Lightning get huge boost to their lineup ahead of Saturday's game vs Toronto
The Tampa Bay Lightning are set for a divisional matchup on Saturday night with the Toronto Maple Leafs and will be doing so by getting a huge boost to their lineup.
After missing the first 23 games of the 2022-23 campaign, Anthony Cirelli will make his season debut on Saturday night. The 25-year-old led the stretches at the morning skate and given stick taps by his teammates.
The Woodbridge (Ontario) native underwent shoulder surgery in the off-season and was set to miss four-to-six months, but was able to make a return in just under five months.
Cirelli had a strong 2021-22 season and was one point behind tying his career-high. In 76 games, he had 43 points (17 goals, 26 assists), 70 penalty minutes and was a plus-15.
Puck drop for Cirelli's return is set for 7 p.m. ET and can be viewed on Sportsnet in Canada as well as the NHL Network and Bally Sports Sun in the United States.
Anthony Cirelli leads Lightning stretch to a round of stick slaps. He's back. pic.twitter.com/LULN1j9M0C luke fox (@lukefoxjukebox) December 3, 2022
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jackson Blake | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Karlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brayden McNabb | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jaccob Slavin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Shea Theodore | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
| Brandon Bussi | - | - | - | |
| William Carrier | - | - | - | |
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