Tampa Bay Lightning · #71 · Centre

Anthony Cirelli

Age 29 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 190 lb · Born Etobicoke, Ontario, CAN

Drafted 2015, #72 overall by Tampa Bay

Next game · Thu 8 Octvs Minnesota · 7:00 PM ET0 P in the last 2 vs MIN

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-9th on TBL

Assists0T-9th on TBL

Points0T-11th on TBL

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots50.0% shooting

TOI / GP18:037th on TBL

2025-262025-26: 71 games, 23-29-52, 0.73 points per game Season detail →

Anthony Cirelli has 0 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 52 points in 71 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 3 games for the 12th-placed Tampa Bay

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Blocked shots493rd

Ice time18:0377th

Shots / GP1.6755th

Penalty differential048th

Hits345th

PP points036th

Takeaways027th

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Assists / 600.0021st

Points / GP0.0013th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-11th on TBL

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-9th on TBL

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time18:037th on TBL

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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who plays on the power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Tampa Bay's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength14:35

Power play1:56

Shorthanded1:33

Total18:03

24.0 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-1st on TBL

PP assists0T-1st on TBL

PP points0T-1st on TBL · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-1st on TBL

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot5 att · 0 G

Wing6 att · 0 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

11 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.4309th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.4

Unblocked attempts6

xG per attempt.061

ixG per 600.40

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed in the 71st percentile of forwards: 21.68 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Defensive-zone time36.6%79th

Top speed, mph21.6871st

20+ mph bursts671st

Offensive-zone time42.6%59th

Hardest shot, mph78.9257th

Distance skated, mi7.854th

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Average shot, mph50.733rd

Distance / 60, mi8.652nd

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.68Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph78.92Forward average 74.7

Distance skated7.8 mi2.88 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts48.7%25.6% defensive · 25.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

42.6%All situations36.6%

43.2%Even strength34.1%

43.8%Power play41.3%

36.2%Shorthanded53.3%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

21.68vsWSH3 Oct · 3rd 09:08
21.41@NYR1 Oct · 1st 03:31
20.83vsPHI5 Oct · 3rd 10:17
20.38@NYR1 Oct · 1st 00:14
20.10@NYR1 Oct · 1st 16:50
20.02@NYR1 Oct · 1st 12:01
19.78@NYR1 Oct · 1st 09:39
19.76@NYR1 Oct · 2nd 12:44

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph6 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph13 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

78.92@NYR1 Oct · 3rd 11:07
62.45vsPHI5 Oct · 1st 19:22
58.70vsWSH3 Oct · 1st 07:39
50.50vsWSH3 Oct · 2nd 04:00
32.62@NYR1 Oct · 3rd 09:15
21.27@NYR1 Oct · 2nd 12:50

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.37vsPHI5 Oct · 16:31 TOI
2.55vsWSH3 Oct · 17:42 TOI
2.88@NYR1 Oct · 19:56 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.60 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-11th on TBL

Giveaways2

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits3T-7th on TBL

Blocked shots4T-3rd on TBL

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken5016.7 a game

Won26

Win %52.0%

Offensive zone14 of 24

A regular centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Minnesota, a point in zero of two

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

24 Mar 2026vs

MINW 6-30000+116:06

3 Mar 2026@

MINL 1-50000−216:12

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2025-26 · The season

52 points in 71 games on a team that finished 5th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Shooting %18.4%91st

Goals / 601.1280th

Takeaways2579th

Blocked shots4779th

Points / GP0.7377th

Assists / 601.4275th

Ice time17:1970th

Shots / GP1.7660th

PP points444th

Hits5036th

Penalty differential−225th

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points525th on TBL

Points per game0.73111th in NHL

Goals23T-90th in NHL

Assists296th on TBL

Shooting %18.4%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time17:1911th on TBL

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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who plays on the power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Tampa Bay's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:28

Power play1:13

Shorthanded2:38

Total17:19

22.5 shifts a game, averaging 46 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals38th on TBL

PP assists1T-12th on TBL

PP points49th on TBL · T-289th NHL

SH goals2

PP points / 602.7810th on TBL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP51Tampa Bay total

Involved in4goals or assists

Share7.8%of every TBL PPG

PP TOI share24.4%of TBL PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 23 goals and 29 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals35th on TBL

Overtime goals1T-3rd on TBL

First goal of the game2

Empty-net goals3

Even-strength goals18

Power-play goals3

Shorthanded goals2

Goals by period

1st5

2nd8

3rd9

Overtime1

Goals by game state

Tied7

Leading11

Trailing5

7 of 23 goals broke a tie; 5 came with Tampa Bay trailing.

Assists

Primary15 · 52%

Secondary14 · 48%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.54

Goals / 601.12

Shots / 606.1

ES points / 603.0148 ES points

PP points / 602.784 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease50 att · 10 G

Slot105 att · 8 G

Wing61 att · 2 G

Point13 att · 2 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

230 attempts across the 70 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.4309th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.4

Unblocked attempts6

xG per attempt.061

ixG per 600.40

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 22.45 mph, hardest shot 85.40 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

22+ mph bursts671st

Top speed, mph22.4547th

20+ mph bursts8847th

Distance skated, mi177.847th

90+ mph shots038th

Hardest shot, mph85.4037th

Offensive-zone time40.5%26th

Defensive-zone time41.7%24th

Average shot, mph45.610th

Distance / 60, mi8.682nd

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.45Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph85.40Forward average 87.1

Distance skated177.8 mi3.38 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts36.9%32.3% defensive · 30.8% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

40.5%All situations41.7%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph6 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph82 · avg 102

18-20 mph336 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph3 · avg 15

70-79 mph20 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways253rd on TBL

Giveaways50

TK / GV ratio0.50

Hits5017th on TBL

Blocked shots476th on TBL

Discipline

Penalty minutes48

Minors14

Majors2

Penalties drawn15

Net penalties−2drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken107515.1 a game

Won518

Win %48.2%

Offensive zone190 of 360

A regular centre on the draw.

Consistency

A point in one game of three (32 of 71)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point3245% of games

Multi-point games1521%

Goals in18 games25%

Pointless games3955%

Streaks

Longest point streak4 games20 Jan – 26 Jan

Longest goal streak3 games

Longest pointless run6 games

Final ten4 in 10point in 2

Game log

Against Minnesota, a point in zero of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

24 Mar 2026vs

MINW 6-30000+116:06

3 Mar 2026@

MINL 1-50000−216:12

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home34200.59

Road37320.86

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Minnesota200.00

vs Atlantic2090.45

vs Western Conf.31260.84

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October11100.91

November1070.70

December1450.36

January13131.00

February200.00

March16140.88

April530.60

Prediction markets

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Contract

$6.25M a season through 2030-31

In 2025-26 he scored 8.3 points per $1M of cap hit, 205th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$6.25M6.0% of the $104M ceiling

Term8 yearsYear 4 of 8

Expires2030-31UFA at 33

Cap value$50MCap hit × 8 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.