Cirelli is practically in a subgroup of his own. Since the 2018-19 season, there are only a dozen forwards in the NHL with a combined plus/minus rating above 100. Most of them are elite goal-scorers.

Anthony Cirelli races to the puck against the Jets on Nov. 22 in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ] Offseason shoulder surgery forced Cirelli to miss the first 23 games of last season, so he didn’t ...

O’Reilly, acquired from Edmonton Tuesday for Isaac Howard in a swap of former first-round picks, knows there’s a lot to do to ...

The Montreal Canadiens are reportedly exploring a trade for Tampa Bay Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli. With a pressing need ...

Anthony Cirelli (71) spins around Maple Leafs defenseman Mark Giordano (55), bottom left, to shoot the puck for a short-handed goal in Game 6 of the first-round series.

John Romano | Anthony Cirelli was not among the finalists for the Frank J. Selke Trophy this week but, rest assured, he eventually will win the NHL honor for best defensive forward.

Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) skates onto the ice as he is named the number three star of the game with the game winning goal as the Bolts win 5-4 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Monday, March ...

Lightning coach Jon Cooper says it was only a matter of time before Anthony Cirelli’s offensive game started to match up with everything he does as one of the league’s premier defensive ...

When polling the Tampa Bay Lightning dressing room for insight on why center Anthony Cirelli should win his first Selke Trophy, teammate Tyler Johnson stopped me dead in my tracks. "Well, that's ...

In his first seven NHL seasons, Cirelli averaged 0.8 goals for every 60 minutes on the ice. This season, he is up to 1.4 goals. That’s exactly what Kucherov is averaging, although the Lightning ...

Ask around the Tampa Bay Lightning locker room about Anthony Cirelli and one word comes up more than others: Dependable. But when listening to his teammates and coaches talk about the 24-year-old f… ...