Gustav Forsling

Florida Panthers logo
Age 27 Jun 12, 1996
Linkoping SWE
Defense shoots left
6'0" 183 cm
186 lbs 84 kg
ELC Signing Age 19
Waivers Signing Age 20
UFA Year 2023
Agent Joakim Persson
Draft Year 2014
Drafted Overall 126
Draft Round 5
Draft Team Vancouver Canucks logo

Transaction History
Jun 13, 2023 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling picked up an assist and dished out two hits in Tuesday's 9-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5.
Jun 8, 2023 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling logged an assist, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3.
May 4, 2023 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling scored the game-winning goal Thursday in a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 2.
Apr 20, 2023 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling tallied one assist against the Boston Bruins in Wednesday's Game 2 win.
Apr 7, 2023 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling collected an even-strength goal and a short-handed assist in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Mar 27, 2023 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling scored a pair of goals on five shots in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators.
Mar 20, 2023 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling found the back of the net in Florida's 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday.
Feb 13, 2023 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling notched an assist, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and two PIM in Monday's 2-1 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild.
Jan 22, 2023 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling scored on his only shot in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.
Jan 6, 2023 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling found the back of the net in Florida's 3-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.
Dec 13, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling notched two assists in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Dec 3, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling scored a power-play goal on three shots and added an assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Dec 1, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Nov 29, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling put up an assist and four shots on goal in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Nov 20, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling registered two assists in Sunday's 5-3 loss to Columbus.
Nov 20, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling picked up an assist in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to Calgary to stretch his point streak to four games.
Oct 22, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling recorded an assist for the fourth straight game Friday, but it wasn't enough as the Florida Panthers suffered a 3-2 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Oct 19, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling earned an assist and again proved to be a positive force Wednesday as the Florida Panthers edged the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3.
Oct 17, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling scored a goal and an assist in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Boston Bruins.
Oct 13, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling appeared to suffer a leg injury Thursday, but he didn't miss much time during the Florida Panthers' 3-1 win over the New York Islanders.
May 11, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling recorded an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and a plus-3 rating in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 5.
Apr 29, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (rest) will play Friday in Montreal.
Apr 28, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (rest) will not play Thursday against the Ottawa Senators.
Apr 15, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling scored a pair of goals on six shots, blocked two shots and went plus-3 in Friday's 6-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Apr 10, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling scored an empty-net goal and added an assist in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators.
Apr 2, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling scored two goals including the overtime winner in Saturday's 7-6 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
Mar 31, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling had a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Mar 15, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling logged an assist, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks.
Jan 30, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling registered a goal and an assist to complement a plus-3 rating in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks.
Jan 27, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling cleared COVID-19 protocols and practiced Thursday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Jan 19, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | The Panthers placed Forsling in COVID-19 protocols Wednesday.
Jan 9, 2022 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling collected an assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Dec 27, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling cleared COVID-19 protocol and practiced Monday, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports.
Dec 16, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (illness) will not suit up Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports.
Dec 14, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (illness) did not take warmups and won't play Tuesday versus the Ottawa Senators, Colby Guy of Florida Hockey Now reports.
Dec 14, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling is dealing with a non-COVID illness, leaving his status for Tuesday's matchup with Ottawa up in the air, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports.
Dec 12, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling logged an assist and blocked two shots in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Dec 7, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (undisclosed) had two blocked shots in 22:18 of ice time in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues.
Dec 7, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (undisclosed) will be activated off injured reserve and return to the lineup Tuesday versus St. Louis.
Dec 6, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (undisclosed) will travel for the Florida Panthers' upcoming three-game road trip and may be ready to return versus the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Nov 29, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (undisclosed) was labeled week-to-week after getting hurt Saturday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Nov 28, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Nov 5, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling recorded a pair of assists in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Washington Capitals.
Oct 27, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling handed out three assists and added three shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins.
Oct 16, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling picked up two assists Saturday in a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders.
Oct 7, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (strain) will play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports.
Oct 5, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (strain) is hoping to be back in action for Saturday's matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports.
Oct 1, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling will miss Friday's preseason game against the Dallas Stars due to a muscle strain, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Jul 15, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling agreed to terms on a three-year, $8 million contract with Florida on Thursday, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.
May 20, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling scored a goal and provided an assist in Thursday's 6-5 win over Tampa in Game 3.
May 1, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling recorded two assists, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Apr 13, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling registered a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Dallas Stars.
Mar 21, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling scored a power-play goal on two shots and added a pair of hits Sunday in a 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay.
Mar 15, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling had a goal and assist in Monday's 6-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. He also had two shots, two blocks and two PIM.
Mar 10, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling collected an assist in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Mar 3, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (undisclosed) is expected to return to the lineup for Thursday's game versus Nashville.
Mar 1, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (undisclosed) won't play in Monday's game versus the Carolina Hurricanes, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports.
Feb 27, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (undisclosed) won't play Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Feb 25, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (undisclosed) won't play in Thursday's game versus the Dallas Stars, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports.
Feb 24, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (undisclosed) suffered an injury in the second period of Wednesday's game versus the Dallas Stars, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Feb 17, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (upper body) had three shots and two blocks in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes. He also provided one hit and was plus-1.
Feb 17, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (upper body) will be in action against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday. Per the NHL media site, Forsling has been activated off injured reserve.
Feb 15, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (upper body) won't play Monday against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Mike Heika of the Dallas Stars' official site reports.
Feb 11, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (upper body) skated during Thursday's optional practice, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Jan 30, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling has been placed on injured reserve and is expected to miss 1-2 weeks of action.
Jan 28, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | Forsling (upper body) is day-to-day after suffering an injury in Thursday's game versus the Columbus Blue Jackets, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports.
Jan 9, 2021 Florida Panthers | Gustav Forsling | The Panthers claimed Forsling off waivers Saturday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Jan 9, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes | Gustav Forsling | The Hurricanes placed Forsling on waivers Friday, TSN.ca reports.
Oct 1, 2019 Carolina Hurricanes | Assigned D Gustav Forsling to Charlotte (AHL).
Jul 16, 2019 Carolina Hurricanes | Re-signed D Gustav Forsling to a one-year, two-way contract worth $874,000.
Jun 24, 2019 TRADE ANALYSIS
The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Calvin De Haan and Aleksi Saarela from the Carolina Hurricanes for Anton Forsberg and Gustav Forsling
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Dec 18, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks | Activated D Gustav Forsling from injured reserve.
Nov 13, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks | Recalled D Gustav Forsling from Rockford (AHL).
Oct 22, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks | Assigned D Gustav Forsling to Rockford (AHL).
Oct 22, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks | Activated D Gustav Forsling from injured reserve.
Jan 21, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks | Assigned D Gustav Forsling to Rockford (AHL).
Oct 4, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks | Recalled D Gustav Forsling from Rockford (AHL).
Oct 3, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks | Assigned D Gustav Forsling to Rockford (AHL).
Apr 5, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks | Recalled D Gustav Forsling from Rockford (AHL).
Feb 12, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks | Assigned D Gustav Forsling to Rockford (AHL).
Jan 29, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks | Recalled D Gustav Forsling from Rockford (AHL).
Jan 6, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks | Assigned D Gustav Forsling to Rockford (AHL).
May 11, 2016 Chicago Blackhawks | Signed D Gustav Forsling to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Jan 30, 2015 Vancouver Canucks | Acquired D Adam Clendening from the Chicago Blackhawks for D Gustav Forsling.
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Gustav Forsling
GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers logo 82 13 28 41 19 40 1,491 55.10 52.10 -2.70 55.90 2.40 0.44 1.25
Gustav Forsling Stats by Elite Prospects Gustav Forsling Advanced Stats by
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
2010-2011 Östergötland TV-Pucken 8 0 1 1 0
2010-2011 Linköping HC U16 U16 SM 3 0 0 0 0
2011-2012 Linköping HC J18 J18 Region 9 3 0 3 0 Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0
2011-2012 Östergötland TV-Pucken 8 0 3 3 6
2011-2012 Linköping HC J18 J18 Nationell 18 2 3 5 10 Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0
2011-2012 Linköping HC U16 U16 SM 4 0 3 3 0
2011-2012 Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 0
2011-2012 Linköping HC U16 U16 Region 12 1 9 10 4
2012-2013 Linköping HC J18 J18 Region 14 2 6 8 10 Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0
2012-2013 Linköping HC J20 J20 Nationell 14 0 1 1 8 Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0
2012-2013 Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 17 4 9 13 12
2012-2013 Linköping HC J18 J18 Nationell 17 5 2 7 10 Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0
2012-2013 Sweden U17 WHC-17 6 0 2 2 2
Draft Yr 2013-2014 Linköping HC J20 J20 Nationell 44 6 12 18 36 Playoffs 2 1 3 4 0
Draft Yr 2013-2014 Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 16 5 4 9 8
Draft Yr 2013-2014 Sweden U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 4 0 0 0 6
Draft Yr 2013-2014 Linköping HC J18 J18 Region 2 1 2 3 0 Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0
Draft Yr 2013-2014 Linköping HC J18 J18 Nationell 3 2 1 3 2 Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0
Draft Yr 2013-2014 Sweden U18 WJC-18 7 4 1 5 2
2014-2015 Linköping HC SHL 38 3 3 6 8
2014-2015 Linköping HC Champions HL 7 1 4 5 0
2014-2015 Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 15 6 8 14 2
2014-2015 Sweden U20 WJC-20 7 3 5 8 0
2015-2016 Linköping HC SHL 48 6 15 21 4 Playoffs 6 1 2 3 0
2015-2016 Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 15 3 1 4 0
2015-2016 Linköping HC Champions HL 5 2 3 5 4 Playoffs 6 1 2 3 0
2015-2016 Sweden U20 WJC-20 6 2 1 3 0
2015-2016 Sweden EHT 2 0 1 1 2
2015-2016 Sweden (all) International 10 1 4 5 2
2016-2017 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 38 2 3 5 4 516 56.67 41.88 -11.14 48.85 -2.57 0.23 0.47
2016-2017 Linköping HC Champions HL 4 0 3 3 2
2016-2017 Rockford IceHogs AHL 30 1 7 8 12
2017-2018 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 41 3 10 13 8 604 43.86 43.29 -10.20 49.02 -6.39 0.10 0.60
2017-2018 Rockford IceHogs AHL 18 2 3 5 6 Playoffs 13 1 4 5 0
2018-2019 Rockford IceHogs AHL 5 0 2 2 2
2018-2019 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 43 3 6 9 30 658 40.00 42.04 -4.31 47.81 -1.10 0.18 0.73
2019-2020 Charlotte Checkers AHL 57 8 18 26 30
2020-2021 Florida Panthers NHL 43 5 12 17 8 698 64.70 54.90 1.00 53.10 -1.20 0.34 1.03 Playoffs 6 1 1 2 0
2021-2022 Florida Panthers NHL 71 10 27 37 18 1,243 63.20 55.50 -1.90 55.80 -1.20 0.39 1.30 Playoffs 10 0 3 3 0
2022-2023 Florida Panthers NHL 82 13 28 41 40 1,491 55.10 52.10 -2.70 55.90 2.40 0.44 1.25 Playoffs 21 2 6 8 0
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Active Contract

Signing Team Florida Panthers logo
Signing Date July 15, 2021
Signing Status RFA
Agent Joakim Persson
Standard Contract | 3 Years $8,000,001 3.19% of cap space
2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Cap Hit $2,666,667 $2,666,667 $2,666,667
UFA
AAV $2,666,667 $2,666,667 $2,666,667
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $1,500,000 $2,500,000 $3,500,000
Signing Bonuses $500,000 $0 $0
Total Salary $2,000,000 $2,500,000 $3,500,000
Minors Salary $2,000,000 $2,500,000 $3,500,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy It Out

Contract History

Signing Team Carolina Hurricanes logo
Signing Date October 23, 2020
Signing Status RFA
Agent Joakim Persson
Standard Contract | 1 Years $700,000 0.86% of cap space
2020-2021
Cap Hit $700,000
RFA
AAV $700,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $700,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $700,000
Minors Salary $250,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Carolina Hurricanes logo
Signing Date July 15, 2019
Signing Status RFA
Agent Joakim Persson
Standard Contract | 1 Years $874,125 1.07% of cap space
2019-2020
Cap Hit $874,125
RFA
AAV $874,125
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $874,125
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $874,125
Minors Salary $70,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Chicago Blackhawks logo
Signing Date May 11, 2016
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.20% of cap space
2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019
Cap Hit $872,500 $872,500 $872,500
RFA
AAV $925,000 $925,000 $925,000
Performance Bonuses $157,500 $0 $0
Base Salary $675,000 $832,500 $832,500
Signing Bonuses $92,500 $92,500 $92,500
Total Salary $767,500 $925,000 $925,000
Minors Salary $70,000 $70,000 $70,000
Clauses
UFA Year