Nikita Kucherov capped the night with an empty-net goal, extending his multi-point streak to nine games. The streak ties the franchise record, set by Steven Stamkos in April 2022, and also ties Stamkos for the longest by any active NHL player.

Lightning top-line center Brayden Point exited Monday’s game in Philadelphia with an apparent right-knee injury after scoring a second-period power-play goal.

Cooper reached the 1,000-game milestone Dec. 31 and was honored during a pregame ceremony Jan. 6 before a game against the Colorado Avalanche. He was joined on the ice by his wife, Jessie, and their three children, Julia, Josie, and Jonny, while a tribute video narrated by Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman played on the video board.​

Lightning center Brayden Point suffered a knee injury on Monday, and Jon Cooper says they have avoided the worst-case scenario

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to keep an eight-game win streak intact when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers.

Nikita Kucherov scored twice, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the host Florida Panthers 4-2 in a fight-filled game on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.

Brayden Point is out week to week for the Tampa Bay Lightning because of an undisclosed injury and it is unclear if he will be able to play for Canada in the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.