Tampa Bay Lightning Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	B. PointBrayden Point	A. CirelliAnthony Cirelli	Y. GourdeYanni Gourde D. JamesDominic James J. Harkins Lightning's Jansen Harkins: Signs two-way deal Jansen Harkins Lightning's Jansen Harkins: Signs two-way deal
Left Wing	J. GuentzelJake Guentzel	B. HagelBrandon Hagel	Z. GirgensonsZemgus Girgensons P. Holmberg Lightning's Pontus Holmberg: Recovering from fractured clavicle Collarbone: Probable for start of season Pontus Holmberg Lightning's Pontus Holmberg: Recovering from fractured clavicle Collarbone: Probable for start of season S. Sabourin Lightning's Scott Sabourin: Inks two-way deal Scott Sabourin Lightning's Scott Sabourin: Inks two-way deal
Right Wing	N. KucherovNikita Kucherov	G. GoncalvesGage Goncalves	I. Mikheyev Lightning's Ilya Mikheyev: Agrees to terms with Tampa Bay Ilya Mikheyev Lightning's Ilya Mikheyev: Agrees to terms with Tampa Bay J. Viel Lightning's Jeffrey Viel: Lands five-year contract Jeffrey Viel Lightning's Jeffrey Viel: Lands five-year contract
Left Defenseman	V. Hedman Lightning's Victor Hedman: Activated from LTIR Victor Hedman Lightning's Victor Hedman: Activated from LTIR	R. McDonaghRyan McDonagh	C. D'AstousCharle-Edward D'Astous E. Martinsen LillebergEmil Martinsen Lilleberg
Right Defenseman	J. MoserJanis Moser	E. CernakErik Cernak	J. Carlson Lightning's John Carlson: Gets two-year deal with Bolts John Carlson Lightning's John Carlson: Gets two-year deal with Bolts M. CrozierMaxwell Crozier
Goalie	A. VasilevskiyAndrei Vasilevskiy	D. Hildeby Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Sent to Tampa Bay Dennis Hildeby Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Sent to Tampa Bay	J. JohanssonJonas Johansson H. MeneghinHarrison Meneghin