Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning this season: record, standing, recent form, roster, advanced stats, salary cap, injuries and schedule, from the NHL’s official data updated daily.
Advanced stats 2026–27
Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.
Physical
Chances (expected goals)
Ranks of 32 teams.
Tracking data
NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 15 games this season
Longer bar = better league rank among the 32 teams. The tick marks the middle of the league.
Territory
- Offensive-zone timeLeague avg 41.1%42.2%#6 of 32
- Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 40.6%41.8%#6 of 32
- Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 41.1%39.7%#5 of 32
- Offensive-zone time, power playLeague avg 62.9%57.5%#22 of 32
- Offensive-zone time, penalty killLeague avg 24.2%25.3%#22 of 32
- Shot-attempt differential per game+5.4#3 of 32
Speed
- Average shot speedLeague avg 59.3 mph59.2 mph#16 of 32
- Hardest shotLeague avg 96.4 mph98.4 mph#8 of 32
- Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 375389#13 of 32
- Top skating speedLeague avg 23.3 mph23.4 mph#14 of 32
Where the shots come from
Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.
- Close-range shotsLeague avg 128131#14 of 32
- Close-range shooting %League avg 19.8%19.9%#16 of 32
- Mid-range shotsLeague avg 133131#15 of 32
- Mid-range shooting %League avg 12.5%13.7%#13 of 32
- Long-range shotsLeague avg 881067th most
- Long-range shooting %League avg 4.0%5.7%#7 of 32
Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com), updated daily.
Faceoffs · 2026–27
Faceoff leaders →FO%
48.9%
Faceoffs won
427
874 taken
League rank
#21
of 32 teams
By zone
- Offensive zone52.8% · 178/337
- Neutral zone48.0% · 131/273
- Defensive zone44.7% · 118/264
By situation
- Even strength49.0% · 354/723
- Power play58.2% · 53/91
- Shorthanded33.3% · 20/60
Coaching Staff
Jon Cooper
2 seasons with teamActive
2026-27
0‑0‑0
0 GP
Salary Cap
2026-27 upper limit $104.0MContract and payroll data not yet available for this team.
Injuries
League injury report →Man-games lost
21
Injured now
1
Games played
16
- Yanni GourdeHip (Surgery)16 GMInjured Reserve
Gourde (hip) will miss Thursday's game against Chicago, but he might be available at some point during the upcoming four-game road trip, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site. · Nov 4
Most games missed this season
- Yanni Gourde16
- Zemgus Girgensonsreturned3
- Erik Cernakreturned1
- Victor Hedmanreturned1
GM = team games missed in the current stint. HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only, not gambling advice. Injury reports sourced from ESPN's public NHL injury feed.
