If the forward prospect can duplicate his production from AHL Syracuse, it could provide a much-needed boost for Tampa Bay.

Connor Bedard’s sharp angle shot from the right corner of the offensive zone knotted the score, and Chicago rookie Landon Slaggert gave the visitors a 2-1 lead on his snap shot from atop the left faceoff circle with 1:46 left in the period.

Point scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Chicago.

ST. LOUIS — In Utah last weekend, St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery benched linemates Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich. He followed that up by separating the two for the next game against the Vegas Golden Knights and the start of the teams’ rematch Thursday night.

Point notched a power-play assist and four shots on goal in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.

SOUTH POINT — This was a DEI game for the South Point Pointers. They applied equal performance by the offense and defense. The Pointers played well on both ends of the floor and had 8 different players score in a 59-32 rout of the Green Bobcats on Wednesday.

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks enter the matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning as losers of three games in a row. Tampa Bay has a 26-19-3 record overall and a 15-6-1 record in home games. The Lightning have allowed 135 goals while scoring 170 for a +35 scoring differential.

Brayden Jones has had some big games this season for the Marietta Tigers, including a record-breaking 49-point game in which he also broke the school record with 13 3-pointers. Heading into the final seconds of Saturday night’s game at Sutton Gymnasium against John Glenn,

Connor Bedard scored from a seemingly impossible angle, Arvid Soderblom stopped 34 shots and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night.

The Lightning hoped a return home and two days off would lead to better outcomes to close out their most testing month of the season. But by the end of Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to Chicago, after the seating bowl of Amalie Arena had mostly emptied,

The general manager says the team’s play has been deserving of more wins, but a friendlier schedule should lead to more points.

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