The Tampa Bay Lightning made a bold statement on Tuesday, scratching star forward Brayden Point for their game against the Boston Bruins due to a team policy violation. According to Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network,

The Lighting were prepared to dress all 18 healthy skaters, but a team rule states that any player who misses a meeting will be benched for the next game. When Point arrived late to TD Garden Tuesday morning, Tampa Bay summoned Finley from Syracuse to fill the empty forward spot.

TAMPA, Fla. - Brayden Point reached 600 career points with a power-play goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday night. Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist, Michael Eyssimont and Anthony ...

Brayden Point scored with 52 seconds to play and the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Credit: AP/Chris O'Meara The Penguins host Toronto while the Lightning welcome Boston, both on Thursday night. Stay logged in. The Newsday app makes it easier to access content ...

The Bruins look to end their five-game winning drought as they travel to Florida to take on the Lightning Thursday in the first meeting this season between the two teams.

Brayden Point and Ryan McDonagh reached point milestones in leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-1 victory over the struggling Boston Bruins. The game featured the first-ever matchup between brothers Morgan and Conor Geekie.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point has been scratched from Tuesday’s game against the Boston Bruins after missing a team meeting.

Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist in Tampa Bay's three-goal, second-period outburst over a 3:42 span as the host Lightning cooled off the torrid Detroit Red Wings, 5-1, on Saturday night.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will kick off their two-game homestand with a cross-conference matchup against the Anaheim Ducks tonight at 7 p.m. The Bolts (23-16-3) are coming off a disheartening 6-2 loss to a key division rival in the Boston Bruins.

This just in, the Tampa Bay Lightning have scratched forward Brayden Point from the lineup for tonight’s game against the Boston Bruins for missing a scheduled team meeting. Check it out: Cue the ‘No Point in Meetings’

The Ducks, who have been shutout twice in their past three games, beat Tampa Bay at Honda Center in their last meeting, one of their best wins of the season.