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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Rare two-goal game
Girgensons scored twice Tuesday in a 5-2 win over the Predators.
He managed just two goals in 82 regular-season games with the Lightning in 2024-25. Girgensons is better known for his bruise -- he delivered 174 hits last season. He already has eight in three games this year. Even still, how valuable is a guy who rang up just six points in 82 games in 2024-25? We think there are better hits options than Girgensons.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Removed from IR
Girgensons (undisclosed) was activated from injured reserve, per the NHL media site.
As expected, Girgensons will make his season debut against the Ducks on Saturday after missing the first seven games of the 2025-26 campaign. He produced two goals, six points, 83 shots on net, 50 blocked shots and 174 hits across 82 games during the 2024-25 regular season.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Available for Saturday
Girgensons (undisclosed) is good to play against Anaheim on Saturday, per Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley on Friday.
Girgensons still needs to be taken off injured reserve, but head coach Jon Cooper has already declared that the 31-year-old forward is ready to return, so his activation should come before the game. Girgensons had two goals, six points, 47 PIM and 174 hits in 82 regular-season appearances with Tampa Bay last year, but he hasn't played yet this season due to the injury. He'll probably serve on the fourth line Saturday, which might lead to Curtis Douglas being a healthy scratch.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Practices Tuesday
Girgensons (undisclosed) participated in Tuesday's practice and could make his season debut soon, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.
Tam[a Bay hopes to have Girgensons back in the lineup for Saturday's game against Anaheim or Sunday's matchup versus Vegas. Still, he remains on injured reserve for now and will miss his seventh straight game against Chicago on Thursday. The 31-year-old forward had two goals, six points, 83 shots on net, 50 blocked shots and 174 hits across 82 games during the 2024-25 regular season.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Surfaces on IR
Girgensons (undisclosed) was moved to injured reserve Monday.
Girgensons will miss at least the first two games of the 2025-26 campaign after landing on the IR list. However, it is unclear when he will be available to return to the lineup. He had two goals, four assists, 83 shots on net, 50 blocked shots and 174 hits across 82 regular-season outings in 2024-25.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Exits Saturday's game
Girgensons (undisclosed) won't return to Saturday's preseason game versus the Panthers, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports.
Girgensons was hit hard into the boards by Carter Verhaeghe, who was ejected from the contest for the hit. The 31-year-old Girgensons joins a growing list of injured players for the Lightning after a sequence of bruising preseason contests against their in-state rivals. It's unclear if the Latvian forward will be healthy for the regular-season opener Thursday versus the Senators.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Ends regular season in skid
Girgensons was held off the scoresheet for the 17th game in a row in Thursday's 4-0 loss to the Rangers.
Girgensons' offensive futility is nothing new this year -- he ends his first regular season with the Lightning with a career-low six points, less than half as many points as he had in his next-worst season. He added 83 shots on net, 174 hits, 50 blocked shots, 47 PIM and a minus-7 rating over 82 appearances. The Lightning aren't at full strength up front entering the playoffs, so Girgensons should be able to stick in a bottom-six role, and his physical play will be a benefit with the uptick in intensity of postseason play.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Just second goal of season
Girgensons scored a goal Thursday in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Flyers.
Fresh ice was his friend -- he scored from the slot just 15 seconds into the second period to push the Bolts up 2-1. Girgensons has just two goals and four assists in 65 games this season. Both goals have come in the last 11 games. His best fantasy attribute is his physicality -- Girgensons has delivered 130 hits this season.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Earns assist
Girgensons notched an assist and two hits in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Sabres.
Girgensons snapped a four-game point drought. He has three points over his last eight outings, which followed a 33-game slump. The 31-year-old is in a fourth-line role and is unlikely to see much more than that after the Lightning replenished their forward depth by acquiring Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand from the Kraken on Wednesday. Girgensons has just five points with 68 shots on net, 122 hits, 37 blocked shots and 31 PIM over 62 appearances this season.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Pockets helper in win
Girgensons registered an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Oilers.
Girgensons has two points over his last three games, which follows a stretch of 33 contests where he failed to register a point. This is likely simple course correction for the 31-year-old forward, who has spent much of the campaign in a bottom-six role as a physical and defensive player. He's now at four points, 62 shots on net, 112 hits and 31 PIM across 57 appearances. He was listed on the second line in the Lightning's 11-forward, seven-defensemen lineup Tuesday, but there's no guarantee he sticks in that spot in the long run.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Ends lengthy slump
Girgensons scored a goal on two shots and added three hits in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Canadiens.
Girgensons snapped a 33-game point drought with his second-period tally, which was the game-winner. During that brutal dry spell, he had 38 shots on net, 72 hits and a minus-4 rating. Girgensons' physicality has kept him in the lineup as a bottom-six forward. He's on pace for a career-worst year -- he has three points, 59 shots on net, 106 hits, 32 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating across 55 appearances.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Nearly two months without points
Girgensons was held off the scoresheet for the 26th consecutive game in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.
Girgensons' opportunities have been limited in a bottom-six role, but that's a bad drought for any player. His last point was a helper versus the Capitals on Nov. 27. The 31-year-old forward has just two assists, 51 shots on net, 90 hits and a minus-5 rating over 47 appearances this season, so he likely doesn't need to be on most fantasy rosters.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Suiting up Monday
Girgensons (undisclosed) will be in the lineup Monday versus Florida, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
Girgensons was injured in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers, but the ailment appears to have been a minor one. The left-shot forward has yet to miss a game in 2024-25, but he's offered just two helpers through 31 appearances.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Exits with apparent injury
Girgensons sustained an apparent injury late in the third period of Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.
The nature and severity of Girgensons' injury aren't yet clear, but he had trouble skating to the bench after getting hurt late in the matchup. Prior to his exit, he tallied two hits and a blocked shot in 12:12 of ice time. Whether the 30-year-old will be available for the second half of the back-to-back set Monday against Florida remains to be seen.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Produces helper in big win
Girgensons notched an assist and four blocked shots in Monday's 8-2 win over the Avalanche.
Girgensons' helper was the 100th of his career. The 30-year-old forward has 189 points over 708 appearances, with much of his time in the NHL coming as a bottom-six player. This year, he's produced just the one assist in addition to 29 hits, 22 PIM, 17 shots on net, 13 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over his first 20 outings with the Lightning after a 10-year tenure with the Sabres. Girgensons has finished between 14 and 19 points in each of the last eight years, but he'll have some work to do to get to that level in 2024-25.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Seeing fourth-line minutes
Girgensons has no points through his first 10 appearances this season.
Girgensons has played in all of the Lightning's games, but he has little to show for it. He's picked up 12 shots on net, 11 hits, two blocked shots and five PIM. The 30-year-old forward hasn't even reached the 20-point mark since his 30-point 2014-15 campaign, so even with a steady spot in the lineup, he's not an option for most fantasy managers. He had a career-low 14 points in just 63 outings in 2023-24.
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Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Lands three-year deal
Girgensons signed a three-year, $2.55 million contract with Tampa Bay on Monday.
Girgensons spent the first 10 years of his career in Buffalo, totaling 188 points and 1,239 hits through 688 games. Last year, he scored 14 points while laying out 141 hits and averaging 11:51 of ice time through 63 games. The veteran forward will provide a bottom-six option for the Lightning.
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Sabres' Zemgus Girgensons: Ready to return
Girgensons (illness) is expected to return to the lineup Tuesday versus Dallas, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Girgensons should return to a bottom-six role after missing one game due to an illness. He's collected 13 points and 140 hits through 59 contests this season.
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Sabres' Zemgus Girgensons: Not playing Sunday
Girgensons (illness) won't play Sunday against Detroit, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Girgensons has eight goals, 13 points, 72 shots on net and 140 hits in 59 appearances this season. He will be replaced in the lineup by Jordan Greenway (upper body), who is ready to return from a two-game absence.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 192 lbs |
| Birthplace: Riga, Latvia |
| Age: 31 |
| Experience: 11 |
| Shoots: Left |