Anthony Cirelli

Two-way
Play-driver
Stingy

Points, 2026–27: 3; 1 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 1.4; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 17:49; 12 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 65.3; share of chances while he's on

Anthony Cirelli has 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 8 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026–27, with 12 shots on goal and 17:49 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 77.5 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

Rated above 67% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.0
Wins: −0.00

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.36, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 66.9% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+1.58 SD · 97th percentile · weight 11% · +0.2 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.0986th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.3.1898th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 99 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.

vs PIT
Thursday, April 2
Hat trick
Hat trick for Anthony Cirelli. He has 23 goals this season. He played 15:08 and had three shots on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Lightning.
at EDM
Saturday, March 21
Streak
Anthony Cirelli has scored in 3 straight games. He scored twice. That was his 19th goal of the season. The Lightning beat the Oilers 5-2.
at VAN
Thursday, March 19
Big night
Anthony Cirelli had three points, one goal and two assists. That was his 17th goal of the season. He played 17:57 and had two shots on goal. The Lightning beat the Canucks 6-2.
at SEA
Tuesday, March 17
Big night
Anthony Cirelli had three points, one goal and two assists. That was his 16th goal of the season. He played 15:48 and had two shots on goal. The Lightning beat the Kraken 6-2.
at CBJ
Saturday, January 24
Big night
Three points for Anthony Cirelli: one goal and two assists. He has 14 goals this season. He played 17:23 and had one shot on goal. The Lightning fell 8-5 to the Blue Jackets.
at NYI
Tuesday, December 2
Snakebit
Anthony Cirelli generated 1.2 expected goals on six shots and did not score. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.0. The Lightning lost 2-1 to the Islanders.
vs DAL
Thursday, October 30
Overtime winner
Anthony Cirelli won it in overtime. He has 6 goals this season. He played 20:57 and had two shots on goal. It finished 2-1 for the Lightning in overtime.
vs ANA
Saturday, October 25
Big night
Three points for Anthony Cirelli: two goals and one assist. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.3. The Lightning beat the Ducks 4-3.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game17:49
76
Points per 601.26
28
Goals per 600.42
29
Individual xG per 600.61
24
Shots per 605.1
32

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.39
90
xG against per 60, on ice1.80
91
xGF%65.3%
96

Physical

Hits per 602.5
31
Blocks per 602.5
57
Penalty minutes per 601.7
43

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed21.7 mph
52
Bursts over 20 mph11
56
Distance skated20 mi
60

Shooting

Hardest shot78.9 mph
42
Shots on goal11
54
Shooting %9.1%
31

Zone time

Offensive zone time42.6%
58
Offensive zone time, even strength43.3%
80

Who he plays with

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

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Jake Guentzel, Brandon Hagel	8	49:51	64–38	2.7–1.8	4–3	60%
Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel	8	27:45	32–16	1.9–0.9	0–1	68%
Pontus Holmberg, Ilya Mikheyev	7	2:40	1–1	0.0–0.0	0–0	100%
Brandon Hagel, Pontus Holmberg	7	2:13	3–1	0.1–0.0	0–0	91%
Nikita Kucherov, Gage Goncalves	5	2:06	4–0	0.2–0.0	0–0	100%
Gage Goncalves, Conor Geekie	4	2:06	0–2	0.0–0.0	0–0	–

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 16 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

0.000.501.001.50

04-0210-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	1	2	3	12	1.4	17:49	6	6	65.3
2025–26	71	23	29	52	125	21.4	17:19	50	63	57.1
2024–25	80	27	32	59	161	25.9	18:41	25	87	58.7
2023–24	79	20	25	45	129	19.0	18:31	64	86	53.1

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	17:04	0	0	1	0.34	1	0	0
2026-10-15	18:19	0	1	1	0.05	1	0	0
2026-10-13	15:30	0	0	1	0.17	0	1	2
2026-10-10	18:04	0	1	0	0.08	1	1	0
2026-10-08	19:25	1	0	4	0.47	0	0	0
2026-10-05	16:31	0	0	1	0.07	1	1	2
2026-10-03	17:42	0	0	1	0.06	1	1	0
2026-10-01	19:56	0	0	3	0.20	1	2	0
2026-05-03	17:50	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0
2026-05-01	23:11	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0
2026-04-29	20:49	0	0	3	0.33	0	2	0
2026-04-26	18:58	0	0	0	0.00	2	3	0
2026-04-24	17:52	0	0	1	0.15	1	0	0
2026-04-21	22:43	0	2	0	0.07	3	0	0
2026-04-19	17:35	0	0	1	0.01	6	1	2
2026-04-13	17:37	0	0	1	0.06	0	1	0
2026-04-11	19:15	0	0	2	0.23	0	1	0
2026-04-09	20:28	0	0	1	0.00	3	2	2
2026-04-04	17:01	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0
2026-04-02	15:08	3	0	3	1.35	0	1	0