Entering the 2025-26 season, Gourde has scored 133 goals and 214 assists for 347 points in 602 career NHL regular season games. His 201 career points with the Lightning are two points shy of tying Teddy Purcell to enter the franchise’s top 20 all-time in career scoring. He holds the fifth-most points among the NHL's active undrafted players.

Instead of becoming an unrestricted free agent on July 1, Gourde now could finish his career in a Tampa Bay sweater.

The Lightning have given Yanni Gourde a six-year contract extension, keeping him in Tampa and extending his second stint.