Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: November 23, 1987 in Gavle, Sweden
Draft: Washington, 1st round (4th overall), 2006 NHL Entry
Contract: 10 years/$67,000,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $6,700,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2007-08 | 20 | WSH | NHL | 82 | 14 | 55 | 69 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 22 | 153 | 9.2 | 1557 | 18:60 |
| 2008-09 | 21 | WSH | NHL | 82 | 22 | 66 | 88 | 30 | 16 | 46 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 28 | 174 | 12.6 | 1635 | 19:57 |
| 2009-10 | 22 | WSH | NHL | 82 | 33 | 68 | 101 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 26 | 222 | 14.9 | 1677 | 20:27 |
| 2010-11 | 23 | WSH | NHL | 77 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 23 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 18 | 202 | 8.9 | 1586 | 20:36 |
| 2011-12 | 24 | WSH | NHL | 42 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 16 | -4 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 95 | 14.7 | 805 | 19:10 |
| 2012-13 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 48 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 82 | 9.8 | 955 | 19:54 |
| Career | NHL | 413 | 109 | 306 | 415 | 142 | 94 | 204 | 70 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 181 | 0 | 125 | 928 | 11.7 | 8216 | 19:54 | ||
| 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 |
| 2007-08 | 20 | WSH | NHL | 82 | 0.17 | 0.67 | 0.84 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 1.87 | 15 | 59 | 74 | 24 | 115 | 46 | 57 | 1 | 13 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 6.8 |
| 2008-09 | 21 | WSH | NHL | 82 | 0.27 | 0.80 | 1.07 | 0.37 | 0.56 | 2.12 | 23 | 67 | 90 | 31 | 138 | 65 | 61 | 4 | 16 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 9.2 |
| 2009-10 | 22 | WSH | NHL | 82 | 0.40 | 0.83 | 1.23 | 0.45 | 0.61 | 2.71 | 36 | 71 | 107 | 39 | 150 | 58 | 64 | 9 | 37 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 12.2 |
| 2010-11 | 23 | WSH | NHL | 77 | 0.23 | 0.61 | 0.84 | 0.29 | 0.52 | 2.62 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 25 | 93 | 29 | 50 | 10 | 24 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 7.5 |
| 2011-12 | 24 | WSH | NHL | 42 | 0.33 | 0.71 | 1.05 | 0.38 | 0.57 | 2.26 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 18 | 54 | 24 | 38 | 4 | -4 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| 2012-13 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 48 | 0.17 | 0.83 | 1.00 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 1.71 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 4.8 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 413 | 0.26 | 0.74 | 1.00 | 0.34 | 0.49 | 2.25 | 110 | 280 | 390 | 136 | 550 | 222 | 270 | 28 | 94 | 34.2 | 11.3 | 45.5 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 2007-08 | 20 | WSH | NHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21.1 | 143 | 20:26 | |
| 2008-09 | 21 | WSH | NHL | 14 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9.1 | 303 | 21:40 | |
| 2009-10 | 22 | WSH | NHL | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18.5 | 147 | 21:03 | |
| 2010-11 | 23 | WSH | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.0 | 210 | 23:19 | |
| 2011-12 | 24 | WSH | NHL | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8.0 | 280 | 21:31 | |
| 2012-13 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | 138 | 19:47 | |
| Career | NHL | 57 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 16 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 10.5 | 1222 | 21:26 | |||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2001-02 | 14 | Brynas IF Gavle U18 | Swe-U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 16 | Brynas IF Gavle U18 | Swe-U18 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 16 | Brynas IF Gavle Jr. | Swe-Jr. | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 17 | Brynas IF Gavle Jr. | Swe-Jr. | 29 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 17 | Brynas IF Gavle | Sweden | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 18 | Brynas IF Gavle | Sweden | 46 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -1 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 18 | Sweden | WC-A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 19 | Brynas IF Gavle | Sweden | 45 | 12 | 28 | 40 | -1 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 19 | Sweden | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 19 | Sweden | WC-A | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 20 | Sweden | WC-A | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2009-10 | 22 | Sweden | Olympics | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2011-12 | 24 | Sweden | WC-A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 1 Season | Olympics | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Swe-Jr. | 50 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Swe-U18 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Sweden | 110 | 22 | 44 | 66 | -7 | 78 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | WC-A | 24 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2003-04 | 16 | Brynas IF Gavle U18 | Swe-U18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 16 | Brynas IF Gavle Jr. | Swe-Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 18 | Brynas IF Gavle | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 18 | Brynas IF Gavle Jr. | Swe-Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 19 | Brynas IF Gavle | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Swe-Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swe-U18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Sweden | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Thru 6 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 12.2 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | |
| Thomas Vanek | 95.4 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 4.7 | |
| Harry Oliver | 94.4 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | |
| Ryan Getzlaf | 91.7 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 4.2 | |
| Aurele Joliat | 90.5 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| Anze Kopitar | 90.3 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 5.0 | |
| Sergei Fedorov | 90.2 | 13.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 5.3 | |
| Glenn Anderson | 90.2 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 4.3 | |
| Jaromir Jagr | 89.9 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 4.0 | |
| Mats Sundin | 89.9 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | |
| Bill Barber | 89.7 | 12.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 4.6 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 12.2 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | |||
| George Hay | 88.8 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Patrick Kane | 88.5 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | ||
| Joe Malone | 85.2 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | |
| Jeff Carter | 84.1 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| Jonathan Toews | 83.9 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.8 | ||
| Jonathan Cheechoo | 83.4 | 12.7 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | |
| Jimmy Herbert | 82.5 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | -0.3 | ||
| Mike Richards | 82.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Phil Kessel | 82.4 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | |
| Carson Cooper | 80.8 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
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Honors
2007-08 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st) |
Games Played 2008-09 NHL 82 (2) 2009-10 NHL 82 (2) 2012-13 NHL 48 (1) |
Assists 2009-10 NHL 68 (3) 2012-13 NHL 40 (3) |
Points 2009-10 NHL 101 (4) |
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Goals Created |
Plus/Minus |
Power Play Goals |
Assists Per Game 2009-10 NHL 0.83 (5) 2012-13 NHL 0.83 (4) Active 0.74 (3) Career NHL 0.74 (15) |
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Points Per Game |
Goals Created Per Game |
Adjusted Assists 2009-10 NHL 71 (3) |
Adjusted Points 2009-10 NHL 107 (4) |
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Adjusted Goals Created |
Total Goals On-Ice For 2009-10 NHL 150 (2) |
Power Play Goals On-Ice For 2009-10 NHL 58 (3) |
Offensive Point Shares |
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