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Gage Goncalves

Position Left Wing Current Team Tampa Bay Lightning
Shoots Left Current Contract 2 years
Height 6'1" Expires 2026-27
Weight (lbs) 189 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 26
Age 24 (Jan 16, 2001) Expiry Status RFA-arb
Drafted 2020, Round 2, Overall 62 (TBL)
Date Team Transaction
Jul 1, 2025 Toronto Maple Leafs Signed 2 years @ $1.200M AAV starting in 2025-26
Feb 18, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning Recalled from AHL
Feb 9, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning Assigned to AHL
Feb 1, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning Recalled from AHL
Jan 31, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning Assigned to AHL
Jan 28, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning Recalled from AHL
Jan 14, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning Assigned to AHL
Jan 14, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning Cleared Waivers
Jan 13, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning Placed on Waivers
Nov 19, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Recalled from AHL
Nov 17, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Assigned to AHL
Nov 13, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Recalled from AHL
Nov 9, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Assigned to AHL
Nov 5, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Recalled from AHL
Oct 6, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Assigned to AHL
Jun 21, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Dec 13, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card



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2024-25 Player Card



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Notes and Definitions
  • The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
  • Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
  • Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
  • Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
  • Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
  • All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).
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5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2023-24 TBL 2 19:55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 -0.29 - - - 0.00 0.00
2024-25 TBL 60 707:39 0.59 0.76 1.36 0.43 0.17 13.21 9.53 3.68 1.27 6.33
2025-26 TBL 10 106:56 0.00 1.68 1.68 0.21 -0.21 0.00 12.30 -12.30 0.00 0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

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
2023-24 TBL 2 19:55 24.10 0.00 1.61 15.06 0.00 0.42 - 79.15 -0.89 -2.20 30.35
2024-25 TBL 60 707:39 37.14 2.54 2.09 38.49 2.20 2.29 53.57 47.68 -0.46 -0.10 -3.97
2025-26 TBL 10 106:56 31.98 3.37 1.94 37.59 3.37 2.11 50.00 47.91 -0.61 0.09 -7.88

NHL Edge Stats

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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Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
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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Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 24 $1,200,000 $1,200,000 - - $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 RFA-arb
2026-27 25 $1,200,000 $1,200,000 - - $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $2,400,000 $2,400,000 $2,400,000
Signed: July 1, 2025
Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.26

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Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 23 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $100,000 RFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $100,000
Signed: June 21, 2024
Team: Tampa Bay Lightning
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)
Cap %: 0.88
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $125,000.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 19 $825,833 $925,000 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2021-22 20 $820,000 $919,167 $132,500 $92,500 $750,000 $842,500 $80,000 ELC
2022-23 21 $820,000 $919,167 $82,500 $92,500 $750,000 $842,500 $80,000 ELC
2023-24 22 $820,000 $919,167 $82,500 - $775,000 $775,000 $80,000 ELC
Total $297,500 $277,500 $2,275,000 $2,552,500 $240,000
Signed: Dec 13, 2020
Team: Tampa Bay Lightning
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2015-16 CSSHL U15 Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep 23 6 5 11 4 4 1 1 4
2016-17 CSSHL U18 Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep 1 0 0 0
2016-17 CSSHL U16 Yale Hockey Academy Elite 15s 30 13 17 30 22 3 1 1 2
2017-18 BCHL Chilliwack Chiefs 4 1 1 2 4
2017-18 WHL Everett Silvertips 1 0 0 0 2
2017-18 BCEHL U18 Fraser Valley Thunderbirds U18 40 30 41 71 52 7 5 9 14 10
2018-19 WHL Everett Silvertips 67 1 14 15 +10 26 10 2 4 6 +4 2
2019-20 WHL Everett Silvertips 60 33 38 71 +32 44
2020-21 WHL Everett Silvertips 23 12 22 34 +17 12
2020-21 AHL Syracuse Crunch 2 0 1 1 -3
2021-22 AHL Syracuse Crunch 70 17 15 32 -2 39 5 1 1 -1
2022-23 AHL Syracuse Crunch 71 13 41 54 +6 34 5 3 2 5 +1 10
2023-24 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 2 0 0 0 6 0.0 9:58
2023-24 AHL Syracuse Crunch 69 13 45 58 -8 43 7 1 5 6 +3
2024-25 AHL Syracuse Crunch 14 5 13 18 -5 10
2024-25 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 60 8 12 20 +7 14 61 13.1 12:48 5 1 3 4 -2 2 4 25.0 16:54
2025-26 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 10 0 3 3 2 5 0.0 12:06
NHL Career 72 8 15 23 +7 22 66 12.1 12:37 5 1 3 4 -2 2 4 25.0 16:54