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Niklas Andersson

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: May 20, 1971 in Kungalv, Sweden

Drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 4th round (68th overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1992-93 21 QUE NHL 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
1995-96 24 NYI NHL 47 14 12 26 11 -3 12 9 3 2 1 89 15.7
1996-97 25 NYI NHL 74 12 31 43 15 4 57 10 1 1 1 122 9.8
1997-98 26 SJS NHL 5 0 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
1999-00 28 TOT NHL 24 3 8 11 4 -3 8 2 1 0 0 31 9.7 316 13:11
1999-00 28 NYI NHL 17 3 7 10 4 -3 8 2 1 0 0 24 12.5 226 13:19
1999-00 28 NSH NHL 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 90 12:50
2000-01 29 CGY NHL 11 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 123 11:10
Career NHL 164 29 53 82 31 -3 85 21 5 3 2 260 11.2 439 12:33

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1992-93 21 QUE NHL 3 0.00 0.33 0.33 0.09 0.67 1.33 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995-96 24 NYI NHL 47 0.30 0.26 0.55 0.23 0.26 1.89 13 11 24 10 35 7 40 9 -3 1.7 0.6 2.3
1996-97 25 NYI NHL 74 0.16 0.42 0.58 0.21 0.77 1.65 12 32 44 15 61 15 52 10 4 2.4 1.1 3.6
1997-98 26 SJS NHL 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.40 1.20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.2 0.0 -0.2
1999-00 28 TOT NHL 24 0.13 0.33 0.46 0.16 0.33 1.29 3 9 12 4 15 6 16 4 -3 0.6 0.2 0.8
1999-00 28 NYI NHL 17 0.18 0.41 0.59 0.21 0.47 1.41 3 8 11 4 13 5 15 4 -3 0.8 0.1 0.9
1999-00 28 NSH NHL 7 0.00 0.14 0.14 0.04 0.00 1.00 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -0.1 0.1 0.0
2000-01 29 CGY NHL 11 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.02 0.36 0.73 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 -0.2 0.2 -0.1
Career NHL 164 0.18 0.32 0.50 0.19 0.52 1.59 28 54 82 30 116 28 115 24 -3 4.2 2.1 6.4

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 16 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden-2 15 5 4 9 6
1987-88 16 Sweden EJC-A 6 4 9 13 2
1988-89 17 Sweden WJC-A 7 2 0 2 0
1988-89 17 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden-2 30 12 24 36 24
1988-89 17 Sweden EJC-A 6 6 3 9 8
1989-90 18 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 38 10 21 31 14
1989-90 18 Sweden WJC-A 7 3 3 6 6
1990-91 19 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 39 14 25 39 38
1990-91 19 Sweden WJC-A 7 5 3 8 8
1991-92 20 Sweden Can-Cup 6 0 1 1 0
1991-92 20 Halifax Citadels AHL 57 8 26 34 41
1992-93 21 Halifax Citadels AHL 76 32 50 82 42
1993-94 22 Cornwall Aces AHL 42 18 34 52 8
1994-95 23 Denver Grizzlies IHL 66 22 39 61 28
1995-96 24 Utah Grizzlies IHL 30 13 22 35 25
1995-96 24 Sweden WC-A 6 1 1 2 8
1996-97 25 Sweden W-Cup 1 0 0 0 0
1996-97 25 Sweden WC-A 11 0 2 2 8
1997-98 26 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 37 10 28 38 4 54 5 4 1 1 109 9.2
1997-98 26 Utah Grizzlies IHL 21 6 20 26 4 24 3 3 0 1 68 8.8
1998-99 27 Chicago Wolves IHL 65 17 47 64 16 49 12 2 3 1 229 7.4
1999-00 28 Chicago Wolves IHL 52 20 21 41 59
2000-01 29 Chicago Wolves IHL 66 33 39 72 33 81 19 9 5 9 219 15.1
2001-02 30 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 41 14 32 46 64
2001-02 30 Sweden WC-A 8 3 2 5 2
2002-03 31 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 49 24 18 42 59
2002-03 31 Sweden WC-A 9 1 5 6 4
2003-04 32 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 46 17 19 36 80
2003-04 32 Sweden WC-A 9 1 1 2 2
2004-05 33 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 44 14 27 41 16
2005-06 34 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 50 13 38 51 53
2006-07 35 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 51 21 27 48 75
2007-08 36 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 48 12 37 49 50
2008-09 37 2 Teams Sweden 85 16 23 39 34
2008-09 37 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 33 0 2 2 12
2008-09 37 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 52 16 21 37 22
2009-10 38 2 Teams Sweden 61 15 17 32 50
2009-10 38 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 7 0 0 0 0
2009-10 38 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 54 15 17 32 50
2010-11 39 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 53 14 30 44 30
Career 4 Seasons AHL 212 68 138 206 4 145 5 4 1 1 109 9.2
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 6 0 1 1 0
Career 2 Seasons EJC-A 12 10 12 22 10
Career 6 Seasons IHL 300 111 188 299 53 266 34 14 8 11 516 10.9
Career 12 Seasons Sweden 605 184 314 498 563
Career 2 Seasons Sweden-2 45 17 28 45 30
Career 1 Season W-Cup 1 0 0 0 0
Career 5 Seasons WC-A 43 6 11 17 24
Career 3 Seasons WJC-A 21 10 6 16 14

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 16 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden-2 8 6 4 10 4
1988-89 17 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden-2 10 4 6 10 4
1990-91 19 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 10 6 3 9 24
1994-95 23 Denver Grizzlies IHL 15 8 13 21 10
1997-98 26 Utah Grizzlies IHL 4 3 1 4 4 2 1 0 0
1998-99 27 Chicago Wolves IHL 10 2 2 4 10 2 0 0 0
1999-00 28 Chicago Wolves IHL 9 6 1 7 4
2000-01 29 Chicago Wolves IHL 16 1 14 15 14 1 0 0 0
2001-02 30 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 7 0 2 2 6
2002-03 31 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 15 3 7 10 8
2003-04 32 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 7 1 7 8 2
2004-05 33 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 14 10 3 13 4
2005-06 34 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 17 6 10 16 10
2007-08 36 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 7 2 4 6 12
2008-09 37 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 11 3 4 7 10
2009-10 38 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 7 2 3 5 29
Career 5 Seasons IHL 54 20 31 51 42 5 1 0 0
Career 9 Seasons Sweden 95 33 43 76 105
Career 2 Seasons Sweden-2 18 10 10 20 8

Similarity Scores

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Thru 6 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6
Niklas Andersson 3.6 2.3 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Eric Perrin 93.5 3.5 2.4 0.8 -0.1
Eddie Bruneteau 91.9 2.8 1.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2
Kenny Wharram 91.5 3.7 2.0 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Steven Rice 91.1 2.2 2.0 1.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
Rolf Edberg 89.2 3.6 2.5 0.5
Kris Manery 86.8 3.4 2.4 1.1 0.2
Wayne Bianchin 86.0 3.2 2.4 0.8 0.3 0.0 -0.1
George Ferguson 83.9 3.5 2.1 1.2 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Matt Pettinger 83.7 3.6 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.0 -0.2
Harold Druken 83.4 3.6 2.2 0.7 0.4 0.4
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Niklas Andersson 3.6 2.3 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Eric Perrin 93.5 3.5 2.4 0.8 -0.1
Rolf Edberg 89.2 3.6 2.5 0.5
Eddie Bruneteau 88.7 2.8 1.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2
Kris Manery 86.8 3.4 2.4 1.1 0.2
Harold Druken 83.4 3.6 2.2 0.7 0.4 0.4
Andrei Lomakin 83.3 3.9 1.9 1.1 -0.1
Al Karlander 83.2 3.0 2.2 0.8 0.1
Bengt Lundholm 82.0 2.8 2.4 0.9 0.3 -0.1
Josh Bailey 81.0 3.7 1.6 1.0
Rob Gaudreau 80.8 3.3 1.8 0.5 0.1

Transactions

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July 15, 1994: Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, July 15, 1994.

September 17, 1997: Signed as a free agent by San Jose, September 17, 1997.

September 4, 1998: Signed as a free agent by Toronto, September 4, 1998.

August 17, 1999: Traded to NY Islanders by Toronto for Craig Charron, August 17, 1999.

January 20, 2000: Claimed on waivers by Nashville from NY Islanders, January 20, 2000.

February 19, 2000: Claimed on waivers by NY Islanders from Nashville, February 19, 2000.

August 29, 2000: Signed as a free agent by Calgary, August 29, 2000.

May 23, 2001: Signed as a free agent by Vastra Frolunda (Sweden), May 23, 2001.

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