3. Another standout around the net for Tampa Bay was forward Nicholas Paul, who was in the 93rd percentile in high-danger goals (17) and 88th percentile in high-danger shots on goal (68) last season.
Tampa Bay, which also saw forward Anthony Duclair leave in free agency (signed with New York Islanders), could lack the scoring depth it had last season, not to mention the impact of other key departures since its recent Stanley Cup runs (won championships in 2020 and 2021, reached Cup Final in 2022). But Paul, with an NHL career-high 24 goals last season, was a crucial secondary scorer; he was fourth on the Lightning in power-play goals (nine), behind Stamkos (19), Point (15) and Kucherov (13), and was tied for 43rd in the NHL in that category playing mostly on the first unit for the League’s top power play (28.6 percent).
