#42 · Defence · FLA
GustavForsling
Next milestone 6 points from 200 as a Panther
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 1
- A
- 0
- P
- 1
- +/-
- +1
- PIM
- 4
- SOG
- 2
- S%
- 50.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- June 12, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Linkoping, SWE
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- Weight
- 199 lb (90 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2014 VAN, round 5, #126 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed22.1 mphleague avg 20.4 mph98th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph2league avg 1.564th percentile
- Distance skated5.9 mileague avg 6.6 mi42nd percentile
- Hardest shot88.6 mphleague avg 79.1 mph85th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone42.5%league avg 41.6%59th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 0.05 | +0.95 | 8 | 0 | .007 |
| 2025-26 | 2 | 5.23 | -3.23 | 278 | 6 | .019 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 2 games · 29:08 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 37.9% | 85.0% | -47.1 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 50.0% | 70.3% | -20.3 |
- Goals for–against
- 0–0
- xG for–against
- 0.5–0.9
- Average rating
- 5.8
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Kulikov | 1 | 13:59 | 54.0% |
| Aaron Ekblad | 1 | 8:20 | 7.0% |
| Niko Mikkola | 2 | 3:47 | 37.0% |
| Seth Jones | 2 | 1:22 | 1.2% |
| Radko Gudas | 1 | 0:48 | — |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.8 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 1 G · 0 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 559 | 60 | 161 | 221 | +154 | 222 | 1104 | 5.4 | 19 |
| Playoffs | 84 | 8 | 23 | 31 | +37 | 34 | 155 | 5.2 | 4 |
Season by season (10)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Panthers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Panthers | 80 | 2 | 26 | 28 | -5 | 51 | 112 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Panthers | 80 | 11 | 20 | 31 | +33 | 16 | 195 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | Panthers | 79 | 10 | 29 | 39 | +56 | 43 | 160 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Panthers | 82 | 13 | 28 | 41 | +19 | 40 | 209 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | Panthers | 71 | 10 | 27 | 37 | +41 | 18 | 145 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Panthers | 43 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +17 | 8 | 94 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | Blackhawks | 43 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 30 | 57 | 5.3 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Blackhawks | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 8 | 82 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | Blackhawks | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 4 | 48 | 4.2 | 1 |