Point scores shootout winner again, Lightning edge Leafs 4-3
TAMPA, Fla. — Brayden Point is about as reliable as they come in a shootout.
The second-year centre scored the deciding goal in a tiebreaker for the second consecutive game, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.
Point improved to 8 for 13 in career shootout attempts and scored the winner for the fifth time.
“A lot of times he just goes down there and shoots the puck in the net,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. “That’s what you are supposed to do.”