on November 10, 2015, in a game against the Winnipeg Jets before being reassigned the following day. At the end of the regular season, the Iowa Wild named him their Insurance Office of America (IOA)/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year for his "outstanding contributions to the Des Moines community during the 2015–16 season." As the Iowa Wild failed to qualify for the 2016 Calder Cup playoffs, he made his first Stanley Cup playoffs appearance with the Minnesota Wild against the Dallas Stars on April 18. Gabriel spent the majority of the 2016–17 season with the Iowa Wild, only playing 13 games in the NHL. On February 27, 2017, Gabriel was suspended for six AHL games as the result of off ice actions taken place two days prior. Despite this, Gabriel ended the season with 10 points in 40 games for the Wild and accrued 68 penalty minutes. He signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 10, 2017. During the 2017–18 season, Gabriel endured a partial cut to his median nerve and damage to a major muscle and a ligament in his wrist, as the result of accidentally falling on a skate blade. He underwent surgery three days after the game and was expected to return to the lineup before the season concluded. He eventually returned to the Wild's lineup in February 2018, for their games against Chicago and Rockford. Upon returning, he spent the entirety of the season in the AHL and was unable earn a recall to Minnesota through the 2017–18 season. As a result, Gabriel left the Wild organization as a free agent during the offseason and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils on July 2, 2018. Following training camp, Gabriel was assigned to the Devils AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Devils, to begin the 2018–19 season. After earning a recall to the NHL, he became the first NHL player to play a game while using Pride Tape and continue to use it past Pride Night. On February 21, 2019, he scored his first NHL goal with the Devils against the Ottawa Senators, in a 4–0 win. He later received a one-game suspension for boarding Philadelphia Flyers player Nolan Patrick during a game; it was a short suspension as a result of it being his first-time offence. During the game, Gabriel was only assessed a five-minute boarding major penalty and Patrick