Gustav Forsling
Age 26 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 
Transaction History
| 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 |
| 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
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Gustav Forsling |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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| Florida Panthers
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76 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 19 | 40 | 1,360 | 55.80 | 51.90 | -2.80 | 55.70 | 2.00 | 0.49 | 1.32 |
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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 | ||
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| 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 | 76 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 40 | 1,360 | 55.80 | 51.90 | -2.80 | 55.70 | 2.00 | 0.49 | 1.32 | ||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 3 Years $8,000,001 3.23% 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 | Buy It Out | |||
Contract History
Signing Team 
Signing Date May 11, 2016
Signing Date May 11, 2016
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.20% of cap space