Lightning’s Brayden Point leaves game with undisclosed injury

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced on social media that forward Brayden Point left Sunday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets with an undisclosed injury and would not return.

After the game, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper told reporters that Point could be out for a bit.

“Hopefully, it is not too serious but, unfortunately, he may miss some time,” Cooper said, according to Tampa Bay reporter Gabby Shirley.

Point finished the night with two shots in 5:35 of ice time. He has five goals and 11 assists for 16 points in 17 games in 2026-27.

The Lightning lost 4-3, thanks to a power-play goal from Jets forward Mark Scheifele with two seconds left in the third period. Tampa Bay is now 11-4-2 with 24 points through their first 17 games

Now in his 11th season, Point has 329 goals and 372 assists for 701 points in 736 career regular-season games, all with Tampa Bay. He’s posted four 40-goal seasons in his career, including a career-high 51 goals in 2022-23, and also has three 80-point campaigns.

Point, a Calgary native, has 45 goals and 45 assists for 90 points in 99 career playoff games. He led the NHL in playoff goals in both 2020 and 2021 and was a major factor in the Lightning’s back-to-back Stanley Cup championships.

Internationally, Point has represented Canada on a number of occasions. At the 2015 World Junior Championships, he helped earn a gold medal; in 2017, he earned a silver medal at the World Championships, then helped Canada win the 4 Nations Face-Off championship in 2025.