Lightning not fazed by injuries, remain confident heading into Game 4

The Tampa Bay Lightning coach was referring to an incident in which the forward violently crashed into the boards after Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly made contact with him while pursuing a puck in the third period of Toronto's 4-3 overtime win in Game 3 on Saturday.Toronto Maple Leafs Eishockey Trikot

Cooper said he is "hopeful" that Point, who led the Lightning in goals with 51 during the regular season, will play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Amalie Arena on Monday (7:30 p.m. ET; TBS, CBC, SNE, SNO, SNP, TVAS, BSSUN). Toronto leads the best-of-7 series 2-1.

For the Lightning, it's just more adversity for a team that has had its share of it through the first three games.

They've been without defenseman Erik Cernak since Game 1, when he received an illegal check to the head from Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting, who was suspended three games for his actions.

They were also without standout defenseman Victor Hedman for two periods in Game 1 and all of Game 2 because of an undisclosed injury.

They're now dealing with Point being banged up.Gelb Eishockey Trikot

And through it all, they trail in the series despite being the better team in two of the three games.

In the short term, Cooper's focus is on Point, stating that he admires the 27-year-old's toughness and resiliency. Having said that, he did not like the play in which Point was hurt.

Rielly was initially given a boarding major on the play, but the call was overturned after a video review. Point was crumpled on the ice for a couple of minutes before eventually going to the locker room but did return later in the game.