Los Angeles Kings · #64 · Defence

Erik Gustafsson

Age 34 · Shoots left · 6′0″ · 190 lb · Born Nynashamn, SWE

Drafted 2012, #93 overall by Edmonton

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Games22026-27 · missed 1 Small sample
Goals0T-9th on LAK
Assists1T-4th on LAK
Points1T-7th on LAK
P / GP0.50T-195th in the NHL
Shots20.0% shooting
TOI / GP16:0710th on LAK

2025-262025-26: 2 games, 0-0-0, 0.00 points per game Season detail →

Erik Gustafsson has 1 point in 2 games of 2026-27, after 0 points in 2 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

1 point in 2 games for the 31st-placed Los Angeles

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Penalty differential+186th
Assists / 601.8683rd
Points / GP0.5073rd
Takeaways161st
Shots / GP1.0048th
PP points042nd
Goals / 600.0039th
Shooting %0.0%38th
Ice time16:0723rd
Hits08th
Blocked shots02nd

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points1T-7th on LAK
Points per game0.50T-195th in NHL
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists1T-4th on LAK
Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)
Ice time16:0710th on LAK
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Ice time and special teams

A third-pair defenceman who plays on the power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Los Angeles's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength14:46
Power play1:18
Shorthanded0:04
Total16:07

19.5 shifts a game, averaging 50 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on LAK
PP assists0T-5th on LAK
PP points0T-6th on LAK · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-6th on LAK

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP2Los Angeles total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every LAK PPG
PP TOI share25.2%of LAK PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.


Scoring detail

No goals yet: his one point is an assist

How the 0 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-1st on LAK
Overtime goals0T-1st on LAK
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals0
Power-play goals0

Assists

Primary1 · 100%
Secondary0 · 0%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.86
Goals / 600.00
Shots / 603.7
ES points / 602.031 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G
Slot1 att · 0 G
Wing1 att · 0 G
Point3 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

5 attempts across the 1 game with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.0574th
Goals0
Goals vs expected−0.0
Unblocked attempts3
xG per attempt.008
ixG per 600.04

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 80th percentile of defencemen: 8.92 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Offensive-zone time48.3%92nd
Defensive-zone time34.8%91st
Distance / 60, mi8.9280th
Average shot, mph69.449th
22+ mph bursts048th
90+ mph shots042nd
Hardest shot, mph79.2135th
20+ mph bursts012th
Distance skated, mi4.811th
Top speed, mph18.750th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph18.75Defenceman average 20.52
Hardest shot, mph79.21Defenceman average 81.3
Distance skated4.8 mi2.55 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts64.5%22.6% defensive · 12.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

48.3%All situations34.8%
49.1%Even strength34.2%
38.1%Power play42.0%
55.4%Shorthanded32.2%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 18.75@SJS3 Oct · 2nd 08:06
  2. 18.55vsFLA6 Oct · 1st 05:57
  3. 18.54vsFLA6 Oct · 1st 17:13
  4. 18.53vsFLA6 Oct · 2nd 01:37
  5. 18.52vsFLA6 Oct · 3rd 16:12
  6. 18.34vsFLA6 Oct · 1st 12:21
  7. 18.28@SJS3 Oct · 1st 01:48

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1
20-22 mph0 · avg 1.9
18-20 mph7 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

  1. 79.21@SJS3 Oct · 2nd 14:20
  2. 75.75@SJS3 Oct · 2nd 17:44
  3. 65.60@SJS3 Oct · 2nd 17:35
  4. 56.94@SJS3 Oct · 3rd 10:07

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2
80-89 mph0 · avg 1.2
70-79 mph2 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.24vsFLA6 Oct · 14:59 TOI
  2. 2.55@SJS3 Oct · 17:15 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.40 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-2nd on LAK
Giveaways0
TK / GV ratio—
Hits0T-17th on LAK
Blocked shots0T-14th on LAK

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn1
Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Game log

The last ten games

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
6 OctvsFLAL 1-20000−114:59
3 OctvsSJSW 5-4 OT0112+117:15

Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

Cap hit$1M1.0% of the $104M ceiling
Term1 yearYear 1 of 1
Expires2026-27UFA at 35
Cap value$1MCap hit × 1 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.


With Los Angeles

Linemates and opponents

344th in franchise points since 1990-91

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points1344th for Los Angeles
Goals0328th
Assists1329th
Games played2431st
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Ten seasons, with 8 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2015-16CHI41014140.340.0%
2017-18CHI35511160.467.0%
2018-19CHI791743600.7610.6%
2019-20CGY, CHI66623290.445.8%
2020-21MTL, PHI29111120.413.0%
2021-22CHI59315180.313.8%
2022-23TOR, WSH70735420.605.7%
2023-24NYR76625310.416.5%
2024-25DET60216180.303.0%
2025-26DET20000.000.0%
Career517471932400.466.0%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2012Edmonton · round 4#93

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · LAK points

Games49
Goals2
Points120.24 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct