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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Set to play Friday
Cirelli (undisclosed) will play in Friday's game against the Avalanche, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports.
Cirelli exited Tuesday's game against the Golden Knights after two periods due to an undisclosed injury, but he participated in Friday's optional morning skate and has officially been cleared to suit up against Colorado. Across his first nine appearances of the 2026-27 regular season, Cirelli has generated three goals, two assists, six hits, six blocked shots and four PIM while averaging 17:00 of ice time.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Starting Friday's matchup
Vasilevskiy will defend the road crease against Colorado on Friday, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports.
Vasilevskiy has reached the 30-win threshold in nine consecutive seasons, and he's off to a strong start to the 2026-27 campaign, going 5-2-0 with a 2.46 GAA and .898 save percentage. He'll be between the pipes for a second consecutive matchup Friday, though it's possible Dennis Hildeby draws the start Saturday against the Mammoth in the second half of a back-to-back set.
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Lightning's Victor Hedman: Deposits insurance tally
Hedman scored a goal on two shots, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Golden Knights.
Hedman's goal late in the second period was his second in the last three games. Over nine outings this season, he has added two assists, 13 shots on net, 13 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating. Hedman is playing a smaller role at age 35, working on the third pairing without much of a power-play assignment to speak. As such, his time as one of the league's top offensive defenseman has likely come to a close, though he should still be able to put up around 30 points if he stays healthy.
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Lightning's John Carlson: Lights lamp in Tuesday's win
Carlson scored a goal on four shots and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Golden Knights.
Carlson ended a four-game point drought with his first-period tally. The 36-year-old defenseman has done fairly well on offense to begin his Lightning tenure, racking up three goals and two assists over nine outings. He's added 27 shots on net, 11 blocked shots, eight hits and an even plus-minus rating over nine appearances. He should continue to fill a top-four role and receive power-play time.
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Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Tallies on power play in win
Hagel scored a power-play goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Golden Knights.
Hagel opened the scoring at 4:11 of the first period. The 28-year-old winger is already off to a great start in 2026-27 with seven goals, five assists, three power-play points, 41 shots on net, eight blocked shots, six hits and a plus-2 rating over nine contests. He has topped a point-per-game pace in each of the last two campaigns and is looking like a good bet to repeat that feat this year.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Ties franchise record
Kucherov scored a goal on two shots, added two assists (one on the power play) and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Golden Knights.
With the three-point effort, Kucherov is up to 1,137 points in his career, all with the Lightning, to tie Steven Stamkos for the franchise record. This was Kucherov's fifth multi-point effort in nine outings this season. He's up to four goals, nine assists, 26 shots on net and a plus-4 rating. The record watch will be on in full force when the Lightning visit the Avalanche on Friday.
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Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Two goals before early exit
Cirelli (undisclosed) didn't play in the third period of Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Golden Knights, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Cirelli's last shift ended with 1:09 left in the second period. Prior to his exit, he scored two goals, giving him five points through nine outings this season. There was no update available after the contest, so Cirelli will be considered day-to-day leading into Friday's matchup against the Avalanche.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Cruises to win in Vegas
Vasilevskiy stopped 32 of 34 shots in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Golden Knights.
Vasilevskiy got plenty of help from his teammates, who were able to capitalize on Vegas' many defensive miscues. The 32-year-old netminder is now 5-2-0 on the year, and he's posted a 2.46 GAA and an .898 save percentage through seven starts. While he's not quite in the elite area yet with his numbers this season, Vasilevskiy will have both the workload and the talent to get there. He'll have another tough task ahead as the Lightning wrap up a road trip with a back-to-back. Expect Vasilevskiy and Dennis Hildeby to split those games, which are Friday in Colorado and Saturday in Utah, neither of which is a walk in the park.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Dueling Golden Knights
Vasilevskiy will defend the road crease in Tuesday's road clash against the Golden Knights, per Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley.
Vasilevskiy will look to keep trending in the right direction after picking up a win in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Kraken. Overall, the 32-year-old netminder has a 4-2-0 record, a 2.54 GAA and an .886 save percentage across six appearances. His save percentage has been held under .900 in each of his last three outings, but he's been able to pull off the win in two of those games, which bodes well for his fantasy profile moving forward. The reigning Vezina Trophy winner will face the Golden Knights on Tuesday, who boast the league's third-best offense with 4.10 goals per game to begin the new season.
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Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Still perfect this season
Hildeby made 12 saves in a 4-2 win over Vancouver on Saturday.
The Canucks went up 2-0 early in the second period before the Bolts woke up and keyed a comeback. Hildeby is now 2-0-0 in two starts with a 2.01 GAA and .920 save percentage. Coach Jon Cooper has used Hildeby once every four games, which means he'll see 20-21 games this season. He is a strong spot start when he is in the blue paint.
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Lightning's Brayden Point: Two apples, but goals still hard to find
Point delivered two assists in Saturday's 4-2 win over Vancouver.
Point has one goal and five assists in eight games this season. He hasn't scored a goal since Oct. 5 in a win over Philly. Point had a tough year in 2025-26, putting up just 18 goals on 129 shots (14.0 percent) with 32 assists in 63 games, and he's started 2026-27 slowly, too. He's now 30, which isn't old, but he needs to step things up to return his elite goal-scoring form. Point averaged 46 goals, 89 points and 217 shots over the three seasons prior to last year. We're not counting him out -- he's too talented for that. But we can't help but wonder if he's still struggling to find space to shoot the puck, particularly in tight places, like he admitted to media after last season. We're watching, and you should, too.
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Lightning's Pontus Holmberg: Point streak at three games
Holmberg scored a goal Saturday in a 4-2 win over Vancouver.
The goal stretched his point streak to three games and three points (one goal, two assists). Holmberg has seven shots in that span. He's off to a strong start to the season, and he's on a career pace. Holmberg's best-ever offensive season came last year in Tampa Bay when he put up 11 goals and 11 assists (90 shots) in 70 games. So far, he has two goals and three assists in eight games, and he has already put up 14 shots which puts him on pace for almost 150 on the season. We don't think Holmberg will keep up his current 50-plus point pace, but a new career high is certainly within reach.
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Lightning's Jake Guentzel: Scores game-winning goal against Canucks
Guentzel had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 victory over the Canucks on Saturday.
His goal put the Lightning up 3-2 early in the third period and stood as the winner. Guentzel has three points (one goal, two assists) in his last two games and nine points (four goals, five assists; 20 shots) in eight games this season. The Lightning head to Vegas, Colorado and Utah next week, and Guentzel will play a critical role in the team's success on the road trip.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Finds twine for first time since opener
Kucherov scored twice, including once on the power play, in Saturday's 4-2 win over Vancouver. He fired seven shots.
Kucherov keyed a Bolts' comeback after the Orcas went up 2-0 by the early second. The goals were his first since opening night (Oct. 1) when he tapped the keg a single time against the Rangers, and they snapped a minor two-game point drought. Kucherov has really ratcheted up his shot totals in the last two games. He has 15 in that span (nine in his first six this season). Overall, Kucherov has three goals, seven assists, three power-play points (one PPG) and 24 shots in eight contests this season. A lot of more points are about to come with the uptick in shots. Kucherov is the reigning Hart Trophy winner and a Ted Lindsay Award finalist.
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Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Slated starter Saturday
Hildeby is expected to start at home against Vancouver on Saturday, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site.
Hildeby is gearing up for his second game of the campaign. He stopped 34 of 36 shots in a 3-2 victory over Minnesota on Oct. 8. Vancouver has averaged a solid 3.11 goals per game this campaign, but the Canucks are off to a rough 2-6-1 start.
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Team Statistical Rankings
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3.43 (10th) |
2.55 (6th) |
12.5 (28th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| Y. Gourde C Yanni Gourde C | Hip |