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Out until November Paul underwent surgery to address an upper-body injury and will be out until early November, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports Wednesday.

Impact Paul had been dealing with this injury last season. He initially tried rehab before ultimately settling for surgery. The 30-year-old had 22 goals and 41 points across 76 regular-season appearances in 2024-25, which made it his second straight campaign of at least 20 goals and 40 points. While Paul is out, Zemgus Girgensons might be moved up to the third line, which creates an opening on the fourth unit. Jakob Pelletier, Boris Katchouk and Mitchell Chaffee should be among those competing for that vacancy with Chaffee being the most likely to win the job.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Deposits goal in Game 5 loss Paul scored a goal on five shots and added two hits in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Panthers in Game 5.

Impact Paul put up two goals over the last three games, but his tally Wednesday wasn't enough to help extend the Lightning's season. The 30-year-old forward added 12 shots on net, 18 hits and a minus-4 rating over five playoff contests. He's signed for four more years at an affordable $3.15 million cap hit. Expect Paul to continue in his usual middle-six role in 2025-26 after a strong 41-point effort over 76 regular-season games in 2024-25.

MAY 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Panthers advance to the second round after defeating Tampa Bay in 5 games

Eetu Luostarinen had a goal and three assists to lead the Florida Panthers to a 6-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning and advance Florida to the second round of the Eastern C...

MAY 1, 2025 • Associated Press

Fires winner in Game 3 Paul scored a goal in Saturday's 5-1 win over Florida in Game 3.

Impact Paul fired a wrist shot from the right circle, and it clipped the inside of Sergei Bobrovsky's skate and in for the game-winner. It was a bit of a weak goal, but it gave the Bolts a lead for the first time in the series. It was Paul's first point this postseason and his 13th in 37 playoff outings. However, he has contributed in other ways, earning 14 hits and winning 62.1 percent of his faceoffs.

APRIL 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Vasilevskiy makes 33 saves as Lightning beat Panthers 5-1 to cut Florida's series lead to 2-1

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning came back to beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to cut their deficit in the first-round series to 2-1

APRIL 26, 2025 • Associated Press

Nick Paul | Postgame at New York Rangers

APRIL 18, 2025 • YOUTUBE

Registers helper in win Paul logged an assist and three shots on goal in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Sabres.

Impact Paul ended a five-game point drought with the helper on a Conor Geekie tally in the second period. With a couple of injuries to forwards, Paul could be leaned on in more of a defensive role leading up to and early in the playoffs, as the Lightning are missing shutdown center Luke Glendening (upper body) and two-way winger Oliver Bjorkstrand (lower body). Paul is at 41 points, 138 shots on net, 64 hits, 31 blocked shots and a plus-14 rating over 74 appearances and can fill a variety of roles, primarily as a middle-six option.

APRIL 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Registers helper in win Paul logged an assist and three shots on goal in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Sabres.

Impact Paul ended a five-game point drought with the helper on a Conor Geekie tally in the second period. The versatile Paul could be leaned on in more of a defensive role leading up to and early in the playoffs, as the Lightning are missing shutdown center Luke Glendening (upper body) and two-way winger Oliver Bjorkstrand (lower body). Paul is at 41 points, 138 shots on net, 64 hits, 31 blocked shots and a plus-14 rating over 74 appearances and can fill a variety of roles, primarily as a middle-six option.

APRIL 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Paul | Postgame at New York Islanders

APRIL 2, 2025 • YOUTUBE

Second straight 40-point season Paul scored a goal Tuesday in a 4-1 win over the Islanders.

Impact It was his 22nd goal and 40th point of the season. Paul has put up 40 points in two consecutive seasons in Tampa Bay. This season, he's done it with just five power-play points; last season, he put up 14. Paul has just 62 hits in 68 games, a drop from three-straight 100-plus seasons, but he still offers a touch of secondary scoring. And his 357 face-off wins (50.0 percent) can help.

APRIL 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Guentzel, Vasilevskiy help Lightning beat Islanders 4-1 for 4th straight win

Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 4-1 for their fourth straight win to inch close...

APRIL 2, 2025 • Associated Press

Spoils shutout bid Paul scored a goal on four shots and added two hits in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

Impact Paul got the Lightning on the board late in the second period, ending a shutout bid for Ilya Samsonov. This hasn't been Paul's strongest month, but he's managed three goals and three assists over 12 outings in March. All of that production has come with a shrinking role on the second power-play unit. The 30-year-old has been decent this year with 38 points, 119 shots on net, 58 hits and a plus-9 rating over 64 appearances. He's running out of time to challenge his career-best 46 points from the 2023-24 regular season, but a return to the 40-point mark is still within reach.

MARCH 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Hertl continues hot streak with team-leading 31st goal, Golden Knights top Lightning 4-2

Tomas Hertl scored a goal and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2

MARCH 24, 2025 • Associated Press

Two-point night in win Paul had a goal and an assist in a 6-2 win over Boston on Saturday.

Impact Paul's goal was his 20th. He got off to a torrid start with 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his first 12 games, but his pace has slowed dramatically. Paul went into a deep offensive funk after that with just 26 points in his next 48 games, including nine in his last 13. He's never been known for his offense -- his best season came last year with 24 goals and 46 points (153 shots). And he's really cut back on his secondary stats (53 hits in 60 games). Paul may help you if he warms up again, but you may want to let someone take on his mid performance.

MARCH 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

NHL Highlights | Lightning vs. Bruins - March 15, 2025

MARCH 16, 2025 • YOUTUBE

Cirelli scores twice, Lightning hold Bruins without a shot in 2nd period in 6-2 victory

Anthony Cirelli scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning held Boston without a shot in the second period in a 6-2 victory over the Bruinson Saturday night

MARCH 16, 2025 • Associated Press

First two-point game since Jan. 20 Paul scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Sabres.

Impact It was a dirty goal -- Paul's first period centering pass attempt deflected off Connor Clifton's skate and past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. It was Paul's first multi-point game since Jan. 20. He has 19 goals, 16 assists and 99 shots in 56 games.

MARCH 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

First two-point game since January Paul scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Sabres.

Impact It was a dirty goal -- Paul's first-period centering pass attempt deflected off Connor Clifton's skate and past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. It was Paul's first multi-point game since Jan. 20. He has 19 goals, 16 assists and 99 shots over 56 games this season.

MARCH 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

First assist in 17 games Paul picked an apple in Saturday's 3-1 win over Washington.

Impact It was Paul's first assist since Jan. 14, a span of 17 games (seven goals). He started the season strong with nine points (three goals, six assists) in his first nine games and 14 in his first 18 games. Those are incredible numbers for a guy whose best season was 46 points (2023-24). But Paul's pace has slowed significantly since then -- he has just 19 points in the next 35 games. He does have five points (four goals, one helper) in his last six games, but Paul is better left on your wire. This run will get cold fast.

MARCH 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Paul | Postgame vs. Edmonton | 2.25.25

FEBRUARY 26, 2025 • YOUTUBE

Four-game goal streak Paul scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Oilers.

Impact Paul extended his goal streak to four games and four goals. He's having a pretty typical Nick Paul year. He hasn't put up an assist in 15 games, but he has seven goals in that span. And he's on place for 26 goals, which would be a new career mark. Paul has scored more goals than he has delivered helpers in his past two seasons, and it looks like he could do the same again this year. He has 18 goals and 14 assists in 51 games this season.

FEBRUARY 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Kucherov leads the streaking Lightning to a 4-1 victory over Draisaitl and the Oilers

Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers 4-1

FEBRUARY 26, 2025 • Associated Press

Tallies goal in third straight Paul capitalized with an empty-net goal and added two hits in Sunday's 4-1 win against Seattle.

Impact Paul's empty-netter helped seal the win for Tampa Bay with just under two minutes left to play. With the goal, Paul has scored in his previous three games dating back to Feb. 8 before the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Overall, Paul is up to 17 goals, 31 points and 92 shots on net in 50 appearances this year. Tampa's third-line center has eight goals since 2025 but only three assists in this chunk of time. While better options are likely on the waiver wire in fantasy, he is close to the pace needed to break his career high in points with 46 from a year ago. If he can become a more consistent playmaker, he could have increased value in deeper leagues.

FEBRUARY 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Lightning extend their winning streak to 5 games with a 4-1 win over the Kraken

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory against the Seattle Kraken

FEBRUARY 24, 2025 • Associated Press

Goals in consecutive contests Paul scored a goal in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Canadiens.

Impact Paul opened the scoring at 6:56 of the first period on a feed from Brandon Hagel. The 29-year-old Paul has goals in back-to-back outings after snapping a six-game slump. He's enjoyed a productive campaign with 30 points (16 goals, 14 helpers), 91 shots on net, 49 hits and a plus-5 rating through 49 appearances in a middle-six role.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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