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40Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots L
Viggo Gustafsson
Age 20 · 6'3" · 196 lb · Born in Tingsryd, SWE
Cap hit
$990K
1.0% of $104M cap
Term
3 yrs
Through 2028-29, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
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needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
No games played yet.
Advanced metrics
No 5v5 on-ice data yet.
Play style
Play style appears after 100 minutes of ice time in a season.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | U16 Div.1 | Tingsryds AIF U16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 |
| 2021-22 | U16 Div.1 | Tingsryds AIF U16 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 16 | — | 20 |
| 2021-22 | TV-Pucken | Småland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2021-22 | J18 Region | Tingsryds AIF J18 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | J20 Div.1 | Tingsryds AIF J20 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 2022-23 | J18 Region | HV71 J18 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +19 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | J20 Nationell | HV71 J20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | WHC-17 | Sweden U17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2022-23 | J18 Nationell | HV71 J18 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +9 | 14 |
| 2022-23 (playoffs) | J18 Nationell | HV71 J18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | J18 Region | HV71 J18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | J20 Nationell | HV71 J20 | 41 | 3 | 16 | 19 | +15 | 44 |
| 2023-24 | WJAC-19 | Sweden U18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 2023-24 | J18 Nationell | HV71 J18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +5 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | WJC-18 | Sweden U18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 10 |
| 2023-24 (playoffs) | J20 Nationell | HV71 J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| 2023-24 (playoffs) | J18 Nationell | HV71 J18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | J20 Nationell | HV71 J20 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 16 | +1 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | SHL | HV71 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | SHL | Timrå IK | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | WJC-20 | Sweden U20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | HockeyAllsvenskan | AIK | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 2024-25 (playoffs) | HockeyAllsvenskan | AIK | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | HockeyAllsvenskan | AIK | 40 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 28 |
| 2025-26 | WJC-20 | Sweden U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 2025-26 (playoffs) | HockeyAllsvenskan | AIK | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 2 |
| 2025-26 (playoffs) | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
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Sentiment & chatter
Fans
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Beat writers
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Media
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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
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Skating · NHL EDGE
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Age curve
NHL defensemen · production index
At 20, defensemen typically produce 94% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 22, when the typical level is 98%.
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Contract by season
3 seasons left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NSH | $990K | 1.0% |
| 2027-28 | NSH | $990K | 0.9% |
| 2028-29 | NSH | $990K | — |
RFA after 2028-29. $2.97M in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).