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Gustav Nyquist

#41

age35

posRW,LW

shotl

h5'11"

w176lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$3,185,000$3.19M

Term

2 Years

Expiry Status

UFA 2025 age 35

Gustav Nyquist is an Unrestricted Free Agent. His last contract was 2 years, $6,370,000 with a cap hit of $3,185,000 per season with the Nashville Predators. It expired at the end of the 2024-25 season.

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Draft Team

Round4

Pick121

Year2008

Agent Wade Arnott

Birthdate Sep 1, 1989

Birthplace Halmstad

Nationality Sweden

Stick Warrior Covert QR6 Pro

UFA Year 2017

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $50,795,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP57

A12

P21

PPG0.37

PIM12

EV TOI/GM 13.23

G60 0.24

P60 0.88

GF% 37.30

DFF% 51.20

REL DFF% 1.20

CF% 53.70

REL CF% 3.80

Regular Season

GP22

PPG0.32

PIM4

EV TOI/GM 11.72

G60 0.70

P60 2.56

GF% 28.60

DFF% 48.20

REL DFF% -3.20

CF% 47.50

REL CF% -1.80

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Career Stats By Contract

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP57

A12

P21

PPG0.37

PIM12

EV TOI/GM 13.23

G60 0.24

P60 0.88

GF% 37.30

DFF% 51.20

REL DFF% 1.20

CF% 53.70

REL CF% 3.80

Regular Season

GP22

PPG0.32

PIM4

EV TOI/GM 11.72

G60 0.70

P60 2.56

GF% 28.60

DFF% 48.20

REL DFF% -3.20

CF% 47.50

REL CF% -1.80

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$3,185,000 $3.19M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	22	2	5	7	4	258	28.60	48.20	-3.20	47.50	-1.80	0.70	2.56	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0
2024-25	$3,185,000 $3.19M	NHL 4 Nations	Sweden	3	1	0	1	0
2024-25	$3,185,000 $3.19M	NHL	Nashville Predators	57	9	12	21	12	754	37.30	51.20	1.20	53.70	3.80	0.24	0.88
2023-24	$3,185,000 $3.19M	NHL	Nashville Predators	81	23	52	75	8	1,058	54.00	52.70	0.70	52.60	1.70	0.62	2.21	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	0
2022-23	$5,500,000 $5.50M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	3	1	4	5	0	39	60.00	34.00	-7.10	41.70	3.70		4.65	Playoffs	6	0	5	5	0
2022-23	$5,500,000 $5.50M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	48	10	12	22	16	637	42.10	46.80	1.80	45.90	0.70		0.28
2021-22	$5,500,000 $5.50M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	18	35	53	26	1,100	44.00	43.00	-2.30	46.40	-2.00	0.49	1.64
2020-21	$5,500,000 $5.50M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
2019-20	$5,500,000 $5.50M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	70	15	27	42	16	959	48.60	51.50	-1.20	48.20	-1.40	0.25	1.44	Playoffs	10	0	2	2	0
2018-19	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	19	6	5	11	4	244	51.72	62.70	14.62	56.38	2.36	0.98	2.21	Playoffs	20	1	10	11	0
2018-19	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	62	16	33	49	8	924	50.00	50.11	6.12	52.25	6.00	0.78	2.08
2017-18	$4,750,000 $4.75M	International	Sweden (all)	9	4	1	5	8
2017-18	$4,750,000 $4.75M	WC	Sweden	9	4	1	5	8
2017-18	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	82	21	19	40	20	1,208	52.87	53.32	6.67	50.27	2.48	0.89	1.59
2016-17	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	76	12	36	48	18	1,051	55.21	50.87	5.02	49.29	2.67	0.57	2.11
2015-16	$4,750,000 $4.75M	International	Sweden (all)	8	7	1	8	4
2015-16	$4,750,000 $4.75M	WC	Sweden	8	7	1	8	4
2015-16	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	82	17	26	43	34	957	52.00	50.55	1.28	54.47	3.59	0.50	1.76	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0
2014-15	$950,000 $950K	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	82	27	27	54	26	1,042	46.67	49.83	-2.76	53.20	-0.62	0.63	1.44	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2013-14	$950,000 $950K	International	Sweden (all)	16	4	2	6	2
2013-14	$950,000 $950K	WC	Sweden	10	4	2	6	2
2013-14	$950,000 $950K	OG	Sweden	6	0	0	0	0
2013-14	$950,000 $950K	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	57	28	20	48	10	727	69.35	57.31	8.08	54.98	4.50	1.73	3.05	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
2013-14	$950,000 $950K	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	15	7	14	21	6
2012-13	$762,500 $763K	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	22	3	3	6	6	233	55.56	59.10	8.23	54.64	-2.28	0.77	1.03	Playoffs	14	2	3	5	0
2012-13	$762,500 $763K	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	58	23	37	60	34									Playoffs	10	2	5	7	0
2011-12	$762,500 $763K	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	18	1	6	7	2	184	58.33	55.48	-2.64	57.91	2.74	0.33	2.28	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2011-12	$762,500 $763K	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	56	22	36	58	18
2010-11	$0 $0K	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	8	1	3	4	2
2010-11	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Maine	36	18	33	51	20
2009-10	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Maine	39	19	42	61	20
2008-09	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	4	0	1	1	0
2008-09	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Maine	38	13	19	32	28
2007-08	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U19 (all)	5	1	0	1	6
2007-08	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Malmö Redhawks J20	24	11	20	31	20									Playoffs	7	5	5	10	0
2006-07	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	2	1	0	1	0
2006-07	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Malmö Redhawks J20	42	21	23	44	57									Playoffs	4	2	2	4	0
2005-06	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U17 (all)	3	0	1	1	0
2005-06	$0 $0K	J18 Nationell	Malmö Redhawks J18	14	9	3	12	10									Playoffs	6	1	3	4	0
2005-06	$0 $0K	TV-Pucken	Skåne	8	3	7	10	2
2004-05	$0 $0K	U16 SM	Malmö Redhawks U16	3	3	2	5	0
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Mar

Nyquist, Gustav

2026 Round 2

07/1

2023

Nyquist, Gustav

2yrs

$3,185,000AAV

02/28

2023

2023 Round 5

Nyquist, Gustav

07/1

2019

Nyquist, Gustav

4yrs

$5,500,000AAV

02/24

2019

Nyquist, Gustav

2019 Round 2 2020 Round 3

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Nyquist, Gustav

Nyquist scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Calgary Flames.

Apr

Nyquist, Gustav

Nyquist managed an assist in Wednesday's 8-7 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks.

Apr

Nyquist, Gustav

Nyquist scored a power-play goal and added a shorthanded assist in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Rangers.

Mar

Nyquist, Gustav

Nyquist provided an assist, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Mar

Nyquist, Gustav

Nyquist logged a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Rangers.

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Contract History

2023-2025 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$6,370,000$6.37M

cap hit$3,185,000$3.19M

expiry 2025 UFA age 35

Signed On Jul 1 2023

Signing Agent Wade Arnott

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 3.81%

Signing Status UFAage 34

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$3,185,000$3.19M	$3,185,000$3.19M	UFAage 35
AAV	$3,185,000$3.19M	$3,185,000$3.19M
Base	$3,185,000$3.19M	$3,185,000$3.19M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$3,185,000$3.19M	$3,185,000$3.19M
Minors Salary	$3,185,000$3.19M	$3,185,000$3.19M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

* Retained Salary Mar 1, 2025

50.00% of contract was retained by the Nashville Predators in a trade to the Minnesota Wild

Trade Details

2019-2023 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$22,000,000$22.00M

cap hit$5,500,000$5.50M

expiry 2023 UFA age 33

Signed On Jul 1 2019

Signing Agent Wade Arnott

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 6.75%

Signing Status UFAage 30

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	UFAage 33
AAV	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M
Base	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Minors Salary	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

* Retained Salary Feb 28, 2023

50.00% of contract was retained by the Columbus Blue Jackets in a trade to the Minnesota Wild

Trade Details

2015-2019 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$19,000,000$19.00M

cap hit$4,750,000$4.75M

expiry 2019 UFA age 29

Signed On Jul 10 2015

Signing Agent Wade Arnott

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 6.65%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	UFAage 29
AAV	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Base	$3,000,000$3.00M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,500,000$5.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000$1.00M	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,500,000$5.50M
Minors Salary	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,500,000$5.50M
Clauses			NTC	NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2013-2015 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,900,000$1.90M

cap hit$950,000$950K

expiry 2015 RFA age 25

Signed On Aug 21 2013

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.48%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2013-14	2014-15	2015
Cap Hit	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	RFAage 25
AAV	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K
Base	$850,000$850K	$1,050,000$1.05M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$850,000$850K	$1,050,000$1.05M
Minors Salary	$850,000$850K	$1,050,000$1.05M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2011-2013 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,750,000$1.75M

cap hit$875,000$875K

expiry 2013 RFA age 23

Signed On Mar 25 2011

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.19%

Signing Status age 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2011-12	2012-13	2013
Cap Hit	$762,500$763K	$762,500$763K	RFAage 23
AAV	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K
Base	$600,000$600K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	$187,500$188K	$37,500$38K
Signing Bonuses	$87,500$88K	$87,500$88K
Total Salary	$687,500$688K	$837,500$838K
Minors Salary	$65,000$65K	$65,000$65K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year