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Loading…Zemgus Girgensons projects as a depth winger for now, with a 17.3 overall that ranks 338th of 384 rated wingers.
His best component is penalty killing at 73, with offensive creation (16) trailing the rest of his game.
He peaked at 51.6 in 2021-22 and has not returned to that level since, rating 16.6 last season.
The contract, $925K through 2026-27, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $850K is within $75K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 16th-largest on the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL roster and uses 0.9% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $3.66M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 16 |
| Defense | 53 |
| Play driving | 18 |
| Finishing | 30 |
| Penalty kill | 73 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TBL | 74 | 16.6 | -0.5 |
| 2024-25 | TBL | 82 | 12.3 | -0.7 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 63 | 25.4 | -0.4 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 80 | 28.9 | -0.2 |
| 2021-22 | BUF | 56 | 51.6 | 0.2 |
| 2019-20 | BUF | 69 | 25.9 | -0.1 |
| 2018-19 | BUF | 72 | 17.8 | -0.4 |
| 2017-18 | BUF | 71 | 17.9 | -0.5 |
| 2016-17 | BUF | 75 | 21.5 | -0.4 |
| 2015-16 | BUF | 71 | 46 | 0 |
Other TBL wingers by rating: Nikita Kucherov (94.1), Brandon Hagel (93.9), Jake Guentzel (91.5), Pontus Holmberg (58). 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.