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Gustav Nyquist #14
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Gustav Nyquist has 8 points (0 goals, 8 assists) in 31 games for the Winnipeg Jets this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 121) of the 2008 NHL Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, he has 539 points (209 goals, 330 assists) in 894 regular-season games for the Detroit Red Wings, the San Jose Sharks, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Minnesota Wild, the Nashville Predators and the Winnipeg Jets.

He also has 30 points (6 goals, 24 assists) in 83 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 36.4 yrs (01.09.1989)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 82 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 121st in 2008
    Draft Team: Team logoDetroit Red Wings
    Awards: -
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The 36-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Jets controlling 59% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Gustav Nyquist is off the ice, the Jets control 47% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 45% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 17% in the defensive zone.

  • 70

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 161st of 251 Wings
    Defense:Def: 37th of 251 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    57.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    0.16
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    16.85
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    1.75
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.75
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.50
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    1.12
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.33
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    4.00
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.87
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.40
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    1.86
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    5.30
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    1.97
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    1.81
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.31
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    0.87
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    2.12
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.19
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.21
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
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Actual AAV: $3.250M
Player Contract Value: $2.900M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 37.8 yrs (01.09.1989)
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Gustav Nyquist
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.12.2025 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 15:10 1 0.0% 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 0 0 0 14:37 2 0.0% 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 16:10 2 0.0% 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 1 1 -1 13:19 1 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 0 11:48 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -1 7 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2011-12 Team Logo Red Wings 18 1 6 7 2 10:35 19 5.3% 2
2012-13 Team Logo Red Wings 22 3 3 6 0 13:01 46 6.5% 6
2013-14 Team Logo Red Wings 57 28 20 48 16 16:51 153 18.3% 10
2014-15 Team Logo Red Wings 82 27 27 54 -11 16:38 195 13.8% 26
2015-16 Team Logo Red Wings 82 17 26 43 -2 15:10 161 10.6% 34
2016-17 Team Logo Red Wings 76 12 36 48 0 17:25 165 7.3% 18
2017-18 Team Logo Red Wings 82 21 19 40 -2 17:51 213 9.9% 20
2018-19 Team Logo Red Wings 62 16 33 49 0 18:07 163 9.8% 8
2018-19 Team Logo Sharks 19 6 5 11 1 15:34 41 14.6% 4
2019-20 Team Logo Blue Jackets 70 15 27 42 4 18:01 151 9.9% 16
2021-22 Team Logo Blue Jackets 82 18 35 53 -12 17:49 122 14.8% 26
2022-23 Team Logo Blue Jackets 48 10 12 22 -11 17:48 97 10.3% 16
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 3 1 4 5 2 14:40 5 20.0% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Predators 81 23 52 75 7 17:45 153 15.0% 8
2024-25 Team Logo Predators 57 9 12 21 -20 17:38 71 12.7% 12
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 22 2 5 7 -4 14:46 32 6.2% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Jets 31 0 8 8 -4 12:55 41 0.0% 4
Season Projection 72 0 19 19 -9 12:54 95 0.0% 9
Total 894 209 330 539 -34 1828 11.4% 214
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2011-12 Team Logo Red Wings 4 0 0 0 1 8:52 1 0.0% 0
2012-13 Team Logo Red Wings 14 2 3 5 3 12:35 26 7.7% 2
2013-14 Team Logo Red Wings 5 0 0 0 -1 15:22 13 0.0% 0
2014-15 Team Logo Red Wings 7 1 1 2 -2 15:39 15 6.7% 2
2015-16 Team Logo Red Wings 5 1 0 1 2 16:51 11 9.1% 6
2018-19 Team Logo Sharks 20 1 10 11 1 15:33 23 4.3% 0
2019-20 Team Logo Blue Jackets 10 0 2 2 0 21:31 20 0.0% 4
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 6 0 5 5 4 16:01 9 0.0% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Predators 6 1 3 4 -3 20:04 5 20.0% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 6 0 0 0 0 11:09 2 0.0% 0
Total 83 6 24 30 5 125 4.8% 18
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Gustav Nyquist Team Logo RW 36.4 yrs 180 cm / 82 kg 0.26 0.60 65 79 $3.250M
87% Ondrej Palat Team Logo LW 34.8 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.19 0.59 63 78 $6.000M
85% Trevor Moore Team Logo LW 30.8 yrs 180 cm / 88 kg 0.35 0.50 62 81 $4.200M
83% Connor Zary Team Logo C 24.3 yrs 183 cm / 80 kg 0.32 0.47 65 79 $3.775M
83% Yanni Gourde Team Logo C 34.1 yrs 175 cm / 78 kg 0.33 0.56 63 79 $2.333M
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