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Zemgus Girgensons
Center #28 Lightning
Player Information

Zemgus Girgensons has 9 points (6 goals, 3 assists) in 36 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 14) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, he has 203 points (97 goals, 106 assists) in 806 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

He has no points in 5 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagLAT
    Age: 32 yrs (05.01.1994)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 89 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 14th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 32-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Lightning controlling 42% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Zemgus Girgensons is off the ice, the Lightning control 59% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 21% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 31% in the defensive zone.

  • 59

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 189th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 188th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.17
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.42
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.93
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.69
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.23
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.89
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.56
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.72
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.34
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.21
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.49
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.64
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.69
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.41
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.23
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.07
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.31
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    10.37
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.850M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 34.5 yrs (05.01.1994)
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Zemgus Girgensons
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
31.12.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 0 16:10 0 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 0 12:24 0 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 -1 13:26 2 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 1 0 1 1 14:40 1 100.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 1 1 0 13:28 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 1 2 0 4 25.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2013-14 Team Logo Sabres 70 8 14 22 -6 15:19 115 7.0% 14
2014-15 Team Logo Sabres 61 15 15 30 -16 19:04 115 13.0% 25
2015-16 Team Logo Sabres 71 7 11 18 0 15:01 110 6.4% 20
2016-17 Team Logo Sabres 75 7 9 16 -7 13:10 112 6.2% 18
2017-18 Team Logo Sabres 71 7 8 15 -12 13:43 113 6.2% 26
2018-19 Team Logo Sabres 72 5 13 18 -11 13:37 78 6.4% 17
2019-20 Team Logo Sabres 69 12 7 19 -1 13:48 85 14.1% 10
2021-22 Team Logo Sabres 56 10 8 18 -7 14:46 92 10.9% 27
2022-23 Team Logo Sabres 80 10 8 18 -5 12:58 114 8.8% 14
2023-24 Team Logo Sabres 63 8 6 14 -1 11:50 73 11.0% 21
2024-25 Team Logo Lightning 82 2 4 6 -7 11:40 83 2.4% 47
2025-26 Team Logo Lightning 36 6 3 9 -1 14:54 50 12.0% 12
Season Projection 75 12 6 18 -2 14:53 104 11.5% 25
Total 806 97 106 203 -74 1140 8.5% 251
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Lightning 5 0 0 0 0 10:55 3 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 3 0.0% 0
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Zemgus Girgensons Team Logo C 32 yrs 191 cm / 89 kg 0.25 0.25 55 65 $0.850M
90% Jason Dickinson Team Logo C 30.5 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.28 0.31 52 66 $4.250M
88% Cole Smith Team Logo RW 30.2 yrs 191 cm / 88 kg 0.24 0.23 57 62 $1.000M
87% Paul Cotter Team Logo LW 26.2 yrs 188 cm / 96 kg 0.24 0.30 56 67 $0.775M
87% Warren Foegele Team Logo LW 29.8 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.22 0.40 56 64 $3.500M
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