Zemgus Girgensons

#28Left Wing6'3"198 lb

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2026-27 regular season

SOG

7:39

TOI/GP

LW · TBL · NHL id 8476878

Zemgus Girgensons 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 7:39 a night (7:02 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 0:37 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 94% of his 5v5 minutes with Pontus Holmberg and 73% with Jeffrey Viel in his only game so far, and the Lightning have controlled 53% of shot attempts with Girgensons on the ice (0-1 in goals, 33% offensive-zone starts). In the Lightning's most recent game against NYR he was on L4 with Jeffrey Viel and Pontus Holmberg and off the power play.

Right now

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

Line

Jeffrey Viel Pontus Holmberg

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Last 1: L4

Ascension40Coolinglast 1 games vs previous 20 (incl. last season), through Oct 1, 2026

−6:08 TOI a game
Top-six in 0 of last 1 (was 15 of 20)
0 P in last 1 (0.30/GP before)

Deployment timeline

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

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

1 games shown, 7:39 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 speed62nd6322.5 mph

Bursts 20+ mph79th80125

Hardest shot87th8891.2 mph

Offensive-zone time12th1339.1%

Distance skated67th67175.8 mi

High-danger SOG68th6844

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 · 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals · dots are equal size until the xG model lands

No shot data for this range yet.

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 74 GP · 20 points vs 19.1 expected

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Luck meter+13

Last 20 games: +30. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting−0.1 G

On-ice SH%+0.7 G

On-ice SV%+5.2 G

IPP+0.5 G

Points vs expected+0.9 P

: 10.1%
: 100.2
: 64.5%
G vs xG: 9 / 9.1

• Role shrank over the last 10 games (2 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
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Player analytics

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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
Goals9320th of 715
Assists11444th of 715
Points20404th of 715
Power-play points0437th of 715
Shorthanded points0227th of 715
Shots on goal89355th of 715
Hits19524th of 715
Blocked shots44295th of 715
Plus/minus+1283rd of 715
Penalty minutes31281st of 715
Faceoffs won100179th of 715

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

Corsi (CF%)50.2%283rd of 719
Fenwick (FF%)50.1%310th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)48.3%423rd of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)48.1%437th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.3%229th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)51.4%239th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /601.16227th of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.012174th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.14697th of 719
Faceoff win %44.6%180th of 238
Draw Equity /100−0.072191st of 238

Usage

Ice time per game14:46439th of 715
Power-play time per game0:02602nd of 715
Power-play share3.0%649th of 713
Ice-time share24.4%435th of 715
Offensive-zone start %39.8%582nd of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60−0.05327th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO1002312th of 719
Goals above expected−0.1337th of 715
Luck Meter+13296th of 828
Ascension score40345th of 428

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed22.5278th of 715
20+ mph bursts125132nd of 715
Hardest shot91.2214th of 715
Offensive-zone time39.1%617th 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 · 74 of 74 games through the sequence engine

Method Leaders

: −0.030
Season net: −0.46xG

Offensive TK/600.26 (4)

Offensive GV/600.91 (14)

Neutral TK/600.06 (1)

Neutral GV/600.91 (14)

Defensive TK/600.00 (0)

Defensive GV/600.45 (7)

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

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: −0.073
Season: −0.16G
: 44.6%224 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 16-22 · NZ 39-40 · DZ 45-62

Method Leaders

Per 60: 1.16
Attempts: 18
: 0.061

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

Method Leaders

Season: −0.20G
Per 60: −0.011
Drawn / taken: 14.5 / 15.5minors

Method Leaders

: 48.1%
: 52.3%
: 48.3%
Transition CF/60: 3.8
Turnovers won/60: 18.1
Turnovers lost/60: 19.3

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

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

89 shots on goal, 9 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	42%	23%	5
L Point	0%	5%	0
Center Point	3%	9%	0
R Point	1%	6%	0
Outside R	0%	4%	0
R Circle	9%	12%	0
Crease	6%	3%	1

Role changes

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

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Moved down to L4 from L2Apr 29, 2026 alerts →
Moved up to L1 from L4Mar 22, 2026 alerts →
Moved up to L2 from L4Nov 28, 2022 alerts →
Played 6:51 more than his 5-game averageNov 28, 2022 alerts →
Moved up to L3 from L4Nov 25, 2022 alerts →

How his goals happened

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

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Apr 2, 2026 vs PIT	Forecheck turnover	—	0	22.3	—
Mar 8, 2026 @ BUF	Cycle	—	2*	56.7	—
Feb 5, 2026 vs FLA	Cycle	carry	0	25.6	4-on-3
Jan 6, 2026 vs COL	Deflection	—	2	15.4	—
Nov 26, 2025 vs CGY	Odd-man rush	pass	2	36.1	3-on-2
Nov 15, 2025 @ FLA	Dump and chase	dump	3*	23.5	1-on-0
Nov 12, 2025 vs NYR	Forecheck turnover	—	0	53.3	—
Oct 28, 2025 @ NSH	Rebound	carry	1*	12.2	2-on-1, rebound
Oct 28, 2025 @ NSH	Cycle	—	0	20.1	—
Mar 13, 2025 @ PHI	Dump and chase	dump	0	22.6	3-on-1
Feb 9, 2025 @ MTL	Cycle	—	0	45.4	—
Apr 2, 2024 vs WSH	Deflection	—	3*	32.7	deflection
Mar 2, 2024 vs VGK	Cycle	—	0	15.5	—
Feb 21, 2024 @ MTL	Deflection	—	2*	57.5	deflection
Jan 18, 2024 vs CHI	Deflection	carry	2*	48.7	3-on-2
Jan 6, 2024 @ PIT	Cycle	—	4*	30.5	—
Oct 24, 2023 @ OTT	Deflection	—	2*	25.7	deflection
Oct 17, 2023 vs TBL	Odd-man rush	pass	3*	64.3	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 Girgensons

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Girgensons apart	CF% mate apart
Pontus Holmberg	RW	1	6:37	94%	52.9%	0% (0-1)	— 0:25	33.3% 5:02
Jeffrey Viel	LW	1	5:08	73%	53.3%	0% (0-1)	50.0% 1:54	33.3% 3:41
Victor Hedman	D	1	3:38	52%	45.5%	0% (0-1)	66.7% 3:24	42.9% 10:00
Erik Cernak	D	1	3:04	44%	60.0%	— (0-0)	50.0% 3:58	50.0% 11:28
Charle-Edouard D'Astous	D	1	2:52	41%	50.0%	0% (0-1)	57.1% 4:10	50.0% 10:52
Ryan McDonagh	D	1	2:34	36%	100.0%	— (0-0)	38.5% 4:28	64.3% 10:55
J.J. Moser	D	1	1:51	26%	25.0%	— (0-0)	61.5% 5:11	50.0% 11:51
Jansen Harkins	C	1	1:28	21%	50.0%	— (0-0)	53.3% 5:34	31.3% 8:33

Game log

1 game in 2026-27, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Oct 1	@ NYR	L 1-5	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	14%	7:39	7:02	—	0:37

Season splits by strength

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

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GA	GF%
All situations	1	7:39	7:39	9	8	52.9%	41.7%	5	4	1	0%	0.3	0.4	33%
Even strength	1	7:02	7:02	9	8	52.9%	41.7%	5	4	1	0%	0.3	0.4	33%
5v5	1	7:02	7:02	9	8	52.9%	41.7%	5	4	1	0%	0.3	0.4	33%
Penalty kill	1	0:37	0:37	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	0.0	—

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	—	3	0	7:39
2025-26Playoffs	TBL	7	0	0	0	-2	4	2	0.0%	27	9	11:41
2025-26	TBL	74	9	11	20	+1	31	89	10.1%	195	44	14:46
2024-25Playoffs	TBL	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0%	13	0	10:56
2024-25	TBL	82	2	4	6	-7	47	83	2.4%	174	50	11:40
2023-24	BUF	63	8	6	14	-1	21	73	11.0%	141	36	11:51
2022-23	BUF	80	10	8	18	-5	14	114	8.8%	96	49	12:59
2021-22	BUF	56	10	8	18	-7	27	92	10.9%	81	25	14:47
2019-20	BUF	69	12	7	19	-1	10	85	14.1%	110	20	13:48
2018-19	BUF	72	5	13	18	-11	17	78	6.4%	144	29	13:37
2017-18	BUF	71	7	8	15	-12	26	113	6.2%	134	32	13:43