BIOGRAPHY
Brayden Point was born March 13, 1996, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is a forward in the National Hockey League.
On October 13, 2016, Point made his NHL debut in a 6–4 Lightning win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings. On October 15, 2016, Point recorded his first NHL point, which came when he assisted on Valtteri Filppula's game winner in the 3rd period. The win came against the visiting New Jersey Devils. On October 18, 2016, Point recorded his first NHL shootout goal on his first attempt against goaltender James Reimer of the Florida Panthers. In doing so, Point became the 27th player to score in the shootout before their first career NHL goal. Additionally, he became just the thirteenth player to get the shootout decider before their first career goal. On November 5, 2016, Point recorded his first career NHL goal in a 4–1 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils. The goal came on the power play off a redirection of Nikita Kucherov's slap shot, which beat goaltender Cory Schneider.
On April 10, 2017, Point was named the NHL Third Star of the Week. On January 24, 2018, Point was named to the 2018 NHL All-Star Game. Point replaced injured teammate Victor Hedman. This was Point's first selection to the All-Star Game. After the All-Star break, Point was the 3rd highest scorer on his team, and the top game winning goal scorer, with 10 goals. On April 12, 2018, Point appeared in his first career NHL Stanley Cup playoff game in a 5–2 Lightning win over the visiting New Jersey Devils. Point recorded his first career playoff assist and point in the Lightning victory. On April 14, 2018, Point recorded his first career playoff goal, which came in a 5–3 Lightning win over the Devils at Amalie Arena.
Point recorded his first career natural hat-trick in a 4–3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 15, 2018. He recorded his three goals within 1 minute and 31 seconds, the sixth-fastest three goals scored in NHL history.
On September 23, 2019, the Lightning re-signed Point to a three-year, $20.25 million extension.
On August 11, 2020, in the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, Point scored the winning goal in game one against the Columbus Blue Jackets in what was the fourth-longest game in NHL history. His goal came with 9:33 left in quintuple overtime. Eight days later, in game five, Point scored in the first overtime period to clinch the series for the Lightning. On September 7, 2020, Point recorded a 5-point night to help the Lightning to a 8–2 win over the New York Islanders in the first game of the Eastern Conference final. The 5-point game established a new franchise record for most points in a single playoff game. Point eventually won the Stanley Cup on September 28, 2020, after leading the league in goals (14).
On July 28, 2021, Point signed an eight-year, $76 million extension with the Lightning.
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