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Andrei Vasilevskiy was impressive in net for the Lightning Saturday, stopping 32 of 34 shots faced in a 4-2 win over the Islanders.

Fantasy Impact: Vasilevskiy has fought issues keeping the puck out of the net of late, allowing three or more goals in four of his last five starts (2-3-0) for the Lightning. The 29-year-old has struggled with consistency issues in the crease for much of the season despite still possessing elite ability, posting an .897 save percentage and 2.95 GAA in 34 appearances (20-14-0) between the pipes so far this season.

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Victor Hedman tallied three assists in a Lightning' 4-2 win over the Islanders Saturday.

Fantasy Impact: Hedman continues a mostly steady stretch in the offensive zone of late, notching points in 11 of his last 15 games (three goals, 15 assists) for the Lightning. The defenseman continues to provide fantasy managers with a consistent offensive lineup option from the blueline, carrying a 1.00 point per game average (nine goals, 48 assists) to go along with 43 hits and 54 penalty minutes in 57 games so far this season.

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Brayden Point was able to find the back of the net for the Lightning Saturday, scoring one goal in a 4-2 win over the Islanders.

Fantasy Impact: Point has caught fire in the offensive zone of late, recording points in each of his last five games (four goals, two assists) for the Lightning. The center continues to offer fantasy managers a consistent lineup option, posting a 1.02 point per game average (29 goals, 31 assists) in 59 games so far this season.

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Nikita Kucherov posted three points for the Lightning Saturday, scoring one goal and picking up two assists in a 4-2 win over the Islanders.

Fantasy Impact: Kucherov continues a dominant stretch in the offensive zone of late, picking up points in 15 of his last 17 games (nine goals, 22 assists) for the Lightning. The electric winger continues to provide fantasy managers with tantalizing production in lineups on a nightly basis, carrying a 1.69 point per game average (37 goals, 61 assists) in 58 games so far this season.

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Steven Stamkos posted two points for the Lightning Thursday night, scoring one goal and picking up one assist in a 6-3 win over the Avalanche.

Fantasy Impact: Stamkos has been steady in the offensive zone of late, registering points in seven of his last 12 games (seven goals, five assists) for the Lightning. The veteran center continues to offer fantasy managers a mostly consistent option in lineups on a nightly basis, notching 50 points (23 goals, 27 assists) in 52 games so far this season.

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Brandon Hagel was able to find the back of the net for the Lightning Thursday night, scoring one goal in a 6-2 loss to the Islanders.

Fantasy Impact: Hagel has caught fire in the offensive zone of late, notching points in eight of his last nine games (six goals, five assists) for the Lightning. The winger has been a mostly steady option as part of a revamped Tampa Bay forward group for head coach Jon Cooper, registering 45 points (18 goals, 27 assists) to go along with 31 hits in 52 games so far this season.

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Alex Killorn tallied two points for the Lightning Wednesday night, scoring one goal and picking up one assist in a 6-3 loss to the Rangers.

Fantasy Impact: Killorn has caught fire of late in the offensive zone for the Lightning, recording points in 10 of his last 13 games (six goals, six assists) for the club. The veteran winger has recovered from a mostly inconsistent season for fantasy owners, notching 61 points (25 goals, 36 assists) in 78 games so far this season.

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Tanner Jeannot was able to light the lamp for the Lighting Saturday night, scoring one goal in a 5-0 win over the Islanders.

Fantasy Impact: Jeannot has been a non-factor in the offensive zone for the Lightning of late, picking up points in just one of his last 13 games (one goal) for the club. The 25-year-old has been little more than a third or fourth-line forward option that does many of the things that will not show up on the score sheet for fantasy owners, posting just 18 points (six goals, 12 assists) in 74 games so far this season.

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Anthony Cirelli tallied two assists Thursday night in a Lightning' 5-1 win over the Capitals.

Fantasy Impact: Cirelli has notched points in four of his last 10 games for the Lightning, scoring two goals and picking up four assists in that span. The 25-year-old center has offered solid two-way play for much of the season under head coach Jon Cooper, recording 27 points (11 goals, 16 assists) to go along with a +10 plus/minus in 53 games so far this season.

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Mikhail Sergachev picked up two assists Saturday night in a Lightning' 3-1 win over the Blackhawks.

Fantasy Impact: Sergachev has picked up points in seven of his last 12 games for the Lightning, tallying 11 assists in that span. The 24-year-old blueliner has turned around his early-season struggles for fantasy owners, registering 48 points (seven goals, 41 assists) in 64 games so far this season.

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Ondrej Palat filled the stat sheet to lead the Lightning to a 5-0 win over Buffalo. He finished with a plus-two rating, one goal on one shot, an assist and two hits in 15:34 of ice time.

Fantasy Impact: Palat has struggled the back half of the season with only eight points over his last 27 games played. He's a solid player on a good team but fanatsy wise isn't worth the bench unless he can get hot these last few weeks.

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Maroon picked up the primary helper on the Lightning's first goal versus Vancouver.

Fantasy Impact: The former 6th round pick has 22 points, 9 goals, 13 assists) in 58 games.

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Perry picked up a helper on the game winning goal against Vancouver.

Fantasy Impact: The Tampa Bay veteran has assists in back to back games and 33 points (16 goals, 17 assists) in 59 games this season.

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Colton scored the second Lightning goal early in the first period versus Vancouver, the goal held up all night and became the game winner.

Fantasy Impact: The Tampa Bay forward now has 25 points (11 goals, 14 assists) in 56 games this year.

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Bogosian scored the only Tampa Bay goal in their game against the Oilers midway through the third period.

Fantasy Impact: The tally was just the third on the year for the Lightning defenseman, he has just 7 points in 26 games this season.

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McDonagh opened the scoring for the Lightning in their loss to Winnipeg.

Fantasy Impact: The goal was the Tampa Bay defenseman's third of the season and his first since December 5th.

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Pucks definitely weren’t bouncing the Coyotes way tonight. The veteran goalkeeper held on for the win, stopping 16-of-19 shots-on-goal for an .842 save-percentage.

Fantasy Impact: Elliot could have had a better night, but an off-speed shot from Keller on a Lightning turnover squeaked right under his legs, giving the Coyotes life. The team held on to win 4-3.

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