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Sunday Night Stats: The Power Play

It’s Sunday night. What else is going on? Well, yes football is on, but why not read some random hockey thoughts in between plays? Tonight we’re going to take a quick look at the Tampa Bay Lightning power play. It…

Published: Monday, 12 October 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sunday Night Stats: The Power Play
Key Things to Know
  • Raw Charge examines the Tampa Bay Lightning's early power-play struggles despite a 4-1-0 start to the season.
  • The Lightning's power play has converted just 2 of 20 opportunities (10%) through the first five games.
  • Tampa Bay's primary unit consists of Nikita Kucherov, John Carlson, Jake Guentzel, Brandon Hagel, and Brayden Point.
The Story in 60 Seconds

Raw Charge analyzes the Tampa Bay Lightning's early-season power play, which stands at 2-for-20 (10%) despite the team's strong 4-1-0 start atop the Atlantic Division. Writer Justin G highlights that while the unit has looked disjointed at times over the opening five games, the sample size remains very small.

The Lightning have primarily relied on a top power-play unit featuring Nikita Kucherov, John Carlson, Jake Guentzel, Brandon Hagel, and Brayden Point. Meanwhile, the second unit includes Anthony Cirelli alongside newer contributors Conor Geekie, Gage Goncalves, Charle-Edouard D'Astous, and Pontus Holmberg.

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