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Anthony Cirelli

#71 · Center

Anthony Cirelli

Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay Lightning
Age
29
Height
6′1″
Weight
190 lb
Shoots
L
Born
Etobicoke, Ontario, CAN
GP
6
G
1
A
1
P
2
+/-
+2
SOG
10

2026–27 regular season

Drafted 2015 · Round 3, #72 overall (TBL)

This season vs last

Stat2026–272025–26 to Oct 142025–26 first 6 GP
GP646
G123-2
A111
P234-2
SOG10611-1
PPP001-1
+/-+200+2
PIM424
TOI/GP17:5118:44−0:5319:37−1:45
SH%10.033.3-23.327.3-17.3

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Cirelli is shooting 10.0% (1 on 10 shots) against 16.9% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.9 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.1).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%
54.2
Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%
61.2
Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%
+1.0
vs. team with the player off ice
PDO
0.944
On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG
0.9
Individual expected goals
G − xG
+0.1
Finishing above expectation
OZS%
59.6
Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP
12:29
Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

19 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

Shot attempts map

How Cirelli is used

#71 · C · Tampa Bay Lightning

Anthony Cirelli

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

  • Line 3
  • PP2
  • PK1
Ice time / game
17:26
12:29 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts
59.6%
of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share
61.2%
at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share
54.2%
at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Cirelli45.1s
NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Cirelli22%
NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Brandon Hagel48.2 min together54%shot attempts
Jake Guentzel42.1 min together53%shot attempts
Max Crozier22.4 min together57%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
Team
2026–27Tampa Bay Lightning6112
2025–26Tampa Bay Lightning71232952
2025–26 (P)Tampa Bay Lightning7022
2024–25Tampa Bay Lightning80273259
2024–25 (P)Tampa Bay Lightning5101
2023–24Tampa Bay Lightning79202545
2023–24 (P)Tampa Bay Lightning5022
2022–23Tampa Bay Lightning58111829
2022–23 (P)Tampa Bay Lightning6336
2021–22Tampa Bay Lightning76172643
2021–22 (P)Tampa Bay Lightning23358
2020–21Tampa Bay Lightning5091322
2020–21 (P)Tampa Bay Lightning235712
2019–20Tampa Bay Lightning68162844
2019–20 (P)Tampa Bay Lightning25369
2018–19Tampa Bay Lightning82192039
2018–19 (P)Tampa Bay Lightning4112
2017–18Tampa Bay Lightning185611
2017–18 (P)Tampa Bay Lightning17213

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