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Zemgus Girgensons
Center #28 Lightning $0.850M
Player Information

Zemgus Girgensons has 14 points (7 goals, 7 assists) in 48 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 208 points (98 goals, 110 assists) in 818 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 FlagLVA
    Age: 32.1 yrs (05.01.1994)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 89 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 14th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 32-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Lightning controlling 44% 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 defense-leaning role, starting 21% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 32% in the defensive zone.

  • 63

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 178th of 247 Centers
    Defense:Def: 122nd of 247 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.15
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.44
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.01
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.53
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.18
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.44
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.78
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.52
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.87
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.53
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.21
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.17
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.49
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.80
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.49
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.27
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.87
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.32
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    9.61
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.850M
Player Contract Value: $1.200M
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
26.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 0 16:38 0 6
29.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 2 2 1 16:51 0 0
01.02.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 -1 17:21 1 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 17:07 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 1 0 1 2 18:19 4 25.0% 2
Total 5 1 2 3 2 7 14.3% 8
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 48 7 7 14 3 15:10 62 11.3% 20
Season Projection 75 11 11 22 5 15:10 97 11.3% 31
Total 818 98 110 208 -70 1152 8.5% 259
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 Match
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 32.1 yrs 191 cm / 89 kg 0.29 0.25 57 73 $0.850M
88% Jason Dickinson Team Logo C 30.6 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.30 0.31 52 71 $4.250M
87% Yakov Trenin Team Logo C 29.1 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.29 0.26 57 78 $3.500M
87% Rodrigo Abols Team Logo C 30.1 yrs 193 cm / 93 kg 0.24 0.23 54 71 $0.800M
86% Morgan Barron Team Logo C 27.2 yrs 193 cm / 99 kg 0.36 0.25 59 76 $1.850M
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