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Jake Guentzel
Center #59 Lightning
Player Information

Jake Guentzel has 45 points (19 goals, 26 assists) in 43 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 77) of the 2013 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, he has 616 points (287 goals, 329 assists) in 643 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Carolina Hurricanes and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

He also has 73 points (41 goals, 32 assists) in 74 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 31.3 yrs (06.10.1994)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 80 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 77th in 2013
    Draft Team: Team logoPittsburgh Penguins
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 31-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Lightning controlling 62% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Jake Guentzel is off the ice, the Lightning control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 46% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 23% in the defensive zone.

  • 86

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 10th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 8th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.11
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.62
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.63
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    1.32
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.97
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.76
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.46
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    4.41
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.71
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.90
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.46
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.70
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.76
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.12
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.48
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.87
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.04
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.42
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.23
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.41
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $9.000M
Player Contract Value: $11.700M
Remaining: 6 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2031 UFA
Age at the end: 37.7 yrs (06.10.1994)
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Jake Guentzel
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
31.12.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 3 20:06 2 0.0% 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 2 2 1 17:43 2 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 2 2 0 16:55 1 0.0% 2
06.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 1 0 1 -1 18:37 3 33.3% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 1 1 2 17:40 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 5 6 5 9 11.1% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Penguins 40 16 17 33 7 15:52 81 19.8% 10
2017-18 Team Logo Penguins 82 22 26 48 -9 16:28 171 12.9% 42
2018-19 Team Logo Penguins 82 40 36 76 13 19:21 227 17.6% 26
2019-20 Team Logo Penguins 39 20 23 43 11 20:37 127 15.7% 14
2020-21 Team Logo Penguins 56 23 34 57 7 20:16 141 16.3% 28
2021-22 Team Logo Penguins 76 40 44 84 13 20:06 264 15.2% 44
2022-23 Team Logo Penguins 78 36 37 73 2 20:07 244 14.8% 46
2023-24 Team Logo Penguins 50 22 30 52 9 20:52 185 11.9% 14
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 17 8 17 25 16 17:30 53 15.1% 8
2024-25 Team Logo Lightning 80 41 39 80 18 20:00 217 18.9% 24
2025-26 Team Logo Lightning 43 19 26 45 10 20:34 110 17.3% 17
Season Projection 82 36 50 86 19 20:33 210 17.1% 32
Total 643 287 329 616 97 1820 15.8% 273
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Penguins 25 13 8 21 1 17:30 52 25.0% 10
2017-18 Team Logo Penguins 12 10 11 21 10 18:10 34 29.4% 8
2018-19 Team Logo Penguins 4 1 0 1 -3 20:34 11 9.1% 0
2019-20 Team Logo Penguins 4 1 2 3 1 21:45 13 7.7% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Penguins 6 1 1 2 -6 19:26 25 4.0% 6
2021-22 Team Logo Penguins 7 8 2 10 1 22:28 39 20.5% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 11 4 5 9 4 19:58 28 14.3% 16
2024-25 Team Logo Lightning 5 3 3 6 -3 22:45 16 18.8% 6
Total 74 41 32 73 5 218 18.8% 48
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Jake Guentzel Team Logo C 31.3 yrs 180 cm / 80 kg 1.05 0.96 87 85 $9.000M
81% Lucas Raymond Team Logo LW 23.8 yrs 180 cm / 84 kg 1.09 0.83 83 84 $8.075M
81% Alex DeBrincat Team Logo RW 28.1 yrs 173 cm / 81 kg 1.00 0.84 89 81 $7.875M
79% Nick Suzuki Team Logo C 26.4 yrs 180 cm / 94 kg 1.07 0.85 85 88 $7.875M
79% Brayden Point Team Logo C 29.8 yrs 180 cm / 80 kg 0.81 0.96 79 81 $9.500M
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