Point didn't take part in warmups prior to the contest against the Wild, and his spot in the lineup was taken by Alex Barre-Boulet, who was recalled from AHL Syracuse Sunday morning.
During the first period of the Lightning-Wild game, the team announced Point would be out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
Point was injured a night earlier in a 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils. With the Bolts trailing 4-3, Point was tripped up on a breakaway opportunity, falling to the ice and crashing hard into the back wall. Point initially remained on the ice, holding his upper body and writhing in pain until eventually rising to his skates. He still seemed troubled as he was doubled over on his way to the bench, but he took the ensuing penalty shot, sending a puck off the crossbar on his attempt.
Point finished the game, skating 20:27 total time on ice.
With Point now out indefinitely, the Lightning are missing two of three starters from their top line during back-to-back Stanley Cup runs. Nikita Kucherov remains sidelined following a lower-body injury sustained October 16 at Washington and is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks after undergoing a successful procedure October 26. That timeline would see Kucherov return in late December-early January.
Point has seven goals and 13 points through 16 games. He had a three-game goal streak ended against the Devils.
