Tampa Bay Lightning · #49 · Right wing

Scott Sabourin

Age 34 · Shoots right · 6′3″ · 210 lb · Born Orleans, Ontario, CAN

Undrafted

Next game · Thu 8 Octvs Minnesota · 7:00 PM ET0 P in the last 2 vs MINGame preview →
Games262025-26 · missed 56
Goals1T-21st on TBL
Assists422nd on TBL
Points5T-22nd on TBL
P / GP0.19
Shots119.1% shooting
TOI / GP7:5732nd on TBL

Scott Sabourin scored 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists) in 26 games in 2025-26, T-22nd on Tampa Bay. Against Minnesota: 0 points in the last 2 meetings.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 0 games

Tampa Bay have played 3 games and Scott Sabourin has not dressed yet. Next game on Thursday 8 October against Minnesota. 2025-26 in full below.

Last season

2025-26 regular season · 26 games
2025-26 · The season

5 points in 26 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.

Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Scott Sabourin has 26.

Points per game · rolling blocks

0.20.31–100.111–200.221–26

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

Points5T-22nd on TBL
Points per game0.19
Goals1T-657th in NHL
Assists422nd on TBL
Shooting %9.1%Below avg (11.1%)
Ice time7:5732nd on TBL
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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward 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 strength7:57
Power play0:00
Shorthanded0:00
Total7:57

11.5 shifts a game, averaging 42 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 share0.0%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 1 goal and 4 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-17th on TBL
Overtime goals0T-5th on TBL
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals1
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st1
2nd0
3rd0
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0
Leading0
Trailing1

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 1 came with Tampa Bay trailing.

Assists

Primary3 · 75%
Secondary1 · 25%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.45
Goals / 600.29
Shots / 603.2
ES points / 601.455 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the wing

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease3 att · 0 G
Slot15 att · 0 G
Wing12 att · 1 G
Point3 att · 0 G
Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

34 attempts across the 15 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals (ixG)1.9666th
Goals1
Goals vs expected−0.9
Unblocked attempts27
xG per attempt.072
ixG per 600.56

2025-26 · 26 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.

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 21.93 mph, hardest shot 83.73 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 percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Scott Sabourin has 26.

Top speed, mph21.93Forward average 22.51
Hardest shot, mph83.73Forward average 87.1
Distance skated34.7 mi1.97 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts22.6%28.9% defensive · 48.4% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.7%All situations42.1%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 5.7
20-22 mph27 · avg 102
18-20 mph124 · 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 mph3 · avg 42

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

Takeaways1T-25th on TBL
Giveaways10
TK / GV ratio0.10
Hits6313th on TBL
Blocked shots1124th on TBL

Discipline

Penalty minutes89
Minors12
Majors5
Penalties drawn11
Net penalties−10drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken20.1 a game
Won0
Win %0.0%
Offensive zone0 of 2

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.


Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (5 of 26)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point519% of games
Multi-point games00%
Goals in1 game4%
Pointless games2181%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games12 Nov – 15 Nov
Longest goal streak1 game
Longest pointless run12 games
Final ten1 in 10point in 1

Game log

Against Minnesota, a point in zero of two

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
24 Mar 2026vsMINW 6-3000009:11
3 Mar 2026@MINL 1-5000007:29

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP
Home1420.14
Road1230.25

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP
vs Minnesota200.00
vs Atlantic1610.06
vs Western Conf.500.00

By month

SplitGPPP/GP
November320.67
December610.17
February410.25
March900.00
April410.25

Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

Cap hit$850K0.8% of the $104M ceiling
Term1 yearYear 1 of 1
Expires2026-27UFA at 34
Cap value$850KCap hit × 1 years

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.


With Tampa Bay

One season · 2025-26 to 2025-26
Linemates and opponents

Curtis Douglas sets him up more than anyone

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who sets him up

Curtis Douglas1
Jack Finley1

Assists on his 1 goal, 2025-26.

Who he sets up

Jack Finley1
Nick Paul1
Brandon Hagel1
Oliver Bjorkstrand1

Scorers on his 4 assists.

By opponent

2025-26 · top 6 by P/GP

NY Rangers2 P in 21.00 P/GP
Florida1 P in 40.25 P/GP
Montréal0 P in 30.00 P/GP
Buffalo0 P in 30.00 P/GP
Toronto0 P in 20.00 P/GP
Minnesota0 P in 20.00 P/GP

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points5274th for Tampa Bay
Goals1279th
Assists4251st
Games played26311th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Six seasons, with 4 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2019-20OTT352460.176.9%
2020-21TOR10000.00—
2021-22OTT70220.290.0%
2023-24SJS30000.000.0%
2024-25SJS10000.00—
2025-26TBL261450.199.1%
Career73310130.186.4%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Teammates in the stats

2025-26 · TBL points

Games2
Goals0
Points00.00 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct