Tampa Bay Lightning
2026-27 · 0-1-0 · 0 pts · 8th Atlantic
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 0-1-0 (0 points) through 1 game of 2026-27, 8th in the Atlantic Division and 16th in the Eastern, with a -4 goal differential.
Next up: home to the Washington Capitals on Sat, Oct 3, against an opponent on a back-to-back.
In the latest game, the top line has been Guentzel – Hagel – Cirelli and the top pair McDonagh – Cernak. PP1 is Carlson, Kucherov, Guentzel, Point and Hagel.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 53.3% of shot attempts (3rd in the NHL) and 54.3% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 195-152.
Andrei Vasilevskiy has started 58 of 82 games with a .912 save percentage; Johansson has 23 starts.
2 players are on the injury report.
Forwards (5-on-5)
From the last 1 game of shift data. Times are together per game.
Lightning line combinations tool →Next game: Andrei Vasilevskiy● Projected
- Andrei Vasilevskiy58 GS · .912 SV%
- Jonas Johansson23 GS · .884 SV%
- Brandon Halverson1 GS · .810 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
| Goalie | Games | Exp. starts | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 3 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Dennis Hildeby | 3 | 0.2 | 0 |
Fri, Oct 2 to Thu, Oct 8, from the start model with LineupExperts status applied. Tonight's starter →
Sat, Oct 3 · WSH @ TBL
Edge: TBL +13.4 ptsBack-to-back · 942 km travel
1 day rest · 1,620 km travel
TBL has the schedule edge (+13.4 pts net win probability): wsh on a b2b, wsh backup likely (97%), b2b vs rested tbl, backup likely (97%).
Mon, Oct 5 · PHI @ TBL
No schedule edge1 day rest · 1,488 km travel
1 day rest
No meaningful schedule edge: PHI (1 day rest) at TBL (1 day rest).
Thu, Oct 8 · MIN @ TBL
No schedule edge1 day rest · 1,691 km travel
2 days rest
No meaningful schedule edge: MIN (1 day rest) at TBL (2 days rest).
for Lightning's next games, as win-probability edges.
No Lightning skater is rising right now: nobody's role or production has jumped over his last 5 games.
Next: vs Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 3
- Thu, Oct 1@ NYRL 1-5
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov R | 76 | 44 | 86 | 130 | 20:20 | 4:08 | 56.2% |
| Jake Guentzel L | 81 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 20:15 | 3:58 | 53.3% |
| Brandon Hagel L | 71 | 36 | 38 | 74 | 19:46 | 2:09 | 58.4% |
| Darren Raddysh D | 73 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 22:42 | 3:37 | 57.3% |
| Anthony Cirelli C | 71 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 17:19 | 1:11 | 56.1% |
| Brayden Point C | 63 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 18:15 | 3:40 | 52.3% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Atlantic Division
- PP1John Carlson – Nikita Kucherov – Jake Guentzel – Brayden Point – Brandon Hagel7:18
50 PP goals in 400:52 of man-advantage time (16th in GF/60).
- Yanni GourdeCInjured ReserveHip · Gourde won't be available to play until at least December after having offseason hip surgery. He contributed 19 assists, 28 points, 114 shots on net, 115 hits and 66 PIM in 82 regular-season games with Tampa Bay in
- Dominic JamesCInjured ReserveHand · James entered training camp with a broken hand and was expected to miss the first two weeks of the regular season, so his move to non-roster injured reserve isn't surprising. Conor Geekie and Scott Sabourin are ca
Where the offence comes from
Share of Lightning 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 176.3 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.266 · 23rd of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%54.3% · 5th of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%53.3% · 3rd of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2026-27)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Lightning rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
Lightning news
- Bruins' Jeremy Swayman: Defending road crease FridayCBS Sports
- Bruins' Morgan Geekie Makes Best NHL Players List After Big YearYahoo Sports
- When is Charlie McAvoy Coming Back? Why Bruins' Star is Suspended and Return Timelineheavy.com
- Morgan Geekie Game Log - NHLFOX Sports
- Bruins' Connor Clifton was looking for more playing time when he re-signed. He got it in the opener.The Boston Globe
- Back in Boston, Connor Clifton is already at home in Marco Sturm's D corpsBoston.com
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