Jake Guentzel
Tampa Bay Lightning · Center
Profile
- Position
- Center
- Number
- #59
- Born
- October 6, 1994 · Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Age
- 32 years old
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- Weight
- 176 lb (80 kg)
- Shoots
- left
- Draft
2013, PIT, round 3, pick 16 (77th overall)- Nationality
- United States
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 11
- GGoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count.
- 7
- AAssistsAssists on his team’s goals.
- 5
- PTSPointsGoals plus assists.
- 12
- +/-Plus-minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded.
- +4
- SOGShots on goalShots on target, goals included.
- 29
- PPGPower play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player.
- 2
- HITHitsBody checks given.
- 8
- BLKBlocked shotsOpponents’ shots blocked.
- 6
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.
- 89.4 83 games, 44.8 goals, 44.6 assists
- Rest of season
- 77.4 72 games left, 1.07 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
- 89 12 so far · 77 to come
- Likely range (80%)
- 71 to 108 Confidence medium
- Current pace
- 91 2 above 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) | 83 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 89 | 1.07 |
| 2025-26 | 81 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 88 | 1.09 |
| 2024-25 | 80 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 80 | 1.00 |
2023-24   | 67 | 30 | 47 | 77 | 77 | 1.15 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | at COL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct 20 | at VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | VAN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | SEA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | at NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at NYI | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Oct 8 | MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 3 | WSH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Northwest | UMHSEL | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010-11 | Hill-Murray | High-MN | 28 | 19 | 30 | 49 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011-12 | Southeast | UMHSEL | 21 | 14 | 27 | 41 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011-12 | Hill-Murray | High-MN | 31 | 23 | 52 | 75 | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012-13 | Sioux City | USHL | 60 | 29 | 44 | 73 | +13 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 19.0 | – |
| 2013-14 | Nebraska-Omaha | NCHC | 37 | 7 | 27 | 34 | – | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2014-15 | Nebraska-Omaha | NCHC | 36 | 14 | 25 | 39 | – | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2015-16 | Wilkes-Barre | AHL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6.9 | – |
| 2015-16 | Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha | NCAA | 35 | 19 | 27 | 46 | +6 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 40 | 16 | 17 | 33 | +7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 19.8 | 15:53 |
| 2016-17 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 33 | 21 | 21 | 42 | +21 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 22 | 26 | 48 | -9 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 12.9 | 16:29 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 40 | 36 | 76 | +13 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 227 | 17.6 | 19:21 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 39 | 20 | 23 | 43 | +11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 127 | 15.7 | 20:38 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 56 | 23 | 34 | 57 | +7 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 141 | 16.3 | 20:16 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 40 | 44 | 84 | +13 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 264 | 15.2 | 20:06 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 36 | 37 | 73 | +2 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 244 | 14.8 | 20:07 |
| 2023-24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 50 | 22 | 30 | 52 | +9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 185 | 11.9 | 20:53 |
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 17 | 8 | 17 | 25 | +16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 15.1 | 17:30 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 41 | 39 | 80 | +18 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 217 | 18.9 | 20:00 |
| 2024-25 | United States | 4 Nations | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.0 | 21:15 |
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 38 | 50 | 88 | +13 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 220 | 17.3 | 20:15 |
| 2025-26 | USA | OG | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8.0 | 16:00 |
| 2026-27 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 24.1 | 20:09 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 692 | 313 | 358 | 671 | +104 | 319 | 76 | 4 | 42 | 1959 | 16.0 | 19:23 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Northwest | UMHSEL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010-11 | Hill-Murray | High-MN | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011-12 | Southeast | UMHSEL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011-12 | Hill-Murray | High-MN | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015-16 | Wilkes-Barre | AHL | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 16.7 | – |
| 2016-17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 25 | 13 | 8 | 21 | +1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 25.0 | 17:30 |
| 2017-18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 12 | 10 | 11 | 21 | +10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 29.4 | 18:11 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 20:35 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 | 21:45 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4.0 | 19:27 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 20.5 | 22:28 |
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14.3 | 19:58 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 | 22:45 |
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 | 22:05 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 81 | 43 | 38 | 81 | +8 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 239 | 18.0 | 19:35 |
🏆 NHL awards and honours
- Stanley Cup2016-17
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