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Emil Lilleberg
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@2026-27 season
- GP
- 6
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- PTS
- 0
- +/-
- -2
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 2
- TOI/G
- 12:43
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | vs WPG | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | @UTA | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | @VGK | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs VAN | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs SEA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs WSH | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:30 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-26 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 15 | vs NYR | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 13 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:48 | 4 | 1 |
| Apr 11 | @BOS | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | @MTL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:42 | 4 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | @OTT | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | @BUF | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:00 | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 4 | vs BOS | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:24 | 5 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | vs PIT | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:42 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 31 | vs MTL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 | 5 | 2 |
| Mar 29 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:36 | 3 | 2 |
| Mar 28 | vs OTT | W 4-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | vs SEA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:48 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 24 | vs MIN | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | @CGY | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 21 | @EDM | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | @MIN | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | vs BUF | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | vs TOR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 9:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | @NYI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec 11 | @NJD | W 8-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:24 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec 9 | @MTL | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 23:48 | 5 | 4 |
| Dec 8 | @TOR | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | vs NYI | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:12 | 4 | 2 |
| Dec 4 | vs PIT | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | @NYI | L 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | @NYR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:18 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 28 | @DET | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:30 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | vs CGY | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs PHI | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 23:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | @WSH | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:54 | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs EDM | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:30 | 4 | 3 |
| Nov 18 | vs NJD | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 23:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs VAN | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | @FLA | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 16:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs NYR | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs WSH | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | @VGK | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | @COL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | @UTA | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:24 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 30 | vs DAL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | @NSH | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs VGK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs ANA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | vs CHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | @CBJ | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 17 | @DET | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:48 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | @WSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | @BOS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs NJD | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs OTT | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 17 | @NYR | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 15 | vs FLA | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 13 | vs BUF | W 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 16:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 11 | vs DET | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:48 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | vs TOR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 7 | @NYR | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | @BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | @OTT | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1 | @NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 29 | vs NYI | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | vs UTA | W 8-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 18:00 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 25 | vs PIT | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 23 | @VGK | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | @DAL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 17 | vs PHI | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 15 | @BOS | W 6-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 15:36 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 13 | @PHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 11 | @CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 8 | vs BOS | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 6 | vs BUF | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 4 | vs CBJ | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 3 | @FLA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | @WSH | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 27 | vs CGY | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | vs EDM | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | vs SEA | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 9 | @MTL | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:00 | 2 | 3 |
| Feb 8 | @DET | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:06 | 2 | 3 |
| Feb 6 | vs OTT | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 4 | vs OTT | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 1 | vs NYI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | @DET | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 24 | @CHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:24 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 21 | @MTL | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20 | @TOR | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 18 | vs DET | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:48 | 3 | 3 |
| Jan 16 | vs ANA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:48 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 14 | @BOS | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 12 | @PIT | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:06 | 4 | 1 |
| Jan 11 | @NJD | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 9 | vs BOS | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 7 | vs CAR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 5 | @ANA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:48 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 4 | @LAK | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:48 | 2 | 1 |
Latest news
Lilleberg (undisclosed) is available if needed but will serve as a healthy scratch against the Rangers on Tuesday, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports.
Lilleberg last featured for the Lightning on Oct. 3 versus Washington, recording one shot, three hits and five PIM. Even with Tampa continuing to utilize seven blueliners, the 25-year-old Lilleberg will face an uphill battle to secure minutes. As such, Lilleberg won't offer much in terms of fantasy value.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 13
Lilleberg (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Flyers and is expected to miss approximately one week, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Lilleberg suffered an undisclosed injury early in the third period of Saturday's game against the Capitals, and he'll be forced to miss some time. Max Crozier, Jansen Harkins and Scott Sabourin are candidates to see increased playing time in Lilleberg's absence.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 5
Lilleberg sustained an undisclosed injury in Saturday's game versus the Capitals, and there was no update on his status from head coach Jon Cooper after the contest, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.
Lilleberg was hurt early in the third period. The Lightning dressed seven blueliners Saturday, so they'll have some options for their roster if Lilleberg is unavailable Monday versus the Flyers. Defenseman Max Crozier could come in if the team sticks with seven defensemen, or one of Jansen Harkins or Scott Sabourin could get the call instead.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 4
Lilleberg scored a goal Saturday in a 2-1 in over the Bruins.
Lilleberg scored off a rebound with 1:35 left to give the Lightning the victory. The defensive-minded defender, who continues to wear a full cage to protect a broken jaw suffered early in March, had just three goals and seven assists in 47 games prior to Saturday. Still, he has two game-winning goals this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 12
Lilleberg had a goal and two assists in Saturday's 4-2 win over Ottawa.
It was Lilleberg's first three-point game in the NHL, and his goal stood as the game-winner. He joined a 3-on-2 rush and finished it with a sweet backhand. Lilleberg became the fourth Norwegian player in NHL history with a three-point game, joining Mats Zuccarello (41), Espen Knutsen (four) and Patrick Thoresen (one). Lilleberg has three goals, five assists, 68 hits, 36 shots and 35 blocks in 40 games this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 28
Lilleberg (face) will play in Saturday's road clash against the Oilers, per Sports TV host Julie Stewart-Binks.
Head coach Jon Cooper noted that Lilleberg will wear a protective cage on his helmet in Saturday's contest. It will mark Lilleberg's first game since March 3 after he sustained a facial fracture during a practice session. He'll step into the lineup for Victor Hedman (illness).
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 21