Zemgus Girgensons

C · #28 · Tampa Bay Lightning

Zemgus Girgensons is a center for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Born January 5, 1994 in Riga, Latvia, he stands 6'3", weighs 200 lbs and shoots left. He was drafted in 2012 (round 1, 14th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres. In 857 NHL regular-season games he has 101 goals and 116 assists for 217 points. This season: 1 goals and 2 assists in 13 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

857

Goals

101

Assists

116

Points

217

NHL playoff career

Games

12

Goals

0

Assists

0

Points

0

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.12

Assists / game

0.14

Points / game

0.25

Shots / game

1.40

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

15

2014–15 · Buffalo Sabres

Assists

15

2014–15 · Buffalo Sabres

Points

30

2014–15 · Buffalo Sabres

Shots

115

2014–15 · Buffalo Sabres

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Tampa Bay LightningNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Tampa Bay LightningNHL
   • LatviaOG

3. 2024–25

   • Tampa Bay LightningNHL
   • LatviaOGQ

4. 2023–24

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

5. 2022–23

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

6. 2021–22

   • Buffalo SabresNHL
   • LatviaOGQ

7. 2019–20

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

8. 2018–19

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

9. 2017–18

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

10. 2016–17

    • Buffalo SabresNHL
    • LatviaOGQ
    • LatviaWC

11. 2015–16

    • Buffalo SabresNHL
    • LatviaWC

12. 2014–15

    • Buffalo SabresNHL

13. 2013–14

    • Buffalo SabresNHL
    • LatviaOlympics
    • LatviaWC-A

14. 2012–13

    • RochesterAHL
    • LatviaWC-A

15. 2011–12

    • DubuqueUSHL
    • LatviaWJC-A

16. 2010–11

    • DubuqueUSHL

17. 2009–10

    • Green MountainEJHL
    • Green MountainEmJHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Regular	13	1	2	3	2	3	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 14:00 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.586 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.05 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 20
2025–26	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Regular	74	9	11	20	31	1	89	0	0	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 11 Avg Toi 14:46 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4464 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 74 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 31 Plus Minus 1 Points 20 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1011 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 89
2025–26	OG	Latvia	Regular	4	0	4	4	0	0	6	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 21:56 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.52 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 6
2025–26	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	4	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 11:41 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3333 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
2024–25	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Regular	82	2	4	6	47	-7	83	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 11:40 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4729 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 82 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 47 Plus Minus -7 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0241 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 83
2024–25	OGQ	Latvia	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0
2024–25	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 10:56 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2857 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
2023–24	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	63	8	6	14	21	-1	73	0	0	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 11:51 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4772 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 63 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 21 Plus Minus -1 Points 14 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1096 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 73
2022–23	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	80	10	8	18	14	-5	114	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 12:59 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4541 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 80 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -5 Points 18 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0877 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 114
2021–22	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	56	10	8	18	27	-7	92	3	4	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 14:47 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4983 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 56 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 27 Plus Minus -7 Points 18 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.109 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 92
2021–22	OGQ	Latvia	Regular	3	0	1	1	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 1
2019–20	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	69	12	7	19	10	-1	85	0	0	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 13:48 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.411 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 69 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -1 Points 19 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.141 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 85
2018–19	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	72	5	13	18	17	-11	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 13 Avg Toi 13:37 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4058 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 72 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 17 Plus Minus -11 Points 18 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0641 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 78
2017–18	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	71	7	8	15	26	-12	113	0	0	2	2	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 13:43 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3651 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 71 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus -12 Points 15 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0619 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 113
2016–17	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	75	7	9	16	18	-7	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Avg Toi 13:10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4715 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 75 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -7 Points 16 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0625 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 112
2016–17	OGQ	Latvia	Regular	3	0	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 1
2016–17	WC	Latvia	Regular	7	1	1	2	0	-6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus -6 Points 2
2015–16	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	71	7	11	18	20	0	110	1	2	0	1	1	1	All stats Assists 11 Avg Toi 15:02 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4567 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 71 Goals 7 Ot Goals 1 Pim 20 Plus Minus 0 Points 18 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0636 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 110
2015–16	WC	Latvia	Regular	7	1	0	1	4	-4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus -4 Points 1
2014–15	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	61	15	15	30	25	-16	115	1	4	3	3	1	0	All stats Assists 15 Avg Toi 19:05 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.44 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 61 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 25 Plus Minus -16 Points 30 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.1304 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 115
2013–14	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	70	8	14	22	14	-6	115	0	0	1	2	1	0	All stats Assists 14 Avg Toi 15:19 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4167 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 70 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -6 Points 22 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0696 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 115
2013–14	Olympics	Latvia	Regular	5	1	1	2	2	-2	9	1	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus -2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 9
2013–14	WC-A	Latvia	Regular	6	2	0	2	29	1	12	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 29 Plus Minus 1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 12
2012–13	AHL	Rochester	Regular	61	6	11	17	28	-7	91	1	—	1	—	0	—	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 61 Goals 6 Pim 28 Plus Minus -7 Points 17 Power Play Goals 1 Shooting Pctg 6.59 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shots 91
2012–13	WC-A	Latvia	Regular	5	1	0	1	0	-3	—	1	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 1 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0
2012–13	AHL	Rochester	Playoffs	3	3	0	3	0	2	9	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 3 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 33.33 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 9
2011–12	USHL	Dubuque	Regular	49	24	31	55	69	17	—	5	—	0	—	6	—	All stats Assists 31 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 49 Goals 24 Pim 69 Plus Minus 17 Points 55 Power Play Goals 5 Shorthanded Goals 0
2011–12	WJC-A	Latvia	Regular	6	2	0	2	6	-6	—	1	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 6 Plus Minus -6 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0
2011–12	USHL	Dubuque	Playoffs	2	2	2	4	0	2	—	0	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 2 Goals 2 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2010–11	USHL	Dubuque	Regular	51	21	28	49	46	7	—	9	—	4	—	6	—	All stats Assists 28 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 51 Goals 21 Pim 46 Plus Minus 7 Points 49 Power Play Goals 9 Shorthanded Goals 4
2010–11	USHL	Dubuque	Playoffs	11	3	5	8	8	7	—	2	—	0	—	2	—	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 11 Goals 3 Pim 8 Plus Minus 7 Points 8 Power Play Goals 2 Shorthanded Goals 0
2009–10	EJHL	Green Mountain	Regular	23	11	17	28	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 23 Goals 11 Pim 13 Points 28
2009–10	EmJHL	Green Mountain	Regular	19	17	12	29	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 19 Goals 17 Pim 6 Points 29
2009–10	EJHL	Green Mountain	Playoffs	2	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 2

NHL game-by-game archive

13 imported games.

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Recent NHL games

Profile updated Nov 8, 5:40 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

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