Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Dealing with minor injury
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Guentzel will not join Team Canada for the 2023 IIHF World Championship for precautionary reasons due to an undisclosed injury, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
Guentzel's injury is not expected to impact his offseason training or his availability for the start of the 2023-24 campaign. The 28-year-old winger fell four goals short of hitting the 40 mark in back-to-back seasons but still managed to rack up 73 points on the year, including 23 points with the man advantage. Even with a looming roster shake-up under new management, there is little reason to expect Guetnzel to line up anywhere else than on Sidney Crosby's wing next year, which will have him positioned well to push for that 40-goal threshold.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Notches two assists
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Guentzel posted two assists and two shots in the Penguins' 4-1 win over the Wild on Thursday.
Guentzel picked up helpers on Kris Letang's goal and Rickard Rakell's power-play goal. This performance gives the American forward nine points in his last nine games and snaps a two-game pointless streak. On the season, Guentzel has 35 goals and 71 points in 75 games.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Scores power-play goal
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Guentzel scored a goal on four shots, helping the Penguins to a 2-0 win over the Predators on Thursday.
Guentzel tipped home a pass from Rickard Rakell on the power play to extend the Penguins' lead to 2-0. This goal extends his point streak to five games with six points in that span. On the season, Guentzel has 34 goals and 68 points in 71 games.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: On three-game scoring streak
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Guentzel contributed a goal in a 4-3 win over Washington on Saturday.
Guentzel is on a three-game scoring streak, providing two goals and four points in that span. Through 69 appearances in 2022-23, he has 32 goals and 66 points. Guentzel would need to tally eight markers over Pittsburgh's final nine contests in order to match his career high.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Looks set to play
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Guentzel (undisclosed) is expected to play Thursday versus the Stars, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Guentzel was labeled a game-time decision, but it looks like he'll be fine to take on his usual workload. It's something worth monitoring with the winger going forward, as the Penguins' reinforcements were late getting to Dallas for the game, which may have impacted the decision to let Guentzel and Jason Zucker (undisclosed) play.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Game-time decision
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Guentzel (undisclosed) is a game-time decision for Thursday's game versus Stars, Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
Guentzel played 19:11 of Wednesday's game versus the Avalanche and posted two points, so it's unclear when he picked up the injury. It may just be caution on the Penguins' part, but considering their position in the playoff race, this may be something Guentzel has to play through.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: One of each in Wednesday's win
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Guentzel scored a power-play goal on four shots and added an assist in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.
Guentzel was involved in the Penguins' first two goals, setting up Sidney Crosby on a rush before scoring one of his own. Prior to Wednesday, Guentzel had gone two games in a row without a point, which was just his sixth multi-game drought of the season. The 28-year-old winger is up to 31 tallies, 33 helpers, 17 power-play points, 216 shots, 73 hits and an even plus-minus rating through 67 appearances.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Three more points Tuesday
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Guentzel logged two goals and an assist in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Canadiens.
Guentzel opened the scoring just 21 seconds into the game, stuffing a rebound behind Sam Montembeault. Guentzel would add an assist on Evgeni Malkin's power-play tally later in the frame before scoring a power-play marker of his own in the third. The 28-year-old Guentzel has five goals and three assists in his last six games. He's up to 61 points (29 goals, 32 assists) through 63 contests this season.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Two-point effort in win
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Guentzel scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Flyers.
He set up Sidney Crosby for the eventual game-winner early in the second period before potting an empty-netter himself in the third. Guentzel has found the back of the net in three straight games, and over the last 13 contests, the 28-year-old has delivered six goals and 11 points. He sits three tallies short of his third career 30-goal campaign, and two points shy of reaching 60 for the third time.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Lights lamp Monday
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Guentzel scored a goal on three shots, added three hits and logged four PIM in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders.
Guentzel has four goals and an assist over his last six contests. He opened the scoring at 6:12 of the first period Monday. The 28-year-old winger continues to play well on the Penguins' top line with 24 goals, 51 points, 157 shots on net, 58 hits, 38 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 52 appearances.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Scores twice in win
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Guentzel scored a pair of goals on four shots and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.
Guentzel's second-period tally stood as the game-winner, and he also scored the empty-netter. Over his last 11 outings, the winger has impressed with six goals and six assists. He's up to 23 tallies, 49 points, 151 shots on net, 53 hits, 34 PIM and a plus-6 rating through 49 contests overall.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Adds insurance tally
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Guentzel scored a goal on eight shots in Friday's 6-3 win over the Ducks.
Guentzel has come out firing with 18 shots across two games since the All-Star break. He also snapped a five-game goal drought with his third-period marker Friday. The 28-year-old had four assists during that mild slump, and he remains a productive part of the Penguins' top six. For the season, he's at 21 tallies, 47 points, 147 shots on net, 52 hits, 34 PIM and a plus-5 rating through 47 outings.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Records 10 shots
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Guentzel failed to find the back of the net despite registering 10 shots against the Avalanche on Tuesday.
Guentzel remains mired in a five-game goal drought and would need a fantastic end-run to the season to repeat the 40 goals he put up in 2021-22. Still, the Omaha native should still be capable of reaching the 30-goal threshold, making him a high-end fantasy option.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Gets three points vs. Ottawa
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Guentzel scored twice and registered an assist in Pittsburgh's 4-1 win against Ottawa on Friday.
Guentzel's helper was recorded while Pittsburgh had the man advantage. He has 20 goals and 42 points in 41 games, including nine power-play points. The 28-year-old has three goals and five points over his last three contests.
Guentzel provided a marker and an assist in Pittsburgh's 4-3 overtime win against the Ducks on Monday.
Guentzel's helper was recorded on Bryan Rust's game-tying tally at 19:35 of the third period, and Guentzel's goal was the overtime winner. He's up to 18 goals and 39 points in 39 games in 2022-23. The 28-year-old was held off the scoresheet in his previous three games.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Scores twice in win
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Guentzel scored two goals on six shots and added two PIM in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Coyotes.
Guentzel's pair of goals were separated by 3:15 in the second period. The second tally held up as the game-winner, his fourth such goal this season. The winger had been limited to four helpers over his last eight contests, but it was always a safe bet he'd get back on track. He's up to 17 goals, 37 points, 102 shots, 39 hits, 26 PIM and a plus-1 rating through 35 outings overall.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Notches pair of assists
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Guentzel provided two assists, three shots on goal and two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights.
Guentzel snapped a four-game point drought with his pair of helpers. He's still gone eight games without a goal, an unusually long rut for a winger that's twice reached the 40-goal mark in his career. The 28-year-old is up to 15 tallies, 20 helpers, 96 shots on net, 38 hits, 24 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 34 appearances this season while playing in his usual top-line role.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Scores twice in win
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Guentzel scored a pair of goals in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Panthers.
Guentzel saw a seven-game point streak end Monday against Dallas, but he got back on track with a two-point effort Thursday. The 28-year-old winger gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead with a power-play goal in the second period before adding an empty-net tally to cap off the victory. Guentzel has 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in his last nine games. He's now up to 15 goals and 16 assists through 26 games this season.
