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Jake Guentzel

#59
age30
posLW
shotl
h5'11"
w179lbs
Depth Chart LW1

Current Contract

Cap Hit
$9,000,000$9.00M
Year 1 of 7
24/25
30/31
Expiry Status
UFA 2031 age 36

Profile

Penguins logo.
Draft Team
Round3
Pick77
Year2013
Agent Ben Hankinson
Birthdate Oct 6, 1994
Birthplace Omaha, Nebraska
Nationality USA
Stick Covert QR6 Pro
UFA Year 2022
ELC Year 21
Waivers Eligibility Eligible
Est Career Earnings $45,465,657

2024-25 Stats

Lightning logo.
Regular Season
GP41
G21
A21
P42
PPG1.02
PIM12
EV TOI/GM 15.18
G60 0.99
P60 2.27
GF% 64.30
DFF% 51.20
REL DFF% -1.50
CF% 49.90
REL CF% -0.50
2024-2031 Standard Contract
7yrs
value$63,000,000$63.00M
cap hit$9,000,000$9.00M

Jake Guentzel is signed to a 7 year, $63,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $9,000,000 per season, currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning. His contract was signed on July 1, 2024, and expires at the end of the 2030-31 season, when Guentzel will be 36 years old.

Signed On Jul 1 2024
Signing Agent Ben Hankinson
Signed By
Lightning logo.
% Cap Contract Start 10.23%
Signing Status UFAage 29
Abbreviated $Amounts
2024-25
2025-26
2026-27
2027-28
2028-29
2029-30
2030-31
2031
Cap Hit $9,000,000$9.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $9,000,000$9.00M UFAage 36
AAV $9,000,000$9.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $9,000,000$9.00M
Base $1,000,000$1.00M $1,000,000$1.00M $3,957,895$3.96M $1,000,000$1.00M $1,000,000$1.00M $1,000,000$1.00M $1,000,000$1.00M
Performance Bonuses - - - - - - -
Signing Bonuses $12,263,157$12.26M $8,947,368$8.95M $4,000,000$4.00M $6,957,895$6.96M $6,957,895$6.96M $6,957,895$6.96M $6,957,895$6.96M
Total Salary $13,263,157$13.26M $9,947,368$9.95M $7,957,895$7.96M $7,957,895$7.96M $7,957,895$7.96M $7,957,895$7.96M $7,957,895$7.96M
Minors Salary
$13,263,157$13.26M
$9,947,368$9.95M
$7,957,895$7.96M
$7,957,895$7.96M
$7,957,895$7.96M
$7,957,895$7.96M
$7,957,895$7.96M
Clauses
NMC
NMC
NMC
NMC
M-NTC
M-NTC
M-NTC
UFA Year
Buy Out Buy Out Buy Out Buy Out Buy Out Buy Out Buy Out
Notes
NMC Yrs 1-4; then 10 team trade list Yrs 5-7
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Career Stats By Contract

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Season Cap Hit League Team GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
2024-25
$9.00M
 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 41 21 21 42 12 607 64.30 51.20 -1.50 49.90 -0.50 0.99 2.27
2023-24
$6.00M
 NHL Carolina Hurricanes 17 8 17 25 8 245 77.80 63.90 7.40 59.80 1.30 4.16 7.84
2023-24
$6.00M
 NHL Pittsburgh Penguins 50 22 30 52 14 778 53.70 56.10 6.30 55.90 5.80 1.31 2.47
2022-23
$6.00M
 NHL Pittsburgh Penguins 78 36 37 73 46 1,182 54.30 53.60 0.10 53.50 1.90 0.81 1.88
2021-22
$6.00M
 NHL Pittsburgh Penguins 76 40 44 84 44 1,156 57.00 54.50 0.80 53.40 2.20 1.30 2.54
2020-21
$6.00M
 NHL Pittsburgh Penguins 56 23 34 57 28 901 54.10 50.60 2.00 51.70 2.10 0.73 1.86
2019-20
$6.00M
 NHL Pittsburgh Penguins 39 20 23 43 14 619 58.10 57.80 5.40 55.80 4.90 1.26 2.81
2018-19
$734K
 NHL Pittsburgh Penguins 82 40 36 76 26 1,282 61.42 56.31 6.10 53.04 4.98 1.45 2.67
2017-18
$734K
 NHL Pittsburgh Penguins 82 22 26 48 42 1,137 45.74 49.80 -3.35 53.36 1.57 0.74 1.79
2016-17
$734K
 NHL Pittsburgh Penguins 40 16 17 33 10 562 56.92 50.95 -3.13 52.27 1.65 1.60 2.88
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Contract History

2019-2024 Standard Contract
5yrs
value$30,000,000$30.00M
cap hit$6,000,000$6.00M

Signed On Dec 27 2018
Signing Agent Ben Hankinson
Signed By
Penguins logo.
% Cap Contract Start 7.36%
Signing Status RFAage 23
Abbreviated $Amounts
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024
Cap Hit $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M UFAage 29
AAV $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M
Base $7,000,000$7.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $7,000,000$7.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $6,000,000$6.00M
Performance Bonuses - - - - -
Signing Bonuses - - - - -
Total Salary $7,000,000$7.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $7,000,000$7.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $6,000,000$6.00M
Minors Salary
$7,000,000$7.00M
$5,000,000$5.00M
$7,000,000$7.00M
$5,000,000$5.00M
$6,000,000$6.00M
Clauses
M-NTC
M-NTC
UFA Year
Notes
12 Team NT List
* Retained Salary Mar 7, 2024

25% of contract was retained by Pittsburgh Penguins in trade to Carolina Hurricanes

Trade Details
2016-2019 Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$2,775,000$2.78M
cap hit$925,000$925K

Signed On May 23 2016
Signing Agent Ben Hankinson
Signed By
Penguins logo.
% Cap Contract Start 1.01%
Signing Status age 21
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019
Cap Hit $734,167$734K $734,167$734K $734,167$734K RFAage 24
AAV $925,000$925K $925,000$925K $925,000$925K
Base $575,000$575K $650,000$650K $700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses $257,500$258K $182,500$183K $132,500$133K
Signing Bonuses $92,500$93K $92,500$93K $92,500$93K
Total Salary $667,500$668K $742,500$743K $792,500$793K
Minors Salary
$70,000$70K
$70,000$70K
$70,000$70K
Clauses
UFA Year
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Jake Guentzel Updates

Jan 12 2025

Guentzel notched two assists, four shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Jan 5 2025

Guentzel scored a power-play goal and went minus-2 in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

Jan 4 2025

Guentzel provided an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

Jan 2 2025

Guentzel (upper body) was on the ice for warmups and is expected to play Thursday versus the San Jose Sharks, Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site.

Jan 2 2025

Per Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun, Guentzel (upper body) will be a game-time decision Thursday in San Jose, according to coach Jon Cooper.

Dec 31 2024

Head coach Jon Cooper said that Guentzel (upper body) is day-to-day ahead of Thursday's road matchup against the San Jose Sharks, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.

Dec 29 2024

Guentzel (upper body) won't play in Sunday's game against the Montreal Canadiens, Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports.

Dec 28 2024

Guentzel left Saturday's 6-2 win over the New York Rangers for precautionary reasons late in the third period, but he was deemed fine by head coach Jon Cooper after the contest, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Dec 24 2024

Guentzel scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers.

Dec 17 2024

Guentzel scored a goal and added an assist in a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.

Dec 14 2024

Guentzel scored a power-play goal on three shots and added an assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Dec 12 2024

Guentzel scored three times on four shots in Thursday's 8-3 win over the Calgary Flames.

Dec 11 2024

Guentzel scored a goal in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

Dec 8 2024

Guentzel scored his fifth power-play goal of the season Sunday in a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Dec 5 2024

Guentzel scored a goal and added an assist Thursday in an 8-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.

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