Gustav Forsling

Two-way
Play-driver
Stingy

Points, 2026–27: 2; 1 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 0.4; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 21:23; 10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 60.1; share of chances while he's on

Gustav Forsling has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 8 games for the Florida Panthers in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 21:23 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 8.9 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 23% of defencemen

Goals above average: −0.4
Wins: −0.07

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.75, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 23.6% of 225 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+0.17 SD · 66th percentile · weight 11% · −0.0 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.-0.0243th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.7482th pct

Percentiles are against 225 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 132 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at CAR
Tuesday, September 29
Overtime winner
Gustav Forsling won it in overtime. It was his first goal in 36 games. That was his first goal of the season. It finished 1-0 for the Panthers in overtime.
vs BOS
Wednesday, February 4
Ice time
Gustav Forsling played 30:48, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 21 points in 56 games this season. The Panthers beat the Bruins 5-4 in a shootout.
at OTT
Saturday, January 10
Drought over
Gustav Forsling scored for the first time in 21 games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 2 goals this season. The Panthers beat the Senators 3-2.
at NSH
Monday, November 24
Drought over
Gustav Forsling scored for the first time in 30 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 19:07 and had one shot on goal. It finished 8-3 for the Panthers.

Player card

Percentile among 203 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game21:23
73
Points per 600.70
44
Goals per 600.35
74
Individual xG per 600.14
34
Shots per 603.5
50

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.09
82
xG against per 60, on ice2.05
86
xGF%60.1%
90

Physical

Hits per 601.8
35
Blocks per 602.1
9
Penalty minutes per 602.1
34

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed22.1 mph
92
Bursts over 20 mph6
71
Distance skated23 mi
63

Shooting

Hardest shot88.6 mph
68
Shots on goal10
69
Shooting %10.0%
77

Zone time

Offensive zone time43.9%
78
Offensive zone time, even strength45.7%
90

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Aaron Ekblad	6	82:59	107–63	5.1–2.7	4–7	65%
Dmitry Kulikov	7	27:45	33–20	1.1–0.7	1–0	61%
Niko Mikkola	8	11:00	12–12	0.3–0.7	0–1	29%
Seth Jones	7	5:03	6–10	0.2–0.3	1–0	35%
Radko Gudas	5	2:17	3–0	0.1–0.0	0–0	100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 17 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.100.20

03-2410-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	1	1	2	10	0.4	21:23	5	6	60.1
2025–26	80	2	26	28	112	5.3	22:38	52	99	51.5
2024–25	80	11	20	31	195	9.4	22:57	83	89	54.5
2023–24	79	10	29	39	160	7.7	22:09	111	105	57.0

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	21:20	0	1	1	0.09	1	1	0
2026-10-15	23:15	0	0	2	0.05	1	0	0
2026-10-13	19:36	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
2026-10-12	24:10	0	0	2	0.17	0	0	0
2026-10-10	18:15	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0
2026-10-06	21:22	0	0	2	0.02	0	1	0
2026-10-04	20:25	0	0	0	0.02	0	2	2
2026-09-29	22:40	1	0	2	0.04	3	2	2
2026-04-13	13:58	0	0	1	0.06	0	2	0
2026-04-11	21:54	0	0	2	0.09	1	2	0
2026-04-09	27:05	0	0	1	0.16	0	4	2
2026-04-07	26:24	0	1	1	0.06	0	1	0
2026-04-05	24:21	0	1	4	0.15	0	2	0
2026-04-04	21:17	0	1	3	0.07	0	1	0
2026-04-02	27:13	0	0	1	0.01	0	2	0
2026-03-31	24:26	0	0	2	0.09	2	0	2
2026-03-29	20:26	0	0	3	0.16	1	1	0
2026-03-28	21:25	0	0	3	0.13	1	3	2
2026-03-26	20:46	0	1	0	0.03	0	0	0
2026-03-24	24:06	0	1	2	0.17	2	0	0