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Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots L
Malte Gustafsson
Age 18 · 6'4" · 200 lb · Born in Vackelsang, SWE
Cap hit
$1.075M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | U16 Div.1 | Tingsryds AIF U16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 2022-23 | U16 Div.1 | Tingsryds AIF U16 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 29 | — | 16 |
| 2022-23 | J18 Div.2 | Tingsryds AIF J18 2 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | — | 6 |
| 2023-24 | U16 Region | HV71 U16 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 17 | — | 35 |
| 2023-24 | TV-Pucken | Småland | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 |
| 2023-24 | J18 Region | HV71 J18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +10 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | J18 Nationell | HV71 J18 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -8 | 10 |
| 2023-24 (playoffs) | U16 Region | HV71 U16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2023-24 (playoffs) | J18 Nationell | HV71 J18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | J18 Region | HV71 J18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 10 |
| 2024-25 | J20 Nationell | HV71 J20 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 28 |
| 2024-25 | WHC-17 | Sweden U17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 |
| 2024-25 | J18 Nationell | HV71 J18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
| 2024-25 (playoffs) | J20 Nationell | HV71 J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 (playoffs) | J18 Nationell | HV71 J18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | U20 Nationell | HV71 U20 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -18 | 16 |
| 2025-26 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | Sweden U18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | U18 Region | HV71 U18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
| 2025-26 | SHL | HV71 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -8 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | WJAC-19 | Sweden U18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Svenska Cupen U20 | HV71 U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| 2025-26 (playoffs) | U20 Nationell | HV71 U20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 27 |
| 2025-26 (playoffs) | SHL | HV71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 2026-27 | SHL | HV71 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 2 |
Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
No news about him in the last 30 days.
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.
Recent Game Scores
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Skating · NHL EDGE
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Age curve
NHL defensemen
NHL defensemen · production index
At 18, defensemen typically produce —% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 20, when the typical level is 94%.
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 | NYI | $1.075M | 1.0% |
| 2027-28 | NYI | $1.075M | 0.9% |
| 2028-29 | NYI | $1.075M | — |
RFA after 2028-29. $3.225M 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).