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Tampa Bay Lightning

Ben Thomas

#56Defenseman

2020-21 regular season
5
GP
0
G
0
A
0
P
3
SOG
0.0% SH
14:14
TOI/GP

D · TBL · NHL id 8478049

Ben Thomas has played 5 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020-21, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 3 shots while averaging 14:14 a night (13:39 at even strength, 0:13 on the power play and 0:18 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Lightning have controlled 53% of shot attempts with Thomas on the ice (5-4 in goals, 53% offensive-zone starts). In the Lightning's most recent game against FLA he was on D1 with Luke Schenn and off the power play; started killing penalties in the last game.

Right now

From the May 8 game vs FLA, detected from shift data

Power play
No PP unit
Penalty kill
No PK unit
Started killing penalties in the last gameLast 5: D3 · D3 · D3 · D3 · D3

Deployment timeline

2020-21 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 5 games, 14:11 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.

PPLine333330m3m7m10m13m17m20mApr 4Apr 8Apr 13Apr 17Apr 20Apr 25Apr 29May 2May 7
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
5 games shown, 14:11 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

Puck and player tracking

Source: NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE tracking data for this player yet. Edge covers 2021-22 onward and refreshes nightly.

Shot map

2020-21 · 7 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals

Shot map, OPP at TBL: 7 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.03 expected goals; best chance Ben Thomas at 0.01 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).

Puck luck

2020-21 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

00.20.40.60.81-0.0goals below expected-0.2σApr 4May 8
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Beyond the box score

2020-21 regular season · 5 of 5 games through the sequence engine

MethodLeaders
−0.001
Season net
−0.00xG

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

MethodLeaders
Per 60
0.00
Attempts
0
0.000

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

MethodLeaders
Season
+0.00G
Per 60
+0.000
Drawn / taken
0 / 0minors

MethodLeaders
60.3%
65.2%
60.4%
Transition CF/60
2.7
Turnovers won/60
17.0
Turnovers lost/60
20.6

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

Linemates

2020-21 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Thomas

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

5 games in 2020-21, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
May 8@ FLAL 1-500001012—15:2412:521:011:31
Apr 10@ NSHW 3-0000+10002—10:0710:07——
Apr 8@ CBJW 6-4000+10020—18:2818:070:06—
Apr 6@ CBJL 2-400001010—12:4912:48——
Apr 4vs DETL 1-5000-11000—14:2314:23——

Season splits by strength

2020-21 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations571:1114:14625652.5%54.8%40275456%3.52.356%
Even strength568:1713:39625453.4%55.4%40265456%3.52.353%
5v5567:0413:25625453.4%55.4%40265456%3.52.353%
Power play21:070:3400——0000—0.00.0100%
Penalty kill11:311:31020.0%0.0%0100—0.00.0—

Career by season

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

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2020-21TBL5000+1030.0%4414:14

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.