Dominic James
Tampa Bay Lightning · #17 · Center · age 24 · 6'0" · 190 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Plymouth, Michigan · Drafted 2022 · Rd 6 #12
2 points in 5 games — 325th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
27HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 55% 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
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 50 after the game against VAN, 27 now — still hotter than 55% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 27 · −23 over these 5 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
2 points in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 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 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Points | 2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shots | 5 | 5 | 8 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.6% | — |
| Plus/minus | +2 | +2.0 | −0.2 | his usual |
| Ice time a game | 12:23 | 12:23 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ NSH | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:40 | 27 |
| Oct 29 | vs WPG | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 11:48 | 39 |
| Oct 23 | @ COL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:28 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs VAN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:32 | 50 |
| Oct 15 | vs SEA | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 15:25 | 50 |
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 30Shots382nd of 424 forwards5leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus94th of 424 forwards+2leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game317th of 424 forwards12:23leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (88th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
■ James this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 33 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 15 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | TBL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | +2 |
| 2025–26 · best | TBL | 43 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.35 | +4 |