The Tampa Bay Lightning placed centre Brayden Point on injured reserve Tuesday with an undisclosed injury on Tuesday and recalled forward Sam O’Reilly to fill his place on the roster, per multiple reports.
Point, who has five goals and 16 points in 17 games this season, exited Sunday’s loss to the Winnipeg Jets with an injury.
“You saw he couldn’t come back, so hopefully it’s not too serious, but unfortunately he might miss some time,” head coach Jon Cooper said after the loss.
O’Reilly could be in line to make his NHL debut after the recall. He has two goals and four points in 12 games with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch this season.
The 20-year-old winger was acquired by the Lightning in June 2025 in the deal that saw Isaac Howard head to the Edmonton Oilers. He was selected 32nd overall by the Oilers in the 2024 draft.
The Lightning are off to an 11-4-2 start to the season and sit third in the Atlantic Division entering play Tuesday. Tampa Bay will visit the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday and then fly to face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.