All these years later, the descriptions practically write themselves. Brayden Point? He glides. Nikita Kucherov? He creates. Anthony Cirelli? He bleeds. Those are all compliments, by the way. Shorthand for a signature style of play.

While the Lightning have had their ups and downs this season, forward Anthony Cirelli is undoubtedly doing his part for them. In fact, he has been one of Tampa Bay's top offensive contributors.

Here are three reasons to like the Lightning’s new-look power play. Thursday’s moves were transformative, because the personnel and positional changes made it difficult to tell which was the top unit and which was the second. Point men Victor Hedman and Darren Raddysh switched units, with Brayden Point and Jake Guentzel matched with Raddysh.

Anthony Cirelli and the Tampa Bay Lightning play the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET, at Amalie Arena. Thinking about a wager on Cirelli in the Lightning-Blackhawks matchup? Use our stats and information to assist you.

Special teams and defensive responsibility served as the bedrock to the Tampa Bay Lightning's fine first half in the immediate post-Steven Stamkos era.

Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay during ... Up next: The Ducks play at the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay hosts Detroit, both on Saturday night. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

Tampa Bay Lightning (24-16-3 ... TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has 20 goals and 44 assists for the Lightning. Anthony Cirelli has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games. Dylan Larkin has 20 goals and 21 assists for the Red Wings.

Tampa Bay held a 3-2 lead heading into the third period before Fabbri tipped in Jacob Trouba’s point shot at 9:53 to send the game to overtime. Trouba's goal marked just his third point in 20 games since joining Anaheim on Dec. 9 after assisting on Fabbri’s third-period goal.

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning play the Anaheim Ducks in a non-conference matchup. Tampa Bay is 13-6-1 in home games and 23-16-3 overall. The Lightning have gone 5-6-2 in games decided by one goal. Anaheim is 9-10-3 in road games and 18-21-5 overall. The Ducks have conceded 137 goals while scoring 106 for a -31 scoring differential.

Robby Fabbri, Troy Terry and Leo Carlsson score for the Ducks, who fall to 1-3-1 on their six-game trip when Guentzel scores the only goal for either team in the shootout to hand them a 4-3 defeat.

It’s no secret that January has been a grind for the Lightning. It’s that way for every team at this point in the season. But add Tampa Bay’s schedule this month — 16 games over 29 days — and it’s

The general manager says the team’s play has been deserving of more wins, but a friendlier schedule should lead to more points.