Tampa Bay Lightning — Power play units · 2026-27
Measured through 12 October 2026 · Source: NHL shift charts
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Tampa Bay's first unit scores 0.400 goals a game, tied for 18th in the league. Utah's scores 1.500.
2026-27 · 5 games measured · ranks of 32 first units by goals per team game
First unit
A goal every 14:3329:06 on the ice as a first unit · 2 goals · a shot every 1:27 · the same five 86% of the time
Second unit
19.1% of PP time7:04 on the ice as a second unit · 0 goals
Unit by game · last 5
- PP1
- PP2
- Played, not on PP
| Skater | Games → 10 Oct | PP min/gm | PP1 share | PP P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Hagel | 5:24 | 100% | 1 | |
| Brayden Point | 5:35 | 100% | 0 | |
| Jake Guentzel | 5:52 | 100% | 2 | |
| John Carlson | 5:37 | 100% | 1 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 6:00 | 100% | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1:53 | 0% | 0 | |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 1:48 | 0% | 0 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1:31 | 0% | 0 | |
| Gage Goncalves | 1:25 | 0% | 0 | |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1:19 | 0% | 0 |
One square per club game, oldest to newest. An ink outline is a game he dressed without a power-play shift; a red slashed box, a game he did not dress; a small dot, a night the club drew no power play; a dashed box, a game before he joined the club or one the data could not read. Hover a square for the game. “Held” marks a skater whose unit slot stands while he is out of the lineup.
On the ice in Tampa Bay's last game
1st power-play unit
the five from the last game · 10 Oct2nd power-play unit
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The season's most-used first unit is John Carlson, Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point and Brandon Hagel — together 25:03 as this exact five, 86% of the club's first-unit time.
The season's most-used second unit is Anthony Cirelli, Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Pontus Holmberg, Gage Goncalves and Conor Geekie — together 5:37 as this exact five, 79% of the club's second-unit time.
The club's power play
| measure | value |
|---|---|
| Power plays drawn per game | 4.00 |
| Power-play time per game | 7:23 |
| Games measured | 5 |
| Times shorthanded per game | 2.20 |
First power-play unit — the five
| player | pos | PP min/gm | streak | PP1 share | PP G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | D | 5:37 | 5 | 100% | 1 |
| Nikita Kucherov | R | 6:00 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
| Jake Guentzel | C | 5:52 | 5 | 100% | 1 |
| Brayden Point | C | 5:35 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
| Brandon Hagel | L | 5:24 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
What PP1 produces
| measure | value | rank of 32 PP1s | computed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring pace | a goal every 14:33 | 26th of 32 | 2 goals in 29:06 on the ice |
| Goals per team game | 0.400 | T-18th of 32 | 2 goals across the club's 5 games |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 78.8% | 3rd of 32 | of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 78.8% |
| Same five | 86% | 4th of 32 | this exact five: 25:03 of the line's 29:06 |
| Shooting pace | a shot every 1:27 | — | 20 shots in 29:06 on the ice |
| High-danger chances | a chance every 2:26 | — | 12 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 29:06 on the ice |
Second power-play unit — the five
| player | pos | PP min/gm | streak | PP2 share | PP G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Cirelli | C | 1:53 | 2 | 80% | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | D | 1:48 | 2 | 80% | 0 |
| Pontus Holmberg | R | 1:19 | 2 | 80% | 0 |
| Gage Goncalves | C | 1:25 | 2 | 80% | 0 |
| Conor Geekie | C | 1:31 | 2 | 80% | 0 |
What PP2 produces
| measure | value | rank of 32 PP2s | computed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring pace | no goals yet | T-17th of 32 | 0 goals in 7:04 on the ice |
| Goals per team game | 0.000 | T-17th of 32 | 0 goals across the club's 5 games |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 19.1% | 30th of 32 | of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 19.1% |
| Same five | 79% | 2nd of 32 | this exact five: 5:37 of the line's 7:04 |
| Shooting pace | a shot every 1:46 | — | 4 shots in 7:04 on the ice |
| High-danger chances | none measured yet | — | 0 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 7:04 on the ice |
What a first-unit spot is worth here
| term | value | rank |
|---|---|---|
| Power plays drawn per game | 4.00 | T-5th of 32 |
| First-unit minutes per game | 5:49 | 2nd of 32 |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 78.8% | 3rd of 32 |
| Scoring pace as a five | a goal every 14:33 | 26th of 32 |
| First-unit goals per game | 0.400 | T-18th of 32 |
| Same five | 86% | 4th of 32 |
Every skater
| player | pos | unit | streak | PP1 share | PP min/gm | PK time/gm | PP G | PP A | PP P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Hagel | L | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 5:24 | 1:52 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brayden Point | C | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 5:35 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Guentzel | C | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 5:52 | 0:57 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| John Carlson | D | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 5:37 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nikita Kucherov | R | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 6:00 | 0:01 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | PP2 | 2 | 0% | 1:53 | 1:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | D | PP2 | 2 | 0% | 1:48 | 0:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Geekie | C | PP2 | 2 | 0% | 1:31 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage Goncalves | C | PP2 | 2 | 0% | 1:25 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus Holmberg | R | PP2 | 2 | 0% | 1:19 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Cernak | D | — | — | 0% | 0:02 | 2:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | R | — | — | 0% | 0:03 | 1:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Moser | D | — | — | 0% | 0:03 | 1:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | — | — | 0% | 0:02 | 2:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hedman | D | — | — | 0% | 0:29 | 1:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | — | — | 0% | 0:04 | 1:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Viel | L | — | — | 0% | 0:02 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Crozier | D | — | — | 0% | 0:11 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Lilleberg | D | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 0:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jansen Harkins | C | — | — | 0% | 0:02 | 0:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Sabourin | R | — | — | 0% | 0:20 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
held — his last measured game is older than the club’s: injured or scratched, and an absence neither breaks nor extends a streak.
Every game — 5 this season
| date | opp | PP1 time | PP1 G | PP1 SOG | PP1 SAT | PP1 HDC | PP2 time | PP2 G | PP2 SAT | PP2 HDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 games | 5:49/gm | 2 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 1:25/gm | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 Oct | NYI | 5:29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1:39 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 Oct | MIN | 3:46 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0:59 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 Oct | PHI | 5:23 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Oct | WSH | 4:55 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Oct | NYR | 9:33 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3:21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Measured from the NHL's own shift charts: 89 games in 2026-27.