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Tampa Bay Lightning

25 reports in the 2026-27 edition.

Evidence 20 Full 5 Light 0 No record
John Carlson

John Carlson

#74 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1220 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Tampa Bay Lightning

Eleven hundred and fifty-nine games, and sixty points at thirty-six.

Erik Cernak

Erik Cernak

#81 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 897 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Tampa Bay Lightning

Five hundred and two games, twenty-six goals, and seventy-nine per cent of his shots from beyond forty feet.

Anthony Cirelli

Anthony Cirelli

#71 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 908 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Tampa Bay Lightning

Fifty-two points, plus thirty-eight, and a median shot from fifteen feet.

24

Max Crozier

Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 513 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Tampa Bay Lightning

Thirty-five games, and the eightieth percentile.

Charle-Edouard D'Astous

Charle-Edouard D'Astous

#51 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1175 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Tampa Bay Lightning

Undrafted, twenty-eight years old, and a hundred and twelve penalty minutes in his rookie season.

Zemgus Girgensons

Zemgus Girgensons

#28 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 950 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Tampa Bay Lightning

Eight hundred and forty-four games, and fifty-seven per cent of his shots from inside twenty feet.

Gage Goncalves

Gage Goncalves

#93 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 871 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Tampa Bay Lightning

The ninety-fifth percentile, plus twenty-six, and thirteen minutes a night.

Yanni Gourde

Yanni Gourde

#37 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1149 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Tampa Bay Lightning

Five foot nine, undrafted, and the seventy-ninth percentile at thirty-four.

Jake Guentzel

Jake Guentzel

#59 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1146 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Tampa Bay Lightning

Eighty-eight points, and fifty-nine per cent of his shots from inside twenty feet.

Brandon Hagel

Brandon Hagel

#38 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1019 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

LW · Tampa Bay Lightning

Thirty-six goals, plus thirty-four, and the ninety-seventh percentile.

Jansen Harkins

Jansen Harkins

#10 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 408 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Tampa Bay Lightning

Three hundred and five games, forty-five points, and nine and a half minutes a night.

Victor Hedman

Victor Hedman

#77 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 469 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Tampa Bay Lightning

Eleven hundred and sixty-four games, six foot seven, and thirty-three of them last season.

Dennis Hildeby

Dennis Hildeby

#35 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 20 appearances and a game-by-game record.

G · Tampa Bay Lightning

Six foot seven, twenty appearances, and a .9124.

Pontus Holmberg

Pontus Holmberg

#29 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 900 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

RW · Tampa Bay Lightning

The ninety-second percentile from the third line, and forty-six goals for against twenty-eight.

17

Dominic James

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 486 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Tampa Bay Lightning

Forty-three games, seven goals, and twenty-five goals for against thirteen.

Jonas Johansson

Jonas Johansson

#31 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: a short report. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

G · Tampa Bay Lightning

A hundred and five games, and a .8836.

Nikita Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

#86 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1136 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

RW · Tampa Bay Lightning

A hundred and thirty points at thirty-three, and eleven hundred and twenty-four in his career.

78

Emil Lilleberg

Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 772 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Tampa Bay Lightning

Fifty games, sixty-one penalty minutes, and the seventieth percentile.

Ryan McDonagh

Ryan McDonagh

#27 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 746 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Tampa Bay Lightning

A thousand and fifty-eight games, and six penalty minutes in forty-eight of them.

Ilya Mikheyev

Ilya Mikheyev

#95 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1121 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

RW · Tampa Bay Lightning

Undrafted, eighteen goals, and the third percentile.

J.J. Moser

J.J. Moser

#90 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1427 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Tampa Bay Lightning

Plus forty-one, twenty-one and a half minutes, and the ninetieth percentile.

Brayden Point

Brayden Point

#21 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 867 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Tampa Bay Lightning

Seven hundred and twenty games, and sixty per cent of his shots from inside twenty feet.

Scott Sabourin

Scott Sabourin

#46 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 206 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Tampa Bay Lightning

Undrafted, seventy-three games across six seasons, and eighty-nine penalty minutes in twenty-six.

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

#88 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 58 appearances and a game-by-game record.

G · Tampa Bay Lightning

Five hundred and ninety-eight games, three hundred and seventy wins, and a .9166 career.

25

Jeffrey Viel

Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 520 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

LW · Tampa Bay Lightning

Undrafted, ninety-nine games, and seventy-nine penalty minutes in forty-five.

How they were used

2025-26 · 82 games

Measured from shift charts at five-on-five, not projected. Units are built from the strongest partnership outward and ordered by how much they were used; the percentage is the share of the first player’s five-on-five ice time spent alongside each linemate. A low number means the club never settled on a combination. Players who have gone are marked — either to another club, or off an NHL roster altogether, which covers retirement and an unsigned summer alike.

Forwards

Fourth line

R Oliver Bjorkstrand now NYR 839m
L Nick Paul now TOR 31%

Defence

First pair

D J.J. Moser 1427m
D Darren Raddysh now TOR 62%

Third pair

Goaltending

By games played

G Brandon Halverson now DAL 2 GP