Cole
Guttman
C · LAK · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 16
- WAR
- 0.1
- Value
- 26
- PTS
- 8
2023-24№ 354 / 608
Cole Guttman (Los Angeles Kings) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Cole Guttman
HEIGHT : 175 cm · WEIGHT : 76 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : April 5, 1999 · Northridge, United States
Drafted : 2017 · TBL · round 6, pick #180
Contract : $775,000 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Chicago Blackhawks | 27 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | Chicago Blackhawks | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 41 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | |
Cole Guttman: our analysis
2023-24 season: 27 GP, 4 G, 4 A, 8 PTS, -17 +/-, 12:37 TOI. WAR 0.1 (354th of 608) · PAL 16, very poor.
In 2023-24, Cole Guttman, 27, posts a PAL Rating of 16 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of 0.1 ranks 354th among 608 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: discipline (94, among the best in the league). On the other hand, possession (10, among the weakest in the league) and defense (24, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+0.8); his biggest cost: finishing (-0.7).
His WAR went from 0.4 in 2022-23 to 0.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 26 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:37
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:59
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:06
- Pts/GP
- 0.30
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 11
- Blocks
- 14
- Takeaways
- 14
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 42.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 33.2 %
- Faceoffs
- 50.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
3between 0 and 13 (80% range)
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 2
- Games
- 7
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 15 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.49 pts per game.
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 35 %
67
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 66
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 35
- Confidence 40 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 67
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 47
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 67
- Confidence 40 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 83
- Confidence 20 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 85
- Confidence 40 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 76
- Confidence 42 %
- PA
- Passing
- 69
- Confidence 35 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 77
- Confidence 35 %
- DF
- Defense
- 68
- Confidence 31 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 65
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 38
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating66
- Top speed (35 %)35 · 56
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.094 · 72
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.4 · 82
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.5 · 60
ST — Strength35
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.815 · 68
- Body mass (50 %)-2.256 · 35
EN — Endurance67
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.1 · 69
- Total ice time (20 %)331 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)47.2 · 80
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.4 · 69
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.374 · 71
DU — Durability47
- Share of games played (100 %)0.585 · 47
CK — Checking67
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.37 · 70
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.178 · 71
- Season volume (10 %)2.485 · 48
FG — Fighting83
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.131 · 83
DI — Discipline85
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.067 · 85
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.488 · 83
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.883 · 79
FO — Faceoffs76
- Faceoff % (85 %)50.9 · 76
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)36.2 · 69
PA — Passing69
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.567 · 67
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.486 · 75
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.029 · 75
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.14 · 69
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.39 · 62
SC — Scoring77
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.88 · 77
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.847 · 77
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.036 · 77
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.257 · 75
- xG per shot (10 %)0.081 · 72
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)14 · 79
DF — Defense68
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.027 · 70
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.07 · 69
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.934 · 62
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.01 · 75
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.39 · 79
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)61.2 · 65
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.554 · 77
PS — Penalty shot65
- Shootouts (60 %)31.2 · 63
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience38
- Career regular-season games (65 %)53
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)37
OV — Overall67
- SC · Scoring (20 %)77
- PA · Passing (20 %)69
- DF · Defense (20 %)68
- SK · Skating (12 %)66
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)76
- EN · Endurance (8 %)67
- DI · Discipline (5 %)85
- ST · Strength (3 %)35
- CK · Checking (2 %)67
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 67 | 66 | 77 | 68 |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 67 | 80 | 76 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.1
wins above replacement
354 of 608
PAL Rating
16/ 100
Performance · Very poor
386 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
26/ 100
Poor return
0.95 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 26
- Defense
- 15
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- Offense
- 29
- Creation
- 42
- Shooting
- 40
- Possession
- 10
- Defense
- 24
- Discipline
- 94
- Power play
- 54
- Penalty kill
- 31
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2023-24
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
73/ 100
Very good
better than 73% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
30/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
89/ 100
Very good
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 109 of 410 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 17
- Shot selection
- 34
- Penalties drawn
- 65
- Puck management
- 40
Defense
- Takeaways
- 88
- Discipline
- 80
- Safe zone exits
- 54
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
WAR, 2023-24
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.1
wins above replacement
-0.4 to 0.5 — 90% interval
354 of 608 forwards
+0.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.0
- EV defense
- -0.4
- Power play
- -0.3
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.7
- Penalties
- +0.8
- Average → replacement
- +0.9
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | CHI | 27 | 0.1 | -0.4 to 0.5 | 354/608 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 14 | 0.4 | -0.2 to 0.8 | 230/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 135.4 km/h34th percentileleague avg. 136.0 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.9 km/h25th percentileleague avg. 35.6 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2025th percentileleague avg. 73
- Offensive zone time
- 40.0 %23rd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 93.0 km30th percentileleague avg. 200.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.77 km51st percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 38.4 %8th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.0 %64th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.0 %26th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 5036th percentile | 433rd percentile | 8.0 %13th percentile |
| High danger | 1232nd percentile | 337th percentile | 25.0 %80th percentile |
| Mid range | 2453rd percentile | 131st percentile | 4.2 %11th percentile |
| Long range | 748th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2023-2024 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 19, 2024 | vs NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:44 |
| January 18, 2024 | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 12:35 |
| January 16, 2024 | vs SJS | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 12:59 |
| January 13, 2024 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 |
| January 11, 2024 | @ WPG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:53 |
Cole Guttman: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Cole Guttman have in 2023-24?
Cole Guttman has 4 goals and 8 points (4 assists) in 27 games in 2023-24.
How old is Cole Guttman?
Cole Guttman is 27 years old: he was born on April 6, 1999.
How tall is Cole Guttman, and how much does he weigh?
Cole Guttman is 5'9" (175 cm) and weighs 168 lb (76 kg).
Where is Cole Guttman from?
United States: Cole Guttman was born in Northridge, California, United States.
What team does Cole Guttman play for?
Cole Guttman plays for the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL, at C, wearing number 82.
Is Cole Guttman injured?
No: Cole Guttman is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Cole Guttman?
Cole Guttman produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023-24, 354th of 608 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 16 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Cole Guttman make?
Cole Guttman earns $950K for the 2023-24 season. His Value Rating is 26 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Cole Guttman's contract end?
Cole Guttman's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Cole Guttman overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 26 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Cole Guttman a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 354th of 608 players at his position in the NHL in 2023-24. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Cole Guttman's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Cole Guttman has 41 games, 8 goals, 6 assists and 14 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 8 points in 27 games.
Where was Cole Guttman drafted?
Cole Guttman was drafted 180th overall (round 6) by Tampa Bay Lightning in 2017.
How does Cole Guttman perform in the playoffs?
Cole Guttman has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Cole Guttman a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 3 points in 2026-27, or 0.43 points per game.
How many points is Cole Guttman projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 3 points in 7 games in 2026-27 (0 to 13 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Los Angeles Kings teammates
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