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Brendan Gaunce
Center #16 Blue Jackets $0.775M
Player Information

Brendan Gaunce has 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists) in 25 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 35 points (15 goals, 20 assists) in 214 regular-season games for the Vancouver Canucks, the Boston Bruins, the Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 31.9 yrs (25.03.1994)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 100 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 26th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoVancouver Canucks
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 40% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brendan Gaunce is off the ice, the Blue Jackets control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 17% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 52% in the defensive zone.

  • 58

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 193rd of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 189th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.11
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.40
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    11.90
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.40
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.60
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.20
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.74
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.27
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.22
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.40
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.17
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.44
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.63
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.21
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.23
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.21
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.41
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.52
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
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
11.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 1 14:31 1 0.0% 0
13.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 0 11:13 1 0.0% 0
15.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 0 11:05 0 0
17.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 1 1 2 9:25 2 0.0% 0
20.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -2 9:30 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 1 6 0.0% 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 25 2 4 6 -1 11:54 29 6.9% 12
Season Projection 51 4 8 12 -2 11:54 59 6.8% 24
Total 214 15 20 35 -18 259 5.8% 83
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
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 31.9 yrs 188 cm / 100 kg 0.24 0.16 55 64 $0.775M
90% Paul Cotter Team Logo LW 26.3 yrs 188 cm / 96 kg 0.19 0.28 55 65 $0.775M
88% Keegan Kolesar Team Logo RW 28.9 yrs 188 cm / 97 kg 0.26 0.29 54 68 $2.500M
88% Aatu Räty Team Logo C 23.3 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.27 0.28 57 66 $0.775M
86% Nico Sturm Team Logo C 30.8 yrs 191 cm / 94 kg 0.26 0.28 56 60 $2.000M
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