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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Gustav Nyquist
Islanders
Official NHL.com
Gustav Nyquist
SWE

Gustav Nyquist

LW/RW Playmaking Winger Non-Reasonable Islanders
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
5-Game Scoring Drought
CK59
FG32
DI92
SK50
ST74
EN83
DU79
PH51
FO68
PA52
SC48
DF65
PS75
EX88
LD76
MO45
OV55

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: September 01, 1989
Age: 37 yrs
Height / Weight: 180 cm • 82 kg
Draft Pedigree: Undrafted
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 1 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $5,000,000
Cap Percentage: 5.43%
Remaining Cap Hit: $4,589,744
Expiry Status: UFA 2027
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: NHL Scratched

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP5
G0
A0
PTS0
+/--2
PIM0
TOI/G06:11
PPG0
GWG0
S%0%
HITS2
82G Pace0P

Cabinet of Champions • Awards & Honors

ACCOLADES (1)
Stanley Cup DET '19

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

FORWARDS
Skating & Speed 74th Pct
Above Average
Shooting & Finishing 79th Pct
Above Average
Playmaking & Vision 71th Pct
Above Average
Defense 75th Pct
Above Average
Physical & Grit 5th Pct
Developing
Character & IQ 92th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 0% (0G / 4S) Career: 10.6%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 0G (50%) • 0A (50%)
Goals Split: 0 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Premium / Overpaid
0.00
Points / GP
0.00
Goals / GP
0.00
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 06:11 TOI/G
5v5: 06:07 (99%)
PP: 00:04 (1%)
PK: 00:00 (0%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP897
G248
A356
PTS604
+/-+107
P/G0.67
PIM154
TOI/G17:40
PPG48
BKS169
S%10.6%
FO%42.5%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 45 2015-16
Assists 46 2022-23
Points 89 2015-16
+/- +58 2015-16
Hits 109 2014-15
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 14:56
PP: 01:58
PK: 00:45

171 pts

Career Stars (23-34-34)

31 GWG

Career GWG Total

0-0-0

Career Fights

852

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
2014-15 DET 82 36 39 75 17 8 7 0 0 172 20.9% 109 22 28.9% 18:35 0.91
2015-16 DET 73 45 44 89 58 12 12 0 7 123 36.6% 78 15 39.2% 15:47 1.22
2016-17 DET 82 20 26 46 -18 20 7 0 3 226 8.8% 105 23 44.4% 16:24 0.56
2017-18 DET 82 6 23 29 -8 10 0 0 2 155 3.9% 77 16 34.6% 16:45 0.35
2018-19 DET 82 13 19 32 29 18 2 0 1 129 10.1% 84 10 43.2% 14:47 0.39
2019-20 DET 82 25 27 52 8 10 7 0 5 256 9.8% 67 22 39.7% 17:11 0.63
2020-21 DET 82 28 36 64 -2 22 6 0 2 325 8.6% 70 10 53.3% 20:29 0.78
2022-23 WPG 82 22 46 68 11 10 4 1 7 269 8.2% 57 12 40.2% 19:52 0.83
2023-24 VGK 81 18 24 42 -9 14 0 2 2 214 8.4% 75 18 43.1% 17:13 0.52
2024-25 VGK 82 15 42 57 30 16 1 0 1 228 6.6% 75 9 41.2% 19:24 0.70
2025-26 MTL 82 20 30 50 -7 14 2 0 1 243 8.2% 53 11 45.2% 18:17 0.61
2026-27 NYI 5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0% 2 1 0.0% 06:10 0.00
ON PACE (82G) 82 0 0 0 -33 0 0 0 0 66 0.0% 33 16 0.0% 06:10 0.00
NHL CAREER TOTAL 897 248 356 604 107 154 48 31 2344 10.6% 852 169 42.5% 17:40 0.67

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Playoffs Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2014 Playoffs DET 4 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 14 14.3% 6 3 0.0% 19:03 1.00
2015 Playoffs DET 5 2 3 5 -2 0 1 0 0 8 25.0% 4 3 66.7% 16:34 1.00
2017 Playoffs DET 7 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 4 0.0% 10 1 22.2% 18:53 0.14
2018 Playoffs DET 19 3 3 6 4 6 0 0 1 21 14.3% 17 2 10.0% 13:17 0.32
2019 Playoffs DET 10 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 29 10.3% 6 4 50.0% 17:19 0.50
2020 Playoffs DET 7 2 6 8 -1 0 0 0 1 26 7.7% 4 0 33.3% 21:06 1.14
2022 Playoffs WPG 7 3 1 4 -2 0 0 0 0 15 20.0% 3 1 22.2% 15:48 0.57
2023 Playoffs VGK 17 4 4 8 5 0 0 0 1 31 12.9% 2 1 38.5% 10:14 0.47
2024 Playoffs VGK 17 3 9 12 6 2 0 0 0 36 8.3% 22 6 33.3% 19:13 0.71

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2012-13 DET 40 7 13 20 -22 8 0 0 1 73 9.6% 10 7 36.4% 10:14 0.50
2013-14 DET 82 59 84 143 68 20 10 0 6 257 23.0% 62 21 52.5% 15:46 1.74

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Conor Sheary MTL • 34 yrs • 5 PTS (6 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 18, 2025
CK 58
SK 50
PH 51
PA 51
SC 52
DF 67
Brandon Saad LAK • 33 yrs • 1 PTS (4 GP)
$2,000,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 09, 2025
CK 56
SK 50
PH 50
PA 50
SC 50
DF 66
Lars Eller WSH • 37 yrs • 1 PTS (7 GP)
$2,300,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 14, 2025
CK 62
SK 50
PH 50
PA 51
SC 50
DF 68
Adam Henrique SEA • 36 yrs • 0 PTS (6 GP)
$3,800,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 18, 2024
CK 60
SK 50
PH 51
PA 52
SC 50
DF 73
Calle Jarnkrok NJD • 35 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 08, 2026
CK 60
SK 50
PH 49
PA 48
SC 50
DF 68
Mattias Janmark PIT • 33 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 14, 2025
CK 57
SK 50
PH 47
PA 50
SC 47
DF 68
Travis Boyd LAK • 33 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 18, 2025
CK 57
SK 48
PH 49
PA 51
SC 45
DF 62
Seth Griffith STL • 33 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 18, 2025
CK 62
SK 46
PH 47
PA 52
SC 45
DF 65
Total Remaining Contract
--
1 yr(s) remaining • $5,000,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 2 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 21.06.2026 19:20
Islanders receives:
Gustav Nyquist, 6th VGK 2026, $2,000,000 (Money)
Canadiens receives:
Future considerations
Contract Signing UFA Market
09.09.2025 16:18
Gustav Nyquist signed with Canadiens for $5,000,000 for 2 year(s).
Official League Trade 09.01.2024 21:10
Golden Knights receives:
Gustav Nyquist
Red Wings receives:
Kevin Hayes, 7th VGK 2025, 2nd VGK 2028
Official League Trade 25.09.2023 20:43
Red Wings receives:
Gustav Nyquist, 2nd WPG 2026, $1,500,000 (Money)
Jets receives:
Christian Dvorak, $1,500,000 (Salary Cap Year 1)
Contract Signing
10.06.2023 20:47
Gustav Nyquist signed with Jets for 3 800 000 Kč for 2 year(s).
Official League Trade 03.08.2022 19:01
Jets receives:
Gustav Nyquist, 2 100 000 Kč (Salary Cap)
Kraken receives:
2nd WPG 2023
Contract Signing
15.04.2020 0:00
Gustav Nyquist signed with Red Wings for $4,200,000 for 3 year(s).
Contract Signing
07.02.2016 0:00
Gustav Nyquist signed with Red Wings for $4,000,000 for 4 year(s).
Contract Signing NTC
12.08.2014 0:00
Gustav Nyquist signed with Red Wings for $3,800,000 for 2 year(s) with NTC.
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
10.07.2012 0:00
Gustav Nyquist signed with Red Wings for $800,000 for 2 year(s) .