Florida Panthers · #42 · Defence

Gustav Forsling

Age 30 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 199 lb · Born Linkoping, SWE

Drafted 2014, #126 overall by Vancouver

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Games32026-27 · missed 1 Small sample

Goals1T-3rd on FLA

Assists0T-8th on FLA

Points1T-6th on FLA

P / GP0.33T-274th in the NHL

Shots425.0% shooting

TOI / GP21:294th on FLA

2025-262025-26: 80 games, 2-26-28, 0.35 points per game Season detail →

Gustav Forsling has 1 point in 3 games of 2026-27, after 28 points in 80 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

1 point in 3 games for the 4th-placed Florida

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Shooting %25.0%91st

Goals / 600.9390th

Ice time21:2978th

Blocked shots567th

Shots / GP1.3366th

Takeaways161st

Hits361st

Points / GP0.3360th

PP points042nd

Assists / 600.0026th

Penalty differential−26th

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

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points1T-6th on FLA

Points per game0.33T-274th in NHL

Goals1T-67th in NHL

Assists0T-8th on FLA

Shooting %25.0%Above avg (11.6%)

Ice time21:294th on FLA

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-pair defenceman who kills penalties

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength16:50

Power play0:58

Shorthanded3:41

Total21:29

26.3 shifts a game, averaging 49 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-2nd on FLA

PP assists0T-3rd on FLA

PP points0T-4th on FLA · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-4th on FLA

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Florida total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every FLA PPG

PP TOI share9.6%of FLA PP time

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

Scoring detail

1 of 1 goal broke a tie

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

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-1st on FLA

Overtime goals11st on FLA

First goal of the game1

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals1

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd0

3rd0

Overtime1

Goals by game state

Tied1

Leading0

Trailing0

1 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Florida trailing.

Assists at 5-on-5

Primary0

Secondary0

Five-on-five only, while the all-situations goal index fills in.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.93

Goals / 600.93

Shots / 603.7

ES points / 601.191 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point, goals from the point

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot3 att · 0 G

Wing3 att · 0 G

Point5 att · 1 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

11 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1527th

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.9

Unblocked attempts5

xG per attempt.014

ixG per 600.06

2026-27 · 3 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

Top speed in the 97th percentile of defencemen: 22.07 mph

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

22+ mph bursts198th

Top speed, mph22.0797th

Average shot, mph74.284th

Hardest shot, mph88.6179th

20+ mph bursts264th

Defensive-zone time39.2%64th

Offensive-zone time42.2%60th

Distance skated, mi8.754th

90+ mph shots042nd

Distance / 60, mi8.1214th

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, mph22.07Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph88.61Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated8.7 mi3.17 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts34.0%38.3% defensive · 27.7% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

42.5%All situations39.7%

43.8%Even strength37.1%

38.9%Power play39.6%

36.9%Shorthanded52.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22.07@CAR29 Sep · OT 01:05
20.83@CAR29 Sep · 2nd 17:55
19.96@CAR29 Sep · OT 04:27
19.73@CAR29 Sep · 2nd 17:46
19.66@CAR29 Sep · OT 04:20
19.61@ANA4 Oct · 3rd 13:59
18.80@CAR29 Sep · 1st 10:31
18.59@ANA4 Oct · 2nd 03:38

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph1 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph1 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph15 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

88.61@CAR29 Sep · OT 04:55
85.23@ANA4 Oct · 2nd 03:30
82.76@CAR29 Sep · 3rd 19:08
73.62@ANA4 Oct · 1st 16:31
72.05@CAR29 Sep · 1st 05:40
65.72@CAR29 Sep · 2nd 17:48
48.99@ANA4 Oct · 3rd 04:41

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph4 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph2 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.79@LAK6 Oct · 21:22 TOI
2.76@ANA4 Oct · 20:25 TOI
3.17@CAR29 Sep · 22:40 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.91 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-3rd on FLA

Giveaways3

TK / GV ratio0.33

Hits3T-13th on FLA

Blocked shots5T-3rd on FLA

Discipline

Penalty minutes4

Minors2

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties−2drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Minnesota, a point in one of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

26 Mar 2026vs

MINL 2-30110020:46

24 Jan 2026@

MINW 4-3 OT0000+127:16

2025-26 · The season

28 points in 80 games on a team that finished 25th

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Ice time22:3881st

Takeaways2981st

Shots / GP1.4066th

Assists / 600.8664th

PP points261st

Points / GP0.3557th

Blocked shots9856th

Hits5247th

Penalty differential−1315th

Goals / 600.0711th

Shooting %1.8%10th

Bars show the percentile against 201 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.4). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points2812th on FLA

Points per game0.35366th in NHL

Goals2T-591st in NHL

Assists26T-5th on FLA

Shooting %1.8%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time22:382nd on FLA

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Ice time and special teams

A top-pair defenceman who kills penalties

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength18:59

Power play0:36

Shorthanded3:03

Total22:38

26.8 shifts a game, averaging 51 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-14th on FLA

PP assists2T-12th on FLA

PP points2T-12th on FLA · T-346th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 602.5316th on FLA

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP52Florida total

Involved in2goals or assists

Share3.8%of every FLA PPG

PP TOI share10.9%of FLA PP time

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

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 2 goals and 26 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-10th on FLA

Overtime goals0T-4th on FLA

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals2

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd1

3rd1

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0

Leading2

Trailing0

0 of 2 goals broke a tie; 0 came with Florida trailing.

Assists

Primary12 · 46%

Secondary14 · 54%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.93

Goals / 600.07

Shots / 603.7

ES points / 601.0326 ES points

PP points / 602.532 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point, goals from the point

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease2 att · 0 G

Slot59 att · 1 G

Wing107 att · 1 G

Point119 att · 1 G

Neutral zone2 att · 0 G

289 attempts across the 78 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1527th

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.9

Unblocked attempts5

xG per attempt.014

ixG per 600.06

2026-27 · 3 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

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 97th percentile of defencemen: 100.41 mph

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

Hardest shot, mph100.4197th

Top speed, mph23.3494th

90+ mph shots2090th

22+ mph bursts488th

20+ mph bursts7485th

Distance skated, mi243.183rd

Average shot, mph69.777th

Offensive-zone time40.9%38th

Defensive-zone time41.3%36th

Distance / 60, mi8.069th

Bars show the percentile against 193 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph23.34Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph100.41Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated243.1 mi4.03 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts36.0%31.4% defensive · 32.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

40.9%All situations41.3%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph4 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph70 · avg 46

18-20 mph351 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph1 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph19 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph54 · avg 33

70-79 mph69 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways29T-2nd on FLA

Giveaways59

TK / GV ratio0.49

Hits5217th on FLA

Blocked shots982nd on FLA

Discipline

Penalty minutes51

Minors18

Majors1

Penalties drawn7

Net penalties−13drawn minus taken

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (24 of 80)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point2430% of games

Multi-point games45%

Goals in2 games3%

Pointless games5670%

Streaks

Longest point streak3 games4 Apr – 7 Apr

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run15 games

Final ten3 in 10point in 3

Game log

Against Minnesota, a point in one of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

26 Mar 2026vs

MINL 2-30110020:46

24 Jan 2026@

MINW 4-3 OT0000+127:16

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home40130.33

Road40150.38

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Minnesota210.50

vs Atlantic2580.32

vs Western Conf.31140.45

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1140.36

November1380.62

December1520.13

January1570.47

February500.00

March1440.29

April730.43

Contract

$5.75M a season through 2031-32

In 2025-26 he scored 4.9 points per $1M of cap hit, 112th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$5.75M5.5% of the $104M ceiling

Term8 yearsYear 3 of 8

Expires2031-32UFA at 36

Cap value$46MCap hit × 8 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

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 1 Oct 2026.