Gage Goncalves
Tampa Bay Lightning · #93 · Center · age 25 · 6'1" · 189 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 Mission, British Columbia · Drafted 2020 · Rd 2 #31
PLAYMAKER100% of points are assists this season
2 points in 12 games — 325th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
22HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 46% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Gage Goncalves defines the reliable, two-way center, a connector on the ice more focused on setting the table than feasting himself. His higher assist rate and career +29 rating in bottom-six minutes confirm his value as a selfless pivot who makes everyone around him better and rarely gets caught out of position.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Up from 0 to 22 in his last 5 games — hotter than 46% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 22 · −16 over these 12 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
2 points in 5 games — 2.4× his usual pace, and 0.8× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | — |
| Assists | 2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ▲ 2.4× his usual |
| Points | 2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | ▲ 2.4× his usual |
| Shots | 7 | 5 | 8 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.6% | — |
| Plus/minus | −2 | −0.4 | −0.2 | −2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 14:58 | 15:32 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ NSH | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 12:42 | 22 |
| Oct 29 | vs WPG | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 12:15 | 21 |
| Oct 24 | @ UTA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 16:25 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | @ COL | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 17:59 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | @ VGK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points325th of 424 forwards2leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals348th of 424 forwards0leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists243rd of 424 forwards2leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots308th of 424 forwards12leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points152nd of 424 forwards1leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus208th of 424 forwards−1leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game183rd of 424 forwards15:32leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: goals (0th), shots (20th).
■ Goncalves this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 14 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 33 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | TBL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.17 | −1 |
| 2025–26 · best | TBL | 74 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 0.45 | +26 |
| 2024–25 | TBL | 60 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 0.33 | +7 |
| 2023–24 | TBL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |