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Defenseman•#64Erik Gustafsson is a 34-year-old defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings. A 2012 Draft pick (Round 4). Born in Nynashamn, SWE.
On the blue line this season, Erik has recorded 1 goals and 2 assists for 3 points across 11 games. He averages 0.27 points per game on 19:56 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 9–31 pts
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Erik's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
7
Current: 1
Assists
14
Current: 2
Points
22
Current: 3
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 11-32 points based on current usage patterns.
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Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Erik was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 11 games, 253 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
59.4 vs 57.3 lg
69th percentile
Quality of teammates
69.4 vs 56.8 lg
90th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Erik takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
18
Goals vs expected
1 vs 0.8 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
0%
With-or-without-you
Who Erik plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandt ClarkeD | 114 min | 59.9 | — | — |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Erik, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
43
Offense
36
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays a top on-ice shot share, strong defensive results per minute, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
7-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 7-point gap between offensive (43th) and defensive (36th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays a top on-ice shot share, strong defensive results per minute, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
7-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 7-point gap between offensive (43th) and defensive (36th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Erik Gustafsson's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | LAK | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 8 | 12.5% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | — | |||
| 24-252024-25 | DET | 60 | 2 | 16 | 18 | -19 | 67 | 3.0% |
Form
Erik's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:35 |
| Oct 29 | vs OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 24:42 |
| Oct 27 | @ CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:25 |
| Oct 26 | @ NYR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:23 |
| Oct 24 | @ NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:27 |
Similar defensemans
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Erik to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Los Angeles Kings this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | NYR | 76 | 6 | 25 | 31 | +3 | 93 | 6.5% |
| 22-232022-23 | TOR | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | — |
| 22-232022-23 | WSH | 61 | 7 | 31 | 38 | +9 | 114 | 6.1% |
| 21-222021-22 | CHI | 59 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 79 | 3.8% |
| 20-212020-21 | MTL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 | — |
| 20-212020-21 | PHI | 24 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 25 | 4.0% |
| 19-202019-20 | CGY | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 | — |
| 19-202019-20 | CHI | 59 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -8 | 98 | 6.1% |
| 18-192018-19 | CHI | 79 | 17 | 43 | 60 | -6 | 160 | 10.6% |
| 17-182017-18 | CHI | 35 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +1 | 71 | 7.0% |
| 15-162015-16 | CHI | 41 | 0 | 14 | 14 | +11 | 58 | — |
| Career | — | 528 | 48 | 195 | 243 | -19 | 797 | 6.0% |
Joel Armia
RW · 5 pts
