The Tampa Bay Lightning look to defend their two-point lead over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday without star forward Brayden Point in the lineup. Tampa Bay announced that Point will be scratched from the game because he missed a team meeting. "Update: Brayden Point will not play tonight due to missing a team meeting," the team said on X.
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Point did not take power play reps at morning skate on Tuesday morning, giving indication that he may not play. The Lightning's top center has been a key piece to their offensive
The Lightning played without their leading goal-scorer, top center Brayden Point, who was scratched for missing a team meeting prior to the morning skate. It forced the team to scramble just to get enough players to fill its roster, recalling 22-year-old forward Jack Finley from AHL Syracuse to make his NHL debut as the 12th forward.
The Tampa Bay Lightning made a bold statement on Tuesday, scratching star forward Brayden Point for their game against the Boston Bruins due to a team policy violation. According to Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network,
Lightning's Brayden Point scored with 36 seconds left in regulation in a 4-1 win over the Bruins, his 600th career NHL point.
The Lighting were prepared to dress all 18 healthy skaters, but a team rule states that any player who misses a meeting will be benched for the next game. When Point arrived late to TD Garden Tuesday morning, Tampa Bay summoned Finley from Syracuse to fill the empty forward spot.
TAMPA, Fla. - Brayden Point reached 600 career points with a power-play goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday night. Brandon ...
This just in, the Tampa Bay Lightning have scratched forward Brayden Point from the lineup for tonight’s game against the Boston Bruins for missing a scheduled team meeting. Check it out: Cue the ‘No Point in Meetings’
Lightning forward Brayden Point is finding out the hard way what happens when you miss a team meeting, regardless of his star status.
The Tampa Bay Lightning made a bold statement on Tuesday, scratching star forward Brayden Point for their game against the Boston Bruins due to a team policy violation. According to Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network, Point missed a team meeting, prompting head coach Jon Cooper to bench the two-time Stanley Cup champion.
BOSTON — Jack Finley started Tuesday in Syracuse, waking up and preparing for another practice with the Lightning’s AHL affiliate. He never would have predicted the day would end with him making his NHL debut.