Brendan Gaunce headshot

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Brendan Gaunce

Height
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Weight
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Birth date
Mar 25, 1994 (age 32)

He ranks C199 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.

Dynasty Value Score

79

#684 overall · C161 of 251

2025–26 scoring

43.4 pts

25 GP · 1.7 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

69.2 pts

44.8 games · 1.5 PPG

3.7 G · 5.8 A · 9.5 P · 11:29 TOI · 0:03 PP · 3.7 xG

Projection range

58.8–76.1

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2611:540:0337.3%22.422.1 mph
2026–27Proj11:290:0331.4%3.73.718.1 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

0204060802015: 19.9 FP20152016: 46.0 FP20162017: 51.1 FP20172018: 10.1 FP20182019: 2.4 FP20192021: 47.5 FP20212022: 6.4 FP20222023: 28.4 FP20232024: 10.5 FP20242025: 43.4 FP20252026 projection: 69.2 FP2026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj44.869.21.511:290:033.75.89.5—2.148.479.730.4-3.318.0177.53.715.2
2025–262543.41.711:540:0324602294421-1121032.411
2024–251210.50.99:420:000110011187-4439——
2023–242428.41.211:450:042240024498-76982.68
2022–2356.41.310:280:1401100942-1233——
2021–223047.51.68:060:00527004442921266——
2019–2012.42.49:100:0001100020120——
2018–19310.13.47:370:0012300240308——
2017–183751.11.413:190:034261055481101038——
2016–175746.00.89:290:0405500519412-23384——
2015–162019.91.012:460:251010034343-9249——

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Brendan Gaunce's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Gaunce's Dynasty Value Score?
Gaunce scores 79 out of 10,000 (#684 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Gaunce's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 69.2 NHL-standard fantasy points over 44.795 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.