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Brayden Point - Finally warming up as streak grows Point had a goal and an assist in a 7-3 victory over San Jose on Saturday.

Impact The Sharks started flat-footed, and Point made them pay early on a 3-on-2. His assist came later on the power play. Point is on a five-game, seven-point scoring streak (11 shots), and he has a power-play point in each of his last two games. And he's also on a three-game goal streak (four). Point has scuffled this season, and he has just 10 snipes in 34 games after averaging 46 goals over his last three seasons. His luck is improving, and that means you'll benefit from a strong second half as you drive to your own playoffs.

JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE

Conor Geekie - Three-point effort in big AHL win Geekie scored a goal and added two assists in AHL Syracuse's 6-0 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.

Impact Geekie earned his first multi-point effort in eight games during this lopsided victory. He's been doing just about everything right for the Crunch, picking up nine goals and 20 helpers in 28 appearances this season. Geekie's sustained success on offense could help him earn another call-up later in 2025-26.

JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE

Brandon Halverson - Earns AHL shutout Halverson posted a 17-save shutout in AHL Syracuse's 6-0 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Impact The Crunch leapt out to a 5-0 lead after one period, and Halverson was barely tested in his third AHL shutout of the season. He's now at 11-4-2 with a 2.43 GAA and an .899 save percentage. He saw some time in the NHL in December, but he didn't face a shot during brief relief appearance versus the Islanders on Dec. 13. Halverson is the Lightning's No. 3 goalie in the organization.

JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE

Darren Raddysh - Record book night with hattie Raddysh scored a hat trick Saturday in a 7-3 win over San Jose.

Impact It was Raddysh's first NHL hattie, and he became the third defenseman in franchise history to accomplish the feat, joining Dan Boyle (Dec. 23, 2006) and Doug Crossman (Nov. 7, 1992). And remarkably, he and brother Taylor Raddysh (Oct. 23, 2025) became the first set of brothers to each score a hat trick against the same team in more than 40 years when Quebec Nordiques teammates Marian (Oct. 21, 1982) and Peter Stastny (Dec. 11, 1982) did it against the Penguins. "It's pretty special," Raddysh said after the game. "This organization has a lot of unbelievable players come through there, through their time, and you know, to be a part of this is something special. And I don't take (it) too lightly."

JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE

Nikita Kucherov - Seven-game, 17-point streak Kucherov had a goal and four assists in a 7-3 win over the Sharks on Saturday.

Impact A goal and two of the helpers came on the power play. Kucherov has scored in five consecutive games (seven goals), and he extended his point streak to seven games and 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists). He is also on a three-game power-play scoring streak (two goals, two assists). Kucherov recorded a franchise-record eighth career five-point game, and that ties Evgeni Malkin for third most among active players, behind Connor McDavid (12) and Nathan MacKinnon (11). The good are good, and the great, well... they're incredible to watch. Kucherov has 59 points, including 20 goals, in 37 games this season, and that pushes him to fourth overall in the NHL. He is third overall in points-per-games-played with 1.59, behind Nathan MacKinnon (1.79) and Connor McDavid (1.71).

JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE

Kucherov has 5 points, Lightning cruise past Sharks for 7th win in row | NHL.com Raddysh scores 1st NHL hat trick; Regenda gets 3 goals for San Jose

JANUARY 4 • NHL.COM

Lightning vs. Sharks | NHL Highlights | January 03, 2026

JANUARY 4 • YOUTUBE

TBL at SJS | Recap | San Jose Sharks Game-changing highlights from the matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the San Jose Sharks

JANUARY 4 • NHL.COM

TBL@SJS: Regenda has a hat trick against the Lightning | San Jose Sharks Pavol Regenda (SJS) scores three goals against the Lightning on January 03, 2026

JANUARY 4 • NHL.COM

Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh carry the Lightning past the Sharks, 7–3

Nikita Kucherov scored his 20th goal of the season on a second-period power play and added four assists, Darren Raddysh had a hat trick and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jos...

JANUARY 4 • Associated Press

Raddysh Records First Career Hat Trick As Lightning Rout Sharks

JANUARY 3 • YOUTUBE

Celebrini is SURGICAL in the O-zone 😷

JANUARY 3 • YOUTUBE

Andrei Vasilevskiy - Set to start Saturday Vasilevskiy is expected to start on the road against San Jose on Saturday, per Max Miller of NHL.com.

Impact Vasilevskiy has won his past four games while allowing 10 goals on 100 shots (.900 save percentage). He's 15-7-2 with a 2.33 GAA and a .913 save percentage in 24 outings in 2025-26. San Jose is tied for 18th in goals per game with 3.05.

JANUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Hockey was already a big deal in Florida. Outdoor games might spark even more growth of the game

Florida's hockey scene is booming, with the Panthers and Lightning dominating the NHL in recent years

JANUARY 3 • Associated Press

Lightning vs. Sharks Prediction, Odds, Picks - Jan. 3

Preview the Jan. 3 matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and San Jose Sharks with betting odds over/under, game spread, moneyline, predict...

JANUARY 2 • Data Skrive

Lightning vs. Sharks Prediction, Odds, Picks - Jan. 3

Charle-Edouard D'Astous - Inks one-year extension D'Astous agreed to terms on a one-year, $875,000 contract extension with Tampa Bay on Friday.

Impact D'Astous has gone 10 games without finding the back of the net, registering four assists, 12 shots and 13 hits along the way. Still, it's been a strong rookie campaign for the 27-year-old blueliner, generating three goals and 10 helpers, including two with the man advantage, in his 33 contests this year.

JANUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Postgame Media vs LAK | Moser, Cirelli, Cooper

JANUARY 2 • YOUTUBE

Sweden picks Wallstedt, Gustavsson and Markstrom as goalies for the Winter Olympics

Sweden has picked Jesper Wallstedt and Filip Gustavsson of the Minnesota Wild and Jacob Markstrom of the New Jersey Devils as its goaltenders for the Winter Olympics

JANUARY 2 • Associated Press

Lightning predicted to bring back 2-time Stanley Cup champion in trade with Flames | Sporting News This would be a fun reunion.

JANUARY 2 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Lightning try to keep win streak going, visit the Sharks

The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to keep their six-game win streak going when they visit the San Jose Sharks

JANUARY 2 • Associated Press

Darren Raddysh - Records two more helpers Raddysh notched two assists, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Kings.

Impact Raddysh earned his third multi-point effort in the last five games. He had a hand in Brayden Point's second-period tally as well as Nikita Kucherov's empty-netter in the third. Raddysh is now at 31 points, 78 shots on net, 32 hits, 31 blocked shots, 19 PIM and a plus-10 rating over 34 appearances this season. The defenseman is six points back of matching his career-best total from 73 regular-season contests in 2024-25.

JANUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Jonas Johansson - Second straight win Johansson made 17 saves in a 5-3 win over the Kings on Thursday.

Impact It was a tight contest, with the Bolts finally netting the go-ahead snipe with just 1:41 left in the final frame. Johansson has won two straight games, allowing seven goals in that span. And he hasn't recorded a save percentage above .892 in his last five starts (3-1-1). Johansson benefits from the team in front of him, not the other way around. He's a spot start only option.

JANUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Gage Goncalves - Nets game winner Goncalves scored a goal Thursday in a 5-3 win over the Kings.

Impact Goncalves broke a 3-3 tie with just 1:41 left in the third period, and it stood as the winner. He has four points, including three assists, and six shots in his last four games. Goncalves is a bottom-six winger who occasionally plays up the lineup, but his overall production (four goals, eight assists; 36 games) isn't enough to make him valuable in the fantasy arena.

JANUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Jake Guentzel - Thirteen points in last 11 games Guentzel put up two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Kings.

Impact Guentzel has 13 points, including nine assists, and 27 shots in his last 11 games. Seven of those points, including six assists, have come with the man advantage. Overall, Guentzel has 18 goals, 23 assists and 105 shots in 40 games this season, which puts him on pace for his third career 80-plus point season.

JANUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Anthony Cirelli - Five points in last five games Cirelli had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win over Los Angeles on Thursday.

Impact Cirelli has five points (two goals, three assists) and 14 shots in his last five games, but his work at the dot has been mid, at best. He won 8-of-13 face-offs Thursday, but he has gone 37-for-82 (45.1) in that span. Cirelli's season mark at the dot is 48.8, which is low considering his street credibility as a two-way pivot. He'll still deliver decent totals in that category, but his value as a pivot overall is relatively low due to the depth at the position.

JANUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

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Sweden picks Wallstedt, Gustavsson and Markstrom as goalies for the Winter Olympics

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Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh carry the Lightning past the Sharks, 7–3

Hockey was already a big deal in Florida. Outdoor games might spark even more growth of the game

Lightning vs. Sharks Prediction, Odds, Picks - Jan. 3

Sweden picks Wallstedt, Gustavsson and Markstrom as goalies for the Winter Olympics

Lightning try to keep win streak going, visit the Sharks