TAMPA BAY LIGHTNINGBorn in United States#59 ·Center

Jake Guentzel

ACTIVE

Last game:October 24, 2026(overnight)2 PTS · 2G · 0A@Colorado Avalanche

+2 goals in the loss against Colorado Avalanche

Next match:October 25, 2026(overnight)@Utah Mammoth

Jake Guentzel has played in the NHL since 2016–17 and currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is 32 years old (born in 1994), is originally from Omaha, is 180 cm tall and weighs 80 kg. He has previously played for Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes. Guentzel has put up 669 points in 691 games, 312 goals and 357 assists, an average of 0.97 points per game. The best season so far is 2025–26 with 88 points in 81 games.

BirthplaceOmaha

Born1994 (32 years)Height180 cmWeight80 kgShootsLNHLSeason 11 in the NHL

DRAFT 2013: selected No. 77 in round 3 · Pittsburgh PenguinsDEBUT November 22, 2016(9y ago)vsNew York RangersCONTRACT $9,000,000/yr (≈ 7 450 176 kr/month, 89 402 112 kr/yr) · UFA 2031–32

Coming soon

The 2026-2027 season10 gamesFollow the season night by night

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#45NHL F#38

Goals

NHL#19NHL F#18

Assists

NHL#119NHL F#87

Form

WARM

Latest 5 outings

Games played

100%

10 of 10

games

Point pace

84P

Projected full-season points at current pace

Top

+/-

NHL#66NHL F#40

Ice time/game

20:12

NHL#176NHL F#30

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs75 playoff points6mo ago

Career300 career goals7mo ago

Next up

400 career goals

312 now · target 400

88left

Season30 goals this season24 away

Show all milestones 45

Season

30 goals this season24 away

Match season best: 50 assists46 away

Match season best: 41 goals35 away

Match season best: 88 points78 away

Playoffs

75 playoff points6mo ago

25 playoff assists2y ago

50 playoff points4y ago

50 playoff games5y ago

25 playoff goals6y ago

25 playoff points8y ago

10 playoff assists8y ago

25 playoff games9y ago

10 playoff goals9y ago

5 playoff assists9y ago

10 playoff games9y ago

10 playoff points9y ago

5 playoff goals9y ago

First playoff point9y ago

First playoff goal9y ago

Career

400 career goals88 away

6 consecutive 30-goal seasons24 away

750 career points81 away

750 NHL games59 away

500 career assists143 away

300 career goals7mo ago

5 consecutive 30-goal seasons7mo ago

4 consecutive 30-goal seasons1y ago

500 career points1y ago

3 consecutive 30-goal seasons2y ago

250 career assists2y ago

500 NHL games2y ago

200 career goals2y ago

2 consecutive 30-goal seasons3y ago

250 career points5y ago

250 NHL games5y ago

100 career goals5y ago

100 career assists6y ago

50 career goals7y ago

100 career points7y ago

50 career assists7y ago

100 NHL games8y ago

50 career points8y ago

25 career goals8y ago

First NHL point9y ago

First NHL goal9y ago

Compared with the NHL

Jake Guentzel is in the top 6% of NHL forwards for points per 60 minutes.

2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

3.22

Top 6%Jake Guentzel scores points more often than 95% of NHL forwards (451 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

1.39

Top 8%Jake Guentzel scores goals more often than 93% of NHL forwards (442 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

1.83

Top 8%Jake Guentzel records assists more often than 92% of NHL forwards (439 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

8.05

Top 18%Jake Guentzel shoots more often than 83% of NHL forwards (394 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

1.43

Bottom 14%Jake Guentzel hits more often than 14% of NHL forwards (65 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

1.50

Lower halfJake Guentzel blocks more shots than 30% of NHL forwards (141 of 476)

+/−

+13

Top 12%Jake Guentzel has a higher +/− than 88% of NHL forwards (419 of 476)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Jake Guentzel's whole career

Stats

Games played

691

Points

669

Points per game

0.97

Goals

312

Assists

357

+/-

+104

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

SeasonP/GP

Career timelineRead Jake Guentzel's whole career

Teams player has played for

TBLTampa Bay LightningCurrent

Seasons

2024–25 to 2026–27

Since OCT 11 · 3 seasons

PTS

178

171

CARCarolina Hurricanes

Seasons

2023–24

MAR 12–APR 14

PTS

PITPittsburgh Penguins

Seasons

2016–17 to 2023–24

NOV 21–FEB 14 · 8 seasons

PTS

466

219

247

503

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