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Gustav Forsling

Position
Defence
Age
30Jun 12, 1996
Height
6'1"185 cm
Weight
199 lbs90 kg
Shoots
Left
Born
Linkoping, SWE
Nationality
SWE
Draft
2014 · Round 5 · 126th overall · VAN
GP16
G1
A1
PTS2
+/--5
S%4.8%
TOI/GP21:02
GWG1
OTG—
SHG0
PPP0

Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers defenceman, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Linkoping, SWE · Draft: 2014 · Round 5, pick 6 (#126 overall) · VAN · 10 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP
573
G
60
A
162
PTS
222
+/-
148

Playoffs

GP
84
G
8
A
23
PTS
31
+/-
37

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTS+/-STOI
2026-11-07@ WSH000-1119:13
2026-11-04vs CHI0000123:20
2026-11-02vs DET000-1120:02
2026-10-30vs WPG0001219:04
2026-10-27@ WPG0000119:25

Awards

  • Stanley Cup · 2× 2024-25, 2023-24

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Ranks among 660 skaters with 5+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 16 tracked games this season · updated Nov 8

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s skaters. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Territory

  • Offensive-zone time while on the iceLeague avg 42.4%42.0%Beats 55%
  • Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 42.8%44.0%Beats 81%
  • Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 40.8%40.2%Beats 53%

Speed

  • Top skating speedLeague avg 21.2 mph22.6 mphBeats 94%
  • Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 813Beats 77%
  • Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 02Beats 95%
  • Average shot speedLeague avg 68.3 mph72.4 mphBeats 86%
  • Hardest shotLeague avg 86.8 mph94.6 mphBeats 89%

Where the shots come from

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Shots by rink area

Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

  • Left corner: 0 shots
  • Behind the net: 0 shots
  • Right corner: 0 shots
  • Left side of the net: 0 shots
  • Crease: 0 shots
  • Right side of the net: 0 shots
  • Low slot: 1 shots
  • Left circle: 3 shots
  • Right circle: 1 shots
  • High slot: 3 shots
  • Outside left: 3 shots
  • Outside right: 0 shots
  • Left point: 8 shots
  • Centre point: 1 shots
  • Right point: 0 shots
  • Neutral zone: 0 shots
  • Beyond the red line: 1 shots
  • Close-range shotsLeague avg 11Beats 75%
  • Mid-range shotsLeague avg 47Beats 87%
  • Long-range shotsLeague avg 89More than 68%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

Game LogLast 10 games

DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 7@ WSH000L
Nov 5CHI000W
Nov 3DET000L
Oct 30WPG000W
Oct 28@ WPG000W
Oct 25@ CHI000W
Oct 22@ PIT000L
Oct 21@ OTT000L
Oct 17SEA011W
Oct 15VAN000W
Show all 16 games
DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 7@ WSH000L
Nov 5CHI000W
Nov 3DET000L
Oct 30WPG000W
Oct 28@ WPG000W
Oct 25@ CHI000W
Oct 22@ PIT000L
Oct 21@ OTT000L
Oct 17SEA011W
Oct 15VAN000W
Oct 13@ CBJ000W
Oct 12@ BUF000L
Oct 10MIN000L
Oct 7@ LAK000W
Oct 5@ ANA000L
Sep 29@ CAR101W

Career Arc

10 Seasons
PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2026-27FLA16112-5
2025-26FLA8022628-5
2024-25FLA80112031+33
2023-24FLA79102939+56
2022-23FLA82132841+19
2021-22FLA71102737+41
2020-21FLA4351217+17
2018-19CHI43369-9
2017-18CHI4131013-2
2016-17CHI38235+3

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