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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Erik Gudbranson
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Erik Gudbranson
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Erik Gudbranson

#44
D Defensive Defenseman Reasonable PNHL Flyers
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
CK74
FG69
DI85
SK37
ST88
EN86
DU65
PH37
FO30
PA47
SC46
DF79
PS51
EX86
LD78
MO48
OV58

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: January 07, 1992
Age: 34 yrs
Height / Weight: 196 cm • 101 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2010 • #6 overall (1st Round) by Sabres
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 2 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $2,500,000
Cap Percentage: 2.72%
Remaining Cap Hit: $2,294,872
Expiry Status: UFA 2028
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: Active NHL Roster

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP8
G0
A1
PTS1
+/-0
PIM8
TOI/G21:35
PPG0
GWG0
S%0%
HITS13
82G Pace10P

Cabinet of Champions • Awards & Honors

ACCOLADES (1)
Stanley Cup BUF '22

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

DEFENSEMEN
Skating & Speed 22th Pct
Depth Asset
Shooting & Finishing 58th Pct
Solid Starter
Playmaking & Vision 54th Pct
Solid Starter
Defense 88th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Physical & Grit 92th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Character & IQ 94th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 0% (0G / 4S) Career: 6%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 0G (0%) • 1A (100%)
Goals Split: 0 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Premium / Overpaid
0.13
Points / GP
0.00
Goals / GP
0.13
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 21:35 TOI/G
5v5: 18:35 (86%)
PP: 00:00 (0%)
PK: 03:00 (14%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP1047
G55
A179
PTS234
+/--172
P/G0.22
PIM965
TOI/G17:50
PPG11
BKS1390
S%6%
FO%0%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 15 2024-25
Assists 33 2024-25
Points 48 2024-25
+/- +25 2021-22
Hits 267 2019-20
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 15:10
PP: 00:33
PK: 02:07

49 pts

Career Stars (6-11-9)

8 GWG

Career GWG Total

9-10-13

Career Fights

2013

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2012-13 VAN 40 2 4 6 -20 170 1 0 0 18 11.1% 38 27 0.0% 15:03 0.15
2013-14 VAN 78 1 13 14 -16 52 0 0 0 65 1.5% 99 71 0.0% 15:54 0.18
2014-15 VAN 76 2 7 9 -3 9 0 1 1 14 14.3% 44 42 0.0% 05:11 0.12
2015-16 VAN 82 7 12 19 -35 20 1 1 0 108 6.5% 106 128 0.0% 19:34 0.23
2016-17 VAN 82 6 11 17 0 52 0 3 0 100 6.0% 104 122 0.0% 17:49 0.21
2017-18 CBJ 46 0 9 9 0 8 0 0 0 42 0.0% 61 45 0.0% 13:07 0.20
2018-19 VGK 65 1 7 8 -15 22 0 1 0 51 2.0% 88 94 0.0% 16:28 0.12
2019-20 VGK 81 4 15 19 -75 94 3 0 1 119 3.4% 267 169 0.0% 25:01 0.23
2020-21 BUF 82 0 9 9 -7 90 0 0 0 35 0.0% 217 89 0.0% 15:29 0.11
2021-22 BUF 82 4 19 23 25 118 0 0 2 64 6.3% 237 98 0.0% 18:51 0.28
2022-23 BUF 82 8 13 21 25 120 0 0 1 59 13.6% 233 112 0.0% 20:14 0.26
2023-24 VGK 82 2 14 16 -3 62 0 1 0 45 4.4% 148 120 0.0% 18:33 0.20
2024-25 SEA 79 15 33 48 -29 73 5 0 3 140 10.7% 196 157 0.0% 23:29 0.61
2025-26 SEA 82 3 12 15 -19 67 1 0 0 55 5.5% 162 105 0.0% 20:00 0.18
2026-27 PHI 8 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 4 0.0% 13 11 0.0% 21:34 0.13
ON PACE (82G) 82 0 10 10 0 82 0 0 0 41 0.0% 133 113 0.0% 21:34 0.13
NHL CAREER TOTAL 1047 55 179 234 -172 965 11 8 919 6% 2013 1390 0.0% 17:50 0.22

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Playoffs Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2016 Playoffs VAN 5 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 6 0.0% 14 8 0.0% 18:02 0.40
2020 Playoffs BUF 5 0 1 1 -3 9 0 0 0 3 0.0% 12 13 0.0% 16:50 0.20
2021 Playoffs BUF 24 0 3 3 9 46 0 0 0 8 0.0% 76 32 0.0% 18:32 0.13
2022 Playoffs BUF 7 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 6 0.0% 25 8 0.0% 19:55 0.14
2023 Playoffs VGK 17 1 9 10 9 9 0 0 0 8 12.5% 11 24 0.0% 15:47 0.59

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2012-13 VAN 22 6 10 16 3 63 0 0 1 27 22.2% 43 16 0.0% 16:43 0.73

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Travis Hamonic PHI • 36 yrs • 2 PTS (8 GP)
$3,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 06, 2026
CK 73
SK 36
PH 37
PA 46
SC 45
DF 77
Ilya Lyubushkin COL • 32 yrs • 1 PTS (7 GP)
$2,000,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Sep 13, 2026
CK 74
SK 38
PH 37
PA 50
SC 47
DF 78
Zach Bogosian VAN • 36 yrs • 1 PTS (8 GP)
$3,500,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 26, 2026
CK 73
SK 37
PH 37
PA 48
SC 48
DF 75
Haydn Fleury CAR • 30 yrs • 1 PTS (7 GP)
$1,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 74
SK 37
PH 35
PA 46
SC 47
DF 75
Scott Mayfield CHI • 33 yrs • 0 PTS (2 GP)
$4,000,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 06, 2026
CK 73
SK 38
PH 38
PA 51
SC 48
DF 78
Ryan Graves DAL • 31 yrs • 1 PTS (7 GP)
$1,700,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jul 01, 2025
CK 71
SK 37
PH 37
PA 46
SC 47
DF 74
Nick Seeler EDM • 33 yrs • 2 PTS (6 GP)
$2,400,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 30, 2026
CK 78
SK 38
PH 37
PA 49
SC 49
DF 80
Carson Soucy CBJ • 32 yrs • 0 PTS (5 GP)
$1,200,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 05, 2024
CK 76
SK 38
PH 38
PA 49
SC 49
DF 77
Total Remaining Contract
--
2 yr(s) remaining • $2,500,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 4 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Official League Trade 30.06.2026 16:19
Flyers receives:
Erik Gudbranson
Kraken receives:
5th NJD 2026
Official League Trade 02.02.2025 23:06
Kraken receives:
Erik Gudbranson
Blue Jackets receives:
5th BUF 2026
Official League Trade 23.01.2025 22:32
Blue Jackets receives:
Erik Gudbranson
Blackhawks receives:
Jan Rutta, Nico Sturm
Contract Signing
20.06.2024 13:36
Erik Gudbranson signed with Blackhawks for $2,500,000 for 4 year(s).
Official League Trade 16.06.2024 20:33
Blackhawks receives:
Erik Gudbranson
Golden Knights receives:
7th COL 2024
Official League Trade 11.06.2023 14:55
Golden Knights receives:
Erik Gudbranson, 1 000 000 Kč (Salary Cap)
Sabres receives:
Conor Sheary, 4th PIT 2023, 7th VGK 2023
Contract Signing
20.05.2020 0:00
Erik Gudbranson signed with Sabres for $2,000,000 for 4 year(s).
Official League Trade 12.05.2020 22:28
Sabres receives:
Erik Gudbranson
Golden Knights receives:
Dylan Sikura
Contract Signing
26.02.2018 0:00
Erik Gudbranson signed with Blue Jackets for $2,200,000 for 2 year(s).
Official League Trade 21.09.2017 6:54
Blue Jackets receives:
Erik Gudbranson, 6th VAN 2017, 7th VAN 2018, 3rd VAN 2019, 2nd VAN 2018 (CND), 4th VAN 2018 (CND)
Canucks receives:
Cliff Pu (P), Jonathan Ang (P), Nicolas Roy (P), Zachary Senyshyn (P), 6th CBJ 2018
Contract Signing
11.08.2015 0:00
Erik Gudbranson signed with Canucks for $2,200,000 for 3 year(s).
Official League Trade 23.08.2012 7:30
Canucks receives:
Erik Gudbranson
Sabres receives:
Guillaume Desbiens, Mark Parrish, Matt Pope, Chad Painchaud, 1st VAN 2014
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
27.07.2012 0:00
Erik Gudbranson signed with Sabres for $1,200,000 for 3 year(s) .
NHL Entry Draft
2010
Selected in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft (#6th overall, 1st Round) by Sabres