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Kent Nilsson

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: August 31, 1956 in Nynashamn, Sweden

Drafted by the Atlanta Flames in the 4th round (64th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 9:30AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #141. Dave Taylor… #141. Frank Boucher… #143. KENT NILSSON… #144. Henrik Sedin… #145. Patrick Marleau… 

NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 21 WNJ WHA 80 42 65 107 41 27 8 24 18 0 212 19.8
1978-79 22 WNJ WHA 78 39 68 107 40 1 8 31 8 0 279 14.0
1979-80 23 ATF NHL 80 40 53 93 37 -3 10 26 14 0 3 217 18.4
1980-81 24 CGY NHL 80 49 82 131 49 15 26 29 20 0 8 217 22.6
1981-82 25 CGY NHL 41 26 29 55 22 -20 8 13 13 0 0 103 25.2
1982-83 26 CGY NHL 80 46 58 104 42 5 10 26 16 4 6 217 21.2
1983-84 27 CGY NHL 67 31 49 80 30 -24 22 15 7 9 5 181 17.1
1984-85 28 CGY NHL 77 37 62 99 37 -4 14 25 9 3 3 201 18.4
1985-86 29 MNS NHL 61 16 44 60 21 4 10 8 8 0 2 122 13.1
1986-87 30 TOT NHL 61 18 45 63 22 12 16 9 9 0 1 114 15.8
1986-87 30 MNS NHL 44 13 33 46 16 2 12 5 8 0 1 89 14.6
1986-87 30 EDM NHL 17 5 12 17 6 10 4 4 1 0 0 25 20.0
1994-95 38 EDM NHL 6 1 0 1 1 -5 0 0 1 0 0 2 50.0
Career NHL 553 264 422 686 261 -20 116 151 97 16 28 1374 19.2
Career WHA 158 81 133 214 81 28 16 55 26 0 491 16.5

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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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
1977-78 21 WNJ WHA 80 0.53 0.81 1.34 0.51 0.10 2.65 27
1978-79 22 WNJ WHA 78 0.50 0.87 1.37 0.51 0.10 3.58 1
1979-80 23 ATF NHL 80 0.50 0.66 1.16 0.46 0.13 2.71 33 45 78 30 118 44 77 0 -3 7.3 1.0 8.2
1980-81 24 CGY NHL 80 0.61 1.03 1.64 0.61 0.33 2.71 37 64 101 38 164 68 81 0 15 9.5 1.4 10.9
1981-82 25 CGY NHL 41 0.63 0.71 1.34 0.53 0.20 2.51 19 21 40 16 68 38 50 0 -20 3.7 0.0 3.8
1982-83 26 CGY NHL 80 0.58 0.73 1.30 0.53 0.13 2.71 37 47 84 33 149 57 109 22 5 7.8 1.1 8.9
1983-84 27 CGY NHL 67 0.46 0.73 1.19 0.45 0.33 2.70 24 39 63 24 104 51 100 23 -24 5.1 0.2 5.3
1984-85 28 CGY NHL 77 0.48 0.81 1.29 0.48 0.18 2.61 29 49 78 29 129 58 103 28 -4 6.5 0.5 7.0
1985-86 29 MNS NHL 61 0.26 0.72 0.98 0.34 0.16 2.00 12 35 47 16 94 52 41 3 4 2.8 0.9 3.7
1986-87 30 TOT NHL 61 0.30 0.74 1.03 0.37 0.26 1.87 15 38 53 19 93 33 54 6 12 3.7 0.9 4.7
1986-87 30 MNS NHL 44 0.30 0.75 1.05 0.37 0.27 2.02 11 28 39 14 67 29 41 5 2 2.8 0.6 3.3
1986-87 30 EDM NHL 17 0.29 0.71 1.00 0.35 0.24 1.47 4 10 14 5 26 4 13 1 10 1.0 0.4 1.4
1994-95 38 EDM NHL 6 0.17 0.00 0.17 0.09 0.00 0.33 2 0 2 1 1 1 5 0 -5 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
Career NHL 553 0.48 0.76 1.24 0.47 0.21 2.48 208 338 546 206 920 402 620 82 -20 46.4 6.0 52.4
Career WHA 158 0.51 0.84 1.35 0.51 0.10 3.11 28

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 21 WNJ WHA 9 2 8 10 2 10 0
1978-79 22 WNJ WHA 10 3 11 14 -1 4 0
1979-80 23 ATF NHL 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1980-81 24 CGY NHL 14 3 9 12 2 3 0 0 0
1981-82 25 CGY NHL 3 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
1982-83 26 CGY NHL 9 1 11 12 2 0 1 0 0
1984-85 28 CGY NHL 3 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
1985-86 29 MNS NHL 5 1 4 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 10.0
1986-87 30 EDM NHL SC 21 6 13 19 11 6 4 2 0 0 46 13.0
Career NHL 1 59 11 41 52 11 14 8 3 0 0 62 11.3
Career WHA 19 5 19 24 1 14 0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1973-74 17 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 8 1 2 3 4
1973-74 17 Sweden EJC-A 5 8 7 15 2
1974-75 18 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 28 13 12 25 14
1974-75 18 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden-Q 6 7 3 10 4
1974-75 18 Sweden WJC-A 6 3 3 6
1974-75 18 Sweden EJC-A 5 5 5 10 0
1975-76 19 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 36 28 26 54 10
1975-76 19 Sweden Nat-Tm 5 0 0 0 0
1975-76 19 Sweden WJC-A 4 1 3 4 2
1976-77 20 AIK Solna Sweden 36 30 19 49 18
1981-82 25 Sweden Can-Cup 5 0 2 2 4
1984-85 28 Sweden Can-Cup 8 3 8 11 4
1984-85 28 Sweden WEC-A 8 6 5 11 6
1987-88 31 Sweden Can-Cup 6 0 4 4 4
1987-88 31 HC Bolzano Italy 35 60 72 132 48
1987-88 31 SC Langnau Swiss 2 2 0 2
1988-89 32 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 35 21 21 42 36
1988-89 32 Sweden WEC-A 10 3 11 14 0
1989-90 33 EHC Kloten Swiss 36 21 19 40
1989-90 33 Sweden WEC-A 10 10 2 12 6
1990-91 34 EHC Kloten Swiss 33 37 39 76
1991-92 35 EHC Kloten Swiss 17 11 14 25 8
1992-93 36 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 40 11 20 31 20
1993-94 37 EC Graz Alpenliga 30 15 33 48
1993-94 37 EC Graz Austria 27 8 9 17
1994-95 38 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 6 1 1 2 8
1995-96 39 Nynashamns IF Sweden-3 2 2 3 5 6
1997-98 41 CH Majadahonda Spain 6 8 12 20
Career 1 Season Alpenliga 30 15 33 48
Career 1 Season Austria 27 8 9 17
Career 3 Seasons Can-Cup 19 3 14 17 12
Career 2 Seasons EJC-A 10 13 12 25 2
Career 1 Season Italy 35 60 72 132 48
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 5 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season Norway 6 1 1 2 8
Career 1 Season Spain 6 8 12 20
Career 6 Seasons Sweden 183 104 100 204 102
Career 1 Season Sweden-3 2 2 3 5 6
Career 1 Season Sweden-Q 6 7 3 10 4
Career 4 Seasons Swiss 88 71 72 143 8
Career 3 Seasons WEC-A 28 19 18 37 12
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 10 4 6 10 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1973-74 17 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 14 8 6 14 2
1987-88 31 HC Bolzano Italy 8 14 14 28
1988-89 32 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 1 0 1 1 0
1989-90 33 EHC Kloten Swiss 5 4 5 9
1990-91 34 EHC Kloten Swiss 8 3 8 11
1991-92 35 EHC Kloten Swiss 2 0 0 0 2
1992-93 36 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 6 2 3 5 0
1997-98 41 CH Majadahonda Spain 2 3 8 11
Career 1 Season Italy 8 14 14 28
Career 1 Season Spain 2 3 8 11
Career 3 Seasons Sweden 21 10 10 20 2
Career 3 Seasons Swiss 15 7 13 20 2

Similarity Scores

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Thru 9 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Kent Nilsson 10.9 8.9 8.2 7.0 5.3 4.7 3.8 3.7 -0.1
Frank Mahovlich 95.0 10.4 8.4 7.8 6.3 5.4 4.9 3.4 3.3 0.1
Petr Sykora 94.3 10.6 8.7 8.1 7.5 5.9 5.9 4.2 4.0 -0.4
Martin Havlat 90.8 9.6 9.5 7.8 7.1 5.8 5.0 4.7 3.0 2.1
Brendan Shanahan 90.7 10.7 9.5 8.9 5.9 5.7 5.6 4.4 3.4 0.3
Danny Gare 89.7 10.4 8.7 8.4 7.7 6.0 5.9 3.8 2.6 2.3
Rick Tocchet 89.0 10.2 7.9 7.5 7.0 5.5 5.4 3.7 1.8 1.7
Rene Robert 88.2 9.0 8.8 8.1 7.4 6.9 5.1 4.4 1.5 -0.2
Yvan Cournoyer 88.1 10.4 10.0 8.6 7.2 6.5 3.9 2.4 0.7 0.7
Marc Savard 87.7 9.3 8.7 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.6 3.7 2.8 -0.1
Rick MacLeish 87.5 10.7 10.5 7.6 7.5 6.7 4.7 3.7 -0.1 -0.4
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Kent Nilsson 10.9 8.9 8.2 7.0 5.3 4.7 3.8 3.7 -0.1
Harry Oliver 87.0 9.6 6.2 5.5 4.9 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 0.7 0.7 -0.3
Mike Ribeiro 86.9 10.5 7.9 7.1 7.1 6.3 5.2 4.1 1.4 1.2 0.0 -0.2
Barry Pederson 86.8 9.7 9.5 7.9 5.7 5.3 5.0 2.9 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0
Jason Allison 86.6 11.3 9.9 7.9 7.7 4.7 3.1 2.9 2.1 0.1 0.1 -0.3
Olli Jokinen 86.2 10.8 9.8 7.9 7.6 6.1 6.0 4.8 4.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 -0.3 -0.4
Sid Abel 86.2 9.2 7.3 7.3 6.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Danny Gare 86.1 10.4 8.7 8.4 7.7 6.0 5.9 4.1 3.8 2.6 2.3 1.3 -0.2 -0.2
Jimmy Carson 86.1 9.4 8.6 6.3 6.2 5.6 3.6 2.9 1.8 1.3 -0.1
Rick Nash 85.2 10.1 9.4 8.1 7.8 7.7 6.9 6.0 3.3
Martin Havlat 84.3 9.6 9.5 7.8 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.0 4.7 3.0 2.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1980 NHL
1981 NHL

Awards

1977-78 WHA Lou Kaplan Trophy
1978-79 WHA Paul Deneau Trophy

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1978 Winnipeg Jets (WHA)
1979 Winnipeg Jets (WHA)
1987 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)

Games Played

1977-78 WHA 80 (3)
1979-80 NHL 80 (3)
1980-81 NHL 80 (2)
1982-83 NHL 80 (1)

Goals

1977-78 WHA 42 (6)
1978-79 WHA 39 (8)
1980-81 NHL 49 (9)
Career WHA 81 (93)

Assists

1977-78 WHA 65 (6)
1978-79 WHA 68 (2)
1980-81 NHL 82 (2)
1984-85 NHL 62 (10)
Career WHA 133 (86)

Points

1977-78 WHA 107 (8)
1978-79 WHA 107 (4)
1980-81 NHL 131 (3)
1982-83 NHL 104 (9)
Career WHA 214 (81)

Goals Created

1977-78 WHA 40.8 (7)
1978-79 WHA 40.0 (6)
1980-81 NHL 49.1 (4)
1982-83 NHL 42.2 (9)
Career WHA 80.8 (79)

Power Play Goals

1980-81 NHL 20 (4)
1982-83 NHL 16 (8)

Short-Handed Goals

1982-83 NHL 4 (9)
1983-84 NHL 9 (2)

Game-Winning Goals

1980-81 NHL 8 (5)

Shooting Percentage

1980-81 NHL 22.6 (8)
1981-82 NHL 25.2 (2)
Career NHL 19.2 (12)

Goals Per Game

1977-78 WHA 0.53 (9)
1978-79 WHA 0.50 (10)
1981-82 NHL 0.63 (10)
Career NHL 0.48 (37)

Assists Per Game

1977-78 WHA 0.81 (9)
1978-79 WHA 0.87 (3)
1980-81 NHL 1.02 (2)
Career NHL 0.76 (10)

Points Per Game

1977-78 WHA 1.34 (9)
1978-79 WHA 1.37 (5)
1980-81 NHL 1.64 (3)
Career NHL 1.24 (11)

Goals Created Per Game

1977-78 WHA 0.51 (8)
1978-79 WHA 0.51 (6)
1980-81 NHL 0.61 (5)
1981-82 NHL 0.53 (10)
Career NHL 0.47 (12)

Adjusted Goals

1980-81 NHL 37 (9)

Adjusted Assists

1980-81 NHL 64 (2)
1984-85 NHL 49 (10)

Adjusted Points

1980-81 NHL 101 (3)
1982-83 NHL 84 (9)

Adjusted Goals Created

1980-81 NHL 37.6 (4)
1982-83 NHL 33.0 (10)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1980-81 NHL 164 (8)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1980-81 NHL 68 (6)
1984-85 NHL 58 (8)

Offensive Point Shares

1980-81 NHL 9.5 (4)

Point Shares

1980-81 NHL 10.9 (7)

Transactions

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July 29, 1977: Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg (WHA), July 29, 1977.

June 9, 1979: Reclaimed by Atlanta from Winnipeg prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.

June 24, 1980: Transferred to Calgary after Atlanta franchise relocated, June 24, 1980.

June 15, 1985: Traded to Minnesota by Calgary with Calgary's 3rd round choice (Brad Turner) in 1986 Entry Draft for Minnesota's 2nd round choice (Joe Nieuwendyk) in 1985 Entry Draft and 2nd round choice (Stephane Matteau) in 1987 Entry Draft, June 15, 1985.

March 2, 1987: Traded to Edmonton by Minnesota for cash, March 2, 1987.

January 26, 1995: Signed as a free agent by Edmonton, January 26, 1995.

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