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Michael Nylander

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: October 3, 1972 in Stockholm, Sweden

Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 3rd round (59th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

* Sweater numbers are currently available for the 1998-99 through 2007-08 seasons.
26
Calgary Flames
1999		 25
Tampa Bay Lightning
1999		 9
Tampa Bay Lightning
1999		 8
Tampa Bay Lightning
2000		 37
Chicago Blackhawks
2000		 92
Chicago Blackhawks
2000-2003		 92
Washington Capitals
2003-2004		 92
Boston Bruins
2004		 92
New York Rangers
2006-2007		 92
Washington Capitals
2008

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1992-93 20 Hartford Whalers NHL 59 11 22 33 0.56 12 0.20 48 13 47 5 -7 36 8 3 0 1 85 1.44 12.9
1993-94 21 2 Teams NHL 73 13 42 55 0.75 19 0.26 70 17 46 1 8 30 9 4 0 1 95 1.30 13.7
1993-94 21 Hartford Whalers NHL 58 11 33 44 0.76 15 0.26 52 15 40 1 -2 24 7 4 0 1 74 1.28 14.9
1993-94 21 Calgary Flames NHL 15 2 9 11 0.73 4 0.25 18 2 6 0 10 6 2 0 0 0 21 1.40 9.5
1994-95 22 Calgary Flames NHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 0.05 5 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.33 0.0
1995-96 23 Calgary Flames NHL 73 17 38 55 0.75 20 0.28 84 34 52 2 0 20 13 4 0 6 163 2.23 10.4
1997-98 25 Calgary Flames NHL 65 13 23 36 0.55 14 0.21 55 13 32 0 10 24 13 0 0 2 117 1.80 11.1
1998-99 26 2 Teams NHL 33 4 10 14 0.42 5 0.15 18 7 20 0 -9 8 3 1 0 0 33 1.00 12.1 424 12:51
1998-99 26 Calgary Flames NHL 9 2 3 5 0.56 2 0.21 5 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 7 0.78 28.6 101 11:10
1998-99 26 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 24 2 7 9 0.38 3 0.13 13 5 18 0 -10 6 2 0 0 0 26 1.08 7.7 324 13:29
1999-00 27 2 Teams NHL 77 24 30 54 0.70 21 0.27 76 23 47 0 6 30 19 5 0 2 122 1.58 19.7 1214 15:46
1999-00 27 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 11 1 2 3 0.27 1 0.10 3 2 4 0 -3 4 0 1 0 0 10 0.91 10.0 116 10:32
1999-00 27 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 66 23 28 51 0.77 20 0.30 73 21 43 0 9 26 19 4 0 2 112 1.70 20.5 1099 16:39
2000-01 28 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 25 39 64 0.78 24 0.30 95 25 67 4 7 32 21 4 0 5 176 2.15 14.2 1547 18:52
2001-02 29 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 15 46 61 0.74 20 0.25 95 33 34 0 28 50 9 6 0 2 158 1.93 9.5 1275 15:33
2002-03 30 2 Teams NHL 80 17 43 60 0.75 21 0.26 80 25 62 10 3 40 10 7 0 2 161 2.01 10.6 1465 18:19
2002-03 30 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 9 0 4 4 0.44 1 0.13 7 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 2.22 0.0 138 15:19
2002-03 30 Washington Capitals NHL 71 17 39 56 0.79 19 0.27 73 22 58 10 3 36 10 7 0 2 141 1.99 12.1 1327 18:41
2003-04 31 2 Teams NHL 18 1 13 14 0.78 4 0.25 18 4 10 0 4 22 1 0 0 1 30 1.67 3.3 281 15:35
2003-04 31 Washington Capitals NHL 3 0 2 2 0.67 1 0.19 3 0 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 0.33 0.0 45 14:57
2003-04 31 Boston Bruins NHL 15 1 11 12 0.80 4 0.26 15 4 8 0 3 14 1 0 0 1 29 1.93 3.4 236 15:43
2005-06 33 New York Rangers NHL 81 23 56 79 0.98 28 0.34 120 42 47 0 31 76 17 6 0 4 172 2.12 13.4 1566 19:20
2006-07 34 New York Rangers NHL 79 26 57 83 1.05 29 0.37 120 58 51 1 12 42 12 14 0 4 193 2.44 13.5 1610 20:23
2007-08 35 Washington Capitals NHL 40 11 26 37 0.93 13 0.33 51 27 43 0 -19 24 6 5 0 1 77 1.93 14.3 766 19:09
Career NHL 848 200 446 646 0.76 231 0.27 935 322 561 23 75 436 141 59 0 31 1584 1.87 12.6 10148 17:44

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1993-94 21 Calgary Flames NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.00 0.0
1994-95 22 Calgary Flames NHL 6 0 6 6 1.00 -3 2 0 0 0 0 13 2.17 0.0
1995-96 23 Calgary Flames NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 -4 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.25 0.0
2001-02 29 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 5 0 3 3 0.60 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 1.20 0.0 77 15:20
2002-03 30 Washington Capitals NHL 6 3 2 5 0.83 0 8 2 1 0 1 15 2.50 20.0 100 16:45
2003-04 31 Boston Bruins NHL 6 3 3 6 1.00 2 0 3 0 0 0 10 1.67 30.0 114 18:57
2005-06 33 New York Rangers NHL 4 0 1 1 0.25 -3 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.50 0.0 82 20:33
2006-07 34 New York Rangers NHL 10 6 7 13 1.30 9 0 4 2 0 2 23 2.30 26.1 218 21:50
Career NHL 44 12 22 34 0.77 2 12 9 3 0 3 89 2.02 13.5 591 19:04

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1987-88 15 Rosersberg/Arlanda 73 HC Marsta Sweden-2 3 0 0 0 0.00 0
1989-90 17 Huddinge IK Sweden-2 31 7 15 22 0.71 4
1989-90 17 Sweden EJC-A 6 2 4 6 1.00 0
1990-91 18 Huddinge IK Sweden-2 33 14 20 34 1.03 10
1990-91 18 Sweden WJC-A 7 6 5 11 1.57 8
1991-92 19 AIK Solna Sweden 40 11 17 28 0.70 30
1991-92 19 Sweden WJC-A 7 8 9 17 2.43 6
1991-92 19 Sweden WC-A 6 0 1 1 0.17 0
1992-93 20 Sweden WC-A 7 1 7 8 1.14 4
1993-94 21 Springfield Indians AHL 4 0 9 9 2.25 0
1994-95 22 JYP HT Jyvaskyla Finland 16 11 19 30 1.88 63
1995-96 23 Sweden WC-A 3 2 3 5 1.67 0
1996-97 24 Sweden W-Cup 4 2 1 3 0.75 0
1996-97 24 HC Lugano Swiss 36 12 43 55 1.53 28
1996-97 24 Sweden WC-A 11 6 5 11 1.00 6
1997-98 25 Sweden Olympics 4 0 0 0 0.00 6
1998-99 26 Sweden WC-A 10 2 4 6 0.60 8 1 1 0 0 12 1.20 16.7
1999-00 27 Sweden WC-A 7 1 5 6 0.86 6 0 1 0 0 8 1.14 12.5
2001-02 29 Sweden Olympics 4 1 2 3 0.75 0
2001-02 29 Sweden WC-A 8 1 6 7 0.88 0
2003-04 31 Sweden WC-A 7 2 4 6 0.86 8
2004-05 32 Karpat Oulu Finland 23 5 15 20 0.87 22
2004-05 32 SKA St. Petersburg Russia 8 2 5 7 0.88 0
2004-05 32 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 5 0 1 1 0.20 2
2005-06 33 Sweden WC-A 6 1 8 9 1.50 4
Career AHL 4 0 9 9 2.25 0
Career EJC-A 6 2 4 6 1.00 0
Career Finland 39 16 34 50 1.28 85
Career Olympics 8 1 2 3 0.38 6
Career Russia 13 2 6 8 0.62 2
Career Sweden 40 11 17 28 0.70 30
Career Sweden-2 67 21 35 56 0.84 14
Career Swiss 36 12 43 55 1.53 28
Career W-Cup 4 2 1 3 0.75 0
Career WC-A 65 16 43 59 0.91 36 1 2 0 0 20 1.18 15.0
Career WJC-A 14 14 14 28 2.00 14

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1989-90 17 Huddinge IK Sweden-2 5 3 0 3 0.60 0
1990-91 18 Huddinge IK Sweden-2 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
1991-92 19 AIK Solna Sweden 3 1 4 5 1.67 4
1992-93 20 Springfield Indians AHL 3 3 3 6 2.00 2
1996-97 24 HC Lugano Swiss 8 3 8 11 1.38 8
Career AHL 3 3 3 6 2.00 2
Career Sweden 3 1 4 5 1.67 4
Career Sweden-2 7 3 0 3 0.43 0
Career Swiss 8 3 8 11 1.38 8

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

2000-01 NHL 82 (3)
2001-02 NHL 82 (2)

Plus/Minus

2001-02 NHL 28 (6)
2005-06 NHL 31 (6)

Shooting Percentage

1999-00 NHL 19.7 (7)

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

March 10, 1994: Traded to Calgary by Hartford with James Patrick and Zarley Zalapski for Gary Suter, Paul Ranheim and Ted Drury, March 10, 1994.

January 24, 1995: Missed majority of 1994-95 season recovering from wrist injury suffered in game vs. St. Louis, January 24, 1995.

January 19, 1999: Traded to Tampa Bay by Calgary for Andrei Nazarov, January 19, 1999.

November 12, 1999: Traded to Chicago by Tampa Bay for Bryan Muir and Reid Simpson, November 12, 1999.

November 1, 2002: Traded to Washington by Chicago with Chicago's 3rd round choice (Stephen Werner) in 2003 Entry Draft and future considerations for Chris Simon and Andrei Nikolishin, November 1, 2002.

October 2, 2003: Missed majority of 2003-04 season recovering from leg injury suffered in practice, October 2, 2003.

March 4, 2004: Traded to Boston by Washington for Boston's 4th round compensatory choice (Patrick McNeill) in 2005 Entry Draft and Boston's 2nd round choice (Francois Bouchard) in 2006 Entry Draft, March 4, 2004.

August 10, 2004: Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, August 10, 2004.

September 25, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Oulu (Finland), September 25, 2004.

December 20, 2004: Signed as a free agent by St. Petersburg (Russia), December 20, 2004.

February 14, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Kazan (Russia), February 14, 2005.

July 2, 2007: Signed as a free agent by Washington, July 2, 2007.