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Forget 900: Lightning's Nikita Kucherov Could Reach 1,000 Career NHL Points This Season Tampa Bay Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov scored his 900th NHL point on Thursday, but he’s on pace to get his 1,000th point in April.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Lightning and Stars meet for non-conference matchup

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Dallas Stars hit the ice in a non-conference matchup

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • Associated Press

Gage Goncalves - Earns first career point Goncalves notched a power-play assist, three hits and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.

Impact Nine of the Lightning's 12 forwards got on the scoresheet, including Goncalves, who earned his first career point, an assist on Conor Geekie's game-tying goal in the third period. Goncalves has moved between the NHL and AHL Syracuse with frequency lately as the Lightning partake in some cap gymnastics. He could stick around to fill in for Nick Paul (undisclosed) for a bit, but it's unclear if Goncalves has done enough to be a lineup regular moving forward. He has four shots on net, eight hits, two PIM and a minus-2 rating through six contests in 2024-25.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Brayden Point - Nets power-play goal Thursday Point scored a power-play goal, blocked two shots and went minus-3 in Thursday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.

Impact 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.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

NHL roundup: Zach Werenski, Jackets zap Lightning in OT Zach Werenski capped a career-high five-point night with his goal 1:26 into overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a 7-6 victor...

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • THESTATE.COM

Zach Werenski's fiance Odette Peters reacts to his OT winner and career best night against Lightning Columbus Blue Jackets alternate captain Zach Werenski dropped a masterclass on Thursday night as his side made a remarkable comeback to defe...

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Anthony Cirelli - Four-game goal streak Cirelli had a goal and an assist in a 7-6 overtime loss to Columbus on Thursday.

Impact Cirelli is on a four-game goal streak (four goals), and he has six points in this run. He's having the season of his life this year. Cirelli has 19 points overall, including 13 assists, in 18 games, which puts him in a two-way tie with Brandon Hagel for second overall on the Lightning. And his 154 face-off wins (54.2 percent) lead the team by a wide margin. Cirelli has even been discussed for Team Canada for the 4 Nations Cup coming up in February. Keep deploying him until his pace slows.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

"I don't know how to digest this game": Bolts captain Victor Hedman makes his feelings known after Lightning's 7-6 OT loss to Blue Jackets The Tampa Bay Lightning suffered a tough 7-6 overtime loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night at Nationwide Arena.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Conor Geekie - First two-point game in NHL Geekie had a goal and an assist in a 7-6 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday.

Impact It was the first two-point NHL game of his young career. Geekie found twine on the power play mid-way through the third to knot the game 6-6. He has points in back-to-back games (one goal, two assists). Geekie has six points, including three goals, 23 shots, 23 hits, eight blocks, one power-play goal and one game-winning goal in 18 games thus far. His fantasy value is limited, but this rookie will become a consistent top-six forward in future years.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Brandon Hagel - Better than point-per-game pace Hagel had a goal and an assist in a 7-6 overtime loss to Columbus on Thursday.

Impact Hagel's goal came early in the first period to push the Bolts up 2-0. It was a sharp one-timer off a sweet touch pass from Nikita Kucherov. Hagel has put up 47 shots, a tally that projects to the kind of volume that he had last year when he scored 26 goals and had 75 points (82 games). This season, he has 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in 18 games. Hagel needs just one goal to score his 100th of the season.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Cameron Atkinson - First goal of season Atkinson scored his first goal of the season in a 7-6 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday.

Impact He redirected a Victor Hedman shot past Elvis Merzlikins to put the Bolts up 3-0 at 11:52 of the first period. Atkinson had put up an assist against Vegas on Oct. 17, but hadn't contributed any scoring until Thursday. Overall, he has seen ice in just 12 games, and with a goal and assist overall, Atkinson is best left on the wire.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Mitchell Chaffee - Two points for hard-working winger Chaffee had a goal and an assist in a 7-6 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday.

Impact The third-line winger has five goals, three assists, 21 hits, 16 shots and eight blocks in 18 games this season. Chaffee is a hard-working winger, but doesn't really offer much fantasy value, even with a role on the second power-play unit. The points were Chaffee's first in six games, and he hasn't picked up any points with the man advantage.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Nikita Kucherov - Hits 900 career NHL points Kucherov had three assists in Thursday's 7-6 overtime loss to Columbus.

Impact Kucherov surpassed 900 NHL points (902; 331 goals, 571 assists) in just 743 games. He's the fourth-fastest player born outside North America and 23rd fastest ever to get to 900 points. Kucherov also took a nasty slash on the hand in the first period. He dropped his stick in visible pain. Fingers crossed there's no lingering issue when he wakes up Friday. That hand will be sore and could affect shooting

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Jonas Johansson - Can't shake bad smell from game Johansson made 36 saves in a 7-6 overtime loss to Columbus on Thursday.

Impact Johansson's teammates gave him a three-goal lead by the 11:52 mark of the first period, but he and his mates could not stop the Blue Jackets, who were relentless. Johansson is 1-1-1 in three starts this season, but his 5.22 GAA and .856 save percentage guarantees two things -- a spot on the fantasy waiver wire for him and a heavy workload for Andrei Vasilevskiy.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • YOUTUBE

Werenski has 5 points, scores OT winner to lift Blue Jackets past Lightning | NHL.com Johnson scores twice in return for Columbus; Kucherov gets 3 assists, reaches 900 NHL points for Tampa Bay

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • NHL.COM

Zach Werenski scores in OT, fuels Jackets in thriller over Lightning Zach Werenski capped a five-point night with his goal 1:26 into overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a 7-6 victory over the v...

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Zach Werenski's goal in OT and 5-point game helps Blue Jackets to 7-6 win over Lightning

Zach Werenski’s goal at 1:25 of overtime punctuated a five-point game as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from an early three-goal deficit and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-6

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • Associated Press

Tape Room on Brayden Point | NHL.com Breaking down Brayden Point's impact in the lineup

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • NHL.COM

Jonas Johansson - Starting in Columbus Johansson will patrol the road crease in Thursday's game versus the Blue Jackets, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.

Impact Johansson will start for the first time since Nov. 3, when he allowed five goals on 32 shots against the Jets. All of the 29-year-old's appearances so far have come on the road, and that will continue Thursday. He's facing a Columbus team that has scored 3.22 goals per game despite a 7-9-2 record.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jackets Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Hockey Fights Cancer Night 💜 | Rink Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 • YOUTUBE

KENT JOHNSON IS BACK!!! 💪 Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | Pregame Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 • YOUTUBE

Nicholas Paul - Ruled out versus Jackets Paul (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup against Columbus on Thursday after head coach Jon Cooper told reporters, "He will be out tonight so we will reevaluate him in Tampa whe...

Impact Paul will be sidelined for the first time this season, having played in all 17 games for the Bolts. In those outings, the 29-year-old winger has notched five goals, eight assists and 25 shots while averaging 16:24 of ice time. As long as Paul doesn't spend a significant chunk of time on the shelf, he should be capable of reaching both the 20-goal and 40-point thresholds for the second consecutive campaign.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Tampa Bay visits Columbus after Point's 2-goal game

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Columbus Blue Jackets after Brayden Point scored two goals in the Lightning's 3-2 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins

NOVEMBER 20, 2024 • Associated Press

Conor Geekie - Helps out in overtime Geekie logged an assist and three hits in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Penguins.

Impact Geekie snapped a six-game slump with the secondary helper on Brayden Point's overtime tally. The 20-year-old Geekie is doing well to hold onto a middle-six role as a rookie. The offense is yet to come though -- he has four points, 20 shots on net, 21 hits, six PIM and a plus-1 rating over 17 appearances. Dynasty managers will want to hold onto the promising forward, but he doesn't need to be on the radar in redraft leagues.

NOVEMBER 20, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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