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2026–27 Season

Tampa Bay Lightning

7-2-014 PTS9 GP
2nd Atlantic7th overall

Last game · 2026–27

Golden Knights logo

@ VGK

W 6–2Oct 20
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@ UTA

Oct 24, 9:00 PM EDT

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Team Summary

xG Balance/60

+0.55

-0.15 vs season

5/32 in NHL

Season strength

Unclassified

Opponents

5 Unclassified

Attack stable·Defense stable

Attack

Stable
3.23xGF/60-0.07 vs season

Recent rank 8/32

Season

3.30

5/32

Defense

Stable
2.68xGA/60+0.08 vs season

Recent rank 7/32

Season

2.60

7/32

Data through Oct 22

Result vs Process

TBL · Last 5

Per 60 minutes of eligible play

Attack
Expected goalsActual goalsDelta
3.233.82+0.59

The team scored slightly more than its expected-goal numbers would suggest.

Defense
Expected goals againstGoals allowedDelta
2.682.61−0.08

Goals against stayed close to expected goals against.

Expected
margin
+0.55
Actual
margin
+1.22
Result vs xG gap+0.67Result > Expected Goals

Goals and expected goals exclude empty-net situations. Post-game shootout goals are excluded from process analysis.

Data through 2026-10-22 · 2026/27

Team Trends

Follow the team's process and results across the season.

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xG Balance/602026–27 Season · Data through Oct 22
TBL
TBL

+0.55xG Balance/60

Game 9 · Oct 20

at VGK · W 6–2

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-0.09+0.18+0.44+0.71+0.98TBLGame 1357Game 9
Game 1Game 9

Selected · Game 9

Performance by Opponent Strength

Season-to-date results and process using each opponent's pregame strength.

STRONG

No classified games yet.

Classified games only · early-season games before strength activation are excluded.Data through Oct 22

Goaltending

Team-unit results across all goalies used.

GSAx/60

5 games

Total GSAx

+0.55

+0.11

-0.15 vs season

15/32 in NHL

Goals Against/60

2.61

9/32

Save %

89.2%

16/32

Shots Against/60

24.1

Data through Oct 22

Special Teams

Chance quality and official unit results.

Power Play

PP Chance Quality

0.26xG / 2 min+0.03 vs season

19/32

PP %

20.0%

18/32

Goals / Opportunities

3/15

PP Opportunities / Game

3.00

16/32

5 games in sampleData through Oct 22

Shot Profile

Where unblocked shots come from, with broader shot-volume context.

6.2%13 ATTFront22.0%46 ATTInner Slot6.2%13 ATTLeft Low6.7%14 ATTRight Low2.9%6 ATTBehind14.4%30 ATTHigh Slot3.8%8 ATTLeft4.8%10 ATTRight33.0%69 ATTPointAttacking goal →
Lower shareHigher share

Shot creation · All

5 games · 209 mapped attempts

Over the last 5 games, Tampa Bay's shot profile has shown no clear change.

Attempts /60

58.4

#14 NHL

SOG /60

28.6

#13 NHL

HD /60

12.1

#23 NHL

Mapped attempts

209

Net Front
Profile
6.2%
Season
8.9%
Delta
-2.7%
Inner Slot
Profile
22.0%
Season
21.9%
Delta
+0.1%
Left Low Angle
Profile
6.2%
Season
5.6%
Delta
+0.6%
Right Low Angle
Profile
6.7%
Season
5.9%
Delta
+0.8%
Behind Net
Profile
2.9%
Season
2.3%
Delta
+0.6%
High Slot
Profile
14.4%
Season
14.8%
Delta
-0.4%
Left Perimeter
Profile
3.8%
Season
3.1%
Delta
+0.8%
Right Perimeter
Profile
4.8%
Season
4.3%
Delta
+0.4%
Point / Long Range
Profile
33.0%
Season
33.2%
Delta
-0.1%
Map includes goals, shots on goal and missed shots. Empty-net and shootout attempts excluded.

Games

Official results and the club schedule.

Recent · 2026–27

Last 5 completed
Oct 20
VGK
vs Vegas Golden KnightsAWAY · UNCLASSIFIED6–2 W
Oct 17
VAN
vs Vancouver CanucksHOME · UNCLASSIFIED4–2 W
Oct 15
SEA
vs Seattle KrakenHOME · UNCLASSIFIEDOT 4–3 W
Oct 13
NYR
vs New York RangersAWAY · UNCLASSIFIED1–4 L
Oct 10
NYI
vs New York IslandersAWAY · UNCLASSIFIED5–3 W