Anthony Cirelli gave Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead with a short-handed goal at 14:07 of the second period. McDonagh sent the puck down the ice to a streaking Hagel, whose shot from the slot went off the end boards before Cirelli scored on the rebound from the left face-off circle.

During the 2023-24 season, Cirelli set career highs with 20 goals and 45 points in 79 games. While it was an excellent year for the 27-year-old forward, he has hit a new level this campaign. In 45 games, he has 18 goals, 38 points, and a plus-17 rating. With this, he is on pace to crush his offensive totals from last season.

The 20-year-old is getting used to living on his own and coping with the mental challenge that comes with playing in the NHL.

While the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to move up the Eastern Conference standings, their captain Victor Hedman keeps checking off milestones.

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 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.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are a few games behind the rest of the NHL, but it’s still time to grade every Lightning player’s performance through the first half of the season.

The Lightning recalled forward prospect Jack Finley on Tuesday afternoon, just hours before their game against the Bruins in Boston. Whether Finley, 22, makes his NHL debut at TD Garden remains to be seen,

Following morning skate on Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that forward Jack Finley was recalled from the Syracuse Crunch. Finley has skated in 10 games with the Crunch this season, scoring two goals and six points total.

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Following a heartbreaking loss in New Jersey Saturday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning rebounded with a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Lightning notched two empty-net goals in the third period,

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