We are firmly into the second half with a neck-and-neck-and-neck race for the top of the fantasy podium. Connor Hellebuyck will surely start getting some additional rest later in the season, so the race at the top right now is between Nikita Kucherov and Nathan MacKinnon.

TAMPA – Brayden Point scored with 52 seconds remaining in the third period to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Point took a centering pass from Nikita Kucherov along the right-side boards in the low slot and beat Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov with a snap shot from close range.

The Kraken have scored at least four goals in three of their past five games while the Lightning's Darren Raddysh and the Penguins' Matt Grzelcyk see fantasy value boosts with increased power play roles.

NHLs team must make adjustments, some more extreme than others. The difference between years of winning and losing may come down to branding.

In the fourteenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, the division had a combined four regulation losses. The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders even got hot. All this and more in this week’s snapshot.

In a game that was postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Milton back in October, the Carolina Hurricanes couldn’t find a way against a struggling Tampa Bay Lightning team

In order to snap their season-long four-game losing streak, the Lightning needed to navigate through a tight-checking, closely contested game against a quality opponent. They did it, thanks to strong defensive work in all three periods and a dazzling play made in the third period’s final minute.

Brayden Point scored the game-winner in the final minute to give Tampa Bay a 3-2 win, snapping their four-game losing streak.

Nikita Kucherov found Point cutting to the slot where he received the pass and spun around to his forehand to snap a shot past Kochetkov on the winning goal. Hurricanes: Defenseman Brent Burns appeared in his 884th consecutive game to tie Steve Larmer for ...

Nikita Kucherov found Point cutting to the slot where he received the pass and spun around to his forehand to snap a shot past Kochetkov on the winning goal. Hurricanes: Defenseman Brent Burns appeared in his 884th consecutive game to tie Steve Larmer for ...

Brayden Point scored with less than a minute left in the game to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes and ended the Lightning’s four-game losing streak.