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The Lightning found themselves down to nine forwards on Wednesday night after losing Brayden Point to an injury in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Zack Weiss Jersey Islanders. Point went to the locker room for treatment followinga shift in the second period and did not return.The Tampa Bay Times . Sportsnet now reporting this for Brayden Point . must be watching my clips Here's Your Replay (@TheReplayGuy) Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper offered no details after the gameabout the injury or Point's status. "I don't have an update on him yet, but we all know the character of that kid and what a competitive gamer he is, so for him not to come back, I know it was tough on him and clearly it was tough on us as well," . "So maybe tomorrow I'll have a little bit more for you, but he couldn't come back tonight." Tampa Bay wasat 10 forwards after losingAlex Killorn . The Lightning dre sed 11 forwards and seven defensemen. Point's departure left the club with just threefull forward lines. NHL PLAYOFFS: Point, 24, is second amongNHL playerswith 23 points (eight goals, 15 a sists) in thepostseason (1.53PTS/GP in 15games). He was third on the team with64 points (25 goals, 39 a sists) in 66 games during the regular season. Tampa Bay managed to win Game 2, 2-1,on a goal by one of those nine forwards, Nikita Kucherov, with 8.8seconds remaining in regulation. The Lightning now leadthe best-of-seven East finals two games to none. Game 3 will be Friday at 8 p.m. ET in the Edmonton bubble. Ryan Jensen Jersey |
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