Emil Lilleberg
Tampa Bay Lightning · Defenseman
Profile
- Position
- Defenseman
- Number
- #78
- Born
- February 2, 2001 · Sarpsborg, Norway
- Age
- 25 years old
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 210 lb (95 kg)
- Shoots
- left
- Draft
2021, ARI, round 4, pick 11 (107th overall)- Nationality
- Norway
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 5
- GGoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count.
- 0
- AAssistsAssists on his team’s goals.
- 0
- PTSPointsGoals plus assists.
- 0
- +/-Plus-minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded.
- -1
- SOGShots on goalShots on target, goals included.
- 2
- PPGPower play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player.
- 0
- HITHitsBody checks given.
- 7
- BLKBlocked shotsOpponents’ shots blocked.
- 2
Projected full season
- Pool pts Pool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout.
- 7.9 46 games, 1.9 goals, 5.9 assists
- Rest of season
- 7.9 41 games left, 0.19 pool pts per game
Our model’s projection, checked on the whole 2025-2026 season: production per game and expected games from his team’s schedule. Our method
📈 Our read on his season
- Projected pool points
- 8 0 so far · 8 to come
- Likely range (80%)
- 6 to 9 Confidence medium
- Current pace
- 0 8 below the projection
Current pace carries his production per game over the games we expect him to play. The projection blends this season with the previous ones. The range covers 8 seasons out of 10 given how much his games vary, his health and his role.
* This season: our projection, the vertical line showing its 80% range.
Compared with his last seasons
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Pool pointsPool points for the season under the default scoring. For this season, our projection. | Pool points per gamePool points divided by games played. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (projected) | 46 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0.17 |
| 2025-26 | 50 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 0.24 |
| 2024-25 | 76 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 0.25 |
| 2023-24 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.14 |
Pool points under the default scoring: 1 point per goal and per assist, 2 per win and per shutout, 1 per overtime loss.
Last 10 games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Shots on goalShots on target, goals included. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Regular season career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Sparta Sarpsborg U18 | Norway U18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | Sparta Sarpsborg U18 | Norway U18 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 17 | +3 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | Sparta Sarpsborg U20 | Norway U20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | Sparta Sarpsborg U16 | Norway U16 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 22 | +21 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Sparta Sarpsborg U20 | Norway U20 | 41 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Sparta Sarpsborg U18 | Norway U18 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +13 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Norway U18 | WJC-18 D1A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Sparta Sarpsborg | Norway | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Sparta Sarpsborg U20 | Norway U21 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Norway U20 | WJC-20 D1A | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Norway U18 | WJC-18 D1A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019-20 | Sparta Sarpsborg | Norway | 39 | 0 | 12 | 12 | +6 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019-20 | Norway U20 | WJC-20 D1A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019-20 | Sparta Sarpsborg U20 | Norway U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | Sparta Sarpsborg | Norway | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | Norway | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 47 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 46 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.0 | 16:12 |
| 2023-24 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 33 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 76 | 1 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 2.2 | 15:17 |
| 2024-25 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024-25 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 50 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +15 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 9.3 | 17:18 |
| 2026-27 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 13:27 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 168 | 5 | 31 | 36 | -2 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 4.1 | 16:02 |
Playoff career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Sparta Sarpsborg U18 | Norway U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | Sparta Sarpsborg U20 | Norway U20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | Sparta Sarpsborg U16 | Norway U16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Sparta Sarpsborg U20 | Norway U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Sparta Sarpsborg U18 | Norway U18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Sparta Sarpsborg | Norway | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Sparta Sarpsborg U20 | Norway U21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Sparta Sarpsborg U18 | Norway U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 17:25 |
| 2023-24 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11:58 |
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 16:43 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 15:32 |
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