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Anthony Cirelli

Anthony Cirelli

C · #71 · Tampa Bay Lightning · 6'1" · 190 lb · L-handed · 28 yrs · Draft: 2015 Rd 3 (#72 overall)
Defensive Forward
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Season
699
Games
165–224–389
G–A–P
1193
Shots · 13.8%
384 / 410
Hits / Blocks
Recent · Career last 25 games
DateMatchupScore GAPSOGHitsBlkTOI
Oct 3 WSH @ TBL W 1–3 00011117:42
Oct 1 TBL @ NYR L 1–5 00030019:56
May 3 MTL @ TBL L 2–1 00000017:50
May 1 TBL @ MTL W 1–0 00000023:11
Apr 29 MTL @ TBL L 3–2 00030020:49
Apr 26 TBL @ MTL W 3–2 00000018:58
Apr 24 TBL @ MTL L 2–3 00010017:52
Showing the 7 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals 16562nd
Assists 22465th
Points 38964th
Primary Assists 12261st
Points/60 (5v5) 2.0462nd
Power-Play Points 4140th
Game Score 459.871st
Shots 119349th
Shooting % 13.8%81st
Shot Danger/60 0.7567th
High-Danger Chances 19367th
Expected Goals 128.757th
Goals Above Expected +17.357th
Rebounds Created 7265th
Corsi % 52.6%81st
Fenwick % 52.1%77th
xGF% (5v5) 55.1%92nd
xGA/60 (5v5) 2.6642nd
Blocked Shots 60495th
Hits 84359th
Blocks/60 3.087th
Hits/60 4.251st
Takeaways 28369th
Giveaways 21776th
Penalties Drawn 23092nd
Penalties Taken 13439th
Penalty Differential +691st
Plus-Minus +16299th
Ice Time / Game 17:3077th
Games Played 69988th
PP Ice Time 77 min38th
PK Ice Time 166 min99th
O-Zone Start % 45.1%30th
Faceoff % (Centers) 48.8%50th
Teammate Quality 6895th
Competition Quality 5891st
Top skating speed Apr 23, 2024 · TBL @ FLA 23.5 mph92nd
Bursts over 20 mph 72395th
Distance skated 1092 mi89th
Top shot speed 100.2 mph96th
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 4.1/60
74th
Shot suppression 35.1/60
88th
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 games
16% 6% 0% 9% 2% 5% 2% 10% 0% 20% 15% 8% 23% — 0% —
Slot
122 G on 616 shots
20%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+26 shots (1 goal) from beyond the mapped zones
1193
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
165
164 charted
Shooting %
13.8%
Shots / GP
1.7
xG
133.1
Shot Danger Mix
High danger14%
Medium danger42%
Low danger45%
Top Scoring Zones
01
Slot
122 G on 616 shots
20%
02
Crease
13 G on 56 shots
23%
03
High Slot
6 G on 123 shots
5%
Contract
Cap hit $6,250,000
Term2023-24 → 2030-31 (8 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2031
Clauses2025-26: NTC; 2026-27: NTC; 2027-28: M-NTC; 2028-29: M-NTC; 2029-30: M-NTC; 2030-31: M-NTC
Signed at age25
Signing GMJulien BriseBois
AgentPatrick Morris
Career
SeasonLeagueTeamGP GAP Playoff GP
2026-27 NHL — 2 000 —
2025-26 NHL Lightning 71 232952 7
2024-25 4 Nations Canada 4 000 —
2024-25 NHL Lightning 80 273259 5
2023-24 NHL Lightning 79 202545 5
2022-23 NHL Lightning 58 111829 6
2021-22 NHL Lightning 76 172643 23
2020-21 NHL Lightning 50 91322 23
2019-20 NHL Lightning 68 162844 25
2018-19 WC Canada 10 314 —
2018-19 NHL Lightning 82 192039 4
2017-18 AHL Syracuse Crunch 51 142337 —
2017-18 NHL Lightning 18 5611 17
2016-17 M-Cup Erie Otters 5 178 —
2016-17 OHL Erie Otters 25 121830 22
2016-17 WJC-20 Canada U20 7 347 —
2016-17 OHL Oshawa Generals 26 132134 —
2015-16 AHL Syracuse 3 000 —
2015-16 OHL Oshawa 62 213859 5
2014-15 OHL Oshawa 68 132336 21
2013-14 ON-Jr.A Mississauga 1 000 1
2013-14 GTHL Miss. Reps Midget 31 101828 —
2012-13 GTHL Miss. Reps MM 33 9716 —