ForensicHockey

Defense·CBJ·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Erik Gudbranson

Born January 7, 1992 · Ottawa, CAN

Draft 2010 · FLA round 1 #3

37

GP

1

G

2

A

3

PTS

Career

35G 105A 140P

Bio

Position
Defense
Height
6'5"
Weight
222 lb
Shoots
R
Number
#44

Drafted 2010 by FLA · Round 1, #3 overall

62OVR

Fringe

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production11

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking10

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment25

Average ice time per game

Power Play0

Power play points per game

Skating25

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.14

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

37 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

2

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

4

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

7

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

75

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

0

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

0

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.08

current rate

Goals/Game

0.03

current rate

TOI/Game

avg ice time

Shooting %

2.9%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.22

2021–22

0.19

2022–23

0.33

2023–24

0.25

2024–25

0.08

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.05

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2026-04-14WSH000110.22
2026-04-12BOS0001-1-0.07
2026-04-11MTL000120.38
2026-04-09BUF0000-2-0.30
2026-04-07DET000000.00

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 37 GP · confidence 45%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

  • Goal-scoring index0.03 · 4 index

    Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.

  • Playmaking index0.05 · 7 index

    Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.

  • Point-production index0.08 · 6 index

    Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games
842
Goals
35
Assists
105
Points
140
+/-
-118
PIM
864
Shots
1091

Career totals (playoffs)

Games
31
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
+/-
-6
PIM
12
Shots
40

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2025–26Columbus Blue Jackets371236
2024–25Columbus Blue Jackets160441
2023–24Columbus Blue Jackets7862026-14
2022–23Columbus Blue Jackets7011213-24
2021–22Calgary Flames786111715
2020–21Ottawa Senators36123-13
2020–21Nashville Predators90111
2019–20Pittsburgh Penguins70000
2019–20Anaheim Ducks444590
2018–19Vancouver Canucks57268-27
2018–19Pittsburgh Penguins190227
2017–18Vancouver Canucks52235-7
2016–17Vancouver Canucks30156-14
2015–16Florida Panthers642793
2014–15Florida Panthers764913-4
2013–14Florida Panthers65369-7
2013–14Canada71016
2012–13Florida Panthers32044-22
2012–13San Antonio20002
2011–12Florida Panthers72268-19
2010–11Kingston44122234-1
2010–11Canada73258
2009–10Kingston412212311
2009–10Canada6011
2008–09Kingston6331922-16
2008–09Canada6134
2007–08Ott. Jr. 67's70154055
2006–07Gloucester Rangers U16 AA4101