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Zemgus Girgensons

Tampa Bay Lightning
Position C
Age 32
Height 6'3"
Weight 200LBS
Shoots L
Birth Place Riga, LVA
Born Jan 4, 1994

Key Insights

2026-27
This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Girgensons with Cernak, Holmberg, McDonagh and Mikheyev, 53 minutes at 5v5.

59.0% of the expected goals, 5 goals for and 2 against
He gets a normal share of the minutes

Girgensons plays 13:33 a night, 275th among forwards.

149 minutes across 11 games
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it

He finishes 12.48 checks an hour.

61st in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team

He gives it away 1.61 times an hour.

66th fewest giveaways an hour
He wins the draws his team needs him to win

He wins 57.1% of his draws.

66th in the league
He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 1.21 times an hour.

149th in the league

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 4, 1994
Birth Place Riga, LVA
Height 6'3"
Weight 200 LBS
Shoots/Catches L