Gustav Nyquist
- · RW · #14- HT
- 5'11"
- WT
- 180 lb
- Age
- 36
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Halmstad, SWE
- Draft
- 2008 DET · R4 #121
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 33 GP tracked · 7h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 531 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gustav Nyquist | 58 | Depth Forward | 12 P · 51 GP | - | $1.64M | - | this player |
 Ville Koivunen | 57 | Depth Forward | 7 P · 39 GP | $0.81M | $1.46M | C+$0.7M | 81% |
 Nick Foligno | 57 | Depth Forward | 15 P · 54 GP | $4.50M | $1.46M | F−$3.0M | 80% |
 Lenni Hameenaho | 60 | Depth Forward | 8 P · 33 GP | $0.95M | $2.03M | B+$1.1M | 79% |
 Brendan Gallagher | 63 | Depth Forward | 23 P · 77 GP | $6.50M | $2.68M | F−$3.8M | 76% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Mark Scheifele · 3 goals together
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs ANA
0P
0G 0A
vs ANA 03-10
0G 0A · 3 shots · 12:23 TOI
vs NYR
1P
0G 1A
vs NYR 03-12
0G 1A · 1 shots · 9:18 TOI
vs COL
0P
0G 0A
vs COL 03-14
0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:53 TOI
vs STL
0P
0G 0A
vs STL 03-15
0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:11 TOI
vs NSH
0P
0G 0A
vs NSH 03-17
0G 0A · 3 shots · 13:33 TOI
@ BOS
0P
0G 0A
@ BOS 03-19
0G 0A · 1 shots · 14:59 TOI
@ PIT
1P
0G 1A
@ PIT 03-21
0G 1A · 0 shots · 8:44 TOI
@ NYR
0P
0G 0A
@ NYR 03-22
0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:30 TOI
vs VGK
0P
0G 0A
vs VGK 03-24
0G 0A · 1 shots · 13:48 TOI
vs COL
0P
0G 0A
vs COL 03-26
0G 0A · 2 shots · 8:10 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
Playmaking gravity: 10 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 22 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Detroit Red Wings | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | Detroit Red Wings | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Detroit Red Wings | 57 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 16 |
| 2014-15 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 27 | 27 | 54 | -11 |
| 2015-16 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 17 | 26 | 43 | -2 |
| 2016-17 | Detroit Red Wings | 76 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 21 | 19 | 40 | -2 |
| 2018-19 | Detroit Red Wings | 62 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | San Jose Sharks | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 18 | 35 | 53 | -12 |
| 2022-23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 48 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -11 |
| 2022-23 | Minnesota Wild | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 81 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | Nashville Predators | 57 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -20 |
| 2024-25 | Minnesota Wild | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 |
| 2025-26 | Winnipeg Jets | 51 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -8 |
| Career | 6 teams | 914 | 210 | 333 | 543 | -38 |