All these years later, the descriptions practically write themselves. Brayden Point? He glides. Nikita Kucherov? He creates. Anthony Cirelli? He bleeds. Those are all compliments, by the way. Shorthand for a signature style of play.

While the Lightning have had their ups and downs this season, forward Anthony Cirelli is undoubtedly doing his part for them. In fact, he has been one of Tampa Bay's top offensive contributors.

Here are three reasons to like the Lightning’s new-look power play. Thursday’s moves were transformative, because the personnel and positional changes made it difficult to tell which was the top unit and which was the second. Point men Victor Hedman and Darren Raddysh switched units, with Brayden Point and Jake Guentzel matched with Raddysh.

Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay during ... Up next: The Ducks play at the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay hosts Detroit, both on Saturday night. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

Tampa Bay does everything but score against Detroit and has nothing to show for it in another loss to a division opponent.

Hello, RotoBallers! The NHL season is in full swing, and we have another action-packed Saturday slate. In this piece, I will discuss my favorite forward lines to target, defensemen, and goalies in tonight's action.

As of this moment, it’s conceivable that the Leafs could face 11 of the 15 other teams in the Eastern Conference in Round 1. But which opponent would give them the best chance at advancing to Round 2?

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Cam Talbot made 28 saves and the host Detroit Red Wings handed the Tampa Bay Lightning their first shutout loss of the season, 2-0, on Saturday.

Defensively, the Canadiens are conceding 153 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 26th in NHL play. With a goal differential of -13, the team is 20th in the league. The Canadiens are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are ...

Defensively, the Maple Leafs are giving up 134 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank 13th in league action. It has the 10th-best goal differential in the league at +13. The Maple Leafs have not earned a shutout this season. Their skaters average 24.8 hits and ...

Laine recorded three shots in his previous meeting against Tampa Bay, which came on the road. Look for him to fare as well or better at home. Anthony Cirelli started the season a little slowly in ...