Dominic James
Points by season
Career NHL points, ending with the 84-game projection (violet).
Pool value
Projected full-season fantasy worth.
why 36?
Each row is one fantasy category turned into points over a full 84-game season. Add the rows up and that is his total fantasy worth.
- proj goals13 × 3+39
- proj assists26 × 1+26
- PP points0 × 0.5+0
- game-winning goals0 × 0.5+0
- OT goals0 × 0.25+0
- shots84 × 0.1+8.4
- PIM56 × 0.05+2.8
- ice time (min)1014 × 0.01+10.1
- total86 pool points · an elite forward season scores 24286 = 36/100
Weights follow what the average fantasy league actually counts: goals at 3× assists (the universal core), power-play points and game-winners at half weight (common extra categories), OT goals, shots and PIM small (many leagues skip them), and ice time as a quiet availability bonus. The scale: add up a whole season of those categories and compare against the best forwards in the NHL — an elite season scores about 242 points, and that is what 100 means. So 86 points is 36 out of a perfect fantasy season at his position. Defensemen and forwards are graded on separate scales because the D slot can only be filled by a defenseman. Goals and assists come from the backtested season model; the rest ride your own season-to-date pace over 84 games (6 games so far — small sample, secondary lines will move as roles settle). Hits/blocks are excluded: the free NHL feeds don't publish full-season totals, and we don't invent them.
The Situation
- Did not play the last 5 games (healthy scratch or injury — check the club report before rostering).
- Availability: played 6 of 15 for TBL — missed 9 games (2026-11-07, 2026-11-08, 2026-11-11, 2026-11-12, …).
- Ironman warning: multiple absences already — treat nightly projections for this player as low-confidence.
- Not on the NHL Status Report — recent absences were healthy scratches or coach's decisions unless a wire note says otherwise.
Every line is measured from our own boxscore ledger; absence reasons from the NHL Status Report and our transaction wire only — no insider guessing.
Season stats
NHL regular-season totals, season by season. The 84-G proj line extends the current season with our public model — methodology in the caption below the table.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | TOI/GP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Lightning | 43 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 12.5% | 50.4% |
| 2026-27 | Lightning | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 42.4% |
| 84-G proj | Lightning | 84 | 13 | 26 | 38 | — | 47 | — | 0 | — | 14:09 | — | — | 124 | — | — |
84-G proj — current pace blended with the player's own history (recent seasons weighted heaviest), mixed with a similarity projection from historical players with comparable profiles, then adjusted for the aging curve (league-average peak at 27; decline after) — at age 24 that is 1%. Dashes mark stats the model doesn't project.
Goals — with the line
| Time | ST | Type | Goal | His line | Opp ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 · vs WPG | |||||
| P2 09:43 | EV | Assist | Geekie (James, Viel) → 2-1 | Viel · Geekie · James Carlson · D'Astous | Lowry · Iafallo · Rosén DeMelo · Ferraro Skinner (G) |
| Oct 15 · vs SEA | |||||
| P2 03:38 | EV | Assist | Hagel (Cirelli, James) → 2-1 | Cirelli · Hagel · James Hedman · Crozier | Kakko · Wright · Catton Larsson · Dunn Grubauer (G) |
Line mates
Teammates sharing the most ice time with Dominic over the last 5 games — reconstructed shift-by-shift from the NHL's official timing feed (goalies excluded).
| Player | Shared min | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Mikheyev TBL | 30 | 5 | |
| Conor Geekie TBL | 23 | 3 | |
| Victor Hedman TBL | 22 | 5 | |
| J.J. Moser TBL | 18 | 5 | |
| Ryan McDonagh TBL | 17 | 5 |
Data via the public NHL API · 2026 Pro Hockey Stats