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Brendan Gaunce
Center #16 Blue Jackets
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Brendan Gaunce has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 20 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 26) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Vancouver Canucks, he has 34 points (15 goals, 19 assists) in 209 regular-season games for the Vancouver Canucks, the Boston Bruins, the Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 31.8 yrs (25.03.1994)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 101 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 26th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoVancouver Canucks
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 42% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brendan Gaunce is off the ice, the Blue Jackets control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 17% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 52% in the defensive zone.

  • 64

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 180th of 244 Centers
    Defense:Def: 69th of 244 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.42
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    12.12
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.52
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.78
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.84
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.28
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.08
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.52
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.17
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.10
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.87
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.56
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.91
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.56
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.04
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.52
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $1.500M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 33.3 yrs (25.03.1994)
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Brendan Gaunce
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 1 0 1 3 16:13 1 100.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 -1 14:13 3 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 0 13:28 2 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 -1 11:05 2 0.0% 2
10.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -2 11:28 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 0 1 -1 10 10.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Canucks 20 1 0 1 -9 12:46 34 2.9% 2
2016-17 Team Logo Canucks 57 0 5 5 -2 9:28 51 0.0% 33
2017-18 Team Logo Canucks 37 4 2 6 0 13:19 55 7.3% 10
2018-19 Team Logo Canucks 3 1 2 3 3 7:37 2 50.0% 0
2019-20 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 1 1 1 9:10 0 2
2021-22 Team Logo Blue Jackets 30 5 2 7 2 8:05 44 11.4% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Blue Jackets 5 0 1 1 -1 10:28 9 0.0% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Blue Jackets 24 2 2 4 -7 11:45 24 8.3% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 12 0 1 1 -4 9:41 11 0.0% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Blue Jackets 20 2 3 5 -2 12:04 23 8.7% 12
Season Projection 58 6 9 15 -6 12:05 67 9.0% 35
Total 209 15 19 34 -19 253 5.9% 83
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
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Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Brendan Gaunce Team Logo C 31.8 yrs 188 cm / 101 kg 0.25 0.16 57 78 $0.775M
87% William Carrier Team Logo LW 31.1 yrs 188 cm / 96 kg 0.26 0.26 62 78 $2.000M
85% Jonny Brodzinski Team Logo C 32.6 yrs 183 cm / 93 kg 0.29 0.27 59 78 $0.788M
85% Beck Malenstyn Team Logo LW 27.9 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.17 0.18 50 77 $1.350M
84% Max Jones Team Logo LW 27.9 yrs 191 cm / 97 kg 0.25 0.23 63 78 $1.000M
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