Tampa Bay Lightning Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	B. Point Lightning's Brayden Point: Opens scoring Monday Brayden Point Lightning's Brayden Point: Opens scoring Monday	A. Cirelli Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: First point of season Anthony Cirelli Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: First point of season	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	G. GoncalvesGage Goncalves	B. Hagel Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Fills empty net Brandon Hagel Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Fills empty net	I. Mikheyev Lightning's Ilya Mikheyev: Two-point effort Monday Ilya Mikheyev Lightning's Ilya Mikheyev: Two-point effort Monday J. VielJeffrey Viel
Right Wing	N. Kucherov Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Season-long point streak Nikita Kucherov Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Season-long point streak	J. GuentzelJake Guentzel	P. Holmberg Lightning's Pontus Holmberg: Two points including game-winner Monday Pontus Holmberg Lightning's Pontus Holmberg: Two points including game-winner Monday C. D'AstousCharle-Edouard D'Astous S. SabourinScott Sabourin
Left Defenseman	J. MoserJanis Moser	R. McDonaghRyan McDonagh	V. HedmanVictor Hedman
Right Defenseman	J. Carlson Lightning's John Carlson: First two goals for new team John Carlson Lightning's John Carlson: First two goals for new team	E. CernakErik Cernak	M. CrozierMaxwell Crozier E. Martinsen Lilleberg Undisclosed: Expected to be out until at least Oct 13 Emil Martinsen Lilleberg Undisclosed: Expected to be out until at least Oct 13
Goalie	A. VasilevskiyAndrei Vasilevskiy	D. Hildeby Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Wins debut with new team Dennis Hildeby Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Wins debut with new team	—