GRIT & GF
Emil Lilleberg

Tampa Bay Lightning, Defence

Emil Lilleberg

  • Edgy
  • Heavy
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 3 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
12:15
2 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
52.5
share of chances while he's on

Emil Lilleberg has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 3 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026–27, with 2 shots on goal and 12:15 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 7.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

3 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

7.8050100
Rated above 21% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality21thGF50thIntimidation38thChemistry51thClutch76th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.77, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 21.1% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.52 SD · 76th 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.0.0375th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.912th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 34 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 OTT

    Saturday, March 28

    Big night

    Emil Lilleberg had three points, one goal and two assists. It was his first goal in 22 games. His goal stood up as the winner. The Lightning beat the Senators 4-2.

  2. at MTL

    Tuesday, December 9

    Ice time

    Emil Lilleberg played 23:45, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 6 points in 30 games this season. The Lightning beat the Canadiens 6-1.

  3. at DET

    Friday, November 28

    Ice time

    Emil Lilleberg played 23:30, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 5 points in 24 games this season. It finished 6-3 for the Lightning.

  4. vs PHI

    Monday, November 24

    Ice time

    Emil Lilleberg played 23:15, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 5 points in 22 games this season. It finished 3-0 for the Lightning.

  5. vs EDM

    Thursday, November 20

    Ice time

    Emil Lilleberg played 21:32, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 4 points in 20 games this season. It finished 2-1 for the Lightning in overtime.

  6. vs NJD

    Tuesday, November 18

    Ice time

    Emil Lilleberg played 23:28, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 3 points in 19 games this season. It finished 5-1 for the Lightning.

  7. vs WSH

    Saturday, November 8

    Drought over

    Emil Lilleberg scored for the first time in 21 games. He played 20:24, about 6 minutes over his average. The Lightning beat the Capitals 3-2.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game12:15
    2
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.23
    58
  • Shots per 603.3
    48

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.93
    74
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.65
    38
  • xGF%52.5%
    61

Physical

  • Hits per 606.5
    89
  • Blocks per 603.3
    28
  • Penalty minutes per 6011.4
    1

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.0 mph
    90
  • Bursts over 20 mph4
    54
  • Distance skated5 mi
    9

Shooting

  • Hardest shot82.0 mph
    35
  • Shots on goal2
    17
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.4%
    51
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.4%
    40

Who he plays with

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

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Charle-Edouard D'Astous216:5721–141.4–0.32–181%
Ryan McDonagh36:303–90.1–1.10–06%
Victor Hedman36:186–10.1–0.00–094%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 4 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
0.000.100.200.30
03-2910-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27300020.112:154252.5
2025–26504812432.617:18964751.9
2024–257611819462.815:171146147.4
2023–2437055311.116:121054846.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1715:530010.02110
2026-10-1510:230000.01012
2026-10-0310:300010.10305
2026-05-0315:420010.07210
2026-05-0116:260000.15300
2026-04-2915:470000.00200
2026-04-2613:430000.00110
2026-04-2414:270010.03114
2026-04-2123:310010.06420
2026-04-1917:270000.00500
2026-04-1516:200110.01014
2026-04-1318:490010.03410
2026-04-1121:031020.22210
2026-04-0918:430000.00410
2026-04-0719:550010.03000
2026-04-0616:580000.01220
2026-04-0421:250010.05500
2026-04-0220:420000.03302
2026-03-3117:170000.00526
2026-03-2917:340110.05320