the Lightning, Czata's offense hasn't reached another level this year, which is mildly discouraging for his long-term potential.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Finally warming up as streak grows
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Point had a goal and an assist in a 7-3 victory over San Jose on Saturday.
The Sharks started flat-footed, and Point made them pay early on a 3-on-2. His assist came later on the power play. Point is on a five-game, seven-point scoring streak (11 shots), and he has a power-play point in each of his last two games. He's also on a three-game goal streak (four). Point has scuffled this season, and he has just 10 snipes in 34 games after averaging 46 goals over his last three regular seasons. His luck is improving, and that means you'll benefit from a strong second half as you drive to your own playoffs.
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Lightning's Conor Geekie: Three-point effort in big AHL win
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Geekie scored a goal and added two assists in AHL Syracuse's 6-0 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.
Geekie earned his first multi-point effort in eight games during this lopsided victory. He's been doing just about everything right for the Crunch, picking up nine goals and 20 helpers in 28 appearances this season. Geekie's sustained success on offense could help him earn another call-up later in 2025-26.
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