Point did not take part in the team’s morning skate. He returned to the Lightning squad in Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche after losing the previous two rounds, having suffered a lower body injury on May 14 in the 7th game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. 2 About Skating point 16:40 with a shot at the end in the 2nd game. He did not have a shot in the first game at 17:59 of the icy time, but he scored an assist. He skated with Ross Colton and Nick Paul, as well as Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov in Game 2, when Cooper shuffled his lines in the 7-0 defeat. Point has five points in nine games in the playoffs, skating in minus-7. No player has scored more goals (30) than Point has scored in the last three NHL seasons. If Point can not go, striker Riley Nas is expected to return for Lightning. The Avalanche lead Tampa Bay 2-0 in the Stanley Cup final. Their speed and attacking pace have created problems for the Lightning, but the reigning Stanley Cup champions have not done themselves the favor with a couple of bad starts that led to many goals in the first half of both games. “You have to give them credit. They jump out of the gate really fast. Simplify our game and please do not take penalties in the first five minutes of the game,” Cooper said. “It would be nice to have these kids chase the toy for once instead of us.”
