Erik Gudbranson

Erik Gudbranson

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D · 6'5" · 222 lb · Shoots R
Age 34
Career
0.17
P / GP
141P in 847 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$1.75M
Signed through 2027
Career points
141
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
0.1
5 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.1
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.1
5 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.1
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
1.9
89 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
2.1
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
46.5
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
-4
1 GF · 5 GA

Career journey

Rookie
2011–12 · age 20
Florida Panthers
0.11 P/GP
72 GP · 2G · 6A
Emerging
2012–13 → 2014 · age 21–22
Florida Panthers
0.13 P/GP
97 GP · 3G · 10A
Prime
2014–15 → 2022 · age 23–30
Florida Panthers
0.15 P/GP
472 GP · 22G · 51A
Veteran
2022–23 → 2027 · age 31–35
Columbus Blue Jackets
0.23 P/GP
206 GP · 8G · 39A

Erik Gudbranson, a defenseman for the Columbus Blue Jackets, is entering his age-35 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist) in 5 games, a 0.20 points-per-game pace. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 46.5% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.1. HighDanger's model projects 12 points for 2026-27, in a 5 to 19 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–237011213-2457021:180.19
2023–247862026-1474019:400.33
2024–2516044+16017:460.25
2025–2637123+619017:460.08
2026–275011-40017:520.20
Career84735106141-1228647—0.17

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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