
Loading…The Tampa Bay Lightning right winger carries a 58 overall, 144th of 384 rated wingers, which is roughly league-average for regular NHL minutes.
The standout tool is defensive impact (85), backed by offensive creation (56); penalty killing (4) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
He surged from 37.4 in 2024-25 to 63.6 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 4-season card history.
The contract, $1.55M through 2026-27, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $2.79M is within $1.25M of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 14th-largest on the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL roster and uses 1.5% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $3.66M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 56 |
| Defense | 85 |
| Play driving | 55 |
| Finishing | 54 |
| Penalty kill | 4 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TBL | 70 | 63.6 | 0.5 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 68 | 37.4 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 54 | 38.2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 37 | 34.1 | 0 |
Other TBL wingers by rating: Nikita Kucherov (94.1), Brandon Hagel (93.9), Jake Guentzel (91.5), Gage Goncalves (51.1). See the full Tampa Bay Lightning cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.