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35Tampa Bay Lightning · Goalie · Catches L
Dennis Hildeby
Age 25 · 6'6" · 227 lb · Born in Jarfalla, SWE
Cap hit
$842K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
20
14 starts
Record
5-7-4
SV%
.914
GAA
2.86
Shots against
548
GSAx
+10.6
goals saved above expected
Game Score
+0.53
per game
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | xGA | GSAx | HD saves | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15@ OTT · L 3-1 | L | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 58:08 | 3.54 | +1.54 | 1/2 | +1.54 |
| Jan 19vs MIN · L 6-3 | Relief | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 19:24 | 0.77 | +0.77 | 0/0 | +0.77 |
| Jan 17@ WPG · W 4-3 | W | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 63:08 | 3.56 | +0.56 | 3/4 | +0.56 |
| Jan 13@ UTA · L 6-1 | L | 41 | 35 | 6 | .854 | 60:00 | 5.20 | -0.80 | 5/8 | -0.80 |
| Jan 8@ PHI · W 2-1 | W | 23 | 22 | 1 | .957 | 62:41 | 3.63 | +2.63 | 4/4 | +2.63 |
Dec = decision (W, L, OTL; ND = started, no decision). HD saves = high-danger shots on goal stopped. GS = our Game Score.
Advanced metrics
2025-26 · 20 GP · 1,009 min · percentile vs. NHL goalies
97th percentile
81st percentile
99th percentile
67th percentile
74th percentile
70th percentile
69th percentile
60th percentile
89th percentile
99th percentile
Expected goals come from our own model and rate every unblocked shot he faced by its chance of going in. High-danger shots are those worth 0.15 expected goals or more. Percentiles compare him with goalies who played 600 minutes that season. xGA/60 shows how hard his workload was, so its bar is grey.
Play styleEfficient part-time stopper
Trait percentiles vs. NHL goalies · 2025-26
Hildeby's numbers show a goalie who saves more than expected on both dangerous and routine shots, with elite results while his team is shorthanded. His one soft spot is rebound control, and he works as a backup given how few games he has started.
- High-danger saves
- 89
- Routine saves
- 89
- Rebound control
- 36
- 5-on-5 saves
- 81
- PK saves
- 100
- Consistency
- 60
- Workload
- 3
Strengths
- Penalty kill save % ranks in the 100th percentile among qualifying goalies.
- High-danger saves sit at the 89th percentile, with a .754 save % on 69 shots.
- Routine saves also land at the 89th percentile, and 5-on-5 saves at the 81st.
Watch-outs
- Rebound control is at the 36th percentile, so more second shots follow his saves.
Similar style: Jacob Fowler, Logan Thompson (WSH)
Built from play-by-play and our expected goals model, compared with goalies who have 600+ minutes in the season.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
No NHL playoff games yet.
Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
No news about him in the last 30 days.
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
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Beat writers
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Media
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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Recent Game Scores
Last 10 games · goals above average
Average +0.05 per game over these 10.
Where his Game Score comes from
+0.53 per game
2025-26 · 20 GP
Season total +10.6, or +0.53 per game.
- Goaltending
- +10.6
Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
Usage
Last game: vs WSH, Oct 3
Did not start last game (Andrei Vasilevskiy did).
From the NHL's shift chart.
Age curve
At 25: 100% of peak
NHL goalies · production index
At 25, goalies typically produce 100% of their peak (age 26). His contract runs through age 26, when the typical level is 100%.
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Contract by season
2 seasons left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | TBL | $842K | 0.8% |
| 2027-28 | TBL | $842K | 0.7% |
RFA after 2027-28. $1.683M in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).