Matt Rempe fights for first time since undergoing two thumb surgeries, injures other hand
Matt Rempe has already opened his fight ledger for the 2026-27 NHL season in his second game with the New York Rangers.…
7-3-1
RECORD
15
POINTS
11
GAMES PLAYED
115
POINTS PACE
4th
DIVISION RANK
Tampa Bay Lightning roster 2026-27
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Tampa Bay Lightning: Skater statistics 2026-27
| Name | Pos | Age | GP | Goals G | Assists A | Points P | ATOI | Shots SOG | Sh% | GF% | SA% | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov Kucherov | R | 33 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 21.2 | 31 | 12.9 | 50.0 | 61.2 | 65.3 |
| Brandon Hagel Hagel | L | 28 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21.6 | 50 | 14.0 | 50.0 | 61.2 | 62.4 |
| Jake Guentzel Guentzel | C | 31 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20.1 | 29 | 24.1 | 57.1 | 59.3 | 62.0 |
| Brayden Point Point | C | 30 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19.1 | 22 | 9.1 | 70.0 | 56.4 | 61.3 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous D'Astous | D | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15.8 | 16 | 12.5 | 42.9 | 53.5 | 58.1 |
| Pontus Holmberg Holmberg | R | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14.2 | 19 | 15.8 | 71.4 | 53.2 | 56.6 |
| Anthony Cirelli Cirelli | C | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17.3 | 16 | 18.8 | 55.6 | 64.4 | 68.4 |
| John Carlson Carlson | D | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19.7 | 28 | 10.7 | 33.3 | 58.8 | 61.5 |
| Ilya Mikheyev Mikheyev | R | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14.7 | 15 | 13.3 | 66.7 | 49.7 | 55.5 |
| Victor Hedman Hedman | D | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13.6 | 13 | 15.4 | 63.6 | 51.1 | 54.3 |
| Max Crozier Crozier | D | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16.8 | 11 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 57.3 | 56.6 |
| Conor Geekie Geekie | C | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.9 | 14 | 14.3 | 33.3 | 55.4 | 49.0 |
| Erik Cernak Cernak | D | 29 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 56.2 | 63.8 |
| Ryan McDonagh McDonagh | D | 37 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 70.0 | 54.8 | 50.7 |
| Zemgus Girgensons Girgensons | C | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13.6 | 14 | 7.1 | 62.5 | 50.0 | 53.6 |
| Dominic James James | C | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 48.8 | 29.8 |
| Gage Goncalves Goncalves | C | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16.2 | 10 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 54.9 | 63.5 |
| Scott Sabourin Sabourin | R | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 1 | 0.0 | - | 60.0 | 59.3 |
| Emil Lilleberg Lilleberg | D | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 55.7 | 58.1 |
| J.J. Moser Moser | D | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.9 | 12 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 59.4 | 63.4 |
| Jeffrey Viel Viel | L | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 6 | 0.0 | - | 54.8 | 46.7 |
Tampa Bay Lightning: Goal contributions 2026-27
Tampa Bay Lightning: Player salaries 2026-27
The visualization above does not reflect retained salaries, long-term injured reserve (LTIR), or bonuses.
Tampa Bay Lightning: Contract lengths as of 2026-27
The color-coding above is based on the cap hit at the end of the player's last contract.
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