Impact Wagner opened the year on the non-roster injured reserve and didn't make his AHL debut until January. He has seven points through 11 contests with AHL Colorado. He appeared in one game with Boston last year.
FEBRUARY 17, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Chris Wagner - Joins big club Wagner was promoted from AHL Colorado on Friday.
Tanner Jeannot - Facing another week out Jeannot (undisclosed) is expected to miss at least another week of action. Coach Jon Cooper told reporters, "He's probably going to be out like another week or so and then we can m...
Impact Jeannot was just one game back from a 12-game absence and now finds himself shelved once again. Given his projected recovery timeline, Jeannot is slated to be out of action for the next three contests, at minimum, though it could certainly be longer. Alex Barre-Boulet should see more minutes without Jeannot in the lineup.
FEBRUARY 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Nicholas Paul - Expected to miss out Saturday Paul (undisclosed) is set to be sidelined against the Panthers on Saturday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Impact Paul had played in all 55 games for the Bolts this season, racking up 14 goals and 15 assists, but will now find himself watching from the press box. With Paul out of the lineup, Michael Eyssimont is expected to move into a top-six role and could see additional power-play ice time.
FEBRUARY 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
NHL points leader Kucherov has 3 points as Lightning beat Avalanche 6-3 NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Thursday night.
FEBRUARY 16, 2024 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Jonathan Drouin - Helps on power play Drouin logged a power-play assist, one shot on net and three hits over 25:02 of ice time in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Lightning.
Impact Drouin snapped a three-game run without a point when he picked up the secondary assist on Artturi Lehkonen's tally. It was his seventh assist over the last 12 games, which is helpful, but Drouin hasn't scored during that stretch. The forward was recently moved back to the top line, which could rekindle the scoring touch we saw out of him from mid-December to mid-January. Drouin's 13.3 shooting percentage is his best since 2019.
FEBRUARY 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Ross Colton - Logs assist in loss Colton recorded an assist, two shots on net and one block over 13:50 of ice time in Thursday's 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay.
Impact Both Colton and Artturi Lehkonen were awarded assists after it appeared Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped and smothered Colton's shot, but the puck slithered free behind the goalie. That's where Bowen Byram jumped up and won the battle to score his second goal of the game. Colton has three points over the last two games and is up to 29 for the season.
FEBRUARY 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Mikko Rantanen - Generates assist in loss Rantanen had an assist, four shots on net, two blocks and two penalty minutes over 26:25 of ice time in Thursday's 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay.
Impact Rantanen fired a perfect pass to a streaking Bowen Byram to put Colorado on top in the first period. Unfortunately for the Avalanche, the Lightning responded with two quick strikes before the period was over. It was the first of two blown leads by Colorado, which lost for the fifth time on its concluded six-game road trip. Rantanen is up to 70 points through 55 games.
FEBRUARY 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
