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Norway Emil Lilleberg
#78 Tampa Bay Lightning / NHL - 25/26
2-time Norway Gullpucken (Player of the Year) 2
1-time Norway Rookie of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Feb 02, 2001
Position
D
Age
25
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Sarpsborg, NOR
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Norway
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Sparta HK
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$800,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning / Signed
Drafted
2021 round 4 #107 overall by Arizona Coyotes
Agency
PREMIUM

Brothers: Jesper Martinsen Lilleberg, Henrik Knold

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Emil Lilleberg Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Sparta Sarpsborg U18 Norway U18 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
2016-17 Sparta Sarpsborg U16 Norway U16 23* 5* 17* 22* 20* 21* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 2
Sparta Sarpsborg U18 Norway U18 29* 2* 15* 17* 22* 3* |
Sparta Sarpsborg U20 Norway U20 7* 0* 4* 4* 2* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -1
2017-18 Sparta Sarpsborg U18 Norway U18 12* 2* 11* 13* 48* 13* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 27 0
Sparta Sarpsborg U20 Norway U20 41* 4* 12* 16* 50* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
Norway U18 WJC-18 D1A 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 2* |
2018-19 Sparta Sarpsborg U18 Norway U18 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -1
Sparta Sarpsborg U21 Norway U21 9* 0* 5* 5* 4* 4* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 16 5
Sparta Sarpsborg Norway 37* 1* 1* 2* 24* 2* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 0
Norway U18 “C” WJC-18 D1A 5* 0* 2* 2* 8* 1* |
Norway U20 WJC-20 D1A 4* 0* 3* 3* 6* 2* |
2019-20 Sparta Sarpsborg U21 Norway U21 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Sparta Sarpsborg Norway 39* 0* 12* 12* 71* 6* |
Norway U20 “C” WJC-20 D1A 5* 0* 2* 2* 4* -2* |
2020-21 Sparta Sarpsborg Norway 18* 2* 2* 4* 39* -6* |
Norway U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Norway WC 6* 1* 0* 1* 14* -2* |
Norway (all) International 10* 3* 1* 4* 14* -* |
2021-22 IK Oskarshamn SHL 47* 0* 7* 7* 16* -4* | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 2 -1
Norway Olympics OGQ 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Norway WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* -3* |
Norway (all) International 18* 0* 0* 0* 16* -* |
2022-23 IK Oskarshamn SHL 46* 3* 8* 11* 41* -4* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 2
Norway WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* -3* |
Norway (all) International 20* 0* 1* 1* 14* -7* |
2023-24 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 37* 0* 5* 5* 16* -15* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -3
Syracuse Crunch AHL 33* 2* 11* 13* 45* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 3
2024-25 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 76* 1* 18* 19* 105* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 0
Norway Olympics OGQ 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
Norway “A” WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* -4* |
Norway (all) “A” International 12* 2* 1* 3* 4* 1* |
2025-26 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 32* 2* 4* 6* 43* 9* |
Projected NHL 59* 4* 7* 11* 79* 17* |
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Emil Lilleberg Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 33* 2* 11* 13* 0.39* 45* 3* | 1 5 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.40 * 2 * 3 *
International 4 60* 5* 3* 8* 0.13* 48* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 3 145* 3* 27* 30* 0.21* 164* -7* | 2 10 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.10 * 6 * -3 *
Norway 3 94* 3* 15* 18* 0.19* 134* 2* | 1 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * 0 *
Norway U16 1 23* 5* 17* 22* 0.96* 20* 21* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * 2 *
Norway U18 4 44* 4* 26* 30* 0.68* 70* 19* | 3 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 29 * -2 *
Norway U20 2 48* 4* 16* 20* 0.42* 52* 3* | 2 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 0 * -1 *
Norway U21 2 10* 0* 6* 6* 0.60* 6* 5* | 1 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 16 * 5 *
OGQ 2 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 2 93* 3* 15* 18* 0.19* 57* -8* | 2 13 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.08 * 4 * 1 *
WC 4 27* 1* 0* 1* 0.04* 26* -12* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 D1A 2 10* 0* 3* 3* 0.30* 10* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D1A 2 9* 0* 5* 5* 0.56* 10* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Emil Lilleberg Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/02/2024
07/02/2024 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
06/05/2023
06/05/2023 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Tampa Bay Lightning
05/17/2023
05/17/2023 Confirmed IK Oskarshamn Växjö Lakers HC
03/12/2021
03/12/2021 Confirmed Sparta Sarpsborg IK Oskarshamn
Player Biography and Trivia

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #132 by NHL Central Scouting