Tampa Bay Lightning Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	J. Guentzel Lightning's Jake Guentzel: Ten points in last five games Jake Guentzel Lightning's Jake Guentzel: Ten points in last five games	Z. GirgensonsZemgus Girgensons	S. O'Reilly Lightning's Sam O'Reilly: Pockets helper in debut Sam O'Reilly Lightning's Sam O'Reilly: Pockets helper in debut J. VielJeffrey Viel A. Cirelli Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Won't play Saturday Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 17 Anthony Cirelli Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Won't play Saturday Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 17 B. Point Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 17 Brayden Point Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 17
Left Wing	B. Hagel Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Among NHL's top snipers Brandon Hagel Lightning's Brandon Hagel: Among NHL's top snipers	I. MikheyevIlya Mikheyev	Y. GourdeYanni Gourde E. Martinsen LillebergEmil Martinsen Lilleberg
Right Wing	N. Kucherov Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Six points in last two games Nikita Kucherov Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Six points in last two games	P. HolmbergPontus Holmberg	G. GoncalvesGage Goncalves C. GeekieConor Geekie S. SabourinScott Sabourin
Left Defenseman	C. D'AstousCharle-Edouard D'Astous	V. HedmanVictor Hedman	R. McDonaghRyan McDonagh
Right Defenseman	J. CarlsonJohn Carlson	J. MoserJanis Moser	M. CrozierMaxwell Crozier E. Cernak Lightning's Erik Cernak: Not playing Saturday Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 17 Erik Cernak Lightning's Erik Cernak: Not playing Saturday Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 17
Goalie	A. Vasilevskiy Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Set to start Saturday Andrei Vasilevskiy Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Set to start Saturday	D. Hildeby Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Remains undefeated in regulation Dennis Hildeby Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Remains undefeated in regulation	—