Age 27 Oct 6, 1994
Omaha USA
Left Wing shoots left
5'11" 180 cm
180 lbs 82 kg
ELC Signing Age 21
Waivers Signing Age 22
UFA Year 2022
Agent Ben Hankinson
Transaction History
May 19, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel reached the 40-goal mark for the second time in his six-year (NHL) career this season. | |
May 15, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a power-play goal on five shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Rangers in Game 7. | |
May 13, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel posted an assist and four shots on goal in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers in Game 6. | |
May 11, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a pair of goals on six shots in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers. | |
May 9, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel recorded a goal and an assist in Monday's 7-2 win over the Rangers. | |
May 7, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored an empty-net goal on three shots in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Rangers in Game 3. | |
May 4, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored two goals on eight shots in Tuesday's 4-3 triple-overtime Game 1 win over the Rangers. | |
Apr 21, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel delivered a hat trick in a 4-0 win over the Bruins on Thursday. | |
Apr 15, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel recorded two goals and two assists in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Islanders. | |
Apr 12, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel had two goals, an assist and seven shots in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Islanders. | |
Apr 6, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a goal and registered an assist in Tuesday's 6-4 defeat to Colorado. | |
Apr 2, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel picked up two assists in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Avalanche. | |
Mar 23, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored two goals including the game-winner in Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the Blue Jackets. | |
Mar 5, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a goal and an assist in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes. | |
Feb 13, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored an empty-net goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Devils. | |
Feb 8, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel collected two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Bruins. | |
Feb 2, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel notched three power-play assists in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Capitals. | |
Jan 28, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel added two goals in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Red Wings on Friday. | |
Jan 17, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Monday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights. | |
Jan 16, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored the game-winning goal, dished an assist and added four PIM in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over the Sharks. | |
Jan 11, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel logged a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Ducks. | |
Jan 7, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored two goals in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Flyers. | |
Jan 5, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel supplied a pair of assists and fired four shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Blues. | |
Jan 2, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a goal and an assist in Sunday's 8-5 win over the Sharks. | |
Jan 2, 2022 | Activated | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | The Penguins activated Guentzel (upper body) from injured reserve Sunday, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports. |
Dec 29, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel (upper body) will be a game-time decision Sunday versus the Sharks, Josh Getzoff of PensTV reports. | |
Dec 28, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel (upper body) rejoined the Penguins for Tuesday's practice session, Mike DeFabo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. | |
Dec 27, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel (upper body) missed Monday's practice due to a non-COVID illness. | |
Dec 12, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | The Penguins placed Guentzel (upper body) on injured reserve Sunday. | |
Dec 8, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Coach Mike Sullivan told reporters Wednesday, "Jake is going to be week-to-week with an upper-body injury." | |
Dec 6, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored twice, dished an assist and went plus-3 in Monday's 6-1 win over the Kraken. | |
Dec 4, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a hat trick, including two power-play goals, and added an assist in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Canucks. | |
Dec 1, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a goal on seven shots and went minus-3 in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Oilers. | |
Nov 29, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a power-play goal in Monday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Flames. | |
Nov 26, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel produced an assist, three shots on goal and two PIM in Friday's 1-0 win over the Islanders. | |
Nov 22, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored an empty-net goal on eight shots and added two PIM in Monday's 3-1 win over the Jets. | |
Nov 20, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory over Toronto on Saturday. | |
Nov 19, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a goal on three shots against Montreal on Thursday, his third straight game with a goal. | |
Nov 9, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel recorded two assists, two shots on goal and six hits in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Blackhawks. | |
Nov 4, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel registered a goal on four shots and added three hits in a 3-2 overtime win over the Flyers on Thursday. | |
Oct 14, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel notched a goal and provided nine shots in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Panthers. | |
Oct 14, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel (not injury related) is on track to make his season debut Thursday versus Florida, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. | |
Oct 11, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel (not injury related) will not be available against the Lightning on Tuesday. | |
Oct 11, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel (COVID-19) was on the ice for Monday's practice session, Rob Rossi of The Athletic reports, indicating he's cleared the league's protocols. | |
Oct 8, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel (COVID-19) is questionable for Saturday's Opening Night matchup with the Lightning on Tuesday, Pen Inside Scoop reports. | |
Oct 3, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel entered the (NHL)'s COVID-19 protocols Sunday, Mike DeFabo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. | |
May 26, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a power-play goal on his only shot and was minus-4 in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Islanders in Game 6. | |
May 6, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel produced an assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 8-4 win over the Sabres. | |
May 4, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a power-play goal and supplied a pair of assists in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Flyers. | |
Apr 29, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored the game-winning goal and had four shots with two hits in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over Washington. | |
Apr 25, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a goal on two shots and added a pair of hits Sunday in a 1-0 win over Boston. | |
Apr 24, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Devils. | |
Apr 20, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel dished out a pair of assists in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Devils. | |
Apr 12, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel had a hat trick in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Devils after a scoring change was applied. | |
Apr 11, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored two goals on four shots in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Devils. | |
Apr 9, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel picked up two assists in Friday's 6-4 win over the Devils. | |
Apr 3, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored an even-strength goal and added two assists, one on the power play and one short-handed, in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Bruins. | |
Mar 27, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel had a pair of assists in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Islanders. | |
Mar 20, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Devils. | |
Mar 15, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel picked up an empty-net goal and added an assist in Monday's 4-1 victory against the Bruins. | |
Mar 6, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel picked up two power-play assists and added three shots, four blocked shots and one hit in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Flyers. | |
Feb 25, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Washington. | |
Feb 23, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a goal on a game-high six shots and added an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over Washington. He also had two PIM. | |
Feb 14, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a goal and doled out a pair of assists Sunday in a 6-3 win over Washington. He also added four shots, two hits and a plus-3 rating. | |
Feb 6, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored a goal on three shots and added two assists in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Islanders. He also had two hits. | |
Jan 30, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel collected a goal on a game-high seven shots in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Rangers. | |
Jan 24, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel scored the game-winning goal in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Rangers. | |
Jan 19, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel had a goal and an assist along with four shots and two PIM in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win versus the Capitals. | |
Jan 17, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jake Guentzel | Guentzel collected an assist with two shots and two PIM in Sunday's 4-3 shootout win over Washington. He also had two hits and scored the shootout winner. | |
Jul 22, 2020 | Activated | Pittsburgh Penguins | activated LW Jake Guentzel from injured reserve. |
Dec 27, 2018 | Pittsburgh Penguins | signed LW Jake Guentzel to a five-year, $30 million contract extension. | |
Jan 16, 2017 | Recalled | Pittsburgh Penguins | recalled C Jake Guentzel from Wilkes Barre/Scranton (AHL). |
Dec 8, 2016 | Assigned | Pittsburgh Penguins | assigned C Jake Guentzel to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). |
Nov 21, 2016 | Recalled | Pittsburgh Penguins | recalled C Jake Guentzel from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). |
Oct 7, 2016 | Assigned | Pittsburgh Penguins | assigned C Jake Guentzel to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). |
May 23, 2016 | Pittsburgh Penguins | signed C Jake Guentzel to a three-year, entry-level contract. |
2021-2022 Regular Season Stats
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GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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Pittsburgh Penguins |
76 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 13 | 44 | 1,156 | 57.00 | 54.50 | 0.80 | 53.40 | 2.20 | 1.30 | 2.54 |
Jake Guentzel Stats by Elite Prospects | Jake Guentzel Advanced Stats by ![]() |
Career Stats
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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2010-2011 | Hill-Murray School | USHS-MN | 28 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 10 | Playoffs | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
2010-2011 | Team Twin Cities Orthopedics | UMHSEHL | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2010-2011 | B16 - Red (Final 54) | MNHP-16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2011-2012 | Hill-Murray School | USHS-MN | 31 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 16 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
2011-2012 | Team MAP South Hockey | UMHSEHL | 21 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 8 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
2011-2012 | Hill-Murray School | MN State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
2011-2012 | B17 - Red (Final 54) | MNHP-17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Draft Yr | 2012-2013 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 60 | 29 | 44 | 73 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
2013-2014 | Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha | NCAA | 37 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
2014-2015 | Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha | NCAA | 36 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
2015-2016 | Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha | NCAA | 35 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
2015-2016 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | Playoffs | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||
2016-2017 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 33 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
2016-2017 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 40 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 562 | 56.92 | 50.95 | -3.13 | 52.27 | 1.65 | 1.60 | 2.88 | Playoffs | 25 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 0 | ||
2017-2018 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 42 | 1,137 | 45.74 | 49.80 | -3.35 | 53.36 | 1.57 | 0.74 | 1.79 | Playoffs | 12 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0 | ||
2018-2019 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 26 | 1,282 | 61.42 | 56.31 | 6.10 | 53.04 | 4.98 | 1.45 | 2.67 | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2019-2020 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 39 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 14 | 619 | 58.10 | 57.80 | 5.40 | 55.80 | 4.90 | 1.26 | 2.81 | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2020-2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 56 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 28 | 901 | 54.10 | 50.60 | 2.00 | 51.70 | 2.10 | 0.73 | 1.86 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2021-2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 44 | 1,156 | 57.00 | 54.50 | 0.80 | 53.40 | 2.20 | 1.30 | 2.54 | Playoffs | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
Jake Guentzel Stats by Elite Prospects | Jake Guentzel Advanced Stats by ![]() |
Active Contract
Standard Contract | 5 Years $30,000,000 7.27% of cap space
2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | ||
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Cap Hit | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | UFA |
AAV | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Base Salary | $7,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Total Salary | $7,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
Minors Salary | $7,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
Clauses | M-NTC | M-NTC | ||||
UFA Year | ||||||
Buy It Out | Buy It Out | |||||
12 Team NT List |
Contract History
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.01% of cap space