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Erik Gudbranson
Defenseman #44 Blue Jackets $4.000M
Player Information

Erik Gudbranson has 3 points (1 goals, 2 assists) in 14 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 3) of the 2010 NHL Draft by the Florida Panthers, he has 140 points (35 goals, 105 assists) in 819 regular-season games for the Florida Panthers, the Vancouver Canucks, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Anaheim Ducks, the Ottawa Senators, the Nashville Predators, the Calgary Flames and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

He also has 2 points (1 goals, 1 assists) in 31 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 34.1 yrs (07.01.1992)
    Height / Weight: 196 cm / 100 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 3rd in 2010
    Draft Team: Team logoFlorida Panthers
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 34-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 40% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Erik Gudbranson is off the ice, the Blue Jackets control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 13% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 44% in the defensive zone.

  • 57

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 213th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 271st of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.12
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.40
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    17.77
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.00
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.21
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.63
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.07
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.59
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.59
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.90
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.80
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.63
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.01
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.63
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.69
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.44
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $4.000M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 35.5 yrs (07.01.1992)
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Erik Gudbranson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 1 0 1 1 18:34 2 50.0% 2
30.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 -1 18:08 0 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 1 17:46 0 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 0 17:53 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 3 19:43 0 0
Total 5 1 0 1 4 3 33.3% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2011-12 Team Logo Panthers 72 2 6 8 -19 14:11 76 2.6% 78
2012-13 Team Logo Panthers 32 0 4 4 -22 18:45 49 0.0% 47
2013-14 Team Logo Panthers 65 3 6 9 -7 17:58 92 3.3% 114
2014-15 Team Logo Panthers 76 4 9 13 -4 18:37 110 3.6% 58
2015-16 Team Logo Panthers 64 2 7 9 3 20:07 73 2.7% 49
2016-17 Team Logo Canucks 30 1 5 6 -14 20:19 40 2.5% 18
2017-18 Team Logo Canucks 52 2 3 5 -7 18:25 53 3.8% 35
2018-19 Team Logo Canucks 57 2 6 8 -27 17:58 72 2.8% 83
2018-19 Team Logo Penguins 19 0 2 2 7 18:58 22 0.0% 4
2019-20 Team Logo Penguins 7 0 0 0 0 15:10 2 0.0% 4
2019-20 Team Logo Ducks 44 4 5 9 0 20:01 76 5.3% 91
2020-21 Team Logo Senators 36 1 2 3 -13 18:04 53 1.9% 47
2020-21 Team Logo Predators 9 0 1 1 1 17:15 5 0.0% 12
2021-22 Team Logo Flames 78 6 11 17 15 18:07 129 4.7% 68
2022-23 Team Logo Blue Jackets 70 1 12 13 -24 21:18 102 1.0% 57
2023-24 Team Logo Blue Jackets 78 6 20 26 -14 19:40 91 6.6% 74
2024-25 Team Logo Blue Jackets 16 0 4 4 1 17:46 12 0.0% 6
2025-26 Team Logo Blue Jackets 14 1 2 3 4 18:04 12 8.3% 8
Season Projection 40 3 6 9 11 18:04 34 8.8% 23
Total 819 35 105 140 -120 1069 3.3% 853
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2011-12 Team Logo Panthers 7 0 0 0 -2 17:07 5 0.0% 8
2015-16 Team Logo Panthers 6 0 0 0 -2 26:53 7 0.0% 2
2018-19 Team Logo Penguins 4 1 0 1 0 16:13 2 50.0% 2
2020-21 Team Logo Predators 2 0 0 0 -1 12:58 4 0.0% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Flames 12 0 1 1 -1 18:01 22 0.0% 0
Total 31 1 1 2 -6 40 2.5% 12
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Erik Gudbranson Team Logo D 34.1 yrs 196 cm / 100 kg 0.21 0.17 55 59 $4.000M
85% Brandon Carlo Team Logo D 29.2 yrs 196 cm / 103 kg 0.15 0.17 55 65 $0.615M
84% Vincent Iorio Team Logo D 23.3 yrs 193 cm / 99 kg 0.14 0.13 50 59 $0.814M
83% Alec Regula Team Logo D 25.6 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.10 0.08 52 62 $0.775M
82% Shakir Mukhamadullin Team Logo D 24.1 yrs 193 cm / 90 kg 0.27 0.29 57 60 $1.000M
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