Dominic James

C · #17 · Tampa Bay Lightning

Dominic James is a center for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Born July 3, 2002 in Plymouth, Michigan, the United States, he stands 6'0", weighs 190 lbs and shoots left. He was drafted in 2022 (round 6, 173rd overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks. In 49 NHL regular-season games he has 7 goals and 10 assists for 17 points. This season: 0 goals and 2 assists in 6 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

49

Goals

7

Assists

10

Points

17

NHL playoff career

Games

7

Goals

2

Assists

1

Points

3

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.14

Assists / game

0.20

Points / game

0.35

Shots / game

1.27

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

7

2025–26 · Tampa Bay Lightning

Assists

8

2025–26 · Tampa Bay Lightning

Points

15

2025–26 · Tampa Bay Lightning

Shots

56

2025–26 · Tampa Bay Lightning

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

   • Syracuse CrunchAHL
   • Tampa Bay LightningNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Syracuse CrunchAHL
   • Tampa Bay LightningNHL

3. 2024–25

   • Univ. of Minnesota-DuluthNCAA

4. 2023–24

   • Univ. of Minnesota-DuluthNCAA

5. 2022–23

   • Univ. of Minnesota-DuluthNCAA

6. 2021–22

   • Univ. of Minnesota-DuluthNCAA
   • USA U20WJC-20

7. 2020–21

   • Lincoln StarsUSHL

8. 2019–20

   • Team GreyUSA-S17
   • Lincoln StarsUSHL

9. 2018–19

   • Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA16U AAA
   • Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAAHPHL 16U
   • Team KellyUSA-S16
   • Lincoln StarsUSHL

10. 2017–18

    • Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15U AAAHPHL 15U
    • Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAAHPHL 16U

11. 2016–17

    • Little Caesars 14U AAAHPHL 14U

12. 2014–15

    • Detroit Jr. Red WingsQC Int PW

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.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	Regular	4	0	1	1	2	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -2 Points 1
2026–27	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Regular	6	0	2	2	4	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 12:05 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4237 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
2025–26	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	Regular	4	3	2	5	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 4 Goals 3 Pim 0 Plus Minus 3 Points 5
2025–26	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Regular	43	7	8	15	8	4	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 12:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5036 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 43 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 4 Points 15 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 56
2025–26	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	0	-4	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 12:06 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2143 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -4 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
2024–25	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	Regular	35	14	16	30	20	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 16 Games Played 35 Goals 14 Pim 20 Plus Minus 5 Points 30
2023–24	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	Regular	2	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 1
2022–23	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	Regular	35	10	18	28	20	-6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 35 Goals 10 Pim 20 Plus Minus -6 Points 28
2021–22	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	Regular	39	6	12	18	12	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 39 Goals 6 Pim 12 Plus Minus 11 Points 18
2021–22	WJC-20	USA U20	Regular	5	0	1	1	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 1 Points 1
2020–21	USHL	Lincoln Stars	Regular	52	12	22	34	78	-10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 52 Goals 12 Pim 78 Plus Minus -10 Points 34
2019–20	USA-S17	Team Grey	Regular	5	3	3	6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 3 Pim 0 Points 6
2019–20	USHL	Lincoln Stars	Regular	47	2	12	14	39	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 47 Goals 2 Pim 39 Plus Minus -3 Points 14
2018–19	16U AAA	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA	Regular	51	10	40	50	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 40 Games Played 51 Goals 10 Plus Minus 27 Points 50
2018–19	HPHL 16U	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA	Regular	20	4	5	9	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 20 Goals 4 Pim 48 Points 9
2018–19	USA-S16	Team Kelly	Regular	4	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 3
2018–19	USHL	Lincoln Stars	Regular	2	0	0	0	2	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -2 Points 0
2017–18	HPHL 15U	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15U AAA	Regular	13	7	7	14	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 13 Goals 7 Pim 12 Points 14
2017–18	HPHL 16U	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA	Regular	4	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
2016–17	HPHL 14U	Little Caesars 14U AAA	Regular	15	4	6	10	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 15 Goals 4 Pim 4 Points 10
2014–15	QC Int PW	Detroit Jr. Red Wings	Regular	6	1	6	7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 7

NHL game-by-game archive

6 imported games.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Profile updated Nov 8, 1:40 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

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