Brayden Point provided the dagger in his return to the lineup as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Islanders 4-1 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final to take a 3-1 series lead Sunday.

Lightning forward Blake Coleman tied the game 15 seconds after Brock Nelson opened the scoring for the Islanders midway through the second period, and it was all Tampa Bay after Coleman's marker.

Ondrej Palat tallied 12 seconds later, Point gave the Lightning an insurance marker early in the third period, and Pat Maroon added a late empty-netter to seal the victory.

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Tampa Bay Lightning star Brayden Point returned to the lineup for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final versus the New York Islanders after a one-game absence.

Point was injured during the second period of Game 2 and didn't return to the contest. He was sidelined for Game 3, which Alex Killorn also missed due to a one-game suspension. Captain Steven Stamkos remains out, too.

The Islanders won Game 3 to go down 2-1 in the series.

Point is in the Conn Smythe conversation, as he leads the Lightning with 23 points in 15 games.

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Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson helped rescue the pilot of an amphibious plane that crashed into a lake in Quebec on Saturday, a club spokesperson confirmed to Marian Scott of the Montreal Gazette.

Molson was in his boat on Lake Massawippi when a small aircraft crashed into the water. He helped the pilot out of the water and into his boat before taking him to paramedics who were on the scene.

The pilot suffered minor injuries.

Molson, along with his brothers, assumed ownership of the Canadiens in 2009.

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Dallas Stars interim head coach Rick Bowness is on the verge of being rewarded for his success.

The team's permanent head coaching job is there for the taking if Bowness wants it, general manager Jim Nill said Saturday.

"He's earned it," Nill told Sporstnet's Elliotte Friedman. "And I hope that down the road he wants to be the head coach."

Bowness took over for Jim Montgomery on an interim basis in December and has held the title ever since. Nill had previously stated they wouldn't discuss Bowness' future with the team until the offseason.

However, Bowness' success makes the promotion an easy decision. The veteran coach led the team to a 20-13-5 record during the regular season. Including the round robin, the Stars have gone 11-8 in the postseason entering Saturday's Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights.

If Bowness indeed takes the promotion, it'll be his first permanent head coaching job in the NHL since he was with the New York Islanders in 1997-98.

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New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello is the recipient of the 2019-20 Jim Gregory GM of the Year Award, the league announced Saturday.

Lamoriello beat out Tampa Bay Lightning's Julien BriseBois and Dallas Stars' Jim Nill.

More to come.

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