Lightning's Brayden Point: Draws power-play helper
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Point notched a power-play assist and four shots on goal in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.
Point has two goals and two helpers over his last five outings, but this was his first power-play contribution since Jan. 9. The center continues to play a key role in the Lightning's top six, even if he doesn't scored at quite the same rate as superstar linemate Nikita Kucherov. Point has 27 tallies, 24 helpers, 21 power-play points, 101 shots on net and a plus-5 rating over 42 outings this season.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Goals in back-to-back games
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Point netted an even-strength goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Red Wings.
Point opened the scoring just 2:02 into Saturday's contest. The star center has scored in back-to-back games after being scratched Tuesday against the Bruins for missing a team meeting. The 28-year-old has gotten on the scoresheet in six of nine games in January, but he hasn't produced a multi-point outing since Dec. 28 against the Rangers. For the season, Point has 27 goals, 49 points (20 on the power play), 91 shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-7 rating. His 29.7 shooting percentage is easily the highest mark of his career, so he could be due for negative regression in that area over the second half. Then again, Point is insulated by an assortment of elite talent in Tampa Bay.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Scores in return
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Point scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the Ducks.
Point missed a team meeting and was scratched Tuesday versus the Bruins. It was a one-game punishment for the 28-year-old center, and he made some amends by scoring a second-period tally Thursday. The center is up to 26 goals, 48 points, 89 shots on net and a plus-5 rating over 38 appearances. Point can be safely reinserted into all fantasy lineups as he pushes toward a third straight 40-plus-goal season.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Retakes first-line role
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Point (coach's decision) was back in his customary first-line role ahead of Thursday's matchup with Anaheim, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.
Point was held out of Tuesday's clash with the Bruins after missing a team meeting, but it appears he is back in head coach Jon Cooper's good graces. The 28-year-old center is on pace to reach the 90-point threshold for the third straight season and could set a new career-best mark in power-play points after having already racked up 12 goals and eight helpers with the man advantage.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Not playing Tuesday
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Point missed a team meeting and won't play Tuesday versus the Bruins, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
This is likely to be a one-game absence for Point as head coach Jon Cooper sends a message on accountability. Jack Finley is projected to play, while Anthony Cirelli and Nick Paul figure to receive a larger share of ice time in Point's absence.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Nets 600th NHL point
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Point scored a goal Thursday in a 4-1 win over Boston.
It was his 600th NHL point. Point has 289 goals and 311 assists in 615 games. This season, he has 25 goals and 22 assists in 34 games, and he's on a four-game, four-point streak (two goals, two assists). Point sits in a three-way tie with Mikko Rantanen and William Nylander for second in goals in the NHL with 24. But he's tallied those in just 34 games, compared to Nylander's 43 and Rantanen's 42. The only other player who comes close to that is Kirill Kaprizov (upper body), who has 23 in just 34 contests. Point's dominance is impressive.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Tied for second in NHL goal chase
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Point picked up the game-winning goal Tuesday in a 3-2 victory over Carolina.
Point's scoring streak stands at three games and three points (one goal, two assists). He took a centering pass from Nikita Kucherov along the right boards and beat Pyotr Kochetkov from close range with just 52 seconds remaining. Point is tied with Mikko Rantanen for second in the NHL in goals with 24. He's also in a four-way tie for game-winning goals with six. Point is clutch.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Adds power-play helper
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Point logged a power-play assist, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Ducks.
Point has a goal and five helpers over his last five games, with three of those assists coming on the power play. He's still yet to be held off the scoresheet in consecutive contests this season. The 28-year-old center has 23 goals, 22 assists, 19 power-play points, 77 shots on net and a plus-2 rating over 33 appearances in a top-line role.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Picks up assist
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Point notched an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Kings.
Point has collected a goal and four assists over his last five outings since the end of a sizzling eight-game, 18-point streak. The center set up Victor Hedman's first-period tally Saturday. Point is up to 23 tallies, 21 helpers, 75 shots on net and a plus-4 rating through 32 appearances in a top-line role.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Goal, two helpers in win
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Point scored a goal on three shots and dished two power-play assists in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Rangers.
The 28-year-old saw an eight-game point streak end Monday versus the Panthers, but he didn't take long to get going again. Point has been fantastic in December with seven goals and 14 assists over 10 contests. The center is up to 23 tallies, 19 assists, 68 shots on net, 18 power-play points and a plus-6 rating through 29 outings overall.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Point streak reaches eight games
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Point scored a goal and took two shots in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers.
Point has been on fire of late and his third-period goal pushed his impressive streak to eight games, a span in which he's racked up six goals and 12 assists while posting a plus-five rating. He's likely to regress at some point, though, as his 28.6 shooting percentage during the streak isn't sustainable, but there's no question the 28-year-old is going through a sizzling stretch in December. Over the course of the full season, Point has racked up 39 points (22 goals, 17 helpers) in 27 games, and he could reach the 90-point plateau for a third straight campaign if he keeps up this level of production for a few more weeks.
Point picked up an assist Thursday in a 3-1 win over the Blues.
Point's scoring streak stands at seven games and 17 points (five goals, 12 assists). He's the NHL's third-highest goal scorer, but he's really shown off his playmaking on this streak. Point had five assists in his first 18 games this season. It's not especially surprising, though -- his 35.6 shooting percentage is unsustainably high, and in fact, it's 16.6 percent above his career mark (19.0). Point remains on a career pace and is headed for his first triple-digit campaign.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Deposits empty-netter
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Point scored an empty-net goal on three shots and blocked three shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
For much of the game, it didn't look like the Lightning's top line would need to get involved. The Blue Jackets then scored three times in the third period, and Point answered with the empty-netter, extending his point streak to six games (five goals, 11 assists). The 28-year-old center is cruising at a career-best pace with 21 goals, 16 assists, 59 shots on net and a plus-6 rating over 25 appearances. He's also shooting 35.6 percent, and while he's been over 20 percent in the last two seasons, he could regress a bit as the campaign progresses.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Racks up four points in win
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Point scored a goal on three shots and added three assists in Thursday's 8-3 win over the Flames.
Point's goal and two of his helpers came on the power play. This was his third four-point effort in the last four games, a span in which he has three goals and 10 assists. The 28-year-old center is up to 19 tallies, 15 assists, 52 shots on net and a plus-5 rating over 23 appearances this season. Point can be just as good as linemate Jake Guentzel and offers a strong complement to his other winger, Nikita Kucherov, and that's been abundantly clear in recent games.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Sets up goal in loss to Edmonton
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Point recorded an assist in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Oilers.
Point couldn't repeat the back-to-back four-point performances he delivered in the wins over San Jose and Vancouver on Dec. 5 and Dec. 8, respectively. However, the 28-year-old playmaker extended his solid run of play by cracking the scoresheet for the eighth time across his last 10 games, with 17 points (10 goals, seven assists) in that span. Point has 30 points in only 22 appearances in 2024-25.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Second four-assist game in NHL
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Point had four assists in an 8-1 win over the Sharks on Thursday.
Thursday's performance marked Point's second four-assist game in the NHL. He didn't log any assists in November, but he had 10 goals, including six power-play goals, across nine games last month. Overall, Point has 16 goals, nine assists and 46 shots over 20 games this season, and those snipes tie him with several players for third in the NHL.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Nets game-winning goal
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Point scored a power-play goal in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.
Point has been on a roll in recent weeks, and he came through at a time when the Lightning needed him the most to secure the win just 1:01 into overtime. Point has found the back of the net in all but one of his eight appearances in November, tallying 10 goals in that stretch.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Gifted hat trick Wednesday
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Point scored three goals, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Capitals.
The 28-year-old struck twice in the first period to give the Bolts a 2-0 lead, but Point had very little to do with the goal that gave him his fifth career hat trick. With the score tied 3-3 midway through the third, Point cleared the puck out of the Tampa Bay end by chipping it off the boards and down the ice, but when Washington goalie Charlie Lindgren went to handle it, he inadvertently backhanded it into his own net. Point is riding a wave of good puck luck right now, though -- in five games since returning from a lower-body injury, he's erupted for seven goals on only 16 shots.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Nets PP goal in win Monday
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Point scored a power-play goal in Monday's 8-2 win over the Avalanche.
Point found the back of the net midway through the second period following setups from Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel, and by the time he scored, the Lightning were already up 6-1. Point has been productive since returning to the lineup following a lower-body injury that sidelined him for four games from Nov. 5-16, notching four goals, including two on the power play, in his last four appearances.
Point scored a power-play goal, blocked two shots and went minus-3 in Thursday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.
Point got the fun started at 1:51 of the first period to lead off a three-goal frame for the Lightning. The 28-year-old has three goals over two contests since he returned from a lower-body injury. He looks fine and should continue to see top-six minutes, though he was limited to 15:42 of ice time Thursday after playing 23:43 in his return Tuesday. Overall, Point has 11 goals (six on the power play), five assists, 27 shots on net and a plus-8 rating through 14 appearances this season.
