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Lightning's Dominic James: Sent down to minors
James (hand) was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Friday.
With his demotion, James will have been medically cleared for his hand injury. While the team likely wants the 24-year-old forward to start with the Crunch in order to get up to game speed, he should be in the mix for a call-up sooner rather than later, especially if an injury or two pops up or the Bolts are playing a more physical team.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Season-long point streak
Kucherov picked up two assists Thursday in a 3-2 win over Minnesota.
Kucherov is on a season-long point streak (one goal, five assists; four games). He's in a multi-player tie for 12th in the NHL in points. Kucherov has averaged 42 goals over the last three seasons and is coming off a Hart-winning season where he buried 44 goals and added 86 assists. Goals will come.
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Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Wins debut with new team
Hildeby made 34 saves in a 3-2 win over Minnesota on Thursday.
He was named the game's second star in his Lightning debut. Hildeby is a massive, athletic netminder who is getting his first true shot as an NHL backup. He started 14 games in Toronto last season, going 5-7-4 with a 2.86 GAA and .914 save percentage. Hildeby now plays in a stronger system and will get 20-25 starts this season. He's a solid play in daily formats when he's in the blue paint.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: First point of season
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.
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Lightning's John Carlson: First two goals for new team
Carlson scored twice in 3-2 win over the Wild on Thursday. He fired nine shots.
The goals were his first two with the Lightning. He signed a two-year, $17 million contract with the team on July 1. Carlson's first pushed the scored to 2-0 in the first period and his second -- a power-play blast -- came in the second and stood as the winner. The goals extended Carlson's point streak to three games and four points. The defender is running the top power play unit and will get plenty of opportunity to match his 60 points from last season.
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Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Set to make season debut Thursday
Hildeby was the first goalie off the ice during Thursday's morning skate and is slated to start at home against the Wild, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Hildeby didn't appear in any of the Lightning's first three games of the regular season, but he's set to make his first start of the year Thursday. Across 20 regular-season appearances with the Maple Leafs last year, Hildeby went 5-7-4 with a 2.85 GAA and .912 save percentage.
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Lightning's Dominic James: Still sidelined Thursday
James (hand) will not be in the lineup versus the Wild on Thursday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
There had been some speculation that James might be ready to make his season debut versus the Wild, but it seems he will have to wait at least one more outing. For now, the Lightning will continue utilizing seven defensemen while the 24-year-old winger is on the shelf, though they could shift up their deployment when he returns.
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Lightning's Jansen Harkins: Placed on waivers
Harkins was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Harkins signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Lightning in July and began the regular season on the NHL roster. He appeared in just one of the team's first three games of the regular season, and he was held scoreless with four hits, one shot on goal and a minus-1 rating in 10:55 of ice time. He'll likely head to the minors if he clears waivers, and he should see more consistent playing time with the AHL club.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Fills empty net
Hagel scored an empty-net goal on eight shots and added two PIM in Monday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.
Hagel was able to add some late insurance to this victory. He's come out of the gate firing, racking up a goal, two assists and 17 shots on net over three contests. Hagel is a lock for top-six minutes and usage in every situation. He's looking to top the 70-point mark for the fourth year in a row.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Opens scoring Monday
Point scored a goal on three shots in Monday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.
Point has contributed a goal, an assist, seven shots on net, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over three games this season. The 30-year-old center continues to work on the top line as he aims to author a bounce-back campaign. He was limited to 50 points in 63 regular-season outings in 2025-26, his lowest marks in a full-length season since his rookie year in 2016-17.
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Lightning's Ilya Mikheyev: Two-point effort Monday
Mikheyev scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.
The veteran winger helped set up a Pontus Holmberg tally in the second period that proved to be the game-winner, then found the back of the net himself late in the third on a nifty wraparound. Mikheyev is skating on the third line and isn't getting power-play time to begin his Tampa Bay tenure, but he's still been productive with a goal and three points in his first three games.
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Lightning's Pontus Holmberg: Two points including game-winner Monday
Holmberg scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Monday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.
The 27-year-old gave the Lightning a 2-0 lead just 17 seconds into the second period, ripping a shot from the faceoff circle past Dan Vladar to convert a 3-on-1 break. The points were Holmberg's first of the season in three games, as the bottom-six forward looks to match or improve on a career-best 2025-26 campaign in which he managed 11 goals and 22 points in 70 regular-season contests.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Two helpers against Philly
Kucherov notched two assists in Monday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.
The superstar winger had a hand in Brayden Point's first-period tally to open the scoring, as well as Brandon Hagel's empty-netter late in the third. It was Kucherov's first multi-point performance on the young season, and through three games he's collected a goal and four points as he looks to reach triple digits for a fifth straight campaign.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Sharp in Monday's win
Vasilevskiy made 13 saves in Monday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.
The Lightning out-shot the visitors 36-14 on the night, and the one puck that did get past Vasilevskiy was something of a fluke -- Tyson Foerster floated a shot through traffic that would have gone wide of the net had it not deflected off Charle-Edouard D'Astous as he battled with Porter Martone at the edge of the crease. Vasilevskiy was beaten four times in an Opening Night loss to the Rangers, but since then he's been locked in, winning two straight starts while allowing two goals on 35 shots.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Leads Lightning onto ice
Vasilevskiy will defend the home crease in Monday's clash against the Flyers, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site.
After losing on Opening Night to the Rangers, Vasilevskiy bounced back in his most recent outing, which was a 20-save effort in Saturday's 3-1 win over Washington. The 32-year-old netminder currently holds a 1-1-0 record, a 2.59 GAA and an .889 save percentage across 45 shots on net between his two outings. However, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner has a favorable matchup Monday against the Flyers, who have lost all three of their games to begin the year. Vasilevskiy is poised to be an elite fantasy option Monday and beyond.
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Lightning's Emil Lilleberg: Expected to miss about a week
Lilleberg (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Flyers and is expected to miss approximately one week, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Lilleberg suffered an undisclosed injury early in the third period of Saturday's game against the Capitals, and he'll be forced to miss some time. Max Crozier, Jansen Harkins and Scott Sabourin are candidates to see increased playing time in Lilleberg's absence.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
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2.75 (21st) |
2.25 (6th) |
5.9 (30th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| E. Martinsen Lilleberg D Emil Martinsen Lilleberg D | Undisclosed |
| Y. Gourde C Yanni Gourde C | Hip |