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Brendan Gaunce has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 18 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 26) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Vancouver Canucks, he has 34 points (15 goals, 19 assists) in 207 regular-season games for the Vancouver Canucks, the Boston Bruins, the Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 31.8 yrs (25.03.1994)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 101 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 26th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoVancouver Canucks
    Awards: -
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The 31-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brendan Gaunce is off the ice, the Blue Jackets control 46% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 29% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 25% in the defensive zone.

  • 70

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 127th of 244 Centers
    Defense:Def: 74th of 244 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    30.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    0.06
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    8.10
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    1.24
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.25
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.25
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    1.15
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.69
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.72
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.49
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.29
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.40
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.22
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    1.48
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    2.22
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.98
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    0.74
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.25
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
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Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $3.000M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 33.3 yrs (25.03.1994)
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Brendan Gaunce
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.12.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 15:01 0 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 0 13:26 2 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 1 0 1 3 16:13 1 100.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 -1 14:13 3 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 0 13:28 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 0 1 2 8 12.5% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Canucks 20 1 0 1 -9 12:46 34 2.9% 2
2016-17 Team Logo Canucks 57 0 5 5 -2 9:28 51 0.0% 33
2017-18 Team Logo Canucks 37 4 2 6 0 13:19 55 7.3% 10
2018-19 Team Logo Canucks 3 1 2 3 3 7:37 2 50.0% 0
2019-20 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 1 1 1 9:10 0 2
2021-22 Team Logo Blue Jackets 30 5 2 7 2 8:05 44 11.4% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Blue Jackets 5 0 1 1 -1 10:28 9 0.0% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Blue Jackets 24 2 2 4 -7 11:45 24 8.3% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 12 0 1 1 -4 9:41 11 0.0% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Blue Jackets 18 2 3 5 1 12:10 19 10.5% 10
Season Projection 58 6 10 16 3 12:10 61 9.8% 32
Total 207 15 19 34 -16 249 6.0% 81
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Brendan Gaunce Team Logo C 31.8 yrs 188 cm / 101 kg 0.28 0.16 66 78 $0.775M
85% Morgan Barron Team Logo C 27.1 yrs 193 cm / 100 kg 0.40 0.25 64 79 $1.850M
85% Jonny Brodzinski Team Logo C 32.6 yrs 183 cm / 93 kg 0.31 0.27 64 78 $0.788M
85% Max Jones Team Logo LW 27.9 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.25 0.23 66 73 $1.000M
84% Dalibor Dvorsky Team Logo RW 20.6 yrs 185 cm / 94 kg 0.27 0.26 65 75 $0.887M
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