NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (12-7-5) at Tampa Bay Lightning (15-8-1)

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DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 4 at COLUMBUS 2 (12/4/22)
1ST PERIOD: DET Czarnik (Berggren, Määttä) 6:34-EV; DET Kubalík (Hronek, Perron) 17:36-PP
2ND PERIOD: DET Raymond (Hronek, Perron) 7:03-PP; CBJ Björk (Jenner, Roslovic) 16:10-PP
3RD PERIOD: CBJ Johnson (Gaudreau, Jenner) 1:58-EV; DET Copp (Määttä, Sundqvist) 6:08-EV
SHOTS: DET 35 (13-11-11) / CBJ 34 (8-10-16)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 32-34) / CBJ Korpisalo (L, 31-35)
PP: DET 2-5 / CBJ 1-3

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (24 / Oct. 10)
Jakub Vrána – personal (22 / Oct. 17)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (15 / Nov. 30)
Filip Zadina – lower body (13 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (11 / Nov. 8)
Elmer Söderblom – lower body (11 / Nov. 8)
Gustav Lindström – lower body (10 / Nov. 12)
Total Man Games Lost: 115
Individual Man Games Lost: Oskar Sundqvist (7), Michael Rasmussen (2)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/2 – Reassigned defensemen Donovan Sebrango and Eemil Viro from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)
12/1 – Assigned goaltender Magnus Hellberg to Grand Rapids for conditioning … Recalled forward Austin Czarnik from Grand
Rapids … Placed forward Tyler Bertuzzi on injured reserve

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at LIGHTNING / 7:00 P.M. EST / AMALIE Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 73rd all-time meeting, 38th at Tampa Bay … First of four games this season, first of two at Tampa Bay ALL-TIME vs. TB: 34-28-2-8 / AWAY: 14-21-1-1 / LAST 10: 4-3-3 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-2 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0 DET top scorers vs. TB: Dylan Larkin (6-7-13 in 26 GP), David Perron (5-5-10 in 14 GP), Dominik Kubalík (5-4-9 in 11 GP), Oskar Sundqvist (5-1-6 in 12 GP), Robert Hägg (3-2-5 in 10 GP), Moritz Seider (0-4-4 in 4 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-1-2 in 4 GP) TB top scorers vs. DET: Nikita Kucherov (18-18-36 in 29 GP), Steven Stamkos (19-17-36 in 35 GP), Victor Hedman (3-31-34 in 38 GP), Brayden Point (13-11-24 in 27 GP), Corey Perry (11-11-22 in 43 GP), Brandon Hagel (1-5-6 in 12 GP), Ross Colton (4-1-5 in 9 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Thursday, Dec. 8: RED WINGS at PANTHERS / 7:30 p.m. / FLA Live Arena / TV: ESPN+, Hulu / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Dec. 10: RED WINGS at STARS / 2:00 p.m. / American Airlines Center / TV: NHLN, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, Dec. 13: RED WINGS vs. HURRICANES / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Dec. 4 at Columbus – 4-2 W
Detroit earned a 4-2 win over Columbus to improve to 12-7-5 overall and 5-3-2 on the road … The result gives the Red Wings three-consecutive road wins dating back to Nov. 17 at San Jose … Detroit has triumphed in both head-to-head meetings against Columbus this season, outscoring the Blue Jackets by a 10-3 count … Detroit is 6-2-0 against the Metropolitan Division to begin the 2022-23 campaign … Detroit is 6-0-2 this season when scoring four-or-more goals … Detroit is a perfect 3-0-0 in the second half of a back-to-back this season … The Red Wings are 2-1-0 in the first half of a back-to-back … Austin Czarnik opened the scoring with his second goal of the season … Dominik Kubalík gave Detroit a 2-0 lead with his team-leading 10th goal and fifth power play marker of the season … Kubalík continues to pace the Red Wings with 12 power play points (5-7-12) … Kubalík has 13 points (6-7-13) and four power play goals in his last 15 games dating back to Nov. 3 vs. Washington. In total, Kubalík continues to rank second among Detroit skaters with 24 points (10-14-24) through 24 games … Lucas Raymond also scored on the power play for his seventh goal of the season … It marked Raymond’s fourth power play goal of the season, tying Dylan Larkin for second-most on the team … Raymond’s goal proved to be the game-winner, marking his team-leading third GWG of the campaign … Raymond has five career game-winning goals, trailing only Steve Yzerman (8), Larkin (6) and Alex Delvecchio (6) for the most GWGs in franchise history at age 20 or younger
… Raymond has 13 points (7-6-13) – including four power play goals and three game-winning goals – in 17 games since Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota … Raymond became the third member of the 2020 NHL Draft class to reach the 30-goal mark, joining Tim Stützle (44) and Alexis Lafrenière (34) … Andrew Copp wrapped up the scoring with his third goal of the season … Copp has seven points (2-5-7) in eight appearances since Nov. 17 at San Jose … Additionally, Copp places second among Detroit skaters with 13 even-strength points (2-11-13), trailing only Larkin (4-12-16) … Olli Määttä recorded a pair of assists for his second multi-point game of the season … Määttä has nine points (2-7-9) through 24 games, surpassing his point total from the 2021-22 season in 42 fewer games (1-7-8 in 66 GP with Los Angeles) … Filip Hronek also tallied a pair of assists for his fifth multi-point game in his last seven contests (4-6-10 in 7 GP) … Hronek has totaled 14 points (6-8-14) in 10 games dating back to Nov. 12 at Los Angeles … Hronek leads all Detroit blueliners with 22 points (6-16-22) and a plus-11 rating through 24 games … Hronek has points in each of his last 10 road games (4-9-13 in 10 GP), tying Mitchell Marner (10 GP) for the NHL’s longest active road point streak … Hronek (4-9-13 in 10 GP) became the third Red Wings defenseman to post a road point streak of 10-or-more games, following Brian Rafalski (12 GP in 2007-08) and Paul Coffey (15 GP in 1994-95) … David Perron also finished with two assists for his fourth multi-point game of the season … Perron has 11 points (2-9-11) in 10 games since Nov. 12 at Los Angeles … In total, Perron ranks fourth among Detroit skaters with 19 points (7-12-19) through 24 games … Jonatan Berggren recorded the primary assist on Czarnik’s goal, giving him seven points (2-5-7) in 11 games to begin his NHL career … Oskar Sundqvist picked up an assist on Copp’s goal to extend his point streak to three-straight games (3-1-4 in 3 GP) … Sundqvist has 11 points (4-7-11) in 17 games to begin the 2022-23 season … Ville Husso stopped 32-of-34 shots to improve to 10-4-3 with a 2.58 goals-against average, 0.912 save percentage and three shutouts in 17 appearances … The Red Wings finished 2-for-5 on the man advantage, marking the fifth time they have scored multiple power play goals in a game this season after doing so four times during the entire 2021-22 campaign.

FRENCH CONNECTION

  • David Perron ranks among the team leaders with seven goals (T3rd), 12 assists (4th), 19 points (4th), a plus-three rating (7th), two power play goals (T4th), eight power play points (4th), two game-winning goals (2nd) and 70 shots (3rd) through 24 games.
  • Has recorded 11 points (2-9-11) and a plus-six rating in 10 games dating back to Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.
  • Recorded his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles to become the fifth active Quebec-born player to reach the mark, joining Patrice Bergeron (594), Paul Stastny (521), Kris Letang (517) and Jonathan Huberdeau (426).
  • Also the fourth player from the 2007 NHL Draft class to hit the 400-assist mark, joining Patrick Kane (766), Jakub Voracek (583) and Jamie Benn (456).

FIL THE THRILL

  • Filip Hronek ranks among the team leaders with six goals (5th), 16 assists (2nd), 22 points (3rd), a plus-11 rating (1st), two power play goals (T4th), 10 power play points (2nd), 55 shots (4th) and 22:12 average time on ice (2nd) through 24 games.
  • Has recorded five multi-point games in his last seven contests (4-6-10 in 7 GP). He also has 14 points (6-8-14) in 10 games dating back to Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.
  • Also has points in each of his last 10 road games (4-9-13 in 10 GP), tying Mitchell Marner (10 GP) for the NHL’s longest active road point streak.
  • Became the third Red Wings defenseman to post a road point streak of 10-or-more games, following Brian Rafalski (12 GP in 2007-08) and Paul Coffey (15 GP in 1994-95).

NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER

  • Filip Hronek totaled 14 points from Nov. 3-30 (6-8-14 in 13 GP), which were the most by a Red Wings defenseman in a calendar month since Nicklas Lidström in December 2010 (8-8-16 in 16 GP).
  • Had a career-high four-game goal streak from Nov. 17-25 (5-2-7 in 4 GP) and six-game point streak from Nov. 12-25 (6-4-10 in 6 GP).
  • His four-game goal streak matched the longest goal streak by a defenseman in franchise history, joining Mathieu Schneider (4 GP in 2005-06), Nicklas Lidström (4 GP in 2000-01) and Reed Larson (4 GP in 1980-81).
  • Became the first Red Wings defenseman to record six goals in a six-game span since Reed Larson did so from Jan. 29-Feb. 8, 1981 (6-3-9 in 6 GP).
  • Scored a pair of goals – including his first career GWG – on Nov. 19 at Columbus for his first career multi-goal game.

BIG VILLE STYLE
Detroit acquired goaltender Ville Husso from St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Aleksanteri Kaskimäki) on July 8 and subsequently signed him to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $4.75 million.

  • Ville Husso has posted three shutouts in 17 games with the Red Wings, tying Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck for the league lead. Husso had three shutouts in 57 appearances with the Blues from 2020-22.
  • Became the third Red Wings/Falcons/Cougars goaltender with three shutouts prior to his 15th appearance with the franchise, joining Hap Holmes (4 in 1926-27) and Dolly Dolson (3 in 1928-29).
  • Has allowed one goal or fewer in seven of his 10 victories with Detroit.
  • Stopped all 29 shots he faced in his Red Wings debut on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal, becoming the second goalie in franchise history to post a shutout in his team debut, joining Dave Gatherum who did so on Oct. 11, 1953 vs. Toronto.

EARLY RETURNS
Detroit forwards Andrew Copp, Austin Czarnik, Dominik Kubalík, Matt Luff and David Perron, and defensemen Ben Chiarot, Robert Hägg and Olli Määttä have made an immediate impact to begin the 2022-23 season. The eight players, all signed as free agents by the Red Wings in July, have combined for 77 points (27-50-77) through the first 24 games of the campaign.

  • Ben Chiarot netted his second goal of the season on Nov. 19 at Columbus. He recorded a goal and an assist on Oct. 15 at New Jersey for his first multi-point game in a Detroit uniform.
  • Andrew Copp has seven points (2-5-7) in eight games dating back to Nov. 17 at San Jose. He ranks second among Detroit skaters with 13 even-strength points (2-11-13), trailing only Dylan Larkin (4-12-16).
  • Austin Czarnik tallied a goal on Nov. 8 vs. Montreal and Dec. 4 at Columbus. The Metro Detroit native has also racked up 14 points (6-8-14) in 12 games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
  • Robert Hägg ranks among the team leaders with 33 hits (T6th) and 17 blocks (7th). He registered an assist on Oct. 21 at Chicago and Oct. 25 vs. New Jersey.
  • Dominik Kubalík places among the team leaders with 10 goals (1st), 14 assists (3rd), 24 points (2nd), five power play goals (1st), 12 power play points (1st), one overtime goal (1st) and 71 shots (2nd) through 24 games. He has notched 13 points (6-7-13) and four power play goals in 15 games since Nov. 3 vs. Washington.
  • Matt Luff (IR) earned his first goal/point with Detroit on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers. He registered seven points (3-4-7) in five appearances with Grand Rapids to begin the 2022-23 season.
  • Olli Määttä has registered nine points (2-7-9) and a plus-nine rating through 24 games. He surpassed his scoring total from the 2021-22 campaign in 42 fewer games (1-7-8 in 66 GP with Los Angeles).
  • David Perron has totaled 19 points (7-12-19) in 24 games, including a pair of game-winning goals. Perron, who recorded his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles, has notched 11 points (2-9-11) in his last 10 contests.

MICHIGAN MEN
The Red Wings have four Michigan-born players on their active roster in forwards Andrew Copp (Ann Arbor), Austin Czarnik (Washington Township) and Dylan Larkin (Waterford), and defenseman Jordan Oesterle (Dearborn Heights).

  • Andrew Copp recorded 81 points (40-41-81) in 107 games at the University of Michigan from 2012-15, serving as team captain during his junior season. Prior to his collegiate career, Copp skated with the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2010-12.
  • Austin Czarnik attended Romeo High School before playing with the NTDP from 2008-10.
  • Dylan Larkin was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after logging 47 points (15-32-47) and penalty minutes in 35 games at Michigan during the 2014-15 campaign. He was also selected to both the 2014-15 Big Ten All-Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten First Team, in addition to being named an AHCA Second Team All-American. Larkin previously skated with the NTDP from 2012-14.
  • Jordan Oesterle attended Dearborn Divine Child High School before tallying 34 points (7-27-34) in 113 games at Western Michigan University from 2011-14. He helped the Broncos win a CCHA tournament championship as a freshman.

EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

  • Lucas Raymond has tallied 13 points (7-6-13) and a 21.9 shooting percentage in 17 games since Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota.
  • Required the fewest games in nearly 30 years by a Red Wings player to record their first 70 NHL points (29-42-71 in 102 GP). Among players to debut with the franchise, the most recent player to reach the 70-point mark in fewer than 102 games was Vyacheslav Kozlov (89 GP; March 22, 1994).
  • Has five career game-winning goals, trailing only Steve Yzerman (8), Dylan Larkin (6) and Alex Delvecchio (6) for the most GWGs in franchise history at age 20 or younger.
  • Also became the third member of the 2020 NHL Draft class to reach the 30-goal mark, joining Tim Stützle (44) and Alexis Lafrenière (34).

SWEDISH MAFIA KEEPS GROWING

  • Jonatan Berggren has recorded seven points (2-5-7) in 11 games to begin his NHL career.
  • Became the eighth Red Wings rookie in the past 30 years to record six-or-more points through their first nine contests, joining Lucas Raymond (4-5-9 in 2021-22), Moritz Seider (0-8-8 in 2021-22), Filip Zadina (1-5-6 in 2019-20), Taro Hirose (1-6-7 in 2018-19), Dennis Cholowski (2-4-6 in 2018-19), Dylan Larkin (2-5-7 in 2015-16) and Henrik Zetterberg (3-3-6 in 2002-03).
  • Registered seven points (4-3-7) in seven games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins to begin the 2022-23 campaign.
  • Made his North American professional debut with the Griffins in 2021-22 and set franchise records for a rookie in assists (43), points (64), game-winning goals (7) and overtime goals (3) in 70 games.
  • Named AHL Rookie of the Month for April after totaling 20 points (6-14-20) in 14 contests. He finished the season with 26 points (7- 19-26) in his last 18 games, including a season-high 11-game point streak (6-13-19) to close out the year.

GERMAN ENGINEERING

  • Moritz Seider set career highs in assists (3) and points (3) in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 19 at Columbus.
  • Has totaled six points (2-4-6) in his last eight contests since Nov. 17 at San Jose.
  • Became the fourth defenseman in franchise history to register 60-or-more points (9-52-61 in 106 GP) at age 21 or younger, joining Steve Chiasson (15-48-63 in 139 GP), Reed Larson (19-42-61 in 89 GP) and Nicklas Lidström (11-49-60 in 80 GP).
  • Also moved past Nicklas Lidström (11-49-60 in 80 GP) for the most assists by a Detroit defenseman before age 22.
  • Netted his first goal of the season on Nov. 17 at San Jose, which proved to be the GWG. He led all NHL rookie defensemen with four game-winners in 2021-22.

LOVE TO ‘C’ IT

  • Dylan Larkin is in his third season as Detroit’s captain and eighth NHL campaign. He was named the 37th captain in franchise history on Jan. 13, 2021, becoming the first Michigander and native metro Detroiter to wear the ‘C’ for the Red Wings, assuming a captaincy that had been vacant for two seasons following the end of Henrik Zetterberg’s career in 2017-18 due to injury.
  • Ranks among the team leaders with nine goals (2nd), 17 assists (1st), 26 points (1st), a plus-seven rating (T4th), four power play goals (T2nd), nine power play points (3rd), one shorthanded goal (T1st) and 81 shots (1st) through 24 games.
  • Has racked up nine points (2-7-9) in eight games since Nov. 17 at San Jose.
  • With an empty-net goal and an assist on Nov. 3 vs. Washington, he boosted his career totals to 371 points (153-218-371 in 514 GP), passing Johan Franzén (187-183-370 in 602 GP) for 22nd on the franchise’s all-time points list (see list below):
  1. Vyacheslav Kozlov – 415 career points with Detroit
  2. Igor Larionov – 392
  3. Dylan Larkin – 384
  4. Johan Franzén – 370
  5. Marcel Dionne – 366
  6. Shawn Burr – 362

CAPTAIN CLUTCH

  • Dylan Larkin tallied his 156th career NHL goal on Nov. 23 vs. Nashville. He is currently two goals shy of tying Kris Draper for 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):
  1. Mickey Redmond – 177 career goals with Detroit
  2. Red Kelly – 162
  3. Kris Draper – 158
  4. Dylan Larkin – 156
  5. Ray Sheppard – 152
  6. Bruce MacGregor – 151
  • Larkin recorded his 228th career NHL assist on Dec. 3 vs. Vegas, passing Marcel Dionne for sole possession of 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):
  1. Syd Howe – 248 career assists with Detroit
  2. Gary Bergman – 243
  3. Dylan Larkin – 228
  4. Marcel Dionne – 227
  5. Marcel Pronovost – 217
  6. Shawn Burr – 214
  • Larkin scored his fourth career shootout-deciding goal on Nov. 25 vs. Arizona, passing Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar for the sixth-most in franchise history. He trails only Pavel Datsyuk (11), Todd Bertuzzi (7), Henrik Zetterberg (7), Frans Nielsen (6) and Jiri Hudler (5).
  • Also has seven career overtime goals, which is tied with Herbie Lewis and Henrik Zetterberg for the fifth-most in franchise history. He trails only Sergei Fedorov (12), Brendan Shanahan (9), Steve Yzerman (9) and Pavel Datsyuk (8).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 4 vs. Toronto 3 (OT)
The Tampa Bay Lightning earned a second-straight victory on Saturday night with a 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts improved to 15-8-1 on the season with a home record of 8-3-1…The Lightning have won five of the last six games at home…After a scoreless first period, Tampa Bay surrendered a shorthanded goal to Mitch Marner at the 5:18 mark of the second period and fell behind 1-0…The Lightning quickly responded when Vladislav Namestnikov scored his first goal of the season just 2:22 after the Marner goal with a quick wrist shot into the top right corner…Anthony Cirelli, who was making his season debut, and Erik Cernak recorded the assists on the Namestnikov goal…Toronto regained the one-goal lead when William Nylander scored with 3:10 remaining in the second period…The Bolts got the game tied at two at the 1:51 mark of the third period with a power-play goal from Nikita Kucherov, who used a screen from Corey Perry to beat Matt Murray with a wrist shot from the right circle with Steven Stamkos and Perry picking up the assists…Just 2:43 leader, Tampa Bay grabbed the lead for the first time with Ross Colton scoring a power-play goal off assists from Mikhail Sergachev and Perry…Marner forced overtime when he tied the game at three with a power-play goal at the 11:55 mark of the third…Alex Killorn scored his second overtime goal of the season just 33 seconds into the extra frame with Cirelli picking up his second assist of the night in his debut…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal for the Lightning and earned his 10th win of the season with 36 saves on 39 shots against…Perry skated in his 1,200th career NHL game…Saturday’s contest was the 2,300th game in Tampa Bay franchise history.

PP: TBL – 2-6 TOR – 1-5
SOG: TBL – 33 TOR – 39
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Red Wings are playing the first of four matchups this season and the first of two meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts posted a 3-1-0 record vs. DET last season and have won four of the last five contests…The Lightning are 18-2-0 in the last 20 games vs. DET at AMALIE Arena…Steven Stamkos (4-5—9) led Tampa Bay in goals and points vs. DET last season, while Victor Hedman 0-8—8) paced the team in assists…Stamkos has pointed in five consecutive games vs. DET (4-6—10)…Nikita Kucherov has recorded points in 16 of his last 20 games vs. DET (17-17—34)…Brayden Point has pointed in 11 of his 14 career home games vs. DET (7-5—12)…Andrei Vasilevskiy has a career record of 13-1-0 vs. DET with 364 saves on 395 shots against for a .922 save percentage and 2.24 goals against average…Vladislav Namestnikov played 113 career games with DET and recorded 42 points with the club (21-21—42)…Former Tampa Bay assistant coach Derek Lalonde is facing the Lightning for the first time as head coach of DET…Former DET head coach Jeff Blashill is facing DET for the first time as an assistant coach with Tampa Bay…The Lightning are 36-31-3 with two ties all-time vs. DET, including a home record of 22-13-1 with one tie…Stamkos (19-17—36) holds the Bolts franchise record for career goals vs. DET and is tied with Kucherov (18-18—36) for the most points.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. DET
T1. Nikita Kucherov – 36 pts. (18-18—36, 29 GP)
T1. Steven Stamkos – 36 pts. (19-17—36, 35 GP)

  1. Victor Hedman – 34 pts. (3-31—34, 38 GP)
  2. Ondrej Palat – 28 pts. (8-20—28, 38 GP)
  3. Brayden Point – 24 pts. (13-11—24, 27 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a season-long, six-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play nine of their 14 games in December at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning are 5-2-0 against Atlantic Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 8-3-1 at home this season and have won five of their last six home contests…Since the start of the 2016-17 season, the Bolts have posted an NHL-best .716 points percentage (162-59-17) on home ice.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 63
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Out indefinitely) 4 Games
Haydn Fleury (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 1 Game

TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 3 – Re-assigned D Philippe Myers to AHL Syracuse
Dec. 3 – Assigned F Cole Koepke to AHL Syracuse
Nov. 28 – Assigned F Alex Barre-Boulet to AHL Syracuse
Nov. 25 – Recalled F Alex Barre-Boulet from AHL Syracuse
Nov. 12 – Claimed F Rudolfs Balcers off waivers from FLA

STAMMER TIME
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos collected one assist Dec. 3 vs. TOR and extended his season-long point streak to
10 games (6-10—16), the second-longest point streak among Tampa Bay skaters this season (longest: Kucherov, 11
games)…Stamkos has pointed in five consecutive home games vs. TOR (1-7—8) and 20 of his 23 career home games
vs. the Leafs (10-21—31)…Stamkos recorded his 1,000th career point with an assist Dec. 1 at PHI…Stamkos is the 95th
player in NHL history to hit the 1,000-point milestone and 48th player ever to record all 1,000 points with a single
franchise…Stamkos is the only player in Lightning franchise history to record 1,000 points with the team…Stamkos is
the eighth active NHL player to hit the milestone and 44th-fastest in NHL history in number of games played (945
GP)…Stamkos is one of four active NHL players to record 1,000 points in less than 1,000 games…Since Stamkos’s 10-
game point streak started Nov. 13 vs. WSH, only Sidney Crosby (7-10—17), Matthew Tkachuk (7-10—17) and Jason
Robertson (14-6—20) have recorded more points…Stamkos (13-16—29) leads the Bolts in goals, ranks third in assists
and trails only Nikita Kucherov (11-25—36) in points…Stamkos’s 29 points are tied for the 15th-most in the
NHL…Stamkos’s seven power-play goals lead all Tampa Bay skaters and are tied for the sixth-most in the
NHL…Stamkos’s 494 career goals are the 48th-most in NHL history…Stamkos has recorded more career goals and
points than any player in Tampa Bay franchise history.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS

  1. Steven Stamkos – 1,001 pts. (494-507—1,001, 946 GP)
  2. Martin St. Louis – 953 pts. (365-588—953, 972 GP)
  3. Vincent Lecavalier – 874 pts. (383-491—874, 1,037 GP)
  4. Nikita Kucherov – 652 pts. (257-395—652, 586 GP)
  5. Victor Hedman – 613 pts. (135-478—613, 920 GP)

TONY TIME
Bolts forward Anthony Cirelli made his season debut Dec. 3 vs. TOR and recorded two assists, including the lone helper on Alex Killorn’s game-winning goal in overtime…Cirelli missed the first 23 games of the season after having offseason shoulder surgery…Along with the two assists Dec. 3 vs. TOR, Cirelli recorded three shots, one takeaway and one hit in 12:51 of ice time…Cirelli finished fifth in voting for the Selke Trophy in 2021-22…Cirelli led the Lightning with 60 takeaways last season and led all NHL skaters in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs with 30 takeaways…Cirelli ranks ninth all-time in Bolts franchise history with 190 career takeaways…Since the start of the 2019-20 season, Cirelli leads the Lightning with 134 takeaways and is one of just two skaters with more than 100 (also: Hedman, 111)…Cirelli averaged 2:06 shorthanded time on ice in 2021-22, trailing only Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (2:35) among Lightning forwards.

KILLER INSTINCT
Lightning forward Alex Killorn scored the game-winning goal in overtime Dec. 3 vs. TOR…Killorn’s game-winning goal was the 31st of his career, giving him sole possession of the sixth-most game-winning goals in Lightning franchise history…Killorn, along with Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos, is tied for the NHL lead with two overtime goals this season…Killorn has picked up points in six of his last seven (3-4—7) and 12 of his last 16 contests (7-10—17)…Killorn (8-12—20) ranks fifth in points, assists and goals among Lightning skaters…Since Nov. 13, Killorn ranks fourth among Lightning skaters with 12 points (4-8—12)…Killorn’s plus-9 rating ranks second on the team, trailing only Nick Paul (plus-15)…Killorn ranks fourth in Lightning franchise history with 179 career goals.

TBL ALL-TIME GOAL LEADERS

  1. Steven Stamkos – 494 goals (946 GP)
  2. Vincent Lecavalier – 383 goals (1,037 GP)
  3. Martin St. Louis – 365 goals (972 GP)
  4. Nikita Kucherov – 257 goals (586 GP)
  5. Alex Killorn – 179 goals (747 GP)

KLUTCHEROV
Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov scored his 11th goal of the season on the power-play Dec. 3 vs. TOR…Kucherov’s five power-play goals this season are tied with Brayden Point for the second-most among all Lightning skaters (most: Stamkos, 7)…Kucherov leads all Bolts skaters with 19 power-play points (5-14—19) this season…Kucherov’s 25 assists this season trail only Connor McDavid (26) for the NHL lead…Kucherov (11-25—36) ranks fourth in points among all NHL skaters…Kucherov leads all Tampa Bay skaters in points, assists, power-play points (19) and gamewinning goals (3)…Kucherov has recorded points in 10 of 12 home games this season (7-13—20) and 19 of 24 games overall…Kucherov’s 23 points (7-16—23) in November were tied with Jamie Benn (10-13—23) for the second-most among NHL skaters…Kucherov recorded an NHL-best (tied) six-game goal streak Oct. 25 – Nov. 5 (7- 5—12)…Kucherov’s 19 power-play points are tied for the second-most among NHL skaters.

NHL POWER-PLAY POINT LEADERS, 2022-23

  1. Connor McDavid – 23 PPP (9-14—23, 25 GP)
    T2. Nikita Kucherov – 19 PPP (5-14—19, 24 GP)
    T2. Leon Draisaitl – 19 PPP (10-9—19, 25 GP)

SCOREY PERRY
Tampa Bay forward Corey Perry skated in his 1,200th career game and recorded two helpers Dec. 3 vs. TOR…Perry has two assists in each of his last two games…Perry has recorded three multi-point games this season…Perry has recorded five points over his last four games (1-4—5)…Perry has three power-play points over his last two games and ranks fifth among Lightning skaters with six this season…Perry’s 49 shots rank fourth among Tampa Bay skaters…Perry has recorded at least one shot on goal in 21 of 24 games this season.

TBL SHOT LEADERS, 2022-23

  1. Nikita Kucherov – 87 shots
  2. Steven Stamkos – 82 shots
  3. Brayden Point – 66 shots
  4. Corey Perry – 49 shots
  5. Brandon Hagel – 46 shots

ROSS THE BOSS
Tampa Bay forward Ross Colton scored his sixth goal of the season Dec. 3 vs. TOR…Colton has scored a goal in two consecutive games…Colton has five points in his last eight contests (3-2—5)…Colton (6-5—11) has the seventh-most goals and points among all Tampa Bay forwards this season…Colton’s 47 hits are the tied with Nick Paul for the most among Lightning forwards this season.

POWER UP
The Lightning have scored a power-play goal in 10 consecutive games and are 15-for-36 with the man advantage during that span…The 10-game streak with a power-play goal is the longest among all NHL teams this season and tied for the longest in Tampa Bay franchise history (also: 10 games, 2005-06)…Since Nov. 13, the Bolts 15 power-play goals are the most in the NHL while their 41.7% power-play percentage leads the league…Tampa Bay’s 27 power-play goals this season are tied with BOS, COL, and EDM for the most in the NHL.