GRIT & GF
Dominic James

Tampa Bay Lightning, Centre

Dominic James

  • Heavy
  • Edgy
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 2 GP
Individual xG
0.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
12:59
1 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
24.1
share of chances while he's on

Dominic James has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 2 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026–27, with 1 shots on goal and 12:59 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 61.6 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

61.6050100
Rated above 48% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.03
Physicality79thGF21thIntimidation4thChemistry43thClutch38th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.18, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 48.2% of 531 rated players

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Physicality

+0.74 SD · 79th percentile · weight 38% · +1.6 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.6.566th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.131th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.4495th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.3592th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.4779th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8232th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 559 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 LAK

    Thursday, December 18

    Volume

    Dominic James had 10 shot attempts. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 2.4 attempts a game. The Lightning lost 2-1 to the Kings.

  2. at VGK

    Thursday, November 6

    Big night

    Dominic James had three points, one goal and two assists. He has 1 goal this season. He played 15:13 and had one shot on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Lightning.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards 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 game12:58
    26
  • Points per 602.31
    66
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.49
    13
  • Shots per 602.3
    3

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.46
    4
  • xG against per 60, on ice4.58
    0
  • xGF%24.1%
    0

Physical

  • Hits per 6016.2
    95
  • Blocks per 600.0
    1
  • Penalty minutes per 604.6
    10

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.9 mph
    61
  • Bursts over 20 mph6
    29
  • Distance skated4 mi
    7

Shooting

  • Hardest shot64.9 mph
    6
  • Shots on goal1
    7
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.7%
    26
  • Offensive zone time, even strength38.8%
    20

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
Jeffrey Viel, Conor Geekie18:415–60.1–0.80–010%
Jake Guentzel, Conor Geekie13:192–20.0–0.00–022%
Gage Goncalves, Conor Geekie12:141–40.0–0.20–07%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 3 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
01-2010-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27201110.212:597024.1
2025–26437815566.412:15581751.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1710:320000.00400
2026-10-1515:250110.21302
2026-05-0313:271040.34200
2026-05-0113:360130.10100
2026-04-2913:141020.17120
2026-04-2611:250000.00200
2026-04-2412:200020.26210
2026-04-2113:250010.20000
2026-04-197:180000.02200
2026-02-2813:061010.16200
2026-02-2616:551040.61010
2026-02-2510:590030.06100
2026-02-0515:230100.09102
2026-02-0313:020020.21200
2026-02-0113:410030.25102
2026-01-2911:301030.29100
2026-01-2613:140040.38000
2026-01-2413:490000.06100
2026-01-2312:380020.19210
2026-01-2014:150140.46010