Gustav Forsling
#42 · Defenseman · Florida Panthers
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21:29 |
| Last season | 80 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 112 | 22:38 |
Role
Where he fits on Florida right now.
- Line
P2 with D. Kulikov · 12:48 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 7 of 14 kills · 1:35 a kill · starts 4
- Ice time
21:29 a game, 2nd-most among Florida defensemen · 14:47 5-on-5 · 0:58 PP · 3:41 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 97% of defensemen · home 86%, road 99%
Tougher opponents than 96% of defensemen · road 93%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Hardest shotTop 10
100.4 mphharder than 96% of defensemen
Top speed
23.3 mphfaster than 94% of defensemen
Preventing chances
−0.14 expected goals against /60better than 85% of defensemen
Creating chances
+0.09 expected goals /60better than 81% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Drawing penalties
0.27 penalties drawn /60behind 93% of defensemen
Distance skated
8.06 miles /60less far than 90% of defensemen
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Top speedTop 10
22.1 mphfaster than 97% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most defensemen.
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other defensemen.
This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 80, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
This season’s 3 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.09 expected goals /60top 19%
−0.05 expected goals /60bottom 39%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.14 expected goals against /60top 15%
−0.06 expected goals against /60top 37%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
10.5 shot attempts /60top 34%
10.1 shot attempts /60top 40%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.15 expected goals /60bottom 27%
0.18 expected goals /60average
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 18%
+0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstop 23%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.36 first assists /60top 27%
0.33 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.56 expected goals /60too few games
0.69 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.96 expected goals for /60top 21%
0.86 expected goals for /60average
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 74average1.76 hits /60bottom 36%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 83bottom 26%3.33 blocks /60bottom 21%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.27 penalties drawn /60bottom 7%
0.41 penalties drawn /60bottom 42%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.80 penalties taken /60bottom 34%
0.84 penalties taken /60bottom 29%
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
173 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
5 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
57 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
1 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speedTop 10SlowerBurner
23.3 mphtop 6%
22.1 mphtop 3%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
2.4 bursts /60top 27%
1.9 bursts /60top 42%
- Hardest shotTop 10SofterCannon
100.4 mphtop 4%
88.6 mphtop 28%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.06 miles /60bottom 10%
8.12 miles /60bottom 17%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
42.8% of his timetop 30%
44.1% of his timetop 25%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.