Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point, who has been out with a lower-body injury since May 14, will not play Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the New York Rangers on Sunday.
Joe Smith of The Athletic relayed the news from Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper.
Point has dominated in each of Tampa Bay's previous two runs to the Stanley Cup. He posted 14 goals and 19 assists in 23 games in 2020 before recording 14 goals and nine assists in 23 games in 2021.
Point had 28 goals and 30 assists in 66 regular-season games before adding two goals and two assists in the Lightning's seven-game first-round series win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.