Jake Guentzel
Age 32 · Shoots left · 5′11″ · 176 lb · Born Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Drafted 2013, #77 overall by Pittsburgh
2025-262025-26: 81 games, 38-50-88, 1.09 points per game Season detail →
Jake Guentzel has 3 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 88 points in 81 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample3 points in 3 games for the 12th-placed Tampa Bay
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-line forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Tampa Bay's power play went through him.
Special teams
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 1 goal and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Tampa Bay trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the neutral zone
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
13 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 81 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersTop speed in the 66th percentile of forwards: 21.59 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.59@
NYR1 Oct · 1st 19:36 - 21.02@NYR1 Oct · 2nd 06:33
- 20.71@NYR1 Oct · 1st 00:34
- 19.80vs
WSH3 Oct · 2nd 13:39 - 19.62vs
PHI5 Oct · 3rd 17:42 - 19.52vsWSH3 Oct · 1st 07:36
- 19.47vsWSH3 Oct · 2nd 03:51
- 19.32vsWSH3 Oct · 1st 16:26
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 77.22vsWSH3 Oct · 3rd 11:08
- 68.98vsPHI5 Oct · 1st 12:25
- 64.94@NYR1 Oct · 3rd 19:50
- 48.04vsPHI5 Oct · 3rd 07:49
- 39.39@NYR1 Oct · 1st 17:18
- 38.36@NYR1 Oct · 1st 17:17
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 3.12vsPHI5 Oct · 21:20 TOI
- 2.68vsWSH3 Oct · 18:18 TOI
- 3.51@NYR1 Oct · 24:02 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.10 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Against Minnesota, a point in two of two
MINW 6-31123019:14MINL 1-50115022:11PHIW 4-10005021:20WSHW 3-11232+318:18NYRW 5-10003−124:0244% for the 40+ goals
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Kalshi
Polymarket
ProphetXSnapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
88 points in 81 games on a team that finished 5th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.1). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-six forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Tampa Bay's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Clutch numbers to match the totals
How the 38 goals and 50 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
14 of 38 goals broke a tie; 10 came with Tampa Bay trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
395 attempts across the 83 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 81 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersTop speed 22.26 mph, hardest shot 83.05 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Draws more penalties than he takes
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in three games out of five (56 of 81)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Minnesota, a point in two of two
MINW 6-31123019:14MINL 1-50115022:11
DETW 4-3 OT1012+121:29
BOSW 2-10111018:10
MTLL 1-20004−126:38
OTTL 2-60003−220:29
BUFL 2-41126−124:54BOSW 3-10111+121:05
PITW 6-30227+221:24MTLL 1-41012−121:06
NSHW 3-21233+318:46OTTW 4-21013019:25PHIW 4-10005021:20WSHW 3-11232+318:18NYRW 5-10003−124:02Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
44% for the 40+ goals
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
$9M a season through 2030-31
In 2025-26 he scored 9.8 points per $1M of cap hit, 153rd of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.
With Tampa Bay
Two seasons · 2024-25 to 2025-26Nikita Kucherov sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.
Who he sets up
Scorers on his 2 assists.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsTen seasons, with 3 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct