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Tampa Bay Lightning

Anthony Cirelli

#71Center6'1"190 lb

0.0 in 2 days
2026-27 regular season
1
GP
0
G
0
A
0
P
3
SOG
0.0% SH
19:56
TOI/GP

C · TBL · NHL id 8478519

Anthony Cirelli has played 1 game for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 3 shots while averaging 19:56 a night (12:38 at even strength, 3:57 on the power play and 1:14 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 86% of his 5v5 minutes with Brandon Hagel and 69% with Jake Guentzel in his only game so far, and the Lightning have controlled 70% of shot attempts with Cirelli on the ice (0-0 in goals, 33% offensive-zone starts). In the Lightning's most recent game against NYR he was on L1 with Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel and on PP2.

Right now

From the Oct 1 game vs NYR, detected from shift data

Last 1: L1/PP2
Ascension55Steadylast 1 games vs previous 20 (incl. last season), through Oct 1, 2026
  • +3:07 PP TOI
  • 30% of team PP time (was 17%)
  • Top-six in 1 of last 1 (was 13 of 20)

Deployment timeline

2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 1 games, 17:49 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.

PPLine10m3m7m10m13m17m20mOct 1
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
1 games shown, 17:49 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.

Top speed61st6122.4 mph
Bursts 20+ mph65th6688
Hardest shot53rd5485.4 mph
Offensive-zone time27th2740.5%
Distance skated67th68177.8 mi
High-danger SOG90th9068
Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2026-27 · 5 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals

Shot map, OPP at TBL: 5 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.21 expected goals; best chance Anthony Cirelli at 0.09 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 71 GP · 52 points vs 50.6 expected

Luck Meter →
Hold(softened from Sell high by the sustainability check)

Last 20 games: +60. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

18.4%
105.2
58.4%
G vs xG
23 / 20.1
  • • Role rose over the last 10 games (3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
  • • Shot diet improved: 0.156 xG per attempt lately vs 0.106 before (more from the slot).
Goals against expected goals
0510152025+2.9goals above expected0.6σ10/94/13
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

  • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.

Fantasy box score

  • Games played71
  • Goals2390th
  • Assists29145th
  • Points52119th
  • Power-play points4286th
  • Shots on goal125223rd
  • Hits50394th
  • Blocked shots47277th
  • Plus/minus+389th
  • Penalty minutes48117th
  • Faceoffs won51848th

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 71 of 71 games through the sequence engine

MethodLeaders
−0.022
Season net
−0.32xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
−0.024
Season
−0.26G
48.2%1075 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 190-170 · NZ 147-149 · DZ 181-238

MethodLeaders
Per 60
0.62
Attempts
9
0.049

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
−1.22G
Per 60
−0.060
Drawn / taken
18 / 24minors

MethodLeaders
56.9%
56.6%
57.0%
Transition CF/60
4.5
Turnovers won/60
21.1
Turnovers lost/60
20.8

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
125 shots on goal, 23 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
Low Slot44%23%9
Crease10%3%5
Center Point4%9%1
L Point1%5%1
R Circle8%12%0
R Point2%6%1
L Circle10%13%2

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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How his goals happened

40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method
Goal anatomy
GamePlayEntryPassesShot mphNotesReplay
Apr 2, 2026 vs PITRushcarry136.8—
Apr 2, 2026 vs PITPoint shot—016.3—
Apr 2, 2026 vs PITReboundloose041.13-on-2, rebound
Mar 26, 2026 vs SEAForecheck turnover—028.3—
Mar 21, 2026 @ EDMOdd-man rushcarry015.35-on-1
Mar 21, 2026 @ EDMRebound—05.8rebound
Mar 19, 2026 @ VANDeflection—439.3one-timer
Mar 17, 2026 @ SEAForecheck turnover—129.7—
Jan 26, 2026 vs UTAForecheck turnover—1*16.2—
Jan 24, 2026 @ CBJOdd-man rushcarry047.73-on-1
Jan 20, 2026 vs SJSDeflection—2*4.3deflection
Jan 6, 2026 vs COLPoint shot—247.8—
Jan 1, 2026 @ LAKForecheck turnoverpass015.0—
Dec 22, 2025 vs STLDeflection—128.2deflection
Nov 24, 2025 vs PHIDeflectioncarry2*21.7—
Nov 22, 2025 @ WSHReboundcarry15.62-on-1, rebound
Nov 2, 2025 @ UTAForecheck turnover—169.2—
Oct 30, 2025 vs DALPoint shot—016.6—
Oct 25, 2025 vs ANAForecheck turnover—037.0one-timer
Oct 25, 2025 vs ANAForecheck turnover—4*30.9—
Oct 18, 2025 @ CBJRebound—026.9rebound
Oct 13, 2025 @ BOSForecheck turnover—439.6—
Oct 13, 2025 @ BOSDeflectionloose2*23.83-on-1, rebound
Apr 26, 2025 @ FLAOdd-man rushcarry144.62-on-0
Apr 11, 2025 vs DETRushpass136.6—
Mar 25, 2025 vs PITRushcarry044.1—
Mar 25, 2025 vs PITForecheck turnover—021.4—
Mar 22, 2025 @ UTAForecheck turnover—3*64.4one-timer
Mar 20, 2025 @ DALReboundcarry034.51-on-0, rebound
Mar 15, 2025 @ BOSDeflection—131.0one-timer
Mar 15, 2025 @ BOSDeflection—141.8deflection
Feb 9, 2025 @ MTLReboundpass053.7rebound
Jan 30, 2025 vs LAKRushloose021.8—
Jan 16, 2025 vs ANAForecheck turnover—129.2one-timer
Jan 12, 2025 @ PITOdd-man rushcarry242.81-on-0
Jan 9, 2025 vs BOSReboundloose050.8rebound
Jan 2, 2025 @ SJSDeflectioncarry333.4deflection
Dec 28, 2024 vs NYROdd-man rushcarry1*34.82-on-1
Dec 19, 2024 vs STLRushcarry029.2—
Dec 12, 2024 @ CGYRebound—09.5rebound

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Cirelli

TeammatePosGPShareCF% togetherGF% togetherCF% Cirelli apartCF% mate apart
Brandon HagelLW110:2286%76.5%— (0-0)33.3% 1:4066.7% 1:07
Jake GuentzelC18:2169%73.3%— (0-0)60.0% 3:4150.0% 2:44
Erik CernakD15:2745%50.0%— (0-0)78.6% 6:3553.3% 9:05
Ryan McDonaghD14:4539%50.0%— (0-0)75.0% 7:1778.6% 8:44
Victor HedmanD13:5733%75.0%— (0-0)66.7% 8:0533.3% 9:41
Charle-Edouard D'AstousD13:4331%83.3%— (0-0)64.3% 8:1940.9% 10:01
J.J. MoserD13:0526%75.0%— (0-0)66.7% 8:5738.5% 10:37
John CarlsonD13:0425%75.0%— (0-0)66.7% 8:5850.0% 8:15
Nikita KucherovRW12:1819%100.0%— (0-0)66.7% 9:4454.5% 8:36

Game log

1 game in 2026-27, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Oct 1@ NYRL 1-50000301245%19:5612:383:571:14

Season splits by strength

2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations119:5619:56231560.5%61.9%105010%0.81.156%
Even strength112:3812:3815865.2%66.7%6300—0.60.333%
5v5112:0212:0214670.0%70.0%5300—0.40.133%
Power play13:573:5730100.0%100.0%2000—0.10.0100%
Penalty kill11:141:141325.0%0.0%02010%0.00.20%
5v413:543:5430100.0%100.0%2000—0.10.0100%
6v5, own net empty12:072:074450.0%60.0%2000—0.10.6—

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2026-27TBL10000030.0%1219:56
2025-26PlayoffsTBL7022+5250.0%16719:51
2025-26TBL71232952+384812518.4%504717:19
2024-25PlayoffsTBL5101-418520.0%14816:15
2024-25TBL80273259+302816016.9%257218:41
2023-24PlayoffsTBL5022-6050.0%21618:31
2023-24TBL79202545+23812915.5%647518:31
2022-23PlayoffsTBL6336+141225.0%171217:49
2022-23TBL58111829+13331119.9%344616:34
2021-22PlayoffsTBL23358+18446.8%692619:16
2021-22TBL76172643+157014611.6%756718:19
2020-21PlayoffsTBL235712+9204112.2%681316:57
2020-21TBL50913220107512.0%643217:45
2019-20TBL68162844+283011314.2%894718:27
2018-19PlayoffsTBL4112-20128.3%7218:05
2018-19TBL82192039+253412315.4%944914:51
2017-18PlayoffsTBL17213+141910.5%201213:11
2017-18TBL185611+1162619.2%17613:14

Anthony Cirelli news

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.