C · TBL · NHL id 8482201
Gage Goncalves has played 1 game for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 12:09 a night (8:46 at even strength, 3:16 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 78% of his 5v5 minutes with Conor Geekie and 72% with Jansen Harkins in his only game so far, and the Lightning have controlled 33% of shot attempts with Goncalves on the ice (0-0 in goals). In the Lightning's most recent game against NYR he was on L3 with Jansen Harkins and Conor Geekie and on PP2.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs NYR, detected from shift data
- 0 P in last 1 (0.65/GP before)
- +2:19 PP TOI
- 0% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 69%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 12:02 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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 · 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at TBL: 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.06 expected goals; best chance Gage Goncalves at 0.06 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 74 GP · 33 points vs 30.7 expected
Last 20 games: +46. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 14.3%
- 105.8
- 52.4%
- G vs xG
- 11 / 10.9
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 2:50 a game, 3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →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, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played74
- Goals11287th of 715
- Assists22228th of 715
- Points33255th of 715
- Power-play points2342nd of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal77408th of 715
- Hits85226th of 715
- Blocked shots29467th of 715
- Plus/minus+2625th of 715
- Penalty minutes41174th of 715
- Faceoffs won7329th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)53.0%135th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)52.1%180th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)57.4%31st of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)56.7%46th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)60.3%11th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)55.6%72nd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.84372nd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.060492nd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.28378th of 719
- Faceoff win %30.4%
- Draw Equity /100−0.232
Usage
- Ice time per game13:05540th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:56350th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %66.4%70th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.34500th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO10588th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.1325th of 715
- Luck Meter+4789th of 828
- Ascension score40345th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.358th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts40462nd of 715
- Hardest shot84.2541st of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.0%319th of 715
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 · 69 of 74 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.042
- Season net
- −0.60xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.84
- Attempts
- 12
- 0.044
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 28, 2026 alerts →
- Played 4:54 more than his 5-game averageMar 28, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L4Jan 20, 2026 alerts →
- Played 5:57 more than his 5-game averageApr 11, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
21 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 @ MTL | Cycle | — | 4 | 37.6 | — | |
| Mar 17, 2026 @ SEA | Deflection | loose | 0 | 18.3 | — | |
| Mar 12, 2026 vs DET | Deflection | — | 1 | 33.0 | deflection | |
| Mar 12, 2026 vs DET | Deflection | — | 3 | 15.9 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2026 vs CBJ | Deflection | carry | 5* | 55.6 | deflection | |
| Feb 25, 2026 vs TOR | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 11.7 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 10, 2026 @ PHI | Dump and chase | dump | 4* | 56.6 | — | |
| Jan 10, 2026 @ PHI | Rush | carry | 1 | 34.7 | — | |
| Jan 1, 2026 @ LAK | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 3.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 20, 2025 vs CAR | Rebound | dump | 0 | 32.4 | 1-on-0, one-timer, rebound | |
| Nov 28, 2025 @ DET | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 38.1 | 2-on-0 | |
| Nov 6, 2025 @ VGK | Rebound | loose | 0 | 40.6 | rebound | |
| Apr 30, 2025 vs FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 26.2 | — | |
| Apr 11, 2025 vs DET | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 53.4 | 4-on-3 | |
| Apr 11, 2025 vs DET | Deflection | carry | 0 | 12.8 | — | |
| Apr 5, 2025 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 71.9 | — | |
| Mar 27, 2025 vs UTA | Deflection | — | 1 | 34.3 | deflection | |
| Mar 13, 2025 @ PHI | Deflection | carry | 0 | 23.1 | 5-on-3 | |
| Mar 11, 2025 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 53.2 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 1, 2025 @ WSH | Rush | carry | 0 | 42.5 | — | |
| Dec 19, 2024 vs STL | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 64.4 | 3-on-2 |
* 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 Goncalves
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Goncalves apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Geekie | C | 1 | 6:51 | 78% | 38.5% | — (0-0) | 0.0% 1:55 | 50.0% 2:20 |
| Jansen Harkins | C | 1 | 6:18 | 72% | 38.5% | — (0-0) | 0.0% 2:28 | 20.0% 3:43 |
| Victor Hedman | D | 1 | 4:36 | 52% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 100.0% 4:10 | 63.6% 9:02 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | D | 1 | 4:14 | 48% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 55.6% 4:32 | 63.6% 9:30 |
| Erik Cernak | D | 1 | 3:31 | 40% | 42.9% | — (0-0) | 25.0% 5:15 | 57.1% 11:01 |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 1 | 3:23 | 39% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 0.0% 5:23 | 61.5% 10:06 |
| Pontus Holmberg | RW | 1 | 1:55 | 22% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 38.5% 6:51 | 50.0% 9:44 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ NYR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12:09 | 8:46 | 3:16 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 12:09 | 12:09 | 7 | 11 | 38.9% | 41.7% | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.8 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 8:46 | 8:46 | 5 | 10 | 33.3% | 40.0% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | — |
| 5v5 | 1 | 8:46 | 8:46 | 5 | 10 | 33.3% | 40.0% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | — |
| Power play | 1 | 3:16 | 3:16 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 3:13 | 3:13 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | TBL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 12:09 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | TBL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 10 | 10.0% | 10 | 2 | 14:28 |
| 2025-26 | TBL | 74 | 11 | 22 | 33 | +26 | 41 | 77 | 14.3% | 85 | 29 | 13:05 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | TBL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 25.0% | 15 | 4 | 16:54 |
| 2024-25 | TBL | 60 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +7 | 14 | 61 | 13.1% | 71 | 20 | 12:48 |
| 2023-24 | TBL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 9:58 |
Gage Goncalves news
- Gage Goncalves HomeNHL.com
- Gage Goncalves Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Video - Lightning's 2026-27 Player Preview: Gage GoncalvesThe Hockey News
- Lightning's 2026-27 Player Preview: Gage Goncalvessports.yahoo.com
- TOP SIX BATTLE: Can Ilya Mikheyev PUSH Gage Goncalves For Spot on Tampa Bay Lightning's Top Line?wtsp.com
- Suggested Blockbuster Trade Sees Lightning Acquire Blue Jackets’ WerenskiThe Hockey Writers
- Gage Goncalves | Pregame ECQF Game 7 vs MontrealNHL.com
- Gage Goncalves OT winner questioned after missed interference call on Kirby DachMontreal Hockey Fanatics
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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.