TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NEWS

Anthony Cirelli - Nets 100th NHL goal Cirelli scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over Winnipeg.

Impact He made is 3-0 early in the second period on a redirection of a shot by Victor Hedman. It was Cirelli's 100th NHL goal. He remains on a career pace with 14 points in 15 games, but the goal was just his third of the season and first on the power play. Cirelli's 13.6 shooting percentage this season is right in line with his career average of 13.4, but he's passing a lot more than ever before. And he's well on his way toward smashing his career mark of 45 points set in 2023-24.

NOVEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Jake Guentzel - Point-per-game pace so far Guentzel scored twice for the Lightning in Thursday's 4-1 victory over the Jets.

Impact Guentzel opened the scoring in the first period when he wired a shot from the top of the slot off a drop pass from Nick Paul. His second went into an empty net. Guentzel is clipping along at a point-per-game pace (seven goals, eight assists in 15 games), with 41 shots.

NOVEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Andrei Vasilevskiy - Fastest goalie ever to 300 wins Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in a 4-1 win over Winnipeg on Thursday.

Impact Vasilevskiy became the fastest goalie to reach 300 NHL wins. He hit the milestone in 490 games, shattering the record set by Jacques Plante (521 games). It was Vasilevskiy's first win in November, and it came against the NHL's hottest teams. Expect him to carry a heavy workload this season ahead of Jonas Johansson and perhaps get into the NHL's top-30 in wins overall by April. He's 7-5-1 and needs 24 more to tie Sean Burke (324) for 30th overall.

NOVEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Andrei Vasilevskiy notches 300th win as Lightning cool Jets Andrei Vasilevskiy became the fastest goaltender to notch his 300th career win, captain Victor Hedman reached a franchise milestone and the...

NOVEMBER 15 • KANSASCITY.COM

Andrei Vasilevskiy notches 300th win as Lightning cool Jets Andrei Vasilevskiy became the fastest goaltender to notch his 300th career win, captain Victor Hedman reached a franchise milestone and the...

NOVEMBER 15 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Vasilevskiy stars as the Lightning stop the Jets' 7-game win streak with a 4-1 victory

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in his 300th NHL win, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped Winnipeg’s seven-game win streak with a 4-1 victory over the Jets

NOVEMBER 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Erik Cernak - Set to play Thursday Cernak (undisclosed) is expected to be in the lineup since the Lightning will dress seven defensemen for their game versus the Jets on Thursday, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Net...

Impact Cernak left the Lightning's last game after blocking a shot, but it appears a week-long break in the team's schedule has worked in his favor to avoid missing additional time. The 27-year-old could see fewer minutes than usual given the Lightning playing seven blueliners, but he should still see significant defensive usage.

NOVEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Brayden Point - Not playing Thursday Point (lower body) will not play Thursday at home versus Winnipeg, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.

Impact This will be the third straight game that Point will be forced to miss. The 28-year-old has eight goals and 13 points in 12 games this season and is coming off back-to-back 90 point seasons. Point could return Saturday versus New Jersey.

NOVEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Andrei Vasilevskiy - Gets starting nod Thursday Vasilevskiy will be between the pipes at home against the Jets on Thursday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Vasilevskiy is mired in a three-game losing streak during which he posted a 0-2-1 record despite a 2.33 GAA. A matchup with the league's top offense, Winnipeg is scoring 4.56 goals per game, isn't exactly what the netminder needs in order to get back on track. Still, Vasilevskiy remains a lock as the No. 1 option in Tampa and should continue to see the bulk of the workload ahead of Jonas Johansson.

NOVEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Slumping Lightning try to tame Jets after long layoff The Tampa Bay Lightning have reached the point where they need to get back on the ice.The slumping Lightning, snared in a four-game losing w...

NOVEMBER 13 • SACBEE.COM

Gage Goncalves - Recalled by Tampa Bay Goncalves was recalled from AHL Syracuse on Wednesday.

Impact Goncalves was sent to the AHL on Saturday but will rejoin the Lightning a few days later. Over two appearances with Tampa Bay this year, he's logged two hits and a minus-1 rating while averaging 10:12 of ice time. He could enter the lineup for Thursday's game against Winnipeg if Brayden Point (lower body) is unavailable.

NOVEMBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

Tampa Bay brings losing streak into matchup with Winnipeg

The Tampa Bay Lightning look to end their four-game losing streak when they take on the Winnipeg Jets

NOVEMBER 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gage Goncalves - Back in AHL Goncalves was sent to AHL Syracuse on Saturday.

Impact The 23-year-old winger was reassigned to the Crunch after playing a pair of games with the Lightning this week. Goncalves had one shot on goal and two hits while averaging 10:12 of ice time. Goncalves had four assists in four AHL games before his recall.

NOVEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Emil Lilleberg - Slings helper Thursday Lilleberg notched an assist and two hits in Thursday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Flyers.

Impact Lilleberg has been a rotational option on defense for the Lightning, though he could stick in the lineup if Erik Cernak (undisclosed) misses time after exiting Thursday's game. Through 11 appearances, Lilleberg has three assists, four shots on net, 16 hits, eight blocked shots, 19 PIM and a minus-3 rating. He'll likely see bottom-four usage when he plays.

NOVEMBER 8 • ROTOWIRE

Andrei Vasilevskiy - Strong game but little support Vasilevskiy made 31 saves in a 2-1 shootout loss to Philadelphia on Thursday.

Impact The loss wasn't on him -- his teammates need to put a few goals on the board, especially against the poor-performing Flyers. Vasilevskiy is 0-2-1 since winning his 299th NHL game on Oct. 30 against the Avalanche. The team doesn't play again for a week, so Vasy will next get a chance to hit the 300-win mark next Thursday at home agains the Jets.

NOVEMBER 8 • ROTOWIRE

Nikita Kucherov - Five-game, nine-point streak Kucherov scored a goal Thursday in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Flyers.

Impact He opened the scoring in the last minute of the first period with a wraparound goal. It was the Bolts' only goal. Kucherov has nine points (three goals, six assists) during a five-game point streak, but we're sure he'd give up that streak to end the Bolts' four-game losing streak.

NOVEMBER 8 • ROTOWIRE

Tippett, Fedotov lead Flyers past Lightning in shootout | NHL.com Forward scores in 3rd and in shootout, goalie gets 1st NHL win for Philadelphia

NOVEMBER 8 • NHL.COM

Tippett, Konecny score in shootout to give Flyers 2-1 win over Lightning

Owen Tippett scored the tying goal in the closing minutes of regulation, then got the clinching shootout goal as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1

NOVEMBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Owen Tippett the hero as Flyers beat Lightning in shootout Owen Tippett scored a tying goal late in regulation and tallied the game-deciding goal in the shootout, and the Philadelphia Flyers broke a...

NOVEMBER 8 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Erik Cernak - Leaves game after blocked shot Cernak did not return to Thursday's game versus the Flyers after blocking a shot in the second period, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact There was no update on Cernak's status after the game. The 27-year-old's heavily defensive playing style often leads to him needing attention at times during games. He'll have the benefit of an extended break in the schedule for the Lightning -- their next game is next Thursday versus the Jets.

NOVEMBER 8 • ROTOWIRE