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Erik Gustafsson
Defenseman #56 Red Wings $2.000M
Player Information

Erik Gustafsson has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) in 2 games for the Detroit Red Wings this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 93) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, he has 240 points (47 goals, 193 assists) in 517 regular-season games for the Chicago Blackhawks, the Calgary Flames, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Montreal Canadiens, the Washington Capitals, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings.

He also has 12 points (2 goals, 10 assists) in 49 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 34 yrs (14.03.1992)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 93rd in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoEdmonton Oilers
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 34-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Red Wings controlling 57% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Erik Gustafsson is off the ice, the Red Wings control 47% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 43% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 21% in the defensive zone.

  • 69

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 71st of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 208th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.10
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.57
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    16.31
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.12
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.74
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.25
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.21
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.16
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.64
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.26
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.35
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.82
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.67
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.70
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.61
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    3.37
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.21
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $2.000M
Player Contract Value: $2.400M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 35.3 yrs (14.03.1992)
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Erik Gustafsson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
26.11.2025 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 -1 17:22 2 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -1 20:06 1 0.0% 2
Total 2 0 0 0 -2 3 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Blackhawks 41 0 14 14 11 15:26 58 0.0% 4
2017-18 Team Logo Blackhawks 35 5 11 16 1 18:33 71 7.0% 6
2018-19 Team Logo Blackhawks 79 17 43 60 -6 22:34 160 10.6% 34
2019-20 Team Logo Blackhawks 59 6 20 26 -8 20:40 98 6.1% 25
2019-20 Team Logo Flames 7 0 3 3 -1 18:01 5 0.0% 2
2020-21 Team Logo Flyers 24 1 9 10 -2 17:23 25 4.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 5 0 2 2 1 13:22 8 0.0% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Blackhawks 59 3 15 18 -4 16:13 79 3.8% 14
2022-23 Team Logo Capitals 61 7 31 38 9 20:22 114 6.1% 21
2022-23 Team Logo Maple Leafs 9 0 4 4 0 15:45 8 0.0% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Rangers 76 6 25 31 3 17:23 93 6.5% 35
2024-25 Team Logo Red Wings 60 2 16 18 -19 16:19 67 3.0% 20
2025-26 Team Logo Red Wings 2 0 0 0 -2 18:45 3 0.0% 2
Season Projection 26 0 0 0 -26 18:44 39 0.0% 26
Total 517 47 193 240 -17 789 6.0% 165
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Blackhawks 5 0 1 1 -1 11:20 5 0.0% 0
2019-20 Team Logo Flames 10 0 4 4 1 17:06 22 0.0% 2
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 16 1 2 3 3 10:00 8 12.5% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Maple Leafs 2 1 0 1 0 10:03 3 33.3% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Rangers 16 0 3 3 -3 18:08 13 0.0% 8
Total 49 2 10 12 0 51 3.9% 10
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Erik Gustafsson Team Logo D 34 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.00 0.46 67 70 $2.000M
81% Adam Boqvist Team Logo D 25.5 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.05 0.38 76 67 $0.850M
80% Neal Pionk Team Logo D 30.6 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.20 0.46 57 70 $7.000M
79% Victor Soderstrom Team Logo D 25 yrs 183 cm / 85 kg 0.12 0.20 66 70 $0.775M
79% Mike Reilly Team Logo D 32.6 yrs 188 cm / 86 kg 0.24 0.29 64 72 $1.100M
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