Brayden Point continues to pick up the pace as we get into the heart of the 2026-27 NHL season. In the Tampa Bay Lightning's 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, he scored two goals, both of which were the first two goals of the game for the Lightning.
He was naturally named the first star of the game.
That, overall, gives him four goals over his last four games compared to just one goal over his first 10 games of the season.
His overall offensive production had been starting to pick up before that. In his first six games, he had just three points, which is well below what is expected from him. In the eight games since, he’s had 10 points.
That’s actually ahead of pace for what would be expected from him. Between the 2022-23 and 2024-25 seasons, he averaged 91 points per season. His last eight games would have him on pace for 105 points over 84 games.
If there were any concerns about a bounceback after the first couple of weeks of the season, Point is making it clear that those can soon be put to bed.
Eight games isn’t enough to say it’s fully put to bed, but it’s a very promising sign.
What Point’s run means for the Lightning
Looking at the overall record won’t do much. This team is winning regular-season games no matter what. They did so last season, too, even when Point missed 19 games with injuries.
You have to look deeper than that.
As Point’s goal-scoring picks back up, he’s been finding the back of the net on the power play. He only has two on the year, but that accounts for 25% of the team’s goals with the man advantage.
Right now, the Lightning's power-play percentage is sitting at 16.3%. This could get a nice boost with Point getting back on track. Most seasons, Point is good for double-digit goals on the power play. Over the last two seasons, he’s had 17 and 15, respectively.
Last season, he missed time, and his production took a dip. The Lightning power play followed suit and took a step back. As with early this season, Point wasn’t scoring, and the Lightning power play was anemic.
Maybe now, this can start to change.
We’ll look a little further ahead and talk playoffs too. When the Lightning were winning Cups, Point was a hero. He led the playoffs in goals both seasons the Lightning went back-to-back.
His production was absent last season, even when the Lightning were able to take the Montreal Canadiens down to the wire. If he’s back on track, maybe he’ll be able to put his team back over the top.
Of course, this ignores what could happen later if Nikita Kucherov gets traded. After all, he assisted on both of Point’s goals on Tuesday.
All we can say to that is we’ll have to see. For now, the Lightning can just be happy their star is looking more like his old self.
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