On Thursday at Benchmark International Arena though, Lightning forward Jake Guentzel scored 1:43 into the extra period to secure a 2-1 comeback win. It was him who led the charge toward the Lightning net, pointing directly at goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy to give him all the credit.

Jake Guentzel and Anthony Cirelli each scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 to snap a four-game skid.

The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired the rights to pending unrestricted free agent winger Jake Guentzel from the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in exchange for a 2025 third-round draft pick. Guentzel, 29, is slated to become an unrestricted free agent Monday ...

Guentzel scored on the rush with a shot from the left face-off circle that beat Calvin Pickard to the far side. It was Guentzel’s fifth goal in his past three games, including a hat trick in a 5-1 win against the New Jersey Devils on Monday.

Former Pittsburgh Penguins star Jake Guentzel is continuing to shine with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 31-year-old forward has been having a strong start to the season with the Lightning, and he only built on that during their most recent contest against the New Jersey Devils on Nov. 18.

There are virtually no promising metrics so far. His baseline stats are brutal this season (.864 save percentage with a 3.83 goals-against average). His advanced metrics are even worse — Markstrom ranks seventh-to-last in saves above expected with a minus-4.8, according to Money Puck.

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay’s Jake Guentzel recorded a hat trick as the Lightning topped the Devils, 5-1, Tuesday night at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning built a 3-0 lead on goals from Guentzel (2) and Nikita Kucherov.