The Tampa Bay Lightning may have suffered a major blow despite earning a dramatic victory over the New York Islanders in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday night.
Brayden Point left the contest early in the second period and didn't return. Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said postgame that he didn't have an update on the 24-year-old's condition, according to The Athletic's Joe Smith.
Point entered Game 2 leading all NHL players still competing with 23 points this postseason.
Tampa Bay prevailed 2-1 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 series lead thanks to Nikita Kucherov's winner with 8.8 seconds remaining. The Lightning finished the contest with only nine forwards following Point's injury and Alex Killorn's ejection for boarding Islanders forward Brock Nelson.
The Lightning are already playing without injured captain Steven Stamkos. The superstar center hasn't suited up for a game since Feb. 25.
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