#59 · Center

Jake Guentzel

Age: 32
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 176 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

GP: 6
G: 3
A: 3
P: 6
+/-: 0
SOG: 16

Drafted 2013 · Round 3, #77 overall (PIT)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	4	6
G	3	1	1+2
A	3	4	5-2
P	6	5	6
SOG	16	9	21-5
PPP	2	1	2
+/-	0	-1	-3+3
PIM	0	0	2-2
TOI/GP	20:31	21:27−0:56	21:55−1:24
SH%	18.8	11.1+7.6	4.8+14.0

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Guentzel is shooting 18.8% (3 on 16 shots) against 16.1% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 2.5 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.5).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 53.2; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 59.8; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -0.4; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.935; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 2.5; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.5; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 59.2; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 14:12; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

27 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Guentzel is used

#59 · C · Tampa Bay Lightning

Jake Guentzel

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

Line 3
PP1
PK · rarely

Ice time / game: 19:49; 14:12 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 59.2%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 59.8%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 53.2%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Guentzel52.1s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Guentzel36%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Brandon Hagel49.9 min together54%shot attempts

Anthony Cirelli42.1 min together53%shot attempts

Max Crozier22.6 min together54%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Tampa Bay Lightning	6	3	3	6	0	0	1	16	18.8	20:31
2025–26	Tampa Bay Lightning	81	38	50	88	+13	61	8	220	17.3	20:15
2025–26 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	7	2	6	8	+3	8	0	21	9.5	22:05
2024–25	Tampa Bay Lightning	80	41	39	80	+18	24	17	217	18.9	20:00
2024–25 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	5	3	3	6	-3	6	2	16	18.8	22:45
2023–24	Pittsburgh Penguins	50	22	30	52	+9	14	4	185	11.9	20:53
2023–24	Carolina Hurricanes	17	8	17	25	+16	8	1	53	15.1	17:30
2023–24 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	11	4	5	9	+4	16	0	28	14.3	19:58
2022–23	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	36	37	73	+2	46	11	244	14.8	20:07
2021–22	Pittsburgh Penguins	76	40	44	84	+13	44	7	264	15.2	20:06
2021–22 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	8	2	10	+1	2	1	39	20.5	22:28
2020–21	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	23	34	57	+7	28	6	141	16.3	20:16
2020–21 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	1	1	2	-6	6	1	25	4.0	19:27
2019–20	Pittsburgh Penguins	39	20	23	43	+11	14	6	127	15.7	20:38
2019–20 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	1	2	3	+1	0	0	13	7.7	21:45
2018–19	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	40	36	76	+13	26	6	227	17.6	19:21
2018–19 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	1	0	1	-3	0	0	11	9.1	20:35
2017–18	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	22	26	48	-9	42	7	171	12.9	16:29
2017–18 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	12	10	11	21	+10	8	2	34	29.4	18:11
2016–17	Pittsburgh Penguins	40	16	17	33	+7	10	1	81	19.8	15:53
2016–17 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	25	13	8	21	+1	10	1	52	25.0	17:30

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@NYR	0	0	0	-3	1	18:44
Sat, Oct 10	@NYI	2	0	2	+1	4	19:29
Thu, Oct 8	vsMIN	0	1	1	0	1	21:12
Mon, Oct 5	vsPHI	0	0	0	0	5	21:20
Sat, Oct 3	vsWSH	1	2	3	+3	2	18:18
Thu, Oct 1	@NYR	0	0	0	-1	3	24:02

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	USA · OG	6	1	0	1	+2	4	0	13	8.0	16:00
2024–25	United States · 4 Nations	4	3	1	4	+2	2	0	13	23.0	21:15
2016–17	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins · AHL	33	21	21	42	+21	12	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Wilkes-Barre · AHL	11	2	4	6	-1	0	0	29	690.0	–
2015–16	Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha · NCAA	35	19	27	46	+6	20	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Wilkes-Barre · AHL	10	5	9	14	+2	0	1	30	1670.0	–
2014–15	Nebraska-Omaha · NCHC	36	14	25	39	–	34	3	–	–	–
2013–14	Nebraska-Omaha · NCHC	37	7	27	34	–	16	2	–	–	–
2012–13	Sioux City · USHL	60	29	44	73	+13	24	11	153	1895.0	–
2011–12	Southeast · UMHSEL	21	14	27	41	–	8	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Hill-Murray · High-MN	31	23	52	75	–	16	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Southeast · UMHSEL	3	0	3	3	–	0	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Hill-Murray · High-MN	6	2	6	8	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Northwest · UMHSEL	15	6	5	11	–	4	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Hill-Murray · High-MN	28	19	30	49	–	10	–	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	Northwest · UMHSEL	3	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	Hill-Murray · High-MN	3	4	2	6	–	4	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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