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Shayne Gostisbehere

Position	Left Defense / Right Defense	Current Team	Carolina Hurricanes
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	3 years
Height	5'11"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	183	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	34
Age	32 (Apr 20, 1993)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2012, Round 3, Overall 78 (PHI)

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 28, 2025	Carolina Hurricanes	Activated from IR
Oct 24, 2025	Carolina Hurricanes	Placed on IR
Jan 12, 2025	Carolina Hurricanes	Activated from IR
Jan 5, 2025	Carolina Hurricanes	Placed on IR
Jul 1, 2024	Carolina Hurricanes	Signed 3 years @ $3.200M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023	Detroit Red Wings	Signed 1 year @ $4.125M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jun 9, 2017	Philadelphia Flyers	Signed 6 years @ $4.500M AAV starting in 2017-18
May 26, 2014	Philadelphia Flyers	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	PHI	64	931:25	0.45	0.77	1.22	0.22	0.23	9.59	4.62	4.96	0.00	0.90
2016-17	PHI	76	1098:24	0.16	0.33	0.49	0.28	-0.12	2.59	4.42	-1.83	1.69	3.39
2017-18	PHI	78	1280:28	0.19	0.89	1.08	0.22	-0.04	3.33	4.00	-0.67	0.56	2.26
2018-19	PHI	78	1157:37	0.21	0.73	0.93	0.24	-0.03	3.96	4.53	-0.57	2.84	2.84
2019-20	PHI	42	609:02	0.20	0.30	0.49	0.18	0.02	4.55	4.09	0.46	0.00	1.64
2020-21	PHI	41	650:05	0.28	0.55	0.83	0.20	0.07	6.25	4.60	1.65	1.35	5.41
2021-22	ARI	82	1411:37	0.47	0.85	1.32	0.20	0.27	10.68	4.50	6.18	0.00	1.36
2022-23	ARI	52	909:52	0.26	0.73	0.99	0.23	0.04	5.71	4.89	0.82	3.00	0.00
2022-23	CAR	23	322:01	0.00	0.75	0.75	0.22	-0.22	0.00	5.25	-5.25	0.00	4.65
2022-23	ARI, CAR	75	1231:53	0.19	0.73	0.93	0.22	-0.03	4.35	4.98	-0.63	2.10	1.40
2023-24	DET	81	1164:27	0.36	0.72	1.08	0.17	0.20	8.97	4.11	4.87	0.00	2.65
2024-25	CAR	70	991:17	0.18	0.61	0.79	0.22	-0.04	4.00	4.91	-0.91	0.00	6.06
2025-26	CAR	11	156:08	0.38	2.69	3.07	0.23	0.15	7.69	4.67	3.02	4.76	9.52

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	PHI	64	931:25	40.52	2.77	2.26	39.49	1.87	2.31	59.72	49.43	0.10	0.12	-0.24
2016-17	PHI	76	1098:24	45.56	1.53	2.55	41.13	2.57	2.50	37.33	50.40	0.36	0.34	0.10
2017-18	PHI	78	1280:28	41.80	2.67	2.41	38.19	1.97	2.17	57.58	52.63	0.12	-0.26	4.19
2018-19	PHI	78	1157:37	43.17	2.18	2.44	41.52	3.01	2.37	42.00	50.71	0.07	-0.17	2.51
2019-20	PHI	42	609:02	40.69	2.07	2.26	37.24	2.27	2.42	47.73	48.29	-0.19	0.01	-2.13
2020-21	PHI	41	650:05	41.26	3.14	2.40	38.30	2.77	2.18	53.12	52.40	0.10	-0.06	1.69
2021-22	ARI	82	1411:37	35.75	2.42	2.27	48.03	3.19	2.99	43.18	43.07	0.14	0.19	-0.03
2022-23	ARI	52	909:52	39.83	2.70	2.49	45.04	2.97	2.96	47.67	45.66	0.43	0.14	3.45
2022-23	CAR	23	322:01	51.05	2.05	3.04	26.09	1.86	1.65	52.38	64.86	0.15	-0.71	9.82
2022-23	ARI, CAR	75	1231:53	42.76	2.53	2.63	40.08	2.68	2.62	48.60	50.14	0.29	-0.05	3.30
2023-24	DET	81	1164:27	38.03	2.16	2.18	42.20	2.37	2.45	47.73	47.07	0.04	-0.26	3.00
2024-25	CAR	70	991:17	49.63	2.66	2.88	32.26	2.24	2.10	54.32	57.91	0.12	-0.18	3.12
2025-26	CAR	11	156:08	61.87	5.76	4.21	30.36	1.54	1.64	78.95	72.00	1.46	-0.58	16.68

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

'Just Thankful To Have The Opportunity To Come Back': Shayne Gostisbehere Set To Return From Injury Against Capitals at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Nov 11, 2025)
Jamie Drysdale and Cam York are good hockey players at Flyer Nation (Thu Oct 30, 2025)
Canes lose Gostisbehere, adding to injury woes at ESPN (Wed Oct 29, 2025)
Carolina Hurricanes get good news on the injury front ahead of Tuesday's home contest at Cardiac Cane (Mon Oct 27, 2025)
Hurricanes Notebook: Whalers Throwback Jerseys & No Gostisbehere at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 22, 2025)
Hurricanes’ Hot Start Leans on the Back of Multiple Point Streaks at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 17, 2025)
Jarvis & Gostisbehere Each Tally 3 Points in Hurricanes’ 4-1 Win Over Ducks at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 17, 2025)
Revisiting Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere Trade at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
After a slight shakeup, Shayne Gostisbehere is the top offensive option on defense at Cardiac Cane (Tue Sep 2, 2025)
3 Bold Carolina Hurricanes Predictions for the 2025-26 Season at The Hockey Writers (Sat Aug 23, 2025)
Hurricanes’ Refurbished Defense Raises Lineup Questions at The Hockey Writers (Fri Aug 15, 2025)
One of the Flyers worst trades still haunt them to this day at Broad Street Buzz (Wed Jul 23, 2025)

Current Contract

Shayne Gostisbehere signed a $9,600,000 3-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and General Manager Eric Tulsky on July 1, 2024 with an AAV of $3,200,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.64% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	31	M-NTC	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	-	$1,000,000	$3,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2025-26	32	M-NTC	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	-	$1,000,000	$2,200,000	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	UFA
2026-27	33	M-NTC	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,400,000	$2,400,000	$2,400,000	UFA
Total					-	$3,000,000	$6,600,000	$9,600,000	$9,600,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: Carolina Hurricanes

GM: Eric Tulsky

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.64

Clause: Player can submit a 15 team no trade list for 2024-25 and 2025-26 and a 10 team no trade list for 2026-27.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Shayne Gostisbehere signed a $4,125,000 1-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings and General Manager Steve Yzerman on July 1, 2023 with an AAV of $4,125,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.94% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	30	M-NTC	$4,125,000	$4,125,000	-	-	$4,125,000	$4,125,000	$4,125,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$4,125,000	$4,125,000	$4,125,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Detroit Red Wings

GM: Steve Yzerman

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.94

Clause: Player can submit a 10 team no trade list.

Shayne Gostisbehere signed a $27,000,000 6-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and General Manager Ron Hextall on June 9, 2017 with an AAV of $4,500,000. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 6.00% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	24	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	$4,500,000	$1,500,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	10.2(c)
2018-19	25	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	RFA-arb
2019-20	26	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	$2,000,000	$3,250,000	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	RFA-arb
2020-21	27	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	UFA
2021-22	28	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	$2,250,000	$1,000,000	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	UFA
2022-23	29	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	$2,250,000	$1,000,000	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	UFA
Total				-	$11,000,000	$16,000,000	$27,000,000	$27,000,000

Signed: June 9, 2017

Team: Philadelphia Flyers

GM: Ron Hextall

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 6.0

Shayne Gostisbehere signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and General Manager Ron Hextall on May 26, 2014 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2016-17 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.34% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	21	$925,000	$1,420,833	$212,500	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2015-16	22	$925,000	$1,420,833	$637,500	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2016-17	23	$925,000	$1,420,833	$637,500	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$1,487,500	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: May 26, 2014

Team: Philadelphia Flyers

GM: Ron Hextall

Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2009-10	USHS-Prep	South Kent Prep.	33	6	27	33
2010-11	High-CT	South Kent	24	7	29	36		32
2011-12	ECAC	Union College	41	5	17	22		20
2012-13	ECAC	Union College	36	8	18	26		39
2013-14	ECAC	Union College	42	9	25	34		26
2013-14	AHL	Adirondack Phantoms	2	0	0	0	-2		6	0.0
2014-15	AHL	Lehigh Valley	5	0	5	5	-1		10	0.0
2014-15	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	2	0	0	0	-2		2	0.0	12:34
2015-16	AHL	Lehigh Valley	14	2	8	10	-2	6	41	490.0
2015-16	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	64	17	29	46	+8	24	152	11.2	20:05	6	1	1	2		4	12	8.3	20:33
2016-17	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	76	7	32	39	-21	32	198	3.5	19:36
2016-17	WCup	Team North America	3	0	4	4	+4	4
2017-18	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	78	13	52	65	+10	25	221	5.9	21:27	6	1		1	-8	4	16	6.2	20:42
2018-19	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	78	9	28	37	-20	22	180	5.0	19:40
2019-20	AHL	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	2	0	1	1	-1
2019-20	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	42	5	7	12	-4	20	73	6.8	18:18	5		2	2	+2	2	10	0.0	16:36
2020-21	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	41	9	11	20	-2	6	85	10.6	19:56
2021-22	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	82	14	37	51	-23	26	151	9.3	22:11
2022-23	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	52	10	21	31	-6	28	115	8.7	22:30
2022-23	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	23	3	7	10	+1	4	40	7.5	17:00	15		3	3	-2	6	24	0.0	18:00
2023-24	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	81	10	46	56	-16	16	139	7.2	19:05
2024-25	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	70	7	38	45	+1	52	122	5.7	18:31	15	3	6	9	-9	4	24	12.5	18:56
2025-26	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	11	1	12	13	+12	4	18	5.6	18:06
NHL Career			700	105	320	425	-62	259	1496	7.0	20:01	47	5	12	17	-17	20	86	5.8	18:49