Jake Guentzel

Jake Guentzel

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C · 5'11" · 176 lb · Shoots L
Age 32
Career
0.97
P / GP
666P in 688 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$9M
Signed through 2031
Career points
666
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
2.6
24 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
+0.4
vs expected
5v5 ixG
1.1
13 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.1
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
4.5
126 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
4.1
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
52.1
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+2
7 GF · 5 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2016–17 · age 22
Pittsburgh Penguins
0.82 P/GP
40 GP · 16G · 17A
Prime
2017–18 → 2025 · age 23–30
Pittsburgh Penguins
0.96 P/GP
560 GP · 252G · 286A
Veteran
2025–26 → 2027 · age 31–32
Tampa Bay Lightning
1.08 P/GP
88 GP · 41G · 54A

Jake Guentzel, a center for the Tampa Bay Lightning, is entering his age-32 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists) in 7 games, a 1.00 points-per-game pace, 2 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 52.1% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +0.4. HighDanger's model projects 84 points for 2026-27, in a 79 to 89 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2023–2450223052+9141320:531.04
2023–241781725+168917:301.47
2024–2580413980+18242820:001.00
2025–2681385088+13613020:151.09
2026–277347+10220:211.00
Career688309357666+101317181—0.97

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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