Erik Gustafsson headshot

D · LAK · #64

Erik Gustafsson

Height
HT 6'0"
Weight
WT 190 lbs
Birth date
Mar 14, 1992 (age 34)
Bio
SWE · Shoots L

He ranks D290 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Aging — counting volume usually fades before skill.

Dynasty Value Score

325

#438 overall · D128 of 272

2025–26 scoring

0.6 pts

2 GP · 0.3 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

119.8 pts

69.8 games · 1.7 PPG

4.7 G · 20.6 A · 25.3 P · 16:48 TOI · 1:28 PP · 3.6 xG

Projection range

101.8–131.8

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
2025–2618:451:0840.6%00.120.5 mph
2026–27Proj16:481:2845.0%4.73.622.0 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

01002003002015: 80.5 FP20152017: 94.9 FP20172018: 276.0 FP20182019: 144.7 FP20192020: 54.9 FP20202021: 103.6 FP20212022: 187.4 FP20222023: 148.1 FP20232024: 82.4 FP20242025: 0.6 FP20252026 projection: 119.8 FP2026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMxGHD
2026–27Proj69.8119.81.716:481:284.720.625.39.5—81.444.255.5-5.427.33.68.8
2025–2620.60.318:451:0800000321-220.10
2024–256082.41.416:191:372161890672844-19202.86
2023–2476148.11.917:241:1862531909363663354.512
2022–2370187.42.719:462:15735421401225263923——
2021–2259103.61.816:131:563151840794555-414——
2020–212954.91.916:432:211111250332121-10——
2019–2066144.72.220:232:4262329901038658-927——
2018–1979276.03.522:353:02174360180160100115-634——
2017–183594.92.718:331:25511164071304516——
2015–164180.52.015:271:410141410582937114——

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

FAQ

How are Erik Gustafsson'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 Gustafsson's Dynasty Value Score?
Gustafsson scores 325 out of 10,000 (#438 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 Gustafsson's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 119.8 NHL-standard fantasy points over 69.82 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.