Malte Gustafsson
Defenseman · New York Islanders · Rookie
Drafted 13th overall (Round 1), 2026 · $1.1M entry-level deal through 2029
Malte Gustafsson has not played an NHL game yet, so there are no NHL stats to show. What follows is the HighDanger projection for the incoming rookie, drawn from a comparables model on every drafted skater since 2005.
HighDanger projection
Rookie is the projected first NHL season; Prime is the projected best season of a player's prime, roughly ages 24 to 28. These are preseason estimates, recalculated once Gustafsson has played 10 NHL games.
Upside comp
Mattias Ekholm
A towering, defense-first Swede whose high end looks like Ekholm, a calm top-pair two-way anchor.
2025-26, last season before the NHL
| League | Club |
GP | G | A | P | P/GP |
| U20 Nationell | HV71 U20 |
19 | 4 | 8 |
12 | 0.63 |
Closest comparables
The model's nearest historical matches at the same age and production, by league-adjusted scoring: Jacob Larsson, Nick Leivermann, Colby Robak, Taylor Aronson.
Projection is a comparables (nearest-neighbor) model over drafted skaters 2005-2019, not a guarantee. Full career stats will appear here once Gustafsson plays NHL games.