Jake Guentzel
Tampa Bay Lightning · #59 · Center · age 32 · 5'11" · 176 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Omaha, Nebraska · Drafted 2013 · Rd 3 #16
SNIPER57% of points are goals, shooting 21.1%
14 points in 13 games — 39th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
38HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 71% of forwards · average forward 27
97ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Jake Guentzel is the quintessential modern offensive weapon, a player who perfectly balances scoring nearly half a goal per game with setting up just as many for his teammates. Logging over 20 minutes a night, his elite production and remarkable +98 career rating signal a complete top-line forward who drives offense while rarely getting caught on the wrong side of the puck.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 38 lately — hotter than 71% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 38 · +14 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
5 points and 4 goals in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 2.0× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.4× his usual |
| Points | 5 | 5.4 | 2.5 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shots | 18 | 15 | 8 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shooting % | 22.2% | 21.1% | 13.6% | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +6 | +2.7 | −0.2 | +3 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 21:45 | 20:48 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ NSH | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 25:56 | 38 |
| Oct 29 | vs WPG | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 22:51 | 49 |
| Oct 24 | @ UTA | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:32 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | @ COL | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22:12 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | @ VGK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 18:16 | 44 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points39th of 424 forwards14leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals19th of 424 forwards8leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists76th of 424 forwards6leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots40th of 424 forwards38leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points62nd of 424 forwards4leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus23rd of 424 forwards+7leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game17th of 424 forwards20:48leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: goals (96th), ice time (96th), plus/minus (94th). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Guentzel this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 88 points over 82 games, level with his best season so far: 88 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | TBL | 13 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1.08 | +7 |
| 2025–26 | TBL | 81 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 1.09 | +13 |
| 2024–25 | TBL | 80 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 1.00 | +18 |
| 2023–24 |  CAR | 17 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 1.47 | +16 |
| 2023–24 |  PIT | 50 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 1.04 | +9 |
| 2022–23 | PIT | 78 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 0.94 | +2 |
| 2021–22 · best | PIT | 76 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 1.11 | +13 |
| 2020–21 | PIT | 56 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 1.02 | +7 |
| 2019–20 | PIT | 39 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 1.10 | +11 |
| 2018–19 | PIT | 82 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 0.93 | +13 |
| 2017–18 | PIT | 82 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 0.59 | −9 |
| 2016–17 | PIT | 40 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 0.82 | +7 |