Gage Goncalves

Stingy
Play-driver
Two-way

Points, 2026–27: 0; 0 G, 0 A in 7 GP
Individual xG: 1.2; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 15:57; 5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 60.8; share of chances while he's on

Gage Goncalves has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 7 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026–27, with 5 shots on goal and 15:57 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 66.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

7 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 53% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.0
Wins: +0.00

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.19, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 53% 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%

Clutch

+1.25 SD · 93th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0893th pct
Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2581th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 101 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.

at MTL
Friday, May 1
Overtime winner
Gage Goncalves scored the overtime winner. It was his first goal in 21 games. That was his 12th goal of the season. The Lightning beat the Canadiens 1-0 in overtime.
vs MTL
Tuesday, April 21
Ice time
Gage Goncalves played 19:58, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 33 points in 76 games this season. The Lightning beat the Canadiens 3-2 in overtime.
at BUF
Monday, April 6
Ice time
Gage Goncalves played 19:17, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 31 points in 69 games this season. The Lightning lost 4-2 to the Sabres.
vs OTT
Saturday, March 28
Ice time
Gage Goncalves played 20:06, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 29 points in 64 games this season. It finished 4-2 for the Lightning.
vs MIN
Tuesday, March 24
Volume
Gage Goncalves had 7 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Two reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 1.9. The Lightning beat the Wild 6-3.
vs DET
Thursday, March 12
Two goals
Gage Goncalves scored twice. He played 18:47, about 7 minutes over his average. His goal stood up as the winner. It finished 4-1 for the Lightning.
vs TOR
Wednesday, February 25
Big night
Three points for Gage Goncalves: one goal and two assists. That was his seventh goal of the season. The Lightning beat the Maple Leafs 4-2.
at PHI
Saturday, January 10
Two goals
Gage Goncalves scored twice. He has 6 goals this season. He played 15:05 and had two shots on goal. It finished 7-2 for the Lightning.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game15:57
58
Points per 600.00
4
Goals per 600.00
11
Individual xG per 600.63
27
Shots per 602.7
4

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.70
63
xG against per 60, on ice1.74
92
xGF%60.8%
90

Physical

Hits per 604.8
57
Blocks per 602.7
61
Penalty minutes per 600.0
88

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed20.7 mph
12
Bursts over 20 mph5
22
Distance skated17 mi
40

Shooting

Hardest shot78.4 mph
39
Shots on goal5
21
Shooting %0.0%
13

Zone time

Offensive zone time42.5%
57
Offensive zone time, even strength42.0%
65

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
Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point	7	47:10	62–35	2.8–0.9	3–0	75%
Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point	7	12:15	16–13	0.5–0.3	1–0	61%
Jeffrey Viel, Conor Geekie	5	8:13	3–6	0.0–0.4	0–2	5%
Jansen Harkins, Conor Geekie	1	5:04	5–6	0.3–0.3	0–0	44%
Scott Sabourin, Conor Geekie	1	3:17	1–5	0.1–0.2	0–0	44%
Conor Geekie, Dominic James	1	2:14	1–4	0.0–0.2	0–0	7%
Anthony Cirelli, Conor Geekie	4	2:06	0–2	0.0–0.0	0–0	–
Nikita Kucherov, Anthony Cirelli	5	2:06	4–0	0.2–0.0	0–0	100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 9 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

0.000.250.500.75

04-0610-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	7	0	0	0	5	1.2	15:57	9	5	60.8
2025–26	74	11	22	33	77	9.7	13:05	85	38	56.7
2024–25	60	8	12	20	61	6.0	12:48	71	23	47.8
2023–24	2	0	0	0	0	0.1	9:58	2	0	69.0

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk
2026-10-17	16:47	0	0	2	0.29	4	1
2026-10-13	16:20	0	0	1	0.02	1	2
2026-10-10	18:13	0	0	0	0.00	0	2
2026-10-08	16:12	0	0	0	0.17	1	0
2026-10-05	16:12	0	0	2	0.65	1	0
2026-10-03	15:47	0	0	0	0.00	1	0
2026-10-01	12:09	0	0	0	0.06	1	0
2026-05-03	14:33	0	1	3	0.61	1	2
2026-05-01	15:26	1	0	2	0.27	1	0
2026-04-29	13:51	0	1	2	0.15	1	0
2026-04-26	10:44	0	0	0	0.00	3	0
2026-04-24	16:04	0	0	1	0.16	1	0
2026-04-21	19:58	0	0	2	0.16	3	1
2026-04-19	10:43	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
2026-04-15	12:56	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
2026-04-13	15:10	0	0	1	0.15	0	1
2026-04-11	14:04	0	1	1	0.15	3	1
2026-04-09	18:19	0	1	2	0.03	1	1
2026-04-07	14:52	0	0	1	0.12	0	0
2026-04-06	19:17	0	0	0	0.16	3	1