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Zemgus Girgensons

#28

Tampa Bay Lightning

C · 6'3", 200 lb · 32 years old · Shoots left · Riga, LVA

Drafted 2012 · BUF · round 1 · #14 overall

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Last 5 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	GS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Nov 14	DET	0	0	0.1	3	-1	16:37
Nov 12	@CBJ	0	0	0.1	1	0	21:32
Nov 11	@BUF	0	0	0.2	1	-1	18:01
Nov 8	@WPG	1	1	0.7	1	+2	14:57
Nov 7	@MIN	0	0	0.5	1	0	17:10

Against their position

This playerAverage forward

Against 440 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

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Role

Hits / 6013.0453rd

Blocks / 603.5556th

Takeaways / 601.1889th

Giveaways / 601.4231st

Faceoff win %55.8%76th

Penalty minutes244th

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

Per game, against the average forward

Goals

F 0.22

Assists

F 0.31

SOG

Shots on goal

F 1.7

Expected goals

F 0.22

Attempts for

F 11.2

Attempts against

F 11.2

TOI

Ice time

F 15:11

Speed

Top, mph

22.0

F 21.9

Hits

F 1.3

Hit±

Dealt minus taken

F +0.4

BLK

Shot blocks

F 0.5

bxG

Block xG margin

F -.01

Poss±

Take minus give

F -0.5

Pen±

Drawn minus taken

F +0.0

FO%

Faceoffs won

F 50.0%

Shot

Hardest, mph

89.6

F 81.0

Every shot this season

Goal1Shot on goal25Missed9Shot blocked11

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Tampa Bay Lightning	17	1	3	4	+3	26	3.8	14:53
2025-26	Tampa Bay Lightning	74	9	11	20	+1	89	10.1	14:46
2024-25	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	2	4	6	-7	83	2.4	11:40
2023-24	Buffalo Sabres	63	8	6	14	-1	73	11.0	11:51
2022-23	Buffalo Sabres	80	10	8	18	-5	114	8.8	12:59
2021-22	Buffalo Sabres	56	10	8	18	-7	92	10.9	14:47
2019-20	Buffalo Sabres	69	12	7	19	-1	85	14.1	13:48
2018-19	Buffalo Sabres	72	5	13	18	-11	78	6.4	13:37
2017-18	Buffalo Sabres	71	7	8	15	-12	113	6.2	13:43
2016-17	Buffalo Sabres	75	7	9	16	-7	112	6.3	13:10
2015-16	Buffalo Sabres	71	7	11	18	0	110	6.4	15:02
2014-15	Buffalo Sabres	61	15	15	30	-16	115	13.0	19:05
2013-14	Buffalo Sabres	70	8	14	22	-6	115	7.0	15:19
Career		861	101	117	218	-69	1205	8.4	14:04

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2025-26	OG	Latvia	4	0	4	4
2024-25	OGQ	Latvia	1	0	0	0
2021-22	OGQ	Latvia	3	0	1	1
2016-17	OGQ	Latvia	3	0	1	1
2016-17	WC	Latvia	7	1	1	2
2015-16	WC	Latvia	7	1	0	1
2013-14	Olympics	Latvia	5	1	1	2
2013-14	WC-A	Latvia	6	2	0	2
2012-13	AHL	Rochester	61	6	11	17
2012-13	WC-A	Latvia	5	1	0	1
2011-12	USHL	Dubuque	49	24	31	55
2011-12	WJC-A	Latvia	6	2	0	2
2010-11	USHL	Dubuque	51	21	28	49
2009-10	EmJHL	Green Mountain	19	17	12	29
2009-10	EJHL	Green Mountain	23	11	17	28