Quick Strikes: It’s a Pointapalooza

The Lightning

• Brayden Point’s first career NHL goal. Here’s to many more! [Raw Charge]
• Point, who was no short on opportunities before the game, finally cashes in. [Tampa Bay Times]
• The boys on the bench are happy for the rookie. Ryan Callahan is WAY happy for the rookie./

#TBLightning Brayden Point celebrates with his team as he returns to the bench after he scoring his first #NHL goal in Tampa #Bolts up 3-1 pic.twitter.com/JnUHBYlN1S

— Dirk Shadd (@DirkShadd) November 6, 2016

• Point says the lack of scoring wore on him. Aww. [Lightning.NHL.com]
• Cooper says no one deserved the goal more than his rookie./

• Victor Hedman admits to a “terrible” first period. [CBS New York/AP]
• Well, he righted that ship. [Raw Charge]
• Check out the view from the other side. [All About the Jersey]
• Get your Bolts’ Hockey Fights Cancer gear. [Tampa Bay Sports]
• Your daily dose of your favorite married Bolts couple./

*JT on the phone with customer service* "JT, J as in Julius. T as in Thomas."

GUYS, HIS NAME IS JOSHUA THOMAS LMAO. WHY NOT USE JOSHUA!?

— Lexi LaFleur Brown (@lexilafleur) November 5, 2016

The League

• The hit that opened the floodgates in the Leafs-Canucks game. Warning: The end is not for the faint of heart./

Nazem Kadri hit on D.Sedin. Resulted in five-minute major penalty. pic.twitter.com/dRDj6ftt8v

— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) November 6, 2016

• Hockey Fights has you covered for all the fights in the game. If you’re still into that sort of thing. [Hockey Fights]
• Can you blame them? Living on a Prayer never gets old as a singalong or karaoke song./

Fourth liners and goalies are fighting each other, and all Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner want to do is sing some Bon Jovi together pic.twitter.com/hSBFpoKLWm

— Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) November 6, 2016

• And Bon Jovi’s still on both their minds after the game./

🎤🎼 https://t.co/4HfNecRzKs

— Mitchell Marner (@Marner93) November 6, 2016

• Moving on... we respectfully disagree with the notion that a girl not wanting a hug from someone is sassy. Instead we give major props to Alex Pietrangelo for — what we think — is him giving the girl (Jay Bouwmeester’s daughter, it turns out) the choice to receive said hug in the first place. That’s respect./

sassy daughters for the win @rjcakes pic.twitter.com/TSnzd2ljMe

— Stephanie (@myregularface) November 5, 2016

• And the season’s first save of year gold star goes to... [SB Nation]
• The Senators had Craig Anderson for their #HockeyFightsCancer night, but they lost 2-1 to the Robin Lehner (see bullet point above) led Sabres. [Silver Seven Sens]
• Before the Maple Leafs took to the ice on Saturday, Mike Babcock opened up about losing his mother to cancer in 1991. [Sportsnet]
• A great Twitter account for an inside look into the Penguins locker room both at home and away./

We have 3 different Lockerroom logo rugs for the road. This trip we are using the 50th Anniversary logo. pic.twitter.com/mGTcI5Gr5C

— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) November 5, 2016

• Injuries are mounting for the Dallas Stars. The latest victim is Jason Spezza in their 3-2 loss. [Defending the Big D]
• The Rangers keep rolling. Their special teams certainly are helping the cause, as they got two shorthanded goals against the Bruins. [NHL.com]
• Well isn’t this just oozing with cuteness and love!/

Congratulations in advance to Jen and Jamie who will be tying the knot on Dec. 31! #HometownHockey All for the ❤️of 🏒 @DT_Dartmouth pic.twitter.com/JlFEzHWwQy

— Hometown Hockey (@hometownhockey_) November 5, 2016

• Think Al Montoya had the worst game the other night as the Habs were throttled? Think again. [Today’s Slapshot]/

The Game

• Congrats to Team USA for coming from behind and winning the Four Nations Cup! [The Ice Garden]/