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Lightning’s Point to return from injury against Maple Leafs
The Tampa Bay Lightning will get a big boost to their lineup in their first game since the Olympic break.
Forward Brayden Point will return to the ice for Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs (Sportsnet, Sportsnet+, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT), the team announced.
Point missed the team’s past 11 games prior to the break with a lower-body injury he suffered on Jan. 12 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The injury also forced Point to miss representing Canada at the Winter Olympics after he was named to the initial roster. He was replaced by Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis.
Point, 29, has had a solid year for the Bolts, tallying 11 goals and 19 assists in 36 games.
The Lightning sit first in the Eastern Conference coming out of the break with a 37-14-4 record.