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The Pittsburgh Penguins traded Jake Guentzel and Ty Smith to the Carolina Hurricanes in March 2024 for Michael Bunting, prospects Ville Koivunen, Vasily Ponomarev, and Cruz Lucius, plus conditional first- and fifth-round draft picks.

NHL News / Yardbarker / May 11

How Lightning's Guentzel may impact Penguins' Malkin decision

How Lightning's Jake Guentzel may impact Penguins' Evgeni Malkin decision

Malkin is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and he will turn 40 years old at the end of July.

Can the Lightning remain competitive for much longer?

Long-term contract for Connor Bedard key for Blackhawks future

Theorizing a draft day trade for the Sharks

Devils hire Braden Birch as assistant GM

Shane Doan, Maple Leafs part ways

NHL News / Trade Talk Sports / May 4

Analyst Questions Penguins’ Decision Not to Re-Sign Jake Guentzel

The Tampa Bay Lightning were eliminated in heartbreaking fashion by the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of the first round of the playoffs on Sunday night, but that was not because of the performance of Jake Guentzel.

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Breakaway on SI / March 28

Jake Guentzel Reveals Key Lightning Strength After Wild Comeback

The 2025–26 season for the Tampa Bay Lightning has been anything but predictable. At times, they’ve looked like a Stanley Cup favorite, rolling through opponents with elite skill and depth.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

NHL News / Field Level Media / March 24

Lightning score five unanswered goals to sink Wild

Erik Cernak scored a quirky, tiebreaking goal with less than three minutes left, and the Lightning opened a season-long seven-game homestand with five unanswered tallies in a 6-3 win to split the season series with the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.

Maple Leafs collect rare win as Matthew Knies strikes twice vs. Bruins

Predators erupt for five first-period goals, top Sharks for fifth straight win

Martin Necas scores twice as Avalanche crush Penguins

Panthers edge Kraken in shootout in Paul Maurice's 2,000th game

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Pro Hockey Rumors / March 21

Jake Guentzel Is One Of The Best UFA Signings Of This Era

Building a team through free agency is rarely a recipe for success in the NHL. Just ask the Predators, who are only two years removed from “winning” the 2024 UFA sweepstakes but have yet to see any on-ice success from their spending spree (Steven Stamkos, Brady Skjei, and Jonathan Marchessault).

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Field Level Media / March 12

Gage Goncalves, Jake Guentzel lead Lightning to win over Wings

Gage Goncalves and Jake Guentzel each scored two goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning collected just their third win since the Winter Olympics break, beating the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Breakaway on SI / February 26

Lightning's Jake Guentzel Reflects on Team USA Ending Olympic Drought

Jake Guentzel was a happy man when reporters caught up with him yesterday. The Lightning forward was in a much more relaxed mood as he reflected on perhaps the biggest game of his life.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / EasySportz / February 25

USA Hockey Star Jake Guentzel Silences Mob

TAMPA, Fla. — Jake Guentzel didn’t duck the questions Wednesday morning. He faced them head-on. After the morning skate at Amalie Arena, the Tampa Bay

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / February 26

Jake Guentzel reveals why he skipped Team USA's White House visit with President Trump

When Team USA visited the White House on Tuesday to cap off their Olympic gold celebration, five players were notably absent.

Five Team USA players pass on Donald Trump's White House invite

U.S. women's team 'not surprised' by Trump call; feel support from men's team

Jeremy Swayman: 'We should've reacted differently' to Trump's comments

Jack Hughes defends U.S. men's relationship with women's team

Auston Matthews discusses 'whirlwind 72 hours' since winning gold

Team USA's Connor Hellebuyck to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

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People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / February 27

Five Team USA players pass on Donald Trump's White House invite

Photos circulating online suggest that the rest of Team USA is in Washington, D.C., after traveling on a military plane to visit President Trump.

Canada's Nathan MacKinnon had shady comment after USA won gold

Why Team USA's Olympic hockey win went so viral in Mexico

USA women's hockey team declines the White House's State of the Union invite

Jeremy Roenick has a wild story about watching Team USA beat Canada

Leafs HC addresses Auston Matthews' status for Lightning game

Penguins GM Kyle Dubas continues to fix one of his early mistakes

NHL News / Yardbarker / February 2

Lightning make history with comeback win over Bruins in outdoor game

The Tampa Bay Lightning's Sunday night win wasn't just a big deal because it was over their division rival, the Boston Bruins, or because it took place outdoors at an NFL stadium; it was a big deal because it made franchise history.

Andrei Vasilevskiy, Jeremy Swayman spice up outdoor NHL game with rare goalie fight

NHL Stadium Series takeaways: Bruins, Lightning deliver one of best outdoor games ever

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NHL News / Yardbarker / January 30

Three logical trade destinations for Rangers' Artemi Panarin

New York Rangers management is holding hold forward Artemi Panarin out of the lineup through the Olympic break, a good indicator he's going elsewhere. But where?

An extension is a possibility for whoever acquires Artemi Panarin

Panarin Era in New York Over as Rangers Prepare for Blockbuster Trade

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Breakaway on SI / November 24

Jake Guentzel Plays 100th Game With Lightning

Last week, Jake Guentzel skated in his 100th game as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s been a winding road for him to get here — traded first from

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Breakaway on SI / November 21

Lightning's Jake Guentzel Humbly Reacts After Major Hat Trick

Jake Guentzel arrived in Tampa Bay with a mountain of pressure and a vacant spot on the left wing of the top-line filled with expectations. The Lightning needed someone who could help already elite attack, push the pace, and keep their championship window cracked open.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / The Hockey Writers / November 18

Guentzel Picks Up Hat Trick as Lightning Rout Devils

The Tampa Bay Lightning bounced back in a big way, taking down the top team in the Eastern Conference, the New Jersey Devils, 5-1. Jake Guentzel led the way, picking up his eighth career hat trick and his third as a member of the Lightning.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / House of Hockey / August 19, 2025

Lightning Star Jake Guentzel Reveals He Wanted to Sign With Team's Conference Rival

Tampa Bay Lightning star Jake Guentzel revealed on the Cam & Strick podcast that he loved the Hurricanes and would have really wanted to sign in Carolina.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / The Hockey Writers / June 18, 2025

Looking Back at the Lightning’s Jake Guentzel Trade 1 Year Later

It’s been nearly 12 months since the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired the rights to forward Jake Guentzel and signed him to a seven-year contract. His rights were acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes on June 30, 2024, in exchange for a third-round pick.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Daily Faceoff / May 3, 2025

Jake Guentzel was a playoff standout for the Lightning

There have been a number of players who have been fun to watch so far in the 2024-25 Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Daily Faceoff Live, Frank Seravalli explains why Jake Guentzel was a playoff standout for the Tampa Bay Lightning during their first-round matchup against reigning Stanley Cup champions the Florida Panthers.

NHL News / Yardbarker / April 30, 2025

Hurricanes are first team to advance in Stanley Cup playoffs

Stanley Cup playoffs takeaways: Hurricanes advance, panic time for Maple Leafs

The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Tuesday night and included the first team to advance and more pressure mounting on a Stanley Cup contender.

Hurricanes escape three-goal hole, eliminate Devils in 2OT

Senators' Linus Ullmark posts shutout, staves off elimination vs. Maple Leafs

Stars-Avs has been a roller-coaster ride that deserves seven games

NHL suspends Panthers' Aaron Ekblad for dirty hit on Lightning's Brandon Hagel

Canucks make decision on Rick Tocchet

Canucks president drops big hint on where Mike Sullivan might coach next

NHL News / Yardbarker / April 28, 2025

NHL dropped the ball by not suspending Matthew Tkachuk

NHL dropped the ball by not suspending Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk has reportedly avoided supplemental discipline for a late hit on Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jake Guentzel during Game 3 of their series on Saturday afternoon.

Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk avoids a suspension

Lightning's Brandon Hagel suspended for dirty hit

Stanley Cup playoffs takeaways: Lightning-Panthers intensity rises; Senators survive

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NHL News / Yardbarker / April 27, 2025

Stanley Cup playoffs takeaways: Lightning-Panthers intensity rises; Senators survive

The Stanley Cup playoffs continued on Saturday with four games. Here are some key takeaways from the day's action.

Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog scores first goal in nearly three years

Josh Anderson, Tom Wilson fined for unsportsmanlike conduct

Watch: Wilson, Anderson fight

Capitals head coach hints at starting goaltender for Game 4

Capitals assign top prospect to AHL

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / March 6, 2025

Jake Guentzel’s Hat Trick Leads Lightning to a 6-5 Win Over the Sabres

Jake Guentzel scored three times in the second period to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning back from a two-goal deficit and defeat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5. The Lightning are now 9-1 in their last 10 games, while the Sabres suffered their fifth straight defeat.

NHL News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / January 29, 2025

Penguins Prospects Koivunen, Ponomarev Go Goal Crazy in WBS Game

The Pittsburgh Penguins knew Ville Koivunen could score. He put on a clinic Wednesday night in an American Hockey League game. Koivunen had four goals, all in the first two periods, as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton put a 9-0 pasting on the visiting Hershey Bears.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Pro Hockey Rumors / December 29, 2024

Lightning dealt short-term blow with star listed as day-to-day

The injury forced him out of Tampa Bay’s lineup in its Sunday matchup against Montreal.

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Daily Faceoff / November 27, 2024

Jake Guentzel has been a great pickup for the Lightning

Since the Tampa Bay Lightning allowed longtime captain Steven Stamkos to walk in free agency, choosing instead to acquire then sign forward Jake Guentzel to a seven-year deal, $63 million contract, it’s been nothing short of success.