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Season record and player statistics.

Tampa Bay Lightning 2026–27 season summary

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League11
East3
Atlantic2
GP3
W2
L1
OT0
PTS4
GF–GA8–7

Contract responsibilities

Cap commitments

This table shows how much each player counts against the team’s salary cap by season, along with retained salary and buyout costs.

Core

Forwards Position Age Draft 2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-332033-342034-35
Brayden Point C 30.6 3 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 UFA — — — —
Nikita Kucherov RW 33.3 2 $9,500,000 UFA — — — — — — —
Jake Guentzel LW 32.0 3 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 UFA — — —
Brandon Hagel LW 28.1 6 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 UFA — —
Anthony Cirelli C 29.2 3 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 UFA — — —
Ilya Mikheyev RW,LW 32.0 U $3,850,000 $3,850,000 $3,850,000 $3,850,000 — — — — —
Jeffrey Viel LW,RW 29.7 U $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 — — — —
Yanni Gourde C,LW 34.8 U $2,333,333 $2,333,333 $2,333,333 $2,333,334 $2,333,334 UFA — — —
Pontus Holmberg C,LW 27.6 6 $1,550,000 UFA — — — — — — —
Gage Goncalves LW,RW 25.7 2 $1,200,000 RFA — — — — — — —
Zemgus Girgensons LW,C 32.8 1 $925,000 — — — — — — — —
Jansen Harkins C,LW 29.4 2 $850,000 — — — — — — — —
Defence Position Age Draft 2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-332033-342034-35
John Carlson RD 36.7 1 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 — — — — — — —
Victor Hedman LD 35.8 1 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 UFA — — — — —
J.J. Moser LD,RD 26.3 2 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 —
Erik Cernak RD 29.4 2 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 UFA — — —
Ryan McDonagh LD 37.3 1 $4,100,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000 UFA — — — — —
Charle-Edouard D'Astous LD 28.5 U $875,000 — — — — — — — —
Goalies Position Age Draft 2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-332033-342034-35
Andrei Vasilevskiy G 32.2 1 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 UFA — — — — — —
Dennis Hildeby G 25.1 4 $841,667 $841,667 — — — — — — —

Rotation

Forwards Position Age Draft 2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-332033-342034-35
Benjamin Rautiainen C 21.3 4 $1,007,500 $1,007,500 $1,007,500 — — — — — —
Noah Steen LW,RW 22.1 7 $972,500 $972,500 — — — — — — —
Ethan Czata C 19.4 2 $965,000 $965,000 $965,000 — — — — — —
Tristan Allard LW 24.3 U $947,500 — — — — — — — —
Connor Kurth F 23.2 6 $945,000 — — — — — — — —
Gabriel Szturc C,LW 23.0 U $945,000 — — — — — — — —
Milo Roelens C,LW 23.7 U $945,000 — — — — — — — —
Cooper Flinton LW 23.1 7 $942,500 — — — — — — — —
Dylan Duke LW,C 23.6 4 $942,500 — — — — — — — —
Sam O'Reilly C 20.5 1 $936,056 $936,056 $936,056 — — — — — —
Lucas Mercuri C 24.6 6 $913,750 — — — — — — — —
Dominic James C,LW 24.3 6 $910,000 RFA — — — — — — —
Ethan Gauthier RW 21.7 2 $893,333 $893,333 — — — — — — —
Conor Geekie RW,C 22.4 1 $886,666 RFA — — — — — — —
Jakob Pelletier LW,C 25.6 1 $875,000 $875,000 — — — — — — —
Nick Abruzzese C,LW 27.3 4 $850,000 — — — — — — — —
Scott Sabourin RW,LW 34.2 U $850,000 — — — — — — — —
Defence Position Age Draft 2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-332033-342034-35
Tomas Kralovic D 21.1 3 $1,007,500 $1,007,500 $1,007,500 — — — — — —
Dyllan Gill D 22.3 7 $945,000 — — — — — — — —
Max Crozier RD 26.5 4 $875,000 $875,000 — — — — — — —
Maxim Groshev LD 24.8 3 $875,000 $875,000 — — — — — — —
Emil Lilleberg LD,RD 25.7 4 $850,000 — — — — — — — —
Michael Callahan LD 27.0 5 $850,000 — — — — — — — —
Simon Lundmark D 26.0 2 $850,000 — — — — — — — —
Steven Santini RD 31.6 2 $850,000 — — — — — — — —
Goalies Position Age Draft 2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-332033-342034-35
Harrison Meneghin G 22.1 7 $972,500 $972,500 — — — — — — —
Mads Sogaard G 25.8 2 $850,000 — — — — — — — —
Olivier Rodrigue G 26.3 2 $850,000 — — — — — — — —

Schedule and results

Season form

Full game log →
Home2–0–0
Away0–1–0
Last 102–1–0
StreakW2
GF / game2.67
GA / game2.33
Shot diff.+10.3
Power play0.0%
3+ goal record2–0–0
DateOpponentResultScoreSOGOpp SOGPPGame
Oct 1 at NYR L 1–5 25 25 0/7 Boxscore
Oct 3 vs WSH W 3–1 30 21 0/3 Boxscore
Oct 5 vs PHI W 4–1 36 14 0/3 Boxscore
Oct 8 vs MIN — 11:00 PM – – – Game details
Oct 10 at NYI — 11:30 PM – – – Game details
Oct 13 at NYR — 11:15 PM – – – Game details
Oct 15 vs SEA — 11:00 PM – – – Game details
Oct 17 vs VAN — 8:00 PM – – – Game details
Oct 20 at VGK — 2:30 AM – – – Game details
Oct 23 at COL — 1:00 AM – – – Game details

Regular season

Skaters

Players with at least one appearance for this team and season.

PlayerPosAgeCap hitGPGAPTS+/-PIMSATOI
Forwards
Nikita Kucherov RW33.3$9,500,0003134+20522:57
Brandon Hagel LW28.1$6,500,0003123+221721:59
Ilya Mikheyev RW,LW32.0$3,850,0003123+00313:52
Jake Guentzel LW32.0$9,000,0003123+201021:13
Brayden Point C30.6$9,500,0003112+22720:26
Pontus Holmberg C,LW27.6$1,550,0003112+02614:30
Conor Geekie RW,C22.4$886,6663101+00411:10
Zemgus Girgensons LW,C32.8$925,0003011+02112:10
Anthony Cirelli C29.2$6,250,0003000+12518:03
Gage Goncalves LW,RW25.7$1,200,0003000-10214:43
Jansen Harkins C,LW29.4$850,0001000-10110:55
Jeffrey Viel LW,RW29.7$2,500,0003000-3738:24
Defense
John Carlson RD36.7$8,500,0003022+00520:42
Charle-Edouard D'Astous LD28.5$875,0003101-12414:37
Emil Lilleberg LD,RD25.7$850,0001011+05110:30
Erik Cernak RD29.4$5,200,0003000+30619:36
J.J. Moser LD,RD26.3$6,750,0003000+24317:07
Max Crozier RD26.5$875,0001000-10215:24
Ryan McDonagh LD37.3$4,100,0003000+12115:40
Victor Hedman LD35.8$8,000,0003000+10415:47

Goalies

PlayerPosAgeCap hitGPGSWLOTGAASV%SO
Andrei Vasilevskiy G32.2$9,500,000332102.050.8980

Card checklist

Tampa Bay Lightning 2026–27 cards

Players with at least one appearance for this team and season.

Core

Rotation

Defence

  1. Not collected
    TBL · 2026–27
    Max Crozier RD $875,000
  2. Not collected
    TBL · 2026–27
    Emil Lilleberg LD,RD $850,000