NHL Preview: Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning

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DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Nov. 13, 2022 – STARS 5 @ FLYERS 1
The Stars snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday. Forward Joe Pavelski (1-2—3) and defenseman Esa Lindell (1-2—3) led the way with three points apiece, forwards Roope Hintz (0-1—1) and Jason Robertson (1-1—2) extended their respective point streaks to eight consecutive games, and goaltender Jake Oettinger delivered a 37-save effort to lift Dallas to its ninth victory of the season (9-5-1, 19 points). Lindell’s three-point effort tied his career high for points in a game (most recent: Jan. 3, 2020 vs. DET), while Pavelski’s goal placed him in a tie with Bill Guerin (429) for eighth place all-time in goals among U.S.-born skaters. The Stars struck twice on three opportunities with the man advantage, boosting their power play percentage to 30.4% (third-best in the NHL). Dallas also went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill, improving its PK success rate to 85.3% (third-best in the league). Forward Luke Glendening (1-0—1) tallied his first shorthanded goal as a member of the Stars (fifth career SHG) to give the club three shorthanded markers on the season (also Hintz and Joel Kiviranta).
PP: 2-3 | PK: 6-6 | SF: 31 | SA: 38 | DAL TOI: Suter (22:17) | Attendance: 16,898
Three Stars: 1. DAL– E. Lindell 2. DAL – J. Pavelski 3. DAL – J. Oettinger

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Tue., Nov. 15, 2022 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 6 p.m. Amalie Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Thu., Nov. 17, 2022 @ Florida Panthers 6 p.m. FLA Live Arena BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Nov. 19, 2022 New York Islanders 7 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Nov. 21, 2022 Colorado Avalanche 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Wed., Nov. 23, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 26 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL); loaned forward Jacob Peterson to Texas
Oct. 30 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Oct. 31 – Signed goaltender Matt Murray to a one-year entry-level contract
Nov. 9 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL); loaned goaltender Matt Murray to Texas

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 9
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 2 Nov. 11-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars’ three-game road trip continues on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena (6 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest Extra, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the first of two games against the Lightning and the Stars’ lone visit to Tampa. The Stars went 1-1-0 against the Lightning last season, their lone victory a 1-0 shutout on April 12 in Dallas. These clubs will meet once more on Feb. 11, 2023 at American Airlines Center. Dallas will wrap up its road trip against Florida on Thursday.

I ONLY CALL YOU ONE TIME, MAYBE IT’S TWO TIMES?

  • The Stars split the season series against the Lightning in 2021-22, losing 3-1 at Amalie Arena on Jan. 15 and winning 1-0 on April 12 at American Airlines Center.
  • Dallas enters Tuesday’s contest with wins in three of its past six games (3-3-0) against Tampa Bay.
  • The Stars have also earned points in six of their previous 12 games against the Lightning (5-6-1).
  • Dallas holds a 28-21-5 all-time mark vs. Tampa Bay, including a 15-11-2 mark on the road.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski enters Tuesday’s matchup riding a four-game point streak (2-5—7) against Tampa Bay while he’s tallied points (3-10—13) in seven of the past eight games against them.
  • Pavelski is also riding a three-game road point streak (2-4—6) against the Lightning, including a two-goal four-point performance on May 7, 2021.
  • Pavelski leads active Stars in goals (10) and co-leads in points (10-14—24) in 29 career games vs. Tampa Bay.
  • Forward Roope Hintz enters tonight’s game with four points (1-3—4) in his past three road games against the Lightning. He’s also plus-5 in his past two trips to Amalie Arena combined.
  • Hintz has earned points (4-5—9) five of his past seven games against Tampa Bay, accounting for all of his points in 13 career games against them.
  • Forward Jason Robertson has seven points (1-6—7) in nine career games vs. the Lightning, all of which have come in his past seven games against them.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin has four points (2-2—4) in his past six games overall against Tampa Bay and has seven points (4-3—7) over his previous nine.
  • Seguin leads current Stars in assists (15) and shares first in points (9-15—24) in 28 career games against Tampa Bay, including posting 18 points (8-10—18) over his past 17 games.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 1-2-1 with a 2.78 goals-against average and .894 save percentage in five career appearances against the Lightning.
  • In his lone appearance against Tampa Bay, netminder Scott Wedgewood stopped all 25 shots for his fifth career shutout in a 1-0 Stars victory on April 12 at American Airlines Center.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 15 at Tampa Bay
Feb. 11, 2023 vs. Tampa Bay

I KNOW WHEN YOU’RE AROUND ‘CAUSE I KNOW THE SOUND

  • Forwards Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz enter Tuesday’s game riding eight-game point streaks.
  • Robertson’s eight-game point streak is one game shy of his career best of nine straight (April 13-27, 2021).
  • He has amassed 16 points (8-8—16) on his current point streak and has scored at least one goal in seven of those contests.
  • Robertson’s two-point performance (1-1—2) in Dallas’ 5-1 victory over Philadelphia on Nov. 13 gave him eight multi-point games on the season (15 GP), placing him in a tie with Nathan MacKinnon (8 in 13 GP) and David Pastrnak (8 in 16 GP) for the second most in the NHL this season behind only Connor McDavid (9 in 16 GP).
  • Since Nov. 1, Robertson has tallied 13 points (6-7—13) through six games, ranking second in the NHL over that span behind only Connor McDavid (14 in 7 GP).
  • He had goals in six consecutive games from Oct. 27-Nov. 8, becoming the fifth player in franchise history (1967-present) to have a goal streak of six games or more before turning 24, and the second player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to do so. Robertson followed Neal Broten from Jan. 23-Feb. 4, 1982 (7-12—19 in 7 GP), Jamie Benn from March 1-11, 2011 (6-1—7 in 6 GP), Mike Modano from Feb. 29-March 10, 1992 (7-2—9 in 6 GP) and Danny Grant from Oct. 16-29, 1969 (6-1—7 in 6 GP).
  • Since entering the league in 2019-20, Robertson has recorded nine career three-point outings. Only two Stars players have more over that span: Joe Pavelski (14) and Roope Hintz (11).
  • The 23-year-old leads the Stars and shares fourth in the NHL in points (10-13—23). He also leads the club and shares fifth in the league with 10 goals. He co-leads the squad in assists and shares the league lead with three game-winning goals. Robertson is also tied for sixth in the NHL in even-strength points (6-8—14) and shares ninth in power-play points (4-5—9).
  • The Arcadia, California native is averaging better than a point-per-game pace through his four NHL seasons (68-80—148 in 143 GP).

Robertson’s past eight games:
Nov. 13 @ PHI: 1-1—2
Nov. 11 vs. SJS: 0-2—2
Nov. 8 @ WPG: 1-0—1
Nov. 5 @ EDM: 1-2—3
Nov. 3 @ ARI: 2-0—2
Nov. 1 vs. LA: 1-2—3
Oct. 29 vs. NYR: 1-1—2
Oct. 27 vs. WSH: 1-0—1
Total points: 8-8—16

  • Hintz has 12 points (4-8—12) over his eight-game point streak, including three consecutive multi-point contests (Nov. 1-5).
  • Hintz’ eight-game run is the longest of his career, surpassing his previous best of seven consecutive games (twice: April 8-22, 2021 & March 18-April 1, 2021).
  • Through 15 games this season, Hintz co-leads the Stars in assists (13), ranks second in points (6-13—19) and shares third in goals (6). He also ranks third in power-play points (1-5—6) and is one of three players on the Stars to have shorthanded goals this season (also Luke Glendening and Joel Kiviranta).
  • Since Nov. 1, Hintz has earned 10 points (3-7—10) in six games, sharing ninth in the NHL over that span.
  • Averaging 2:19 minutes of power-play time per game, Hintz is on the ice for 54.6% of the team’s total power-play time – third-most on the club (Jason Robertson: 57.8% & Miro Heiskanen: 56.9%).
  • The Tampere, Finland native also ranks second on the club in points per game (1.27) and shares second on the club with a +11 rating.

Hintz’ past eight games:
Nov. 13 @ PHI: 0-1—1
Nov. 11 vs. SJS: 1-0—1
Nov. 8 @ WPG: 0-1—1
Nov. 5 @ EDM: 0-2—2
Nov. 3 @ ARI: 0-2—2
Nov. 1 vs. LA: 2-1—3
Oct. 29 vs. NYR: 1-0—1
Oct. 27 vs. WSH: 0-1—1
Total points: 4-8—12

YOU MET ME AT THE RIGHT TIME

  • On Sunday against Philadelphia, forward Joe Pavelski recorded his fifth multi-point game (1-2—3) of the season and 41st since joining the Stars in 2019-20.
  • Only two Stars have notched more multi-point games for the franchise than Pavelski over that span: Roope Hintz (45) and Robertson (44).
  • At 38 years of age, Pavelski is the first player since Martin St. Louis in 2013-14 (6 in 15 GP at age 38) to start a season at age 38 or older and post 5+ multi-point games through their first 15 games played of a season. It marks the 14th instance of it occurring overall, with Gordie Howe accounting for three of the previous 13 times it has happened.
  • With a goal on Sunday, Pavelski tied Bill Guerin (429) for eighth place all-time in goals among U.S.-born skaters.
  • Pavelski has points (4-6—10) in six of his past seven games and nine of 15 overall (8-9—17).
  • Through 15 games this season, the Plover, Wisconsin native ranks second on the Stars in goals (8) and ranks third in assists (9) and points (8-9—17).
  • He also paces the club in plus-minus (+12), ranks second in even-strength goals (5) and shares second in even-strength points (5-7—12).

NO, I’M NEVER GONNA QUIT IT

  • Captain Jamie Benn (0-1—1) picked up his eighth assist of the season on Sunday vs. Philadelphia.
  • With the assist, Benn has points (6-5—11) in five of his past six games, including points in two straight (2-1—3).
  • Since Nov. 1, Benn has registered 11 points (6-5—11), placing him in a tie for fifth-most in the league over that span.
  • Benn recorded the 45th multi-goal game of his NHL career on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose and moved within two of tying Bill Goldsworthy (47) for fourth place on the Stars/North Stars franchise’s all-time list.
  • With a hat trick (3-0—3) against the Oilers on Nov. 5, Benn (333) surpassed Dino Ciccarelli (332) for sole possession of third place among franchise leaders (1967-present) in goals.
  • In addition, Benn (7) trails only Ciccarelli (14) and Bill Goldsworthy (8) for the most three-goal outings in Stars/North Stars franchise history (1967-present). Note: Mike Modano also had seven hat tricks with the Stars/North Stars franchise.
  • Benn’s primary assist on the power play on Nov. 3 against Arizona game him five primary helpers with the man advantage in the 2022-23 season – his most since 2016-17 when he set a career high with 10 primary assists on the PP in 77 GP.
  • The 33-year-old shares third in goals (6), is tied for fourth in assists (8) and ranks fourth on the team in points (6-8—14) in 15 GP.
  • He also ranks second on the club in faceoff win percentage (61.2%), ranks second in faceoffs taken (147) and faceoff wins (90) and shares fourth in hits (20).

YEAH, I GOT IT, I FOUND IT, I’VE JUST GOTTA KEEP IT

  • Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston potted his fourth goal of the season on Nov. 3 against the Coyotes. The only rookies with more are Ottawa’s Shane Pinto (8) and Seattle’s Matty Beniers (5).
  • At 19 years, 173 days, he became the first teenager in Stars/North Stars history (1967-present) to record a three-game goal streak on the road with his goal on Nov. 3 at Arizona. The last teenager to have a longer road run was Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov (4 GP in 2019-20).
  • With a goal (1-0—1) on Oct. 25 against Boston, Johnston became the third youngest player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to score in consecutive games. Johnston followed Valeri Nichushkin (2 GP in 2013-14) and Miro Heiskanen (2x in 2018-10, both 2 GP).
  • With a goal (1-0—1) in the season opener on Oct. 13, forward Johnston became the youngest player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to score a goal in his NHL debut (19 years, 151 days) and second youngest in franchise history (1967-present) with at least one goal in his NHL debut, behind Dave Archibald (18 years, 179 days on Oct. 10, 1987). Mike Modano (19 years, 120 days on Oct. 5, 1989) scored in his first regular-season NHL game but had debuted during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING:

LAST GAME
Lightning 6 vs. Washington 3
The Tampa Bay Lightning got back in the win column with a 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals Sunday night at AMALIE Arena…The six goals is the most the Bolts have scored in a single game this season…The Lightning improved to 4-2-1 in seven home games this season…The Bolts are now 3-4-1 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season…Mikhail Sergachev opened the scoring with a wrist shot from the point for his third goal of the season just 1:23 into the contest with Steven Stamkos and Nick Perbix recording the assists…The Lightning jumped out to a 2-0 lead at the 8:19 mark of the first period when Nikita Kucherov hammered a one-timer past Darcy Kuemper with Sergachev and Brandon Hagel picking up the helpers…Just 2:57 after Kucherov made it 2-0, Perbix scored his third goal of the season when he threw a puck towards the slot that deflected off a Washington defenseman and into the back of the net with Alex Killorn and Sergachev recording the assists…The Bolts added a fourth goal in the first period when Sergachev ripped a one-timer from the point that beat Kuemper for Tampa Bay’s second power-play goal of the period as Stamkos and Kucherov both picked up their second point of the game with the assists…The four goals in the opening period set a new season-high for the most goals in a single period by the Lightning…Washington got on the board with a goal from Conor Sheary at the 18:04 mark of the second period…Cole Koepke restored Tampa Bay’s four-goal lead when he ripped a backhand shot off the post and into the net for his first career NHL goal at the 13:11 mark of the third period…Lars Eller made it a 5-2 game with his third goal of the season at the 16:59 mark of the final period…Nick Paul took a pass from Killorn and buried his fifth goal of the season into the empty net with 2:44 remaining in regulation…Garnet Hathaway added a third goal for the Capitals with 2:02 left in the third…Andrei Vasilevskiy earned his fifth win of the season with 19 saves on 22 shots against…Erik Cernak and Cal Foote both missed the game with day-to-day injuries…Tampa Bay’s penalty kill held Washington to an 0-for-6 performance on the power play for the second-straight game.
PP: TBL – 2-4 WSH 0-6
SOG: TBL – 35 WSH – 22
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Stars are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…Tampa Bay is 7-2-1 in their last 10 home games vs. DAL and 7-3-0 in their last 10 matchups overall…The Lightning posted a 1-1-0 record against DAL last season and allowed one goal against in both matchups…Nikita Kucherov (0-2—2) led the Lightning in points and assists against DAL last season while Ross Colton, Alex Killorn and Brayden Point were tied for the team lead with one goal each against DAL last season…The Bolts are 23-23-5 with three ties all-time against DAL, including a home record of 11-13-2 with two ties…Kucherov (2-9—11) has picked up points in five straight home games vs. DAL…Point (6-3—9) has recorded at least one point in seven of his nine career home games vs. DAL…Andrei Vasilevskiy has won four straight starts at home vs. DAL and is 7-0-1 in eight career games against the Stars at AMALIE Arena with three shutouts…Vladislav Namestnikov skated in 15 games with the Stars last season, scoring three goals and adding two assists for five points…Nick Paul was drafted by DAL in the fourth round (101st overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft…Corey Perry played one season with DAL in 2019-20, skating in 49 games and recording 21 points (5-16—21)…Steven Stamkos (19-11—30) holds the TBL franchise record for career points and goals vs. DAL.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. DAL

  1. Steven Stamkos – 30 pts. (19-11—30, 22 GP)
  2. Ondrej Palat – 25 pts. (7-18—25, 22 GP)
  3. Victor Hedman – 23 pts. (4-19—23, 26 GP)
  4. Nikita Kucherov – 18 pts. (5-13—18, 15 GP)
  5. Alex Killorn – 16 pts. (7-9—16, 23 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a three-game homestand…The Bolts will play nine of their 13 games in November at AMALIE Arena…Tampa Bay is playing their fifth game against a Western Conference opponent this season and enter the night with a 2-2-0 record in the previous four matchups…The Lightning are playing the first of three straight games against Western Conference opponents…The Bolts are 4-2-1 at home this season…Since the start of the 2018-19 season, the Lightning have posted an NHL-best .738 points percentage (106-34-11) on home ice.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 35
Current Injuries:
Zach Bogosian (Shoulder surgery; Out) 15 Games
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 1 Game
Anthony Cirelli (Shoulder surgery; Out) 15 Games
Cal Foote (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 1 Game

TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 12 – Claimed F Rudolfs Balcers off waivers from FLA
Oct. 21 – Assigned F Gabriel Fortier to AHL Syracuse
Oct. 17 – Recalled D Nick Perbix from AHL Syracuse

STORM SERG
Tampa Bay defenseman Mikhail Sergachev recorded a career-high four points (2-2—4) Nov. 13 vs. WSH…All of Sergachev’s four points came in the first period, making him the first defenseman in TBL history to record four points in the first period of a game…Sergachev joined Dan Boyle, Pavel Kubina, Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis as the only players in TBL history to record four points in a single period…Sergachev’s four points tied the NHL record for the most points in a single period by a defenseman…Sergachev’s four points are tied for the third-most points in a game by a defenseman in TBL history…With his first assist Nov. 13 vs. WSH, Sergachev recorded his 186th career point and passed Roman Hamrlik to take sole possession of the fourth-most points by a defenseman in TBL history…Sergachev’s three goals in November are tied for the second-most among all NHL defensemen (first: Karlsson, SJS, 4) and his two power-play goals are tied for first (also: Hamilton, NJD)…Sergachev’s 14 points (4-10— 14) are the most he’s had through the first 15 games of a season in his career…Sergachev leads all TBL defensemen in goals, assists, points, blocked shots (38) and power-play points (6)…Sergachev’s 10 helpers are tied for the second-most among all TBL skaters while his 14 points are the fourth-most on the team…Sergachev, who was drafted ninth overall by MTL in the 2016 NHL Draft, leads all defensemen selected in 2016 in games played (377) and points (188)…Sergachev is the only player in NHL history to have played more than 75 playoff games (91) and won two Stanley Cups by the age of 24…Sergachev (0.50 P/GP) ranks fourth all-time among Russian defensemen in points per game (min. 100 GP), trailing only Sergei Zubov (0.72), Sergei Gonchar (0.62) and Andrei Markov (0.58).

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS, DEFENSEMEN

  1. Victor Hedman – 612 pts. (135-477—612, 911 GP)
  2. Dan Boyle – 253 pts. (66-187—253, 394 GP)
  3. Pavel Kubina – 243 pts. (72-171—243, 662 GP)
  4. Mikhail Sergachev – 188 pts. (40-148—188, 373 GP)
  5. Roman Hamrlik – 185 pts. (52-133—185, 377 GP)

PERBIX: WHERE SCORING IS A PLEASURE
Bolts defenseman Nick Perbix scored a goal for the second-straight game Nov. 13 vs. WSH and extended his careerlong point streak to four games (3-2—5)…Perbix (3-3—6) leads all rookie defensemen in goals and ranks fifth in points…Perbix’s four-game point streak trails only Mikhail Sergachev (five games) for the longest point streak by a rookie defenseman in TBL history…Perbix is the only rookie defenseman to record a four-game point streak this season…Perbix has scored three goals over his last four contests…Perbix ranks second among all TBL defensemen in goals…Perbix’s plus-seven rating is tied with Nick Paul for the best among all TBL skaters.

KLUTCHEROV
Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov scored a goal and added one assist for his seventh multi-point game of the season Nov. 13 vs. WSH…Kucherov’s seven multi-point games this season are the third-most among all NHL skaters…Kucherov has scored a goal in seven of his last nine games and recorded a point in 13 of Tampa Bay’s 15 games this season…Kucherov has recorded a point in all seven home games this season (4-10—14)…Kucherov went on an 11-game point streak Oct. 15 – Nov. 8 (6-14—20), which is tied for the longest among all NHL skaters this season (also: Bratt, NJD; Draisaitl, EDM)…Kucherov is the only TBL skater and one of four NHL players to record a 10- game point streak this season…Kucherov also recorded an NHL-best (tied) six-game goal streak Oct. 25 – Nov. 5 (7-5—12)…Kucherov recorded the 20th four-point game of his NHL career Nov. 5 vs. BUF and passed Steven Stamkos (19) for the most four-point games in TBL franchise history…Kucherov is one of 24 players in the NHL to record a four-point game this season, along with teammate Mikhail Sergachev (2-2—4, Nov. 13 vs. WSH)…Kucherov (7-16—23) leads all TBL skaters in points, assists, game-winning goals (2) and power-play points (10) while sharing the team lead in goals with Stamkos (7-8—15)…Kucherov’s 23 points through 15 games are tied for the most he’s recorded through the first 15 games of a season (also: 2017-18, 14-9—23)…Kucherov ranks tied for sixth in points and assists among all NHL skaters…Going back to the end of the 2021-22 season, Kucherov has recorded at least one point in 29 of his last 33 regular season contests and has picked up 58 points (21-37—58) during that span…Since the start of the 2016-17 season, only Connor McDavid (1.49 P/GP) has recorded a higher point-per-game average than Kucherov’s 1.34.

NHL P/GP LEADERS SINCE 2016-17

  1. Connor McDavid – 1.49 P/GP (238-443-681, 458 GP)
  2. Nikita Kucherov – 1.34 P/GP (185-305—490, 366 GP)
  3. Leon Draisaitl – 1.26 P/GP (242-342—584, 465 GP)
  4. Brad Marchand – 1.21 P/GP (203-314—517, 428 GP)

GAME POINT
Tampa Bay forward Brayden Point recorded his 10th assist of the season Nov. 13 vs. WSH…Point’s 10th assist in his 15th game of the season was the second-fewest amount of games required to hit the 10-assist mark in his career (best: 11 GP, 2020-21)…Point (6-10—16) ranks third in goals, second in points and tied for second in assists (also: Sergachev, 4-10—14) among all TBL skaters…Point has recorded at least one point in six of his last seven games (2-8—10)…Since the start of the 2017-18 season, only three NHL skaters have scored more game-winning goals than Point’s 34 (more: Connor McDavid, EDM, 44 GWG; Auston Matthews, TOR, 39 GWG; Leon Draisaitl, EDM, 38 GWG)…Despite being drafted in the third round, Point has recorded the third-most points of all NHL skaters drafted in 2014.

NHL 2014 DRAFT CLASS POINT LEADERS

  1. Leon Draisaitl – 644 pts. (263-381—644, 574 GP, 3rd overall pick)
  2. David Pastrnak – 529 pts. (249-280—529, 526 GP, 25th overall pick)
  3. Brayden Point – 384 pts. (173-211—384, 432 GP, 79th overall pick)
  4. Sam Reinhart – 382 pts. (169-213—382, 547 GP, 2nd overall pick)
  5. Dylan Larkin – 375 pts. (154-221—375, 519 GP, 15th overall pick)

BETTER CALL PAUL
Lightning forward Nick Paul scored his fifth goal of the season and recorded a season-high plus-three rating Nov. 13 vs. WSH…Paul (5-4—9) is tied for the fourth-most goals and seventh-most points among all TBL skaters…Paul’s nine points are the most he’s had through the first 15 games of a season in his career…Paul recorded a career-long five-game point streak (3-3—6) from Oct. 26 – Nov. 5…Paul has recorded at least one point in six of is last eight contests (4-3—7)…Paul’s three goals in the month of November are tied for the second-most among all TBL skaters…Paul’s plus-seven rating is tied with Nick Perbix for the best among all TBL skaters…Paul’s five even-strength goals are tied with Nikita Kucherov for the most among all TBL skaters…Paul leads all TBL forwards in shorthanded time on ice and faceoff win percentage.

TBL FACEOFF WIN PERCENTAGE LEADERS (MIN. 50 FACEOFFS)

  1. Nick Paul – 50.8% (93-of-183)
  2. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – 50.7% (73-of-144)
  3. Steven Stamkos – 49.5% (94-of-190)
  4. Brayden Point – 46.2% (86-of-186)
  5. Vladislav Namestnikov – 36.4% (28-of-77)

KILLER INSTINCT
Tampa Bay forward Alex Killorn picked up his third multi-point game of the season and recorded a season-high plusthree rating Nov. 13 vs. WSH…Killorn has recorded at least one point in five of his last seven games (3-4—7)…Killorn (4-6—10) ranks sixth in points, seventh in assists and tied for sixth in goals among all TBL skaters… Killorn’s 738 games with TBL are the fifth-most in franchise history.

TBL ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LEADERS

  1. Vincent Lecavalier – 1,037 GP
  2. Martin St. Louis – 972 GP
  3. Steven Stamkos – 937 GP
  4. Victor Hedman – 911 GP
  5. Alex Killorn – 738 GP

HOW ABOUT HAGEL?
Bolts forward Brandon Hagel recorded his seventh assist of the season Nov. 13 vs. WSH…Hagel has collected a point in eight of his last 10 games (5-7—12)…Hagel’s five goals are tied with Nick Paul (5-4—9) for the fourth-most among TBL skaters while his 12 points are the fifth-most on the team…Hagel’s 12 points are the most he’s recorded through the first 15 games of a season in his career.

STAMMER TIME
Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos recorded his sixth multi-point game of the season with two assists Nov. 13 vs. WSH…Stamkos has six assists (0-6—6) in his last six games…Stamkos (7-8—15) is tied with Nikita Kucherov (7-16—23) for the most goals among all TBL skaters while his 15 points rank third on the team…Stamkos leads all TBL skaters with five power-play goals and ranks second with nine power-play points…Stamkos opened the season on a five-game goal streak (7-2—9), which is tied for the second-longest goal streak in the NHL this season…Stamkos (488-499—987) holds the TBL franchise records for most goals, points, power-play goals (186) and game-winning goals (73).

COLE WORLD
Lightning forward Cole Koepke scored his first career NHL goal and recorded a career-high 12:14 time on ice Nov. 13 vs. WSH…Koepke ranks eighth among NHL rookies with 23 hits this season.