D · FLA · NHL id 8478055
Gustav Forsling has played 1 game for the Florida Panthers in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 0 assists (1 points) on 2 shots while averaging 22:40 a night (14:30 at even strength, 2:33 on the power play and 5:37 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 74% of his 5v5 minutes with Aaron Ekblad and 35% with Sandis Vilmanis in his only game so far, and the Panthers have controlled 53% of shot attempts with Forsling on the ice (0-0 in goals, 0% offensive-zone starts). In the Panthers' most recent game against CAR he was on D2 with Aaron Ekblad and on PP2.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs CAR, detected from shift data
- 18% of team PP time (was 8%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 22:40 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 5 attempts, 2 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at FLA: 5 attempts, 2 on goal, 1 goal, 0.03 expected goals; best chance Gustav Forsling at 0.03 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 80 GP · 28 points vs 28.8 expected
Last 20 games: -8. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 1.8%
- 97.7
- 32.9%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 5.1
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played80
- Goals2578th of 715
- Assists26174th of 715
- Points28315th of 715
- Power-play points2342nd of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal112260th of 715
- Hits52383rd of 715
- Blocked shots9888th of 715
- Plus/minus−5446th of 715
- Penalty minutes51103rd of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)53.4%118th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)52.4%162nd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)52.1%215th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.9%217th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.5%276th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)52.3%189th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.50507th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.071539th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.28354th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game22:3839th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:35398th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %44.9%494th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.56602nd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO977554th of 719
- Goals above expected−3.1632nd of 715
- Luck Meter−44681st of 828
- Ascension score51163rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.357th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts74279th of 715
- Hardest shot100.411th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.9%449th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 78 of 80 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.032
- Season net
- −0.78xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.50
- Attempts
- 12
- 0.006
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D2Feb 6, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Oct 28, 2023 alerts →
- Played 8:21 less than his 5-game averageMay 22, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2May 12, 2023 alerts →
- Played 6:02 more than his 5-game averageMar 13, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
28 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 79.9 | 4-on-3 | |
| Jan 10, 2026 @ OTT | Cycle | — | 3* | 73.8 | — | |
| Nov 24, 2025 @ NSH | Deflection | — | 1 | 37.3 | deflection | |
| May 22, 2025 @ CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 10.5 | — | |
| Apr 8, 2025 vs TOR | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 73.6 | — | |
| Apr 2, 2025 @ TOR | Point shot | — | 3* | 84.0 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2025 @ NSH | Rebound | — | 1* | 56.6 | rebound | |
| Feb 8, 2025 vs OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 78.4 | 4-on-2 | |
| Jan 18, 2025 vs ANA | Deflection | — | 0 | 29.3 | deflection | |
| Jan 3, 2025 vs PIT | Point shot | — | 3 | 64.4 | — | |
| Dec 16, 2024 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 19.1 | — | |
| Dec 5, 2024 @ PHI | Deflection | — | 2 | 54.4 | deflection | |
| Oct 26, 2024 @ NYI | Cycle | — | 0 | 45.2 | — | |
| Oct 19, 2024 vs VGK | Rebound | carry | 0 | 36.2 | 3-on-2, one-timer, rebound | |
| Oct 10, 2024 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 71.0 | — | |
| May 30, 2024 @ NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 27.8 | 4-on-3 | |
| May 26, 2024 vs NYR | Off the faceoff | — | 1* | 77.5 | — | |
| May 17, 2024 @ BOS | Rebound | carry | 0 | 40.4 | rebound | |
| May 8, 2024 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 78.9 | one-timer | |
| Mar 7, 2024 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 68.9 | — | |
| Feb 24, 2024 vs WSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 36.1 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Feb 17, 2024 @ TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 21.8 | — | |
| Jan 19, 2024 vs MIN | Cycle | — | 0 | 53.6 | — | |
| Jan 17, 2024 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 14.9 | — | |
| Jan 2, 2024 @ ARI | Deflection | — | 0 | 63.7 | deflection | |
| Dec 10, 2023 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 63.9 | — | |
| Nov 6, 2023 vs CBJ | Point shot | — | 1 | 75.0 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2023 vs SEA | Point shot | — | 2* | 72.2 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Forsling
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Forsling apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ekblad | D | 1 | 9:22 | 74% | 62.5% | — (0-0) | 44.4% 3:17 | 100.0% 0:40 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | LW | 1 | 4:26 | 35% | 28.6% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 8:13 | 58.3% 6:57 |
| Anton Lundell | C | 1 | 4:13 | 33% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 8:26 | 50.0% 4:43 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | 1 | 4:02 | 32% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 54.5% 8:37 | 63.6% 9:03 |
| Lars Eller | C | 1 | 3:36 | 28% | 42.9% | — (0-0) | 60.0% 9:03 | 100.0% 5:52 |
| Sam Bennett | C | 1 | 3:26 | 27% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 54.5% 9:13 | 71.4% 8:41 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | 1 | 3:21 | 26% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 53.3% 9:18 | 70.0% 5:56 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 1 | 3:11 | 25% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 46.2% 9:28 | 85.7% 7:22 |
| Brady Tkachuk | LW | 1 | 3:04 | 24% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 9:35 | 80.0% 6:18 |
| Garnet Hathaway | RW | 1 | 2:51 | 23% | 42.9% | — (0-0) | 60.0% 9:48 | 100.0% 4:36 |
| Aleksander Barkov | C | 1 | 2:40 | 21% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 42.9% 9:59 | 83.3% 7:04 |
| Niko Mikkola | D | 1 | 1:56 | 15% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 63.6% 10:43 | 66.7% 14:41 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | LW | 1 | 1:37 | 13% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 56.3% 11:02 | 66.7% 7:31 |
| Bokondji Imama | LW | 1 | 1:28 | 12% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 11:11 | 100.0% 4:35 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | @ CAR | W 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 22:40 | 14:30 | 2:33 | 5:37 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 22:40 | 22:40 | 14 | 22 | 38.9% | 33.3% | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0% |
| Even strength | 1 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 11 | 8 | 57.9% | 54.5% | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:39 | 12:39 | 9 | 8 | 52.9% | 50.0% | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0% |
| Power play | 1 | 2:33 | 2:33 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 5:37 | 5:37 | 3 | 14 | 17.6% | 10.0% | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 2:27 | 2:27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 4v5 | 1 | 4:52 | 4:52 | 3 | 11 | 21.4% | 12.5% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | FLA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 22:40 |
| 2025-26 | FLA | 80 | 2 | 26 | 28 | -5 | 51 | 112 | 1.8% | 52 | 98 | 22:38 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | FLA | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +13 | 8 | 31 | 3.2% | 32 | 35 | 23:17 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 80 | 11 | 20 | 31 | +33 | 16 | 195 | 5.6% | 83 | 89 | 22:57 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | FLA | 24 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +9 | 12 | 51 | 7.8% | 44 | 30 | 23:25 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 79 | 10 | 29 | 39 | +56 | 43 | 160 | 6.3% | 111 | 102 | 22:09 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | FLA | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +7 | 10 | 36 | 5.6% | 19 | 32 | 26:01 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 82 | 13 | 28 | 41 | +19 | 40 | 209 | 6.2% | 69 | 106 | 23:26 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | FLA | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +7 | 4 | 21 | 0.0% | 22 | 7 | 21:58 |
| 2021-22 | FLA | 72 | 10 | 27 | 37 | +41 | 18 | 145 | 6.9% | 45 | 86 | 20:56 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | FLA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 16 | 6.3% | 4 | 6 | 21:29 |
| 2020-21 | FLA | 43 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +17 | 8 | 94 | 5.3% | 30 | 42 | 19:57 |
| 2018-19 | CHI | 43 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 30 | 57 | 5.3% | 38 | 38 | 17:05 |
| 2017-18 | CHI | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 8 | 82 | 3.7% | 26 | 56 | 19:09 |
Gustav Forsling news
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Blue Jackets, Stars, Wings, Oilers, Panthers, Rangers, Penguins, and BluesNHLRumors.com
- Gustav Forsling Injury: Late scratch ThursdayRotoWire
- Panthers' Gustav Forsling: Late scratch ThursdayCBS Sports
- Gustav Forsling's game-winner in Carolina clocks in at 88.61 MPHNHL.com
- Panthers' Gustav Forsling gushes about 'really fun' Hurricanes winClutchPoints
- Gustav Forsling News: Supplies only offense in season openerRotoWire
- Panthers' Gustav Forsling: Supplies only offense in season openerCBS Sports
- Gustav Forsling scores with 4.3 seconds left in OT to give Florida Panthers a 1-0 win over CarolinaCBS News
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.