Zemgus Girgensons
C · #28
· Tampa Bay Lightning
· 6'3" · 200 lb
· L-handed
· 32 yrs
· Draft: 2012 Rd 1 (#14 overall)
Compare with
Season
858
Games
100–114–214
G–A–P
1185
Shots · 8.4%
723 / 239
Hits / Blocks
Recent · Career last 25 games
| Date | Matchup | Score | G | A | P | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | WSH @ TBL | W 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14:27 |
| Oct 1 | TBL @ NYR | L 1–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:39 |
| May 3 | MTL @ TBL | L 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 |
| May 1 | TBL @ MTL | W 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:44 |
| Apr 29 | MTL @ TBL | L 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:21 |
| Apr 26 | TBL @ MTL | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:46 |
| Apr 24 | TBL @ MTL | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 |
Showing the 7 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals
10014th
Assists
11411th
Points
21411th
Primary Assists
6812th
Points/60 (5v5)
1.067th
Power-Play Points
1119th
Game Score
222.414th
Shots
118527th
Shooting %
8.4%12th
Shot Danger/60
0.5123rd
High-Danger Chances
15332nd
Expected Goals
110.826th
Goals Above Expected
-14.89th
Rebounds Created
4517th
Corsi %
47.6%21st
Fenwick %
47.7%19th
xGF% (5v5)
43.6%9th
xGA/60 (5v5)
2.2987th
Blocked Shots
49766th
Hits
164881st
Blocks/60
2.574th
Hits/60
8.381st
Takeaways
20111th
Giveaways
19091st
Penalties Drawn
19562nd
Penalties Taken
11175th
Penalty Differential
+278th
Plus-Minus
-7519th
Ice Time / Game
14:0031st
Games Played
85882nd
PP Ice Time
23 min20th
PK Ice Time
116 min83rd
O-Zone Start %
42.7%22nd
Faceoff % (Centers)
44.1%20th
Teammate Quality
459th
Competition Quality
5653rd
Top skating speed Apr 1, 2025 · TBL @ NYI
23.0 mph78th
Bursts over 20 mph
65993rd
Distance skated
767 mi75th
Top shot speed
92.3 mph63rd
Archetype — how these are computed →
Defensive Forward
A defensive specialist forward — suppresses chances and plays a low-event, own-zone role.
Why he earned it — his rank among forwards
HD suppression
3.0/60
81th
Shot suppression
71.0/60
15th
Blocks per 60
0.0
50th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · Career (since 2010-11) · all gamesSlot
71 G on 504 shots
14%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+35 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
1185
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
100
Shooting %
8.4%
Shots / GP
1.4
xG
95.7
Shot Danger Mix
High danger11%
Medium danger36%
Low danger53%
Top Scoring Zones
01
14%
Slot
71 G on 504 shots
02
18%
Crease
7 G on 39 shots
03
6%
High Slot
6 G on 105 shots
Contract
Cap hit
$875,000
Term2024-25 → 2026-27 (3 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2027
Clauses2024-25: M-NTC; 2025-26: M-NTC; 2026-27: M-NTC
Signed at age30
Signing GMJulien BriseBois
AgentPaul Capizzano
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NHL | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-26 | OG | Latvia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Lightning | 74 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | OGQ | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Lightning | 82 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Sabres | 63 | 8 | 6 | 14 | — |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Sabres | 80 | 10 | 8 | 18 | — |
| 2021-22 | OGQ | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Sabres | 56 | 10 | 8 | 18 | — |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Sabres | 69 | 12 | 7 | 19 | — |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Sabres | 72 | 5 | 13 | 18 | — |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Sabres | 71 | 7 | 8 | 15 | — |
| 2016-17 | WC | Latvia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2016-17 | OGQ | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Sabres | 75 | 7 | 9 | 16 | — |
| 2015-16 | WC | Latvia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Sabres | 71 | 7 | 11 | 18 | — |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Sabres | 61 | 15 | 15 | 30 | — |
| 2013-14 | WC-A | Latvia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2013-14 | Olympics | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Sabres | 70 | 8 | 14 | 22 | — |
| 2012-13 | WC-A | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Rochester | 61 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 |
| 2011-12 | WJC-A | Latvia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2011-12 | USHL | Dubuque | 49 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 2 |
| 2010-11 | USHL | Dubuque | 51 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 11 |
| 2009-10 | EJHL | Green Mountain | 23 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 2 |
| 2009-10 | EmJHL | Green Mountain | 19 | 17 | 12 | 29 | — |