Erik Gustafsson News

Gustafsson has played in two straight games but will be replaced by Alec Regula in the lineup on Friday.

Gustafsson has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Jakub Galvas in the lineup on Monday. Gustafsson has registered one goal and seven assists (eight points) in his last 13 games.

Gustafsson played in 10 straight games but will be replaced by Jakub Galvas in the lineup on Wednesday. Gustafsson had registered one goal and six assists (seven points) in his previous 10 games.

Gustafsson sat out of the season opener after signing a one-year ticket with the Blackhawks this week. Tonight he'll replace Ian Mitchell, who saw some PP2 time in the opener. Expect Gustafsson to play a minimal role at 5v5 but should see some PP usage.

With both Wyatt Kalynuk and Caleb Jones going down with injuries late in training camp, Gustafsson has been signed to play on the third pair and second power-play unit early the season. After a breakout 60-point (17G / 43A) season in 2019, Gustafsson has struggled to find a stable home. In 95 games since, Gustafsson has tallied just nine goals and 34 assists (41 points) with the Blackhawks, Flames, Flyers and Canadiens.

After sitting as a healthy scratch for the first four games of the series, Gustafsson is expected to replace Brett Kulak in the lineup for Game 5. Gustafsson has collected two assists while plating 13:23 ATOI in five games with the Canadiens.

Gustafsson replaced Shea Weber (upper-body) in the lineup on Friday but Brett Kulak will draw back in to replace Gustafsson on Saturday. Gustafsson has picked up two assists in four games since joining Montreal.