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Dominic James
Center #17 Lightning $0.910M
Player Information

Dominic James has 13 points (5 goals, 8 assists) in 40 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season.

Selected in the 6th round (No. 173) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, he has 13 points (5 goals, 8 assists) in 40 regular-season games for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 23.6 yrs (03.07.2002)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 173rd in 2022
    Draft Team: Team logoChicago Blackhawks
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 23-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Lightning controlling 55% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Dominic James is off the ice, the Lightning control 58% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 39% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 19% in the defensive zone.

  • 67

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 138th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 72nd of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.03
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.55
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    11.98
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.68
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.95
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.60
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.52
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.44
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.22
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.39
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.08
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.76
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.27
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.76
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.22
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    4.87
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.19
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Dominic James at his age (23.6 yrs):
    Simon Holmstrom (Rating of 67 in 2024, Today 68)
    Trevor Zegras (Rating of 67 in 2024, Today 77)
    Alexey Toropchenko (Rating of 67 in 2022, Today 56)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.910M
Player Contract Value: $2.200M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 26.0 yrs (03.07.2002)
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Dominic James
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
26.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 0 13:13 4 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 1 0 1 2 11:30 3 33.3% 0
01.02.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 -1 13:40 3 0.0% 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 13:01 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 1 1 3 15:22 0 2
Total 5 1 1 2 4 12 8.3% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2025-26 Team Logo Lightning 40 5 8 13 4 12:07 48 10.4% 8
Season Projection 67 8 13 21 7 12:07 80 10.0% 13
Total 40 5 8 13 4 48 10.4% 8
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Dominic James Team Logo C 23.6 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.32 0.32 62 78 $0.910M
89% Gabe Perreault Team Logo RW 20.8 yrs 180 cm / 81 kg 0.33 0.28 63 77 $0.942M
88% Michael Amadio Team Logo RW 29.8 yrs 185 cm / 93 kg 0.39 0.32 59 77 $2.600M
88% Gage Goncalves Team Logo C 25.1 yrs 185 cm / 85 kg 0.33 0.33 65 83 $1.200M
88% Mavrik Bourque Team Logo C 24.1 yrs 180 cm / 84 kg 0.39 0.36 65 81 $0.950M
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