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Gustav Nyquist

#14 · Right wing · Free agent, last with the Winnipeg Jets

Born Sep 1, 1989 in Halmstad, SWE · 5'11", 180 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 121st overall in 2008 by DET (round 4)

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Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602011-12: 7 points711-122012-13: 6 points612-132013-14: 48 points4813-142014-15: 54 points5414-152015-16: 43 points4315-162016-17: 48 points4816-172017-18: 40 points4017-182018-19: 60 points6018-192019-20: 42 points4219-202021-22: 53 points5321-222022-23: 27 points2722-232023-24: 75 points7523-242024-25: 28 points2824-252025-26: 12 points1225-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 DET 18 1 6 7 2 2 19 4 0.39 $763K
2012-13 DET 22 3 3 6 0 6 46 2 0.27 $763K
2013-14 DET 57 28 20 48 16 10 153 18 0.84 $950K
2014-15 DET 82 27 27 54 -11 26 195 43 0.66 $950K
2015-16 DET 82 17 26 43 -2 34 161 58 0.52 $4.75M
2016-17 DET 76 12 36 48 0 18 165 54 0.63 $4.75M
2017-18 DET 82 21 19 40 -2 20 213 65 0.49 $4.75M
2018-19 DET 62 16 33 49 0 8 163 24 0.79 $4.75M
2018-19 SJS 19 6 5 11 1 4 41 12 0.58
2019-20 CBJ 70 15 27 42 4 16 151 37 0.60 $5.5M
2021-22 CBJ 82 18 35 53 -12 26 122 41 0.65 $5.5M
2022-23 CBJ 48 10 12 22 -11 16 97 39 0.46 $5.5M
2022-23 MIN 3 1 4 5 2 0 5 2 1.67
2023-24 NSH 81 23 52 75 7 8 153 36 0.93 $3.185M
2024-25 NSH 57 9 12 21 -20 12 71 29 0.37 $3.185M
2024-25 MIN 22 2 5 7 -4 4 32 15 0.32
2025-26 WPG 51 1 11 12 -8 10 62 28 0.24 $3.25M
14 seasons Career 914 210 333 543 -38 220 1849 507 0.59

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 DET 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0.00
2012-13 DET 14 2 3 5 3 2 26 9 0.36
2013-14 DET 5 0 0 0 -1 0 13 4 0.00
2014-15 DET 7 1 1 2 -2 2 15 13 0.29
2015-16 DET 5 1 0 1 2 6 11 11 0.20
2018-19 SJS 20 1 10 11 1 0 23 20 0.55
2019-20 CBJ 10 0 2 2 0 4 20 17 0.20
2022-23 MIN 6 0 5 5 4 2 9 2 0.83
2023-24 NSH 6 1 3 4 -3 2 5 6 0.67
2024-25 MIN 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.00
10 seasons Playoffs 83 6 24 30 5 18 125 89 0.36

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 11 17 28 -24 16 103 44 0.35 10.7 16:51

Contract

$3.185MCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$114KCap dollars per point28 points in 79 games
$3.584MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.9 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.7MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Jul 1, 2023, as a new contract: 2 years and $6.37M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $3.185M $3.185M $0 $3.185M
2024-25 $3.185M $3.185M $0 $3.185M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 2, 2025 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $3.25M $3.25M
Jul 1, 2023 Nashville Predators New contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $6.37M $3.185M
Jul 1, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2019-20 to 2022-23 4 $22M $5.5M
Jul 10, 2015 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2015-16 to 2018-19 4 $19M $4.75M
Aug 21, 2013 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2013-14 to 2014-15 2 $1.9M $950K
Mar 25, 2011 Detroit Red Wings Entry-level 2011-12 to 2012-13 2 $1.75M $763K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2024-25 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2024-25 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.9Goals above replacement465th of 698 skaters, 311th of 456 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-3.0 15th percentileEven-strength defence-0.8 34th percentilePower play-0.8 11th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 90th percentilePenalties+1.4 87th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

-50510152011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202022-232024-25Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

51.2Corsi for %1045 attempts for, 996 against
+1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.5Expected goals for %42.4 expected for, 39.9 against
+2.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
35.6Goals for %26 for, 47 against
95.4PDO5.6% shooting + 89.8% saves
161Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Gustav Nyquist · Ryan O'Reilly · Filip ForsbergNSH33201:3659.456.77-8
Gustav Nyquist · Ryan O'Reilly · Vinnie HinostrozaNSH1389:0554.758.83-2
Gustav Nyquist · Ryan O'Reilly · Zachary L'HeureuxNSH1684:4149.457.04-4
Gustav Nyquist · Marcus Johansson · Frederick GaudreauMIN1069:3545.740.81-5

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
11.7Expected goalsfrom 163 unblocked attempts
-4.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.53 expected goals per 60 minutes15th
Shot quality 7.2% chance per attempt31st
Finishing -4.7 goals above expected7thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 11.7Goals 7

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 15, 2025 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:22
Apr 12, 2025 @ VAN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:53
Apr 11, 2025 @ CGY L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 12:18
Apr 9, 2025 vs SJS W 8-7 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 11:45
Apr 6, 2025 vs DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:46
Apr 4, 2025 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 13:10
Apr 2, 2025 @ NYR L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 16:13
Mar 31, 2025 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 15:57
Mar 29, 2025 vs NJD L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 14:46
Mar 27, 2025 vs WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:28
Mar 25, 2025 vs VGK L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:50
Mar 24, 2025 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:57
Mar 22, 2025 vs BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:11
Mar 19, 2025 vs SEA W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 15:48
Mar 17, 2025 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:49
Mar 15, 2025 vs STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:41
Mar 13, 2025 vs NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:09
Mar 11, 2025 vs COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:55
Mar 9, 2025 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:58
Mar 7, 2025 @ VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:09
Mar 4, 2025 @ SEA W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:55
Mar 2, 2025 vs BOS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:57
Feb 27, 2025 vs WPG W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:32
Feb 25, 2025 vs FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 17:47
Feb 23, 2025 vs NJD L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:50
Feb 22, 2025 vs COL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:40
Feb 8, 2025 vs BUF W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:21
Feb 7, 2025 @ CHI L 2-6 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 17:51
Feb 3, 2025 vs OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 15:15
Feb 1, 2025 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:05
Jan 31, 2025 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:18
Jan 29, 2025 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:07
Jan 25, 2025 @ ANA L 2-5 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 22:24
Jan 23, 2025 @ SJS W 6-5 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 16:54
Jan 21, 2025 vs SJS W 7-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 15:19
Jan 18, 2025 vs MIN W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:19
Jan 16, 2025 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 20:10
Jan 14, 2025 vs VGK W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:31
Jan 11, 2025 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:07
Jan 7, 2025 @ WPG L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 18:54
Jan 4, 2025 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:50
Jan 3, 2025 @ VAN W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 15:13
Dec 31, 2024 @ MIN L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 19:51
Dec 30, 2024 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:25
Dec 27, 2024 @ STL L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 17:33
Dec 23, 2024 vs CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:04
Dec 21, 2024 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 14:34
Dec 19, 2024 vs PIT L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:58
Dec 17, 2024 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 14:48
Dec 14, 2024 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 16:47
Dec 12, 2024 @ DAL W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 14:56
Dec 7, 2024 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:00
Dec 5, 2024 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 21:09
Dec 4, 2024 @ TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:35
Nov 30, 2024 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:05
Nov 29, 2024 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:04
Nov 27, 2024 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 16:42
Nov 25, 2024 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 18:16
Nov 23, 2024 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 18:46
Nov 20, 2024 @ SEA L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:23
Nov 17, 2024 @ VAN W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 18:06
Nov 15, 2024 @ CGY L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:55
Nov 14, 2024 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:54
Nov 11, 2024 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:16
Nov 9, 2024 vs UTA W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:03
Nov 7, 2024 @ FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 14:51
Nov 6, 2024 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:35
Nov 4, 2024 vs LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 19:37
Nov 2, 2024 vs COL W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 15:53
Oct 31, 2024 vs EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 16:56
Oct 28, 2024 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:21
Oct 26, 2024 vs CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:49
Oct 25, 2024 @ CHI W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 14:55
Oct 22, 2024 vs BOS W 4-0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 14:50
Oct 19, 2024 vs DET L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:48
Oct 17, 2024 vs EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:26
Oct 15, 2024 vs SEA L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:30
Oct 12, 2024 @ DET L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 20:13
Oct 10, 2024 vs DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:08