Anthony Cirelli

Anthony Cirelli

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C · 6'1" · 193 lb · Shoots L
Age 28
Career
0.59
P / GP
344P in 582 GP
Archetype
Top-6 Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$6.25M
Signed through 2031
Career points
344
Regular season

Anthony Cirelli, a center for the Tampa Bay Lightning, is entering his age-29 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 52 points (23 goals, 29 assists) in 71 games, a 0.73 points-per-game pace, 4 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 54.1% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +2.6. HighDanger's model projects 55 points for 2026-27, in a 50 to 60 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–2276172643+1570818:190.57
2022–2358111829+1333216:340.50
2023–2479202545+238718:310.57
2024–2580273259+3028518:410.74
2025–2671232952+3848417:190.73
Career582147197344+162297360.59

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 2381st
Assists 2977th
Avg TOI / GP 17:1973rd
Shots 12562nd
PIM 4888th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 5279th
Primary points 2375th
xGF % 54.1%78th
xGF / 60 2.0284th
xGA / 60 1.7136th

Career journey

Rookie
2017–18 · age 20
Tampa Bay Lightning
0.61 P/GP
18 GP · 5G · 6A
Emerging
2018–19 → 2020 · age 21–22
Tampa Bay Lightning
0.55 P/GP
150 GP · 35G · 48A
Prime
2020–21 → 2026 · age 23–28
Tampa Bay Lightning
0.6 P/GP
414 GP · 107G · 143A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL forwards by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.