Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Two-point effort Monday
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Cirelli picked up a goal and an assist in Monday's 3-0 win over the Flyers.
Tampa Bay's top line of Cirelli, Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov accounted for basically all of the team's offense on the night -- Emil Lilleberg got an assist on Hagel's first of two goals, but otherwise that trio recorded every one of the Bolts' points. Cirelli has produced back-to-back two-point performances as part of that unit, and on the season, he's delivered nine goals and 16 points in 18 games.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Closes out scoring Saturday
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Cirelli scored a goal in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Capitals.
Cirelli closed out the scoring for the Lightning with a backhander at 15:51 of the final frame. It was his eighth goal of the season, but it might be the spark he needs to turn things around. Cirelli missed four games from Nov. 8-16 due to an upper-body injury, and he still has only three points (two goals, one assist) in six games in November. That's poor production for a top-six forward, let alone one that notched a career-high 59 points across 80 regular-season appearances in 2024-25.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Slides smooth assist
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Cirelli had an assist and one shot on goal in Tuesday's 5-1 win over New Jersey.
In his return to the lineup after missing four games with an upper-body injury, Cirelli made a highlight-reel play by sending a no-look pass from the boards directly to Nikita Kucherov for the team's second goal. With the helper, the 28-year-old Cirelli has five assists, 12 points and 22 shots on goal through 15 games of work this season. After a career-best 59 points through 80 regular-season games a year ago, he's off to a solid start offensively in the top-line center role. However, he'll need to pick up the pace to match his career-best output. With the Lightning heating up as a team, Cirelli is in a solid spot in fantasy to remain on rosters across standard leagues.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Slated to play versus New Jersey
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Cirelli (upper body) is expected to be available for Tuesday's home contest against the Devils, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site.
Cirelli last suited up Nov. 6 in Vegas but is set to return to game action Tuesday. The left-shot center should resume his usual duties on the second line while seeing time with the man advantage.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Unavailable Saturday
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Cirelli (upper body) won't play against Florida on Saturday, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
Cirelli will miss his third straight game, and it's unclear if he will be ready to return in Sunday's matchup versus Vancouver. He has earned seven goals, 11 points, 21 shots on net and 11 blocked shots through 14 outings this season. The Lightning will also be without forwards Dominic James (undisclosed), Brandon Hagel (undisclosed) and Pontus Holmberg (undisclosed), which will give recent call-ups Jakob Pelletier, Boris Katchouk and Scott Sabourin a chance to play against the Panthers.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Out of lineup Wednesday
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Cirelli (upper body) won't play Wednesday versus the Rangers, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.
Cirelli will miss his second straight game due to the injury. The 28-year-old's next chance to return will be Saturday against the Panthers. Cirelli's absence will lead to a larger role for Yanni Gourde in Wednesday's contest.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Won't play Saturday
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Cirelli (upper body) won't play against Washington on Saturday, according to Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
Cirelli will miss at least one game after getting injured in Thursday's 6-3 win over Vegas. However, the Lightning hope to get him back for Wednesday's matchup against the Rangers. He has amassed seven goals, 11 points, 21 shots on net and 11 blocked shots through 14 outings this season. Due to Cirelli's absence, Dominic James will center the second line versus the Capitals on Saturday.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Dealing with upper-body injury
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Cirelli sustained an upper-body injury versus the Golden Knights on Thursday, but assistant coach Rob Zettler told reporters that the team is hopeful the center will play Saturday against the Capitals, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.
Cirelli was injured during the second period and did not return to the game. If he can't suit up, the Lightning could turn to Yanni Gourde to pick up extra minutes while one of Jack Finley or Curtis Douglas enters the lineup for Saturday's contest.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Lights lamp in win
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Cirelli scored a goal on his only shot to go with a plus-2 rating and two PIM during Sunday's 4-2 win over the Mammoth.
Cirelli has notched points in three straight games and goals in back-to-back games after burying his seventh of the year Sunday. The 28-year-old has 11 points through 12 games this season, a near point-per-game pace. However, his seven goals have come on 35 percent marksmanship, so it would be fair to assume that might be an unsustainable rate throughout the full season.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Second game-winner this year
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Cirelli scored a goal in a 2-1 overtime win over Dallas on Thursday.
Cirelli nabbed a turnover by Mikko Rantanen and took off on a breakaway, beating Jake Oettinger with a backhand. Cirelli has six goals, four assists and 19 shots in 11 games this season. It was his second game-winning goal this year.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Crosses 300-point threshold
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Cirelli logged two assists and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Predators.
Cirelli's first assist was the 300th point of his career, achieved in his 521st game. The 28-year-old earned another helper in the third period. He's logged five points over the last three contests to get to five goals, four assists, 17 shots on net, eight hits, eight blocked shots and a plus-4 rating through 10 appearances this season. Cirelli is firmly in place as the Lightning's second-line center.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Big three-point effort carries win
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Cirelli had two goals and an assist Saturday in a 4-3 win over Anaheim.
Cirelli's first was a tap-in in the second to push the score to 3-1. His second stood as the game-winner on the power play at 16:45 of the third frame. Cirelli has five goals and two assists in eight games this season. Two of those snipes have come on the power play. Cirelli's previous best in that role was three goals, set in three different seasons. A new career high is on the horizon.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Snipes on power play
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Cirelli scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Blue Jackets.
Cirelli was parked in the slot when Jake Guentzel found him. The goal put the Bolts up 2-1 late in the first period. Cirelli has three goals and one assist in his last four games; this was his first power-play marker.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: First two goals of season
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Cirelli scored twice Monday in a 4-3 win over Boston.
Cirelli redirected a centering pass from Jake Guentzel past Joonas Korpisalo at 1:09 of the first to get the Lightning on the board fast. He then went glove side on Korpisalo to make it 2-0 at 13:16 of the second. The goals are Cirelli's first points of the season (three games). He established new career marks for goals (27), assists (32), points (59), plus-minus (plus 30) and shots (160) in 2024-25. Cirelli is in his prime and a repeat of last season (or better) is entirely possible.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Big night in sin bin
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Cirelli scored a goal in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Panthers in Game 3.
Cirelli scored an empty-net goal for the 5-1 final at 15:00. He also put up 14 PIM, including a 10-minute misconduct on the ensuing faceoff after he scored. Cirelli's role will center around his shutdown abilities this postseason, so there probably won't be many points.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Set to play in Game 2
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Cirelli (undisclosed) will play against Florida in Game 2 on Thursday, per the NHL media site.
Cirelli was regarded as a game-time decision after exiting Game 1 on Tuesday due to the injury. He had 27 goals and 59 points across 80 appearances during the regular season. Cirelli is projected to skate on the second line alongside Brandon Hagel and Jake Guentzel versus the Panthers.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Game-time call Thursday
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Cirelli (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision ahead of Thursday's Game 2 matchup with the Panthers after head coach Jon Cooper told reporters, "We'll see if he can take warmups and, if he is cleared to play, he'll play," per Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun.
Cirelli had been working with the second line and No. 2 power-play unit prior to getting hurt in Game 1 on Tuesday, so look for him to resume those roles if given the all-clear. If not, Nick Paul is poised to take the top-six spot at even strength, playing alongside Jake Guentzel.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Can't finish contest
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Cirelli (undisclosed) did not finish Tuesday's Game 1 versus the Panthers, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Cirelli left the bench a couple of times in the second period and didn't return after the second departure. There was no information on his status after the contest. His status for Game 2 on Thursday is up in the air -- if Cirelli can't play, Mitchell Chaffee would likely enter the lineup.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Picks up pair of helpers
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Cirelli notched two assists and four shots on goal in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Sabres.
Cirelli had a hand in the Lightning's first two goals, scored by Jake Guentzel and Ryan McDonagh. With five points over his last three outings, Cirelli has rebounded from a lull that saw him log just one helper between March 27 and April 7, a span of six games. For the season, the two-way center is up to 27 goals, 31 assists, 157 shots on net, 72 blocked shots and a plus-30 rating over 78 appearances. Unless he's rested for one of the Lightning's last two regular-season games, he has a decent chance to earn his first 60-point campaign.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Scores, assists vs. Detroit
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Cirelli recorded a goal and an assist in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Red Wings.
Cirelli broke the deadlock in the early stages of the first period and set up one of Gage Goncalves' two goals. Cirelli has four points over his last six games (one goal, three assists). He has only 11 points in 21 appearances since the beginning of March, but it's been a productive campaign overall. He has 27 goals and 29 assists through 77 games in 2024-25, surpassing the 50-point mark for the first time in a season.
