Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: March 11, 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden
Draft: Calgary, 5th round (107th overall), 1994 NHL Entry
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1999-00 | 23 | TBL | NHL | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -8 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 4.8 | 313 | 11:12 |
| 2000-01 | 24 | TBL | NHL | 43 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | -15 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 12.5 | 678 | 15:45 |
| 2003-04 | 27 | SJS | NHL | 82 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 147 | 15.0 | 1222 | 14:54 |
| 2005-06 | 29 | SJS | NHL | 77 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 21 | 20 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 176 | 11.9 | 1171 | 15:12 |
| 2006-07 | 30 | PIT | NHL | 34 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | -14 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 8.7 | 469 | 13:49 |
| Career | NHL | 264 | 60 | 91 | 151 | 57 | 13 | 188 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 31 | 506 | 11.9 | 3853 | 14:36 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1999-00 | 23 | TBL | NHL | 28 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 0 | -8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| 2000-01 | 24 | TBL | NHL | 43 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.93 | 1.67 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 39 | 7 | -15 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 2003-04 | 27 | SJS | NHL | 82 | 0.27 | 0.40 | 0.67 | 0.25 | 0.41 | 1.79 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 25 | 61 | 9 | 32 | 10 | 30 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 7.8 |
| 2005-06 | 29 | SJS | NHL | 77 | 0.27 | 0.47 | 0.74 | 0.27 | 0.70 | 2.29 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 21 | 88 | 38 | 44 | 14 | 20 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 6.4 |
| 2006-07 | 30 | PIT | NHL | 34 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0.16 | 0.71 | 2.03 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 0 | -14 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Career | NHL | 264 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.57 | 0.22 | 0.71 | 1.92 | 65 | 95 | 160 | 61 | 213 | 73 | 158 | 31 | 13 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 15.9 | ||
| 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 | |
| 2003-04 | 27 | SJS | NHL | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 | 209 | 13:02 | |
| 2005-06 | 29 | SJS | NHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 | 168 | 15:14 | |
| 2006-07 | 30 | PIT | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 10:03 | |
| Career | NHL | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3.6 | 386 | 13:48 | |||
| 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 |
| 1993-94 | 17 | Hammarby IF Stockholm Jr. | Swe-Jr. | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 17 | Hammarby IF Stockholm | Sweden-2 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 17 | Sweden | EJC-A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 18 | Hammarby IF Stockholm Jr. | Swe-Jr. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 18 | Hammarby IF Stockholm | Sweden-2 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 19 | Hammarby IF Stockholm | Sweden-2 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 53 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 19 | Sweden | WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 20 | Kiekko-Espoo | Finland | 50 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 21 | Kiekko-Espoo | Finland | 43 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 86 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 22 | Blues Espoo | Finland | 52 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 96 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 23 | 2 Teams | IHL | 37 | 18 | 14 | 32 | -2 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 18.6 | |||
| 1999-00 | 23 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | -2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 23.3 | |||
| 1999-00 | 23 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 27 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 16.4 | |||
| 2000-01 | 24 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 33 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 63 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 16.9 | |||
| 2001-02 | 25 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 38 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 57 | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 26 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 57 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 6 | 73 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 181 | 16.6 | |||
| 2004-05 | 28 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 44 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 106 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 31 | Khimik Moscow Region | Russia | 57 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 87 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 31 | Sweden | WC-A | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2008-09 | 32 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 46 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 50 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 33 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 37 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 2010-11 | 34 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 57 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 6 | 73 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 181 | 16.6 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | EJC-A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Finland | 145 | 58 | 47 | 105 | 242 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | IHL | 70 | 40 | 28 | 68 | 1 | 97 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 227 | 17.6 | ||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | KHL | 83 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 86 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Russia | 57 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 87 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Swe-Jr. | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Sweden | 102 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 196 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Sweden-2 | 76 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 75 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WC-A | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1995-96 | 19 | Hammarby IF Stockholm | Sweden-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 20 | Kiekko-Espoo | Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 21 | Kiekko-Espoo | Finland | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 21 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1998-99 | 22 | Blues Espoo | Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 23 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2001-02 | 25 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 26 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |||
| 2004-05 | 28 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 31 | Khimik Moscow Region | Russia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 33 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Finland | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 37 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | IHL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | KHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Russia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Sweden | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 52 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Sweden-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Thru 5 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Nils Ekman | 7.8 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 | |
| Keith Primeau | 90.6 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| Teddy Purcell | 90.1 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Ed Litzenberger | 86.1 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Sid Smith | 84.3 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Logan Couture | 83.1 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 1.2 | |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 82.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Tod Sloan | 81.8 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Chris Stewart | 81.8 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
| Al McDonough | 79.6 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Cam Neely | 79.4 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Nils Ekman | 7.8 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 | ||
| Teddy Purcell | 90.1 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Logan Couture | 83.1 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 1.2 | ||
| Chris Stewart | 81.8 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.4 | |
| Al McDonough | 79.6 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 78.3 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 2.8 | ||
| Duke Keats | 78.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Brad Marchand | 77.3 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | -0.4 | ||
| Alexander Radulov | 76.0 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 0.9 | |||
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 75.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Jamie Benn | 75.1 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 3.0 | ||
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November 20, 1999: Traded to Tampa Bay by Calgary with Calgary's 4th round choice (later traded to NY Islanders - NY Islanders selected Vladimir Gorbunov) in 2000 Entry Draft for Andreas Johansson, November 20, 1999.
June 30, 2001: Traded to NY Rangers by Tampa Bay with Kyle Freadrich for Tim Taylor, June 30, 2001.
August 12, 2003: Traded to San Jose by NY Rangers for Chad Wiseman, August 12, 2003.
September 16, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Djurgarden (Sweden), September 16, 2004.
July 20, 2006: Traded to Pittsburgh by San Jose with Patrick Ehelechner for Carolina's 2nd round choice (previously acquired, later traded to Philadelphia - Philadelphia selected Kevin Marshall) in 2007 Entry Draft, July 20, 2006.
December 29, 2006: Missed majority of 2006-07 due to elbow injury vs. Toronto, December 29, 2006.
August 12, 2007: Signed as a free agent by Khimik Mytischi (Russia), August 12, 2007.
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