Tampa Bay Lightning · #78 · Defence

Emil Lilleberg

Age 25 · Shoots left · 6′3″ · 210 lb · Born Sarpsborg, NOR

Drafted 2021, #107 overall by ARI

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

Games12026-27 · missed 2 Small sample

Goals0T-9th on TBL

Assists0T-9th on TBL

Points0T-11th on TBL

P / GP0.00

Shots10.0% shooting

TOI / GP10:3019th on TBL

2025-262025-26: 50 games, 4-8-12, 0.24 points per game Season detail →

Emil Lilleberg has 0 points in 1 game of 2026-27, after 12 points in 50 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 1 game Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 1 game for the 12th-placed Tampa Bay

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games.

Percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Emil Lilleberg has 1.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-11th on TBL

Points per game0.00

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-9th on TBL

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time10:3019th on TBL

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A third-pair defenceman who plays mostly at even strength

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength9:51

Power play0:00

Shorthanded0:39

Total10:30

15.0 shifts a game, averaging 42 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 / 600.00

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 21.98 mph, hardest shot 77.80 mph

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

Tracking percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Emil Lilleberg has 1.

Top speed, mph21.98Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph77.80Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated1.6 mi1.58 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts57.1%14.3% defensive · 28.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.5%All situations33.4%

39.5%Even strength32.0%

39.7%Shorthanded53.3%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

21.98vsWSH3 Oct · 1st 07:57
21.96vsWSH3 Oct · 3rd 01:38

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph2 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph0 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

77.80vsWSH3 Oct · 3rd 01:31

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph0 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph1 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

1.58vsWSH3 Oct · 10:30 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.58 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

Takeaways1T-3rd on TBL

Giveaways1

TK / GV ratio1.00

Hits3T-7th on TBL

Blocked shots0T-17th on TBL

Discipline

Penalty minutes5

Minors0

Majors1

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Minnesota, a point in zero of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

24 Mar 2026vs

MINW 6-30002019:01

3 Mar 2026@

MINL 1-50001−111:08

2025-26 · The season

12 points in 50 games on a team that finished 5th

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

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Shooting %9.3%83rd

Hits9673rd

Goals / 600.2867th

Points / GP0.2437th

Penalty differential−834th

Ice time17:1828th

Assists / 600.5525th

PP points025th

Shots / GP0.8625th

Blocked shots457th

Takeaways64th

Bars show the percentile against 201 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points1219th on TBL

Points per game0.24T-463rd in NHL

Goals4T-483rd in NHL

Assists8T-18th on TBL

Shooting %9.3%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time17:1812th on TBL

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-four defenceman who kills penalties

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength15:40

Power play0:02

Shorthanded1:37

Total17:18

22.5 shifts a game, averaging 46 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-10th on TBL

PP assists0T-14th on TBL

PP points0T-14th on TBL · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-14th on TBL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP51Tampa Bay total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every TBL PPG

PP TOI share0.5%of TBL PP time

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

Scoring detail

3 of 4 goals broke a tie

How the 4 goals and 8 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals2T-6th on TBL

Overtime goals0T-5th on TBL

First goal of the game1

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals4

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st2

2nd0

3rd2

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied3

Leading0

Trailing1

3 of 4 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Tampa Bay trailing.

Assists

Primary3 · 38%

Secondary5 · 63%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.83

Goals / 600.28

Shots / 603.0

ES points / 600.9212 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point, goals from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease4 att · 1 G

Slot22 att · 2 G

Wing22 att · 1 G

Point49 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

97 attempts across the 44 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1504th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts1

xG per attempt.087

ixG per 600.50

2026-27 · 1 game. 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 21.79 mph, hardest shot 89.69 mph

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

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Defensive-zone time41.0%42nd

20+ mph bursts3241st

Top speed, mph21.7935th

Distance / 60, mi8.2832nd

Offensive-zone time40.4%31st

Hardest shot, mph89.6927th

22+ mph bursts022nd

Average shot, mph64.618th

90+ mph shots014th

Distance skated, mi119.59th

Bars show the percentile against 193 defencemen 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, mph21.79Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph89.69Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated119.5 mi3.33 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts33.5%29.3% defensive · 37.2% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

40.4%All situations41.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph32 · avg 46

18-20 mph183 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph0 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph14 · avg 33

70-79 mph28 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways6T-18th on TBL

Giveaways42

TK / GV ratio0.14

Hits96T-4th on TBL

Blocked shots457th on TBL

Discipline

Penalty minutes61

Minors23

Majors3

Penalties drawn18

Net penalties−8drawn minus taken

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (10 of 50)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1020% of games

Multi-point games12%

Goals in4 games8%

Pointless games4080%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games28 Mar – 29 Mar

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run13 games

Final ten3 in 10point in 3

Game log

Against Minnesota, a point in zero of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

24 Mar 2026vs

MINW 6-30002019:01

3 Mar 2026@

MINL 1-50001−111:08

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home2680.31

Road2440.17

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Minnesota200.00

vs Atlantic1750.29

vs Western Conf.1730.18

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1100.00

November1450.36

December710.14

February200.00

March840.50

April820.25

Contract

Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 14.1 points per $1M of cap hit, 24th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$850K0.8% of the $104M ceiling

Term2 yearsYear 2 of 2

Expires2026-27RFA at 26

Cap value$1.7MCap hit × 2 years

2027 free agents 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.