Washington Capitals: Top 10 right wings of all-time

#6 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson was drafted by the Capitals in the fourth round at 55th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft. He made his Caps debut in the 1979-80 season and scored 22 goals and added 38 assists for 60 points. The next year he added 21 goals and 34 assists for 55 points. He was even better his third season with 26 goals and 34 assists for 60 points.

In 1982-83 Gustafsson scored 22 goals and 42 assists for 64 points. In 1983-84 he had a career-high of 32 goals and 43 assists for 75 points. The next year he had 13 goals and 29 assists for 42 points and bounced back the next year with 23 goals and 52 assists for 75 points. The last two years saw him score back to back 18 goal seasons with 36 assists for 54 points in 1987-88 and 51 assists for a nice 69 points in 1988-89.

Overall he spent nine seasons with the Caps and scored a total of 195 goals and 359 assists for 554 points. He played in 629 games.

Washington Capitals Legends talks more about Gustafsson:

"Gustafsson would move to the American capital, and enjoy a fine 9 year career which ranks him among the best players in franchise history. He would score 196 goals, and 555 points in 629 career games. His best season came in 1983-84 when he scored a career high 32 goals and 75 points while playing with linemates Dave Christian and Mike Gartner. Gustafsson had a particularly memorable game on January 8, 1984 in Philadelphia. He tied a club record for most goals in a game with 5! Gus scored on every shot he took that game. A pulled left hamstring plagued Gustafsson the following season, but he would rebound nicely in 1985-86 by leading the team in assists and equaling his career high of 75 points. Late in the season, however, disaster struck. Gustafsson’s right leg was broken in a spectacular spill involving New York Islander defenseman Denis Potvin. Not only did Gustafsson miss the rest of the season and the playoffs, but he would not play in the NHL the following year either."