EA Sports' NHL 26 will soon be available to play, as the game will be released on Sep. 12. Due to this EA Sports has now revealed the top 10 Tampa Bay Lightning players in the game.
The Lightning's best player in NHL 26 is superstar winger Nikita Kucherov, as he has been given a 96 overall rating. When noting that he recorded a league-best 121 points this season, it is not surprising in the slightest that he has been given such a high rating.
Lightning superstar goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy if the second-best Bolt in the game. EA Sports has given him a 93 overall rating in NHL 26, which is understandable given the season he just had.
Next up are defenseman Victor Hedman and forward Brayden Point, as they both have 92 overall ratings in NHL 26. Star winger Brandon Hagel has also been handed a 90 overall rating.
Jake Guentzel is the sixth-best Lightning player in the game, as he has been given an 89 overall rating. Following Guentzel is forward Anthony Cirelli, who has an 86 overall rating the game.
Meanwhile, Erik Cernak, Nick Paul, and Ryan McDonagh have all been given 85 overall ratings in the NHL 26. To round off the top 10 Lightning players in NHL 26, Darren Raddysh has an 84 overall rating.
Lightning Big Prospect Ready To Break Out
The <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning">Tampa Bay Lightning </a>certainly have some prospects to keep an eye on next season. When looking at their current prospect pool, a few of them have real shots of getting more NHL time next season, just like Gage Goncalves did in 2024-25.