GRIT & GF
Zemgus Girgensons

Tampa Bay Lightning, Centre

Zemgus Girgensons

  • Heavy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
2
1 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.9
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:43
10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
55.7
share of chances while he's on

Zemgus Girgensons has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 8 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 13:43 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 91.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

91.8050100
Rated above 88% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality93thGF22thIntimidation51thChemistry10thClutch71th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.76, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 87.8% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality

+1.53 SD · 93th percentile · weight 38% · +0.2 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.8.494th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.463th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.0071th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.1886th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.6456th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7735th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 94 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. vs SEA

    Thursday, October 15

    Physical

    Zemgus Girgensons threw 7 hits. He has 2 points in 7 games this season. He played 15:11 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-3 for the Lightning in overtime.

  2. at NYR

    Tuesday, October 13

    Drought over

    Zemgus Girgensons scored for the first time in 18 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Lightning lost 4-1 to the Rangers.

  3. vs MTL

    Sunday, May 3

    Physical

    Zemgus Girgensons threw 7 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 20 points in 81 games this season. The Lightning lost 2-1 to the Canadiens.

  4. vs COL

    Tuesday, January 6

    Drought over

    Zemgus Girgensons scored for the first time in 18 games. That was his sixth goal of the season. He played 14:40 and had one shot on goal. The Lightning beat the Avalanche 4-2.

  5. vs FLA

    Monday, December 15

    Physical

    Zemgus Girgensons threw 7 hits. He has 6 points in 26 games this season. He played 14:53 and had no shots on goal. The Lightning lost 5-2 to the Panthers.

  6. at NSH

    Tuesday, October 28

    Two goals

    Zemgus Girgensons had two goals. It was his first goal in 24 games. That was his second goal of the season. It finished 5-2 for the Lightning.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game13:43
    34
  • Points per 601.09
    22
  • Goals per 600.55
    39
  • Individual xG per 600.52
    15
  • Shots per 605.5
    40

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.61
    58
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.07
    76
  • xGF%55.7%
    74

Physical

  • Hits per 6014.2
    92
  • Blocks per 602.7
    62
  • Penalty minutes per 601.1
    57

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed21.9 mph
    62
  • Bursts over 20 mph22
    87
  • Distance skated18 mi
    44

Shooting

  • Hardest shot80.8 mph
    55
  • Shots on goal10
    49
  • Shooting %10.0%
    35

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.7%
    47
  • Offensive zone time, even strength42.5%
    71

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Pontus Holmberg, Ilya Mikheyev772:1562–642.8–2.25–156%
Jeffrey Viel, Pontus Holmberg55:319–70.6–0.50–155%
Jeffrey Viel, Ilya Mikheyev32:355–50.1–0.20–021%
Jeffrey Viel, Conor Geekie32:020–20.0–0.00–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 14 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.200.40
04-0610-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–278112100.913:4326555.7
2025–2674911208912.414:461955149.2
2024–2582246838.511:401745949.5
2023–24638614736.711:511415146.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1713:210010.07200
2026-10-1515:110010.05700
2026-10-1315:021020.29200
2026-10-1015:130040.33200
2026-10-0814:260010.05200
2026-10-0514:230100.00420
2026-10-0314:270010.16432
2026-10-017:390000.00300
2026-05-0314:000000.00730
2026-05-0112:440000.10510
2026-04-297:210000.08300
2026-04-268:460000.03212
2026-04-2413:180010.17422
2026-04-2112:540010.07510
2026-04-1912:420000.02110
2026-04-1517:430100.03100
2026-04-1315:540100.21200
2026-04-0912:250000.00110
2026-04-0715:460010.06310
2026-04-0611:290000.00202