#28 · Centre · TBL
ZemgusGirgensons
Next milestone 85 points from 300
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- P
- 1
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 1
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- January 5, 1994 (age 32)
- Birthplace
- Riga, LVA
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 200 lb (91 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2012 BUF, round 1, #14 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed21.9 mphleague avg 21.1 mph83rd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph5league avg 3.965th percentile
- Distance skated5.6 mileague avg 6.2 mi44th percentile
- Hardest shot31.8 mphleague avg 71.8 mph4th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone39.2%league avg 42.1%33rd percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.20 | -0.20 | 3 | 0 | .068 |
| 2025-26 | 9 | 11.70 | -2.70 | 176 | 61 | .066 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 28:47 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 58.4% | 64.3% | -5.9 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 45.9% | 62.4% | -16.5 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–2
- xG for–against
- 1.9–1.4
- Average rating
- 5.6
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontus Holmberg | 3 | 23:28 | 63.2% |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 2 | 17:44 | 60.8% |
| Jeffrey Viel | 2 | 5:40 | 52.6% |
| Jansen Harkins | 1 | 1:26 | 0.0% |
| Jake Guentzel | 1 | 0:58 | 0.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.6 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 847 | 100 | 115 | 215 | -72 | 272 | 1180 | 8.5 | 11 |
| Playoffs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
Season by season (13)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Lightning | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Lightning | 74 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +1 | 31 | 89 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Lightning | 82 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 47 | 83 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Sabres | 63 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 21 | 73 | 11.0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Sabres | 80 | 10 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 14 | 114 | 8.8 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | Sabres | 56 | 10 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 27 | 92 | 10.9 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Sabres | 69 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -1 | 10 | 85 | 14.1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Sabres | 72 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -11 | 17 | 78 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Sabres | 71 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 26 | 113 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Sabres | 75 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 18 | 112 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Sabres | 71 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 110 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | Sabres | 61 | 15 | 15 | 30 | -16 | 25 | 115 | 13.0 | 4 |
| 2013-14 | Sabres | 70 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -6 | 14 | 115 | 7.0 | 0 |