While Point’s last-minute goal is what everyone will remember, the Lightning won the game in front of the net in other ways. Their first two goals were scored on rebounds of shots flung on net by Darren Raddysh, who became the quickest Lightning defenseman to 50 career points with two primary assists.

Brayden Point scored the game-winner in the final minute to give Tampa Bay a 3-2 win, snapping their four-game losing streak.

Nikita Kucherov found Point cutting to the slot where he received the pass and spun around to his forehand to snap a shot past Pytor Kochetkov on the winning goal.

In a game that was postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Milton back in October, the Carolina Hurricanes couldn’t find a way against a struggling Tampa Bay Lightning team

Tampa Bay's Brayden Point netted a dazzling game-winning goal in the final minute of regulation as the Lightning snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

Brayden Point finds the back of the net to put the Lightning up with under a minute to play.

Brayden Point (Tampa Bay Lightning) with a Goal vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 01/07/2025

Brayden Point scored with less than a minute left in the game to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes and ended the Lightning’s four-game losing streak.