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Outlook Anthony Cirelli
Cirelli questionable ahead of high-scoring road clash at Colorado
Anthony Cirelli enters Friday’s road showdown at Ball Arena as questionable with an undisclosed injury, making his availability against Colorado one to monitor closely through pregame warmups. When healthy, Cirelli enjoys prime top-line center deployment alongside Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov, supplemented by PP2 duties. He has maintained solid form with four points in his last five outings for a strong 7-2-0 Tampa Bay squad. Tonight, the Lightning face a projected higher-scoring environment as slight underdogs against the Avalanche, who are expected to turn to Mackenzie Blackwood (unconfirmed) in goal.
Assuming he is cleared to play, our projections slate Cirelli for ~1 point and ~1–2 shots on goal with a good chance to score, translating to 3.0 fantasy points. Looking at the weekly slate, Tampa Bay is playing a three-game week and begins a back-to-back tonight before heading to Utah tomorrow, with our data projecting 7.1 total fantasy points for the week. His top-line spot provides upside, but the injury uncertainty creates lineup risk for managers. Today's action: Cautious Start.
