Tampa Bay Lightning Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	A. Cirelli Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Two goals before early exit Undisclosed: Day-to-Day Anthony Cirelli Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Two goals before early exit Undisclosed: Day-to-Day	B. Point Lightning's Brayden Point: Two apples, but goals still hard to find Brayden Point Lightning's Brayden Point: Two apples, but goals still hard to find	Z. GirgensonsZemgus Girgensons C. GeekieConor Geekie Y. Gourde Hip: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 2 Yanni Gourde Hip: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 2
Left Wing	B. Hagel Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Tallies on power play in win Brandon Hagel Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Tallies on power play in win	G. GoncalvesGage Goncalves	I. MikheyevIlya Mikheyev J. VielJeffrey Viel D. JamesDominic James
Right Wing	N. Kucherov Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Ties franchise record Nikita Kucherov Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Ties franchise record	J. GuentzelJake Guentzel	P. Holmberg Lightning's Pontus Holmberg: Point streak at three games Pontus Holmberg Lightning's Pontus Holmberg: Point streak at three games C. D'AstousCharle-Edouard D'Astous S. SabourinScott Sabourin
Left Defenseman	J. Carlson Lightning's John Carlson: Lights lamp in Tuesday's win John Carlson Lightning's John Carlson: Lights lamp in Tuesday's win	R. McDonaghRyan McDonagh	V. Hedman Lightning's Victor Hedman: Deposits insurance tally Victor Hedman Lightning's Victor Hedman: Deposits insurance tally
Right Defenseman	J. MoserJanis Moser	E. CernakErik Cernak	E. Martinsen LillebergEmil Martinsen Lilleberg M. CrozierMaxwell Crozier
Goalie	A. Vasilevskiy Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Cruises to win in Vegas Andrei Vasilevskiy Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Cruises to win in Vegas	D. Hildeby Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Still perfect this season Dennis Hildeby Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Still perfect this season	—