Erik Gudbranson #44

D · Columbus Blue Jackets · Age 34 · Shoots R · 6′5″, 223 lb · Draft: 2010, round 1, 3rd overall

2025-26 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's defensemen who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	37	7th
TOI/GP	17:46	36th
G	1	15th
A	2	2nd
P	3	2nd
P/60	0.27	2nd
ixG	1.1	4th
G−ixG	−0.1	47th
xGF%	41.6	3rd
Rel xGF%	−16.8	1st
GS/GP	−0.07	5th
Pen ±	−3	67th

Scoring		Pctl
G	1	15th
A1	2	11th
A2	0	1st
P	3	2nd
P1	3	11th
P/60	0.27	2nd
5v5 P/60	0.33	3rd
PPP	0	26th
SHP	0	35th
ENG	0	43rd

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	34	10th
iCF	88	9th
iFF	52	10th
ixG	1.1	4th
ixG/60	0.10	4th
G	1	15th
G−ixG	−0.1	47th
Sh%	2.9	24th
xSh%	2.2	3rd
Blk'd	36	10th
5v5 iCF/60	9.6	56th

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	538	9th
CF%	41.2	1st
FF%	41.0	1st
xGF%	41.6	3rd
GF%	50.0	54th
xGF/60	1.93	2nd
xGA/60	2.70	29th
oiSh%	9.3	42nd
oiSv%	93.0	95th
PDO	102.3	87th
Rel CF%	−14.5	1st
Rel xGF%	−16.8	1st
OZS%	22.5	3rd

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	17:46	36th
EV/GP	15:01	25th
5v5/GP	14:33	22nd
PP/GP	0:00	4th
SH/GP	2:45	88th
Shifts/GP	20.7	19th
Shift	0:52	73rd
OZ	40	2nd
NZ	117	11th
DZ	138	29th
OZS%	22.5	3rd

Game Score		Pctl
GS	−2.4	6th
GS/GP	−0.07	5th
GS/60	−0.22	5th
Scoring	+2.2	3rd
Shooting	+0.7	4th
On ice	−7.7	23rd
Penalties	−0.4	67th
Faceoffs	0.0	51st
Other	+2.7	34th

Other		Pctl
Hits	45	43rd
Blk	64	28th
Tk	7	11th
Gv	33	90th
PenD	5	21st
PenT	8	80th
Pen ±	−3	67th
PP min ±	−5.0	67th
FOW	0	50th
FOL	0	52nd
FO%	–

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	7	0	1	1	0.2	44.1	−0.04	17:24
2025-26	Regular season	37	1	2	3	1.1	41.6	−0.07	17:46

Rolling 10-game averages

5v5 xGF% (scale at right)Game Score per game (±0.5), centred on 0 · each point the 10 games to that one, 37 games in all

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Ivan Provorov	D	241:56	38.7	34.2
Charlie Coyle	C	204:38	37.9	36.5
Sean Monahan	C	200:24	44.3	44.6
Boone Jenner	C	184:41	40.5	42.3
Cole Sillinger	C	159:25	41.1	35.6
Adam Fantilli	C	150:29	40.2	38.8
Isac Lundeström	C	145:15	39.8	47.7
Mathieu Olivier	R	128:20	48.6	52.0

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Apr 14	vs WSH	L 1–2	18:41	0	0	1	0.01	35	31	−0.15
Apr 12	vs BOS	L 2–3	14:49	0	0	1	0.03	23	27	−0.86
Apr 11	@ MTL	W 5–2	19:06	0	0	1	0.01	22	33	−0.26
Apr 9	@ BUF	L 0–5	15:46	0	0	0	0.07	52	49	−0.16
Apr 7	@ DET	W 4–3 OT	16:36	0	0	0	0.00	32	41	−0.22
Apr 4	vs WPG	L 1–2	13:53	0	0	1	0.01	50	34	−0.29
Apr 2	@ CAR	L 1–5	18:22	0	0	2	0.02	38	50	+0.05
Mar 31	vs CAR	L 2–5	21:21	0	0	1	0.01	22	26	−0.83
Mar 29	vs BOS	L 3–4 OT	18:34	0	0	0	0.03	32	24	−0.72
Mar 28	vs SJS	L 2–3	19:09	0	0	1	0.01	41	40	−0.28
Mar 26	@ MTL	L 1–2	20:36	0	0	3	0.06	76	95	+1.21
Mar 24	@ PHI	W 3–2	19:58	0	0	0	0.01	26	39	+0.04
Mar 22	@ NYI	L 0–1	15:21	0	0	2	0.02	29	9	−0.93
Mar 21	vs SEA	W 5–2	16:26	0	0	1	0.02	41	41	−0.17
Mar 19	vs NYR	W 6–3	17:35	0	0	0	0.01	30	13	−0.65
Mar 17	vs CAR	W 5–1	16:38	0	0	1	0.14	39	39	−0.21
Mar 9	vs LAK	L 4–5 OT	5:02	0	0	2	0.03	50	39	−0.04
Mar 7	vs UTA	L 4–5 OT	17:08	0	0	0	0.02	42	60	+0.34
Mar 5	vs FLA	W 4–2	22:08	0	0	3	0.06	40	63	+0.84
Mar 3	vs NSH	W 3–2	21:04	0	0	1	0.07	48	35	+0.26
Mar 2	@ NYR	W 5–4 OT	22:18	0	0	1	0.01	51	57	+0.41
Feb 28	vs NYI	L 3–4 OT	18:44	0	0	0	0.00	38	49	−0.01
Feb 26	@ BOS	L 2–4	15:20	0	0	0	0.00	39	42	−0.08
Feb 4	vs CHI	W 4–0	19:43	0	0	0	0.02	58	72	+0.90
Feb 3	@ NJD	W 3–0	17:54	0	0	1	0.06	39	51	+0.08
Jan 31	@ STL	W 5–3	17:46	0	0	0	0.04	27	33	−0.30
Jan 30	@ CHI	W 4–2	18:09	0	0	0	0.01	44	31	−0.65
Jan 28	vs PHI	W 5–3	18:35	1	0	2	0.07	48	26	+0.24
Jan 24	vs TBL	W 8–5	23:23	0	1	1	0.02	29	22	+0.27
Jan 22	vs DAL	W 1–0	21:07	0	0	1	0.01	29	7	−0.64
Jan 20	vs OTT	L 1–4	20:49	0	0	2	0.02	54	42	+0.04
Jan 17	@ PIT	W 4–3 OT	19:50	0	1	0	0.00	32	43	+0.60
Jan 15	vs VAN	W 4–1	16:19	0	0	2	0.05	59	49	+0.01
Oct 25	@ PIT	W 5–4 OT	14:18	0	0	1	0.03	57	75	+0.33
Oct 24	vs WSH	L 1–5	17:24	0	0	0	0.02	50	31	−0.53
Oct 11	@ MIN	W 7–4	11:29	0	0	0	0.00	48	39	−0.47
Oct 9	@ NSH	L 1–2	16:11	0	0	2	0.14	50	76	+0.36