| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Placed on LTIR | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Placed on IR | |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Recalled from AHL | |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Signed to an entry level contract. |
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Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.
Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.
The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.
All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.
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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | Producer | Playmaker | Shooter | Sniper | Rebound | Rush | Skating | Defend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TBL | 43 | 476:12 | 0.88 | 0.22 | 0.83 | 0.83 | -0.93 | -0.87 | 1.94 | -0.06 |
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | 5v5 TOI | 5v4 TOI | 4v5 TOI | Possession | Drive | Suppress | Faceoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TBL | 43 | 476:12 | -0.53 | -1.30 | -1.89 | -0.78 | -0.82 | 0.14 | 50.4 |
Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.
The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.
All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.
Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | G/60 | A/60 | Pts/60 | xG/60 | GAE/60 | Sh% | xSh% | Sh%AE | %SA Rush | %SA Reb. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TBL | 43 | 476:12 | 0.88 | 1.01 | 1.89 | 0.70 | 0.18 | 13.21 | 10.44 | 2.76 | 1.28 | 5.13 |
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | SAF/60 | GF/60 | xGF/60 | SAA/60 | GA/60 | xGA/60 | GF% | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TBL | 43 | 476:12 | 38.93 | 2.39 | 2.45 | 36.29 | 2.02 | 2.24 | 54.29 | 52.25 | -0.45 | -0.03 | -3.84 |
| Skating | Shooting | Zone Time | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | GP | Top Speed | Bursts>20/mi | Avg. Speed | ES Avg. Speed | Top Speed | Avg. Speed | %Long Range | %Mid Range | %High Danger | ES DZ% | ES NZ% | ES OZ% |
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| Percentile 0-25 | Percentile 25-50 | Percentile 50-75 | Percentile 75-100 |
| Season | Teammate | Teammate | Team | TOI | GF/60 | GA/60 | GF% | xGF/60 | xGA/60 | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
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| Type | Statistic | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | G/60 | Goals Against per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | A/60 | Assists per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | Pts/60 | Points per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | xG/60 | Expected Goals per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | GAE/60 | Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60). |
| Individual | Sh% | Shooting Percentage. |
| Individual | xSh% | Expected Shooting Percentage. |
| Individual | Sh%AE | Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%). |
| Individual | %SA Rush | Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush. |
| Individual | %SA Reb. | Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds. |
| On Ice | SAF/60 | Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | GF/60 | Goals For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | xGF/60 | Expected Goals For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | SAA/60 | Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | GA/60 | Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | xGA/60 | Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | GF% | Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against) |
| On Ice | xGF% | Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against) |
| On Ice | xGF Rel | xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice. |
| On Ice | xGA Rel | xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better). |
| On Ice | xGF% Rel | xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice. |
Une punition digne d'un match de soccer : Dominic James vole la vedette et le Ligthning remporte le 4e match at HABSolument Fan (Sun Apr 26, 2026)
Lightning Take More Hits on Injury Front as Trade Deadline Nears at The Hockey Writers (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Lightning Morning News: Dominic James out 8-10 weeks at Raw Charge (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Will the emergence of Dominic James cost a veteran a roster spot? at Raw Charge (Thu Feb 26, 2026)
Lightning pull off improbable comeback with 6-4 win over the Hurricanes at Raw Charge (Sun Dec 21, 2025)
Lightning win streak comes to an end in 2-1 loss to Islanders at Raw Charge (Wed Dec 3, 2025)
2 Lightning Rookies Stepping up to Provide Offense Early This Season at The Hockey Writers (Wed Nov 12, 2025)
Ryan McDonagh, Dominic James placed on injured reserve by Lightning at Raw Charge (Wed Nov 12, 2025)
Lightning knock off Golden Knights, 6-3, behind big night from Dominic James at Raw Charge (Fri Nov 7, 2025)
VGK Analysis: Golden Knights Blow Multigoal Lead to Surging Lightning at Vegas Hockey Now (Fri Nov 7, 2025)
Lightning’s Dominic James Set to Make NHL Debut Against Former Team at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 23, 2025)
Crunch Wrap: Syracuse takes two from Hershey to open the season at Raw Charge (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
Dominic James signed a $1,820,000 2-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning and General Manager Julien Brisebois on September 20, 2025 with an AAV of $910,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.95% of the salary cap.
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| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G |
| 2014-15 | QC Int PW | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | HPHL 14U | Little Caesars 14U AAA | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | HPHL 15U | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15U AAA | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | HPHL 16U | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | 16U AAA | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA | 51 | 10 | 40 | 50 | +27 | |||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | HPHL 16U | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 48 | |||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | USA-S16 | Team Kelly | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | USHL | Lincoln Stars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | USHL | Lincoln Stars | 47 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | USA-S17 | Team Grey | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | USHL | Lincoln Stars | 52 | 12 | 22 | 34 | -10 | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +11 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | WJC-20 | USA U20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2024-25 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 35 | 14 | 16 | 30 | +5 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 2025-26 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | |||||||||||||
| 2025-26 | NHL | Tampa Bay Lightning | 43 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +4 | 8 | 56 | 12.5 | 12:14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 12 | 16.7 | 12:06 | |
| NHL Career | 43 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +4 | 8 | 56 | 12.5 | 12:14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 12 | 16.7 | 12:06 | |||