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NHL Time on Ice Leaders: Tampa Bay Lightning
2026-27All situationsThrough 3 team games
This board ranks every NHL skater by average time on ice per game this season, regular season only.
Average time on ice per game, all situations. Number-one defensemen top the board at 24 to 27 minutes a night; the leading forwards play 21 to 23. Ice time is opportunity: more minutes mean more shots, points, hits and blocks. A jump in a player's last-10 TOI is often the first sign of a promotion.
Leader for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026-27: Nikita Kucherov (TBL), 23:27 TOI/GP.
- Early sample: teams have played at most 3 games in 2026-27. Expect big swings.
Ice time leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | TOI/GP | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 23:27 | 2 | 100% |
| 2 | Brandon HagelFTBL | TBL | 22:54 | 2 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 3 | John CarlsonDTBL | TBL | 22:08 | 2 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 4 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 21:35 | 2 | 95%▲7.5 |
| 5 | Jake GuentzelFTBL | TBL | 21:10 | 2 | 100% |
| 6 | Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 18:49 | 2 | 51%▲19 |
| 7 | Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 18:17 | 2 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 8 | J.J. MoserDTBL | TBL | 17:09 | 2 | 22%▲19 |
| 9 | Charle-Edouard D'AstousDTBL | TBL | 16:27 | 2 | 22%▲17 |
| 10 | Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 15:49 | 2 | 7.3%▲6.8 |
| 11 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 15:40 | 2 | 93%▲11 |
| 12 | Pontus HolmbergFTBL | TBL | 15:12 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Gage GoncalvesFTBL | TBL | 13:58 | 2 | 11%▲11 |
| 14 | Ilya MikheyevFTBL | TBL | 12:27 | 2 | 8.3%▲6.8 |
| 15 | Zemgus GirgensonsFTBL | TBL | 11:03 | 2 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 16 | Jansen HarkinsFTBL | TBL | 10:55 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Conor GeekieFTBL | TBL | 10:51 | 2 | 20%▲20 |
| 18 | Emil LillebergDTBL | TBL | 10:30 | 1 | 4.8%▲4.7 |
| 19 | Jeffrey VielFTBL | TBL | 8:12 | 2 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
Minimum sample: 0.8 games (it scales with games played).
How to read it
Minutes per game, all situations (m:ss).
How reliable is it?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
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