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Center•#59STEADYPPI 97Jake Guentzel is a 32-year-old center for the Tampa Bay Lightning. A 2013 Draft pick (Round 3). Born in Omaha, USA.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 8 goals and 6 assists for 14 points in 13 games. He averages 1.08 points per game on 20:47 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
#26 NHL
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 49–100 pts
STEADY — 95th percentile at C, 69% hit rate (81 GP, 2025-26)
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Jake's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
50
Current: 8
Assists
37
Current: 6
Points
87
Current: 14
Strong production expected. Most likely outcome is 68-107 points, establishing this player as a top-line contributor.
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Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Jake was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 13 games, 270 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
54.8 vs 57.3 lg
27th percentile
Quality of teammates
76.7 vs 56.8 lg
97th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Jake takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
50
Goals vs expected
8 vs 6.1 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
43%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
93
Offense
60
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
33-pt spreadThe 33-point spread between offensive (93th) and defensive (60th) percentiles is significant for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
33-pt spreadThe 33-point spread between offensive (93th) and defensive (60th) percentiles is significant for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Jake Guentzel's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | TBL | 13 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +7 | 38 | 21.1% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | TBL | 81 | 38 | 50 | 88 | +13 | 220 | 17.3% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | TBL | 80 | 41 | 39 | 80 | +18 | 217 | 18.9% |
Form
Jake's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ NSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 25:56 |
| Oct 29 | vs WPG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22:51 |
| Oct 24 | @ UTA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:32 |
| Oct 23 | @ COL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22:12 |
| Oct 20 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 18:16 |
Similar centers
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Jake to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Tampa Bay Lightning this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | CAR | 17 | 8 | 17 | 25 | +16 | 53 | 15.1% |
| 23-242023-24 | PIT | 50 | 22 | 30 | 52 | +9 | 185 | 11.9% |
| 22-232022-23 | PIT | 78 | 36 | 37 | 73 | +2 | 244 | 14.8% |
| 21-222021-22 | PIT | 76 | 40 | 44 | 84 | +13 | 264 | 15.2% |
| 20-212020-21 | PIT | 56 | 23 | 34 | 57 | +7 | 141 | 16.3% |
| 19-202019-20 | PIT | 39 | 20 | 23 | 43 | +11 | 127 | 15.7% |
| 18-192018-19 | PIT | 82 | 40 | 36 | 76 | +13 | 227 | 17.6% |
| 17-182017-18 | PIT | 82 | 22 | 26 | 48 | -9 | 171 | 12.9% |
| 16-172016-17 | PIT | 40 | 16 | 17 | 33 | +7 | 81 | 19.8% |
| Career | — | 694 | 314 | 359 | 673 | +107 | 1968 | 16.0% |
Victor Hedman
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