Erik Gustafsson

Age 31 Mar 14, 1992

Nynashamn SWE

Defense shoots left

6'0" 183 cm

197 lbs 89 kg

ELC Signing Age 23

Waivers Signing Age 23

UFA Year 2019

Agent Peter Wallen

Draft Year 2012
Drafted Overall 93
Draft Round 4
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $825,000
1.0% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
Year 1 of 1 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2024 | 32 yrs old
Career Earnings: $9,810,000

Transaction History

Jul 1, 2023	New York Rangers \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson agreed to a one-year, $825,000 contract with the New York Rangers on Saturday, per Arthur Staple of The Athletic.
May 6, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson was quarterbacking the second power-play unit at practice Saturday, Jonas Siegel of The Athletic reports.
Apr 29, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (upper body) is slated to return for Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, according to Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star.
Apr 27, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (upper body) won't play Thursday versus the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5, NHL.com's Dave McCarthy reports.
Apr 22, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (upper body) won't play in Saturday's Game 3 versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Apr 20, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (upper body) won't play in Thursday's Game 2 versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Apr 18, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (upper body) took warmups but won't play in Tuesday's Game 1 versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Apr 13, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (upper body) will miss Thursday's game against the New York Rangers, according to David Alter of Sports Illustrated.
Apr 11, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (upper body) won't play Tuesday versus Tampa Bay, Mark Masters of TSN reports.
Apr 10, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (upper body) will not play Monday against the Florida Panthers, Mark Masters of TSN reports.
Apr 8, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson delivered three assists in a 7-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
Apr 4, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (personal) will be back with the team Tuesday and will take the warmup but won't play versus Columbus, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Mar 28, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (personal) is still away from the team, Mark Masters of TSN reports.
Mar 25, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson is not with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday and won't play against the Carolina Hurricanes as he is dealing with a personal matter, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Mar 18, 2023	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson recorded an assist in Friday's 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Feb 28, 2023	TRADE ANALYSIS The Washington Capitals acquired Rasmus Sandin from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Erik Gustafsson and a 2023 1st round pick (0) Leave a Comment
Feb 16, 2023	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustavsson picked up three assists in a 6-3 loss to Florida on Thursday.
Feb 12, 2023	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson notched an assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks.
Jan 21, 2023	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson notched an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Jan 16, 2023	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson provided an assist and three shots on goal in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the New York Islanders.
Jan 8, 2023	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson scored the lone goal Sunday in a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Dec 31, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson had a goal and two assists in a 9-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
Dec 28, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the New York Rangers.
Dec 19, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson scored a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Dec 17, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson scored a hat trick Saturday in a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Dec 13, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (upper body) is on the ice for warmups, indicating he'll play Tuesday versus the Chicago Blackhawks, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Dec 13, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (upper body) will be a game-time decision Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
Dec 11, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (upper body) will not be available Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Dec 11, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson (undisclosed) will be a game-time call Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets, per Samantha Pell of The Washington Post.
Nov 24, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson tallied an assist and blocked two shots during Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Nov 7, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson recorded three power-play assists, three blocked shots, two hits and two PIM in Monday's 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Oct 31, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson recorded a power-play assist in Monday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Oct 14, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson tallied an assist and added two shots while logging 14:59 of ice time during Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Jul 13, 2022	Washington Capitals \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
Apr 25, 2022	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson scored a goal on two shots, doled out two hits and added two PIM in Monday's 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Apr 10, 2022	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson notched an assist and blocked two shots in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Dallas Stars.
Mar 24, 2022	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson produced an assist and four hits in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Jan 29, 2022	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson had two assists in a 6-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday.
Jan 22, 2022	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson logged an assist, two hits and two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Jan 13, 2022	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson logged two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Jan 12, 2022	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson was activated from the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Wednesday, Carter Baum of the Chicago Blackhawks' official site reports.
Jan 6, 2022	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson was placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Thursday, Carter Baum of the Chicago Blackhawks' official site reports.
Dec 18, 2021	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson notched a power-play assist and two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars.
Dec 7, 2021	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson scored a goal on four shots in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the New York Rangers.
Dec 5, 2021	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson produced an assist and three shots on goal in Sunday's 3-2 shootout win over the New York Islanders.
Nov 21, 2021	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson produced an assist and blocked two shots in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Nov 1, 2021	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson recorded an assist, three hits, a plus-3 rating and two shots on goal in Monday's 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Oct 29, 2021	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Oct 24, 2021	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson cleared the league's COVID-19 protocols Sunday and was on the ice for morning skate ahead of the game against the Detroit Red Wings, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.
Oct 23, 2021	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list Saturday, Carter Baum of the Chicago Blackhawks' official site reports.
Oct 11, 2021	Chicago Blackhawks \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson inked a one-year, $800,000 contract with Chicago on Monday.
Oct 10, 2021	Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson was released from his professional tryout offer by the New York Islanders on Sunday, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.
Sep 16, 2021	New York Islanders \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson is set to sign a professional tryout offer with the New York Islanders, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.
Jun 7, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson scored a power-play goal on two shots in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 4.
May 31, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson recorded a power-play assist in Monday's 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7.
Apr 25, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustaffsson had two assists, one on the power play, and five shots on net over 12:13 of ice time in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Apr 24, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson finished plus-1 over 7:12 of ice time in Friday's 4-2 loss to Calgary.
Apr 23, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson will make his Canadiens debut Friday against the Calgary Flames, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Apr 21, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocols and practiced with the Montreal Canadiens for the first time Wednesday.
Apr 12, 2021	TRADE ANALYSIS The Montreal Canadiens acquired Erik Gustafsson from the Philadelphia Flyers for 2022 seventh round pick (0) Leave a Comment
Feb 24, 2021	Philadelphia Flyers \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson registered a goal and an assist with two shots in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the New York Rangers.
Jan 28, 2021	Philadelphia Flyers \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson dished out a pair of assists in Thursday's 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Jan 13, 2021	Philadelphia Flyers \| Erik Gustafsson \| Gustafsson notched two power-play assists in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Oct 12, 2020	Philadelphia Flyers \| Signed D Erik Gustafsson to a one-year, $3 million contract.
Feb 24, 2020	TRADE ANALYSIS The Chicago Blackhawks traded Erik Gustafsson to the Calgary Flames for 2020 third round pick (0) Leave a Comment
Mar 6, 2018	Chicago Blackhawks \| Signed D Erik Gustafsson to a two-year contract extension.
Jan 9, 2018	Chicago Blackhawks \| Recalled D Erik Gustafsson from Rockford (AHL).
Sep 29, 2017	Chicago Blackhawks \| Assigned D Erik Gustafsson to Rockford (AHL).
Jul 14, 2017	Chicago Blackhawks \| Re-signed D Erik Gustafsson to a one-year, $650,000 contract.
Apr 18, 2017	Chicago Blackhawks \| Recalled D Erik Gustafsson from Rockford (AHL).
Oct 3, 2016	Chicago Blackhawks \| Assigned D Erik Gustafsson to Rockford (AHL).
Dec 28, 2015	Chicago Blackhawks \| Recalled D Erik Gustafsson from Rockford (AHL).
Nov 13, 2015	Chicago Blackhawks \| Assigned D Erik Gustafsson to Rockford (AHL).
Oct 28, 2015	Chicago Blackhawks \| Recalled D Erik Gustafsson from Rockford (AHL).
Oct 2, 2015	Chicago Blackhawks \| Assigned D Erik Gustafsson to Rockford (AHL).
Apr 30, 2015	Chicago Blackhawks \| Signed D Erik Gustafsson to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Jul 9, 2013	Philadelphia Flyers \| Signed D Erik Gustafsson to a one-year, $1 million contract.
Mar 27, 2013	Philadelphia Flyers \| Recalled D Erik Gustafsson from Adirondack (AHL).
Mar 27, 2013	Carolina Hurricanes \| Recalled D Erik Gustafsson from Adirondack (AHL).
Feb 16, 2013	Philadelphia Flyers \| Recalled D Erik Gustafsson from Adirondack (AHL).
Sep 15, 2012	Philadelphia Flyers \| Assigned D Erik Gustafsson to Adirondack (AHL).
Apr 17, 2012	Philadelphia Flyers \| (Erik Gustafsson) has been recalled from the Adirondack Phantoms (AHL).
Mar 4, 2012	Philadelphia Flyers \| (Erik Gustafsson) has been recalled from the Adirondack Phantoms (AHL).
Jan 11, 2012	Philadelphia Flyers \| (Erik Gustafsson) Recalled from Adirondack (AHL).
Oct 27, 2011	Philadelphia Flyers \| (Erik Gustafsson) Recalled from Adirondack.
Apr 13, 2011	Philadelphia Flyers \| (Erik Gustafsson) Recalled from Adirondack (AHL).
Mar 20, 2011	Philadelphia Flyers \| (Erik Gustafsson) Loaned to Adirnodack (AHL).
Feb 25, 2011	Philadelphia Flyers \| (Erik Gustafsson) Recalled from Adirondack (AHL).
Dec 29, 2010	Philadelphia Flyers \| (Erik Gustafsson) Recalled from Adirondack.
Oct 4, 2010	Philadelphia Flyers \| (Erik Gustafsson) Assigned to Adirondack (AHL).

Current Stats
Career Stats

2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Erik Gustafsson	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Washington Capitals	61	7	31	38	9	21	1,026	55.70	53.80	3.90	54.20	5.00	0.41	1.34
Toronto Maple Leafs	9	0	4	4	0	2	120	60.00	53.30	-1.50	52.10	3.60	3.51	11.54
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2007-2008	Huddinge IK U16	U16 SM	3	0	0	0	6
	2008-2009	Stockholm	TV-Pucken	8	0	4	4	8
	2008-2009	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Region	22	2	7	9	10									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
	2008-2009	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Nationell	11	0	1	1	12									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
	2009-2010	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Region	15	4	7	11	24									Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
	2009-2010	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell	24	0	8	8	26
	2009-2010	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Nationell	12	3	6	9	30									Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
	2010-2011	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell	38	2	21	23	104									Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
	2010-2011	Sweden U19 (all)	International-Jr	3	1	1	2	0
Draft Yr	2011-2012	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell	21	3	11	14	14
Draft Yr	2011-2012	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	41	3	4	7	16
Draft Yr	2011-2012	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	1	1	8
Draft Yr	2011-2012	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	10	0	1	1	6
	2012-2013	Djurgårdens IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	49	7	16	23	52
	2012-2013	Djurgårdens IF	ET	7	2	2	4	8
	2012-2013	Djurgårdens IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	6	1	0	1	30
	2013-2014	Frölunda HC	SHL	50	2	18	20	16									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
	2013-2014	Frölunda HC	ET	7	1	1	2	27									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
	2014-2015	Frölunda HC	SHL	55	4	25	29	22									Playoffs	12	1	2	3	0
	2014-2015	Frölunda HC	Champions HL	13	6	13	19	2									Playoffs	12	1	2	3	0
	2015-2016	Rockford IceHogs	AHL	27	3	8	11	38
	2015-2016	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	41	0	14	14	4	550	60.00	48.97	3.40	54.22	4.16	0.00	1.42	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
	2015-2016	Sweden	WC	8	0	2	2	0
	2015-2016	Sweden (all)	International	8	0	2	2	0
	2016-2017	Rockford IceHogs	AHL	68	5	25	30	40
	2017-2018	Rockford IceHogs	AHL	25	3	14	17	18
	2017-2018	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	35	5	11	16	6	575	55.17	51.89	7.27	53.94	6.51	0.52	1.25
	2017-2018	Sweden	WC	6	0	1	1	2
	2017-2018	Sweden (all)	International	9	0	1	1	4
	2018-2019	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	79	17	43	60	34	1,449	52.14	44.79	0.15	50.26	1.50	0.37	1.45
	2018-2019	Sweden	WC	8	2	2	4	2
	2018-2019	Sweden	EHT	3	0	1	1	0
	2018-2019	Sweden (all)	International	11	2	3	5	2
	2019-2020	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	59	6	20	26	25	981	53.30	46.60	-1.00	49.30	1.30	0.24	0.92
	2019-2020	Calgary Flames	NHL	7	0	3	3	2	107	50.00	44.40	-1.90	41.80	-8.20	2.25	8.44	Playoffs	10	0	4	4	0
	2020-2021	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	24	1	9	10	0	342	45.50	46.30	-1.00	50.10	1.70		0.18
	2020-2021	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	5	0	2	2	0	57	66.70	72.30	23.50	64.90	12.40		1.05	Playoffs	16	1	2	3	0
	2021-2022	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	59	3	15	18	14	779	48.50	46.80	3.00	49.90	4.90	0.15	0.92
	2021-2022	Sweden	WC	8	0	7	7	4
	2021-2022	Sweden (all)	International	8	0	7	7	4
	2022-2023	Washington Capitals	NHL	61	7	31	38	21	1,026	55.70	53.80	3.90	54.20	5.00	0.41	1.34
	2022-2023	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	9	0	4	4	2	120	60.00	53.30	-1.50	52.10	3.60	3.51	11.54	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2023
Signing Status UFA
Agent Peter Wallen

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Standard Contract | 1 Years $825,000 0.99% of cap space

	2023-2024
Cap Hit	$825,000	UFA
AAV	$825,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$825,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$825,000
Minors Salary	$825,000
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 13, 2022
Signing Status UFA
Agent Peter Wallen

Standard Contract | 1 Years $800,000 0.97% of cap space

	2022-2023
Cap Hit	$800,000	UFA
AAV	$800,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$800,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$800,000
Minors Salary	$800,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date October 11, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent J.P. Barry

Standard Contract | 1 Years $800,000 0.98% of cap space

	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$800,000	UFA
AAV	$800,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$800,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$800,000
Minors Salary	$800,000
Clauses
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Signing Team

Signing Date October 12, 2020
Signing Status UFA
Agent Peter Wallen

Standard Contract | 1 Years $3,000,000 3.68% of cap space

	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$3,000,000	UFA
AAV	$3,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$2,750,000
Signing Bonuses	$250,000
Total Salary	$3,000,000
Minors Salary	$3,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year
* Retained 50% of contract was retained by Philadelphia Flyers in trade to Montreal Canadiens

Signing Team

Signing Date March 6, 2018
Signing Status RFA
Agent Peter Wallen

Standard Contract | 2 Years $2,400,000 1.51% of cap space

	2018-2019	2019-2020
Cap Hit	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	UFA
AAV	$1,200,000	$1,200,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$800,000	$1,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$200,000	$400,000
Total Salary	$1,000,000	$1,400,000
Minors Salary	$1,000,000	$1,400,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 14, 2017
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $650,000 0.87% of cap space

	2017-2018
Cap Hit	$650,000	RFA
AAV	$650,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$650,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$650,000
Minors Salary	$200,000
Clauses
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Signing Team

Signing Date May 16, 2015

Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,850,000 0.93% of cap space

	2015-2016	2016-2017
Cap Hit	$667,500	$667,500	RFA
AAV	$925,000	$925,000
Performance Bonuses	$257,500	$257,500
Base Salary	$575,000	$575,000
Signing Bonuses	$92,500	$92,500
Total Salary	$667,500	$667,500
Minors Salary	$70,000	$70,000
Clauses
UFA Year