Nicklas Lidstrom
Player profile and career history
D · #5
Nicklas Lidstrom was a defenceman. Born April 28, 1970 in Vasteras, Sweden, he stood 6'1", weighed 192 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1989 (round 3, 53rd overall) by the Detroit Red Wings. In 1,564 NHL regular-season games he had 264 goals and 878 assists for 1,142 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 1,564
- Goals
- 264
- Assists
- 878
- Points
- 1,142
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 878
- Game Winning Goals
- 35
- Games Played
- 1564
- Goals
- 264
- Ot Goals
- 4
- Pim
- 514
- Plus Minus
- 450
- Points
- 1142
- Power Play Goals
- 132
- Power Play Points
- 590
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0681
- Shorthanded Goals
- 10
- Shorthanded Points
- 40
- Shots
- 3875
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 263
- Goals
- 54
- Assists
- 129
- Points
- 183
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 129
- Game Winning Goals
- 11
- Games Played
- 263
- Goals
- 54
- Ot Goals
- 1
- Pim
- 76
- Plus Minus
- 61
- Points
- 183
- Power Play Goals
- 30
- Power Play Points
- 111
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0823
- Shorthanded Goals
- 3
- Shorthanded Points
- 6
- Shots
- 656
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.17
- Assists / game
- 0.56
- Points / game
- 0.73
- Shots / game
- 2.48
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 20 1999–00 · Detroit Red Wings
- Assists
- 64 2005–06 · Detroit Red Wings
- Points
- 80 2005–06 · Detroit Red Wings
- Shots
- 272 2000–01 · Detroit Red Wings
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
2011–12
2010–11
2009–10
Detroit Red WingsNHL
- SwedenOlympics
2008–09
2007–08
2006–07
2005–06
Detroit Red WingsNHL
- SwedenOlympics
2004–05
- SwedenWCup
2003–04
Detroit Red WingsNHL
- SwedenW-Cup
- SwedenWC-A
2002–03
2001–02
Detroit Red WingsNHL
- SwedenOlympics
2000–01
1999–00
1998–99
1997–98
Detroit Red WingsNHL
- SwedenOlympics
1996–97
Detroit Red WingsNHL
- SwedenW-Cup
1995–96
Detroit Red WingsNHL
- SwedenWCup
1994–95
Detroit Red WingsNHL
- VasterasSweden
1993–94
Detroit Red WingsNHL
- SwedenWC-A
1992–93
1991–92
- SwedenCan-Cup
Detroit Red WingsNHL
1990–91
- SwedenEJC-A
- VasterasSweden
1989–90
- VasterasSweden
- SwedenWJC-A
1988–89
- VasterasSweden
1987–88
- SwedenEJC-A
- VasterasSweden-2
Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | NHL | Regular | 70 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 148 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2011–12 | NHL | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2010–11 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 16 | 46 | 62 | 20 | -2 | 175 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | All stats
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| 2010–11 | NHL | Playoffs | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 194 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | Olympics | Sweden | Regular | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2009–10 | NHL | Playoffs | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2008–09 | NHL | Regular | 78 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 30 | 31 | 180 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | All stats
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| 2008–09 | NHL | Playoffs | 21 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2007–08 | NHL | Regular | 76 | 10 | 60 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 188 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | All stats
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| 2007–08 | NHL | Playoffs | 22 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 46 | 40 | 224 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL | Playoffs | 18 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 16 | 64 | 80 | 50 | 21 | 243 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | Olympics | Sweden | Regular | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2004–05 | WCup | Sweden | Regular | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Regular | 81 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 18 | 19 | 194 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | All stats
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| 2003–04 | WC-A | Sweden | Regular | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Playoffs | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2003–04 | W-Cup | Sweden | Other | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 38 | 40 | 175 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL | Regular | 78 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 20 | 13 | 215 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | Olympics | Sweden | Regular | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL | Playoffs | 23 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 18 | 9 | 272 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | NHL | Regular | 81 | 20 | 53 | 73 | 18 | 19 | 218 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | NHL | Playoffs | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | -6 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | NHL | Regular | 81 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | NHL | Playoffs | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1997–98 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 18 | 22 | 205 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1997–98 | Olympics | Sweden | Regular | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | NHL | Playoffs | 22 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1996–97 | NHL | Regular | 79 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 30 | 11 | 214 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1996–97 | W-Cup | Sweden | Regular | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | NHL | Playoffs | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1995–96 | NHL | Regular | 81 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 20 | 29 | 211 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1995–96 | WCup | Sweden | Regular | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | NHL | Playoffs | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1994–95 | NHL | Regular | 43 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 90 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1994–95 | Sweden | Vasteras | Regular | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | NHL | Playoffs | 18 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | All stats
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| 1993–94 | NHL | Regular | 84 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 26 | 43 | 200 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 1993–94 | WC-A | Sweden | Regular | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1993–94 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1992–93 | NHL | Regular | 84 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 156 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1992–93 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1991–92 | Can-Cup | Sweden | Regular | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 11 | 49 | 60 | 22 | 36 | 168 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1991–92 | NHL | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1990–91 | EJC-A | Sweden | Regular | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | Sweden | Vasteras | Regular | 38 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | Sweden | Vasteras | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1989–90 | Sweden | Vasteras | Regular | 39 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1989–90 | WJC-A | Sweden | Regular | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1989–90 | Sweden | Vasteras | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1988–89 | Sweden | Vasteras | Regular | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1988–89 | Sweden | Vasteras | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1987–88 | EJC-A | Sweden | Regular | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1987–88 | Sweden-2 | Vasteras | Regular | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1987–88 | Sweden-2 | Vasteras | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-20 | NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:25 |
| 2012-04-17 | NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:47 |
| 2012-04-15 | NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:31 |
| 2012-04-13 | NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:09 |
| 2012-04-11 | NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:43 |
Awards
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 13, 5:30 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.