Guentzel (rest) retook his spot on the Canes' top line ahead of Saturday's matchup with the Islanders, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
Guentzel is riding an eight-game point streak during which he notched six goals and seven helpers, including five power-play points. In 67 combined games for the Penguins and Hurricanes, the elite winger racked up 77 points in 67 contests while reaching the 30-goal threshold for the third straight campaign.
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Hurricanes' Jake Guentzel: Resting Tuesday
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Guentzel (rest) will sit out Tuesday's regular-season finale against Columbus, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.
Guentzel has been scorching hot since being traded to Carolina from Pittsburgh, logging eight goals and 17 assists in 17 games played. He'll look to stay hot on the power play during the playoffs -- he's racked up 22 points with the man advantage through 67 contests between the Penguins and the Hurricanes this season.
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Hurricanes' Jake Guentzel: Sets up empty-netter
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Guentzel notched an assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Guentzel continues to thrive with the Hurricanes in a top-line role. He set up Sebastian Aho for the empty-netter Sunday to seal the win. Since he was traded from Pittsburgh, Guentzel has eight goals and 17 helpers over 17 appearances. That gives him 77 points, 238 shots on net, 22 PIM and a plus-25 rating through 67 contests overall.
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Hurricanes' Jake Guentzel: Finds empty net twice
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Guentzel scored a pair of empty-net goals in Friday's 5-2 win over the Blues.
This is what dreams are made of in fantasy hockey. Just when you think your player is about to lay an egg in the box score, he scores back-to-back insurance goals for his team and provides that huge rush for DFS players who likely paid a premium to roll with one of the league's top wingers. Guentzel has fit right in with the Hurricanes, adding 24 points (eight goals, 16 assists) through 16 games following his trade from the Penguins and working past an upper-body injury. As expected, the Hurricanes have been rolling with Guentzel on the top line and No. 1 power-play unit, and the transition from Sidney Crosby to Sebastian Aho as Guentzel's center has gone quite smoothly.
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Hurricanes' Jake Guentzel: Erupts for three points Friday
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Guentzel scored two even-strength goals and added a power-play assist in Friday's 4-2 win over the Capitals.
The former Penguin got Carolina on the board late in the second period after the team had fallen behind 2-0, and Guentzel then picked up a helper on Sebastian Aho's game-winner late in the third before collecting a loose puck and flipping home an empty-netter. It's Guentzel's third multi-point performance in the last four games, and over the past 12 contests, he'd racked up five goals and 20 points as the Canes try to catch the Rangers for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
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Hurricanes' Jake Guentzel: Collects 25th goal
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Guentzel scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Bruins.
The 29-year-old winger spoiled Jeremy Swayman's shutout bid late in the second period, but it was all the offense Carolina could muster. Guentzel didn't take long to adjust to his new teammates and system after being traded by the Penguins -- over the last 11 games, he's racked up three goals and 17 points. Thursday's tally was his 25th of the season, the fourth time in his career he's reached that mark, and Guentzel sits one point short of his fourth career 70-point campaign.
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Hurricanes' Jake Guentzel: Powers Canes to another win
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Guentzel supplied a pair of assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Red Wings.
The Guentzel experiement has been a roaring success so far in Raleigh. Since his arrival at the trade deadline, the 29-year-old ex-Penguin has 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) in nine games, and he's been a major contributor to the Canes' 7-1-1 record over that span. He continues to shine on the team's top line opposite Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis.
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Hurricanes' Jake Guentzel: Three helpers in Friday's loss
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Guentzel notched three assists, one on the power play, in Friday's 7-6 shootout loss to the Capitals.
The former Penguin continues to thrive as a Hurricane, picking up an assist in each period Friday. Guentzel has four multi-point performances in the last five games. In seven games since being traded to Carolina, he's racked up two goals and 11 points, with three of his helpers coming on the man advantage.
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Hurricanes' Jake Guentzel: Grabs first goal with Hurricanes
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Guentzel notched a goal and an assist in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Senators.
Guentzel picked up an assist on Seth Jarvis' tally in the final minute of the second period before beating Anton Forsberg with a wrister on the rush in the third for his first goal with Carolina. The 29-year-old Guentzel now has five points in four games since he was dealt from Pittsburgh at the deadline. Overall, he's up to 23 goals and 54 points through 54 games this season.
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Hurricanes' Jake Guentzel: Notches first Carolina point
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Guentzel recorded an assist along with three shots on net, three hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Panthers.
He helped set up a Martin Necas tally early in the second period, giving Guentzel his first point as a member of the Hurricanes in his second contest for the club. The 29-year-old winger has slotted right into a key role for his new team since being acquired from the Penguins and coming off IR, skating at even strength on a line with Necas and fellow newcomer Evgeny Kuznetsov while seeing shifts on the second power-play unit. That's still a downgrade from having Sidney Crosby as your center though, so Guentzel could have a hard time maintaining the usual point-a-game pace he posted in Pittsburgh.
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Hurricanes' Jake Guentzel: Removed from LTIR
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Guentzel (upper body) has been activated off long-term injured reserve ahead of Tuesday's matchup with the Rangers, per the NHL media site.
Guentzel was officially labeled a game-time decision, but this move should clear the way for him to make his Hurricanes debut. The 29-year-old winger is expected to link up with fellow deadline acquisition Evgeny Kuznetsov on the second line while also joining the No. 2 power-play unit. Prior to getting hurt, Guentzel was stuck in a four-game goalless streak, though he racked up three assists and 12 shots over that stretch.
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Hurricanes' Jake Guentzel: Game-time call
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Guentzel (upper body) will be a game-time decision, but there's a good chance he'll make his Carolina debut against the Rangers on Tuesday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
Guentzel racked up 22 goals and 52 points through 50 games with the Penguins to start the season before suffering an upper-body injury in mid-February that has forced him to miss the last 13 contests. If he's able to go Tuesday, look for Guentzel to skate on the second line and second power-play unit in his Hurricanes debut.
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Hurricanes' Jake Guentzel: Dealt to Carolina
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Guentzel (upper body) and Ty Smith were traded from the Penguins to the Hurricanes on Thursday in exchange for Michael Bunting, Ville Koivunen, Vasily Ponomarev, Cruz Lucius, a conditional 2024 first-round pick and a conditional 2024 fifth-round pick, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.
Guentzel was one of the biggest remaining trade targets, and now he'll be heading to the Hurricanes. The 29-year-old remains on long-term injured reserve, but he was cleared for contact Thursday and should be close to a return. Once he's healthy, Guentzel will bolster the Hurricanes' top six and power play as the team tries to get over the hump that has often tripped it up in the early rounds of the playoffs.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Cleared for contact
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Guentzel (upper body) was spotted with a normal jersey in Thursday's morning skate, suggesting his return is close, per Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Guentzel has missed the past 10 games because of an upper-body injury. The 29-year-old has played 50 games this year, recording 22 goals and 30 assists. Guentzel is fully expected to be moved prior to Friday's trade deadline, so he may have played his last game in a Penguins sweater.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Skates at practice Saturday
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Per Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff, Guentzel (upper body) skated in a non-contact jersey at practice Saturday.
This marks the first time Guentzel has skated with his teammates since he was hurt Feb. 14 versus Florida. His name has come up in plenty of trade speculation ahead of next Friday's deadline. Guentzel is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer, and the Penguins don't want to risk losing him for nothing. He has 22 goals and 52 points in 50 games this season.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Expected to miss four weeks
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Guentzel (upper body) is expected to miss four weeks. He was also placed on long-term injured reserve Thursday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Guentzel was injured Wednesday versus the Panthers, and he'll now be sidelined for a significant chunk of the season. The 29-year-old has 52 points in 50 contests, so he will be a major absence for the Penguins, who are already trailing in the playoff race. Guentzel's timeline suggests he could still be traded if the Penguins are willing to go that route with the pending unrestricted free agent. He will be eligible to return March 10 versus the Oilers at the earliest, but the Penguins' estimate would likely put his return a few days later.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Powers up with assist
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Guentzel supplied a power-play assist in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Wild.
Guentzel is on a four-game point streak, including back-to-back games of dishing a power-play assist. With 22 goals and 29 assists through 48 contests, Guentzel is just one point behind Sidney Crosby for the team lead in points. The 29-year-old Guentzel is averaging a career-high 20:57 of ice time this campaign. His 13 power-play points goes against the grain of Pittsburgh converting just 14.2 percent of its opportunities on the man advantage.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Notches helpers in loss
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Guentzel picked up an assist in Thursday's 4-3 defeat to Vancouver.
Guentzel is currently stuck in a three-game goal drought despite putting 15 shots on net over that stretch. With 45 points through the opening 40 contests of the season, the winger is on pace for a career-best year that would see him top the 90-point threshold for the first time in his career.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Two points against Caps
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Guentzel scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Capitals.
Both points came in the second period after the Penguins had dug a 4-0 hole for themselves in the first. Guentzel has five multi-point performances in the last 10 games, a stretch in which he's piled up seven goals and 13 points while outproducing linemate Sidney Crosby.
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Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Three points against Isles
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Guentzel scored two goals on three shots on net and added an assist with a plus-3 rating in Wednesday's 7-0 rout of the Islanders.
The 29-year-old winger helped set up Rickard Rakell for the game's opening tally early in the second period before finding the back of the net twice in 12 seconds a few minutes later. Guentzel is wrapping up an impressive December that has seen him erupt for nine goals and 13 points in 11 contests, and with 16 goals in 33 games on the season, he's on pace for his third career 40-goal campaign.
