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Bob Nystrom

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: October 10, 1952 in Stockholm, Sweden

Drafted by the New York Islanders in the 3rd round (33rd overall) of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 9:46AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #296. Scott Young… #297. Cliff Ronning… #298. BOB NYSTROM… #298. Brian Rolston… #298. Butch Bouchard… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1972-73 20 NYI NHL 11 1 1 2 1 -11 10 1 0 0 0 12 8.3
1973-74 21 NYI NHL 77 21 20 41 17 -17 118 18 3 0 5 176 11.9
1974-75 22 NYI NHL 76 27 28 55 22 17 122 24 3 0 3 194 13.9
1975-76 23 NYI NHL 80 23 25 48 19 24 106 21 2 0 4 185 12.4
1976-77 24 NYI NHL 80 29 27 56 23 22 91 24 5 0 3 207 14.0
1977-78 25 NYI NHL 80 30 29 59 24 19 94 27 3 0 6 178 16.9
1978-79 26 NYI NHL 78 19 20 39 16 19 113 18 1 0 5 161 11.8
1979-80 27 NYI NHL 67 21 18 39 16 4 94 19 2 0 4 146 14.4
1980-81 28 NYI NHL 79 14 30 44 16 6 145 11 3 0 0 161 8.7
1981-82 29 NYI NHL 74 22 25 47 19 13 103 22 0 0 4 136 16.2
1982-83 30 NYI NHL 74 10 20 30 11 6 98 7 3 0 3 100 10.0
1983-84 31 NYI NHL 74 15 29 44 16 9 80 14 1 0 1 134 11.2
1984-85 32 NYI NHL 36 2 5 7 2 6 58 2 0 0 0 18 11.1
1985-86 33 NYI NHL 14 1 1 2 1 -4 16 0 1 0 0 17 5.9
Career NHL 900 235 278 513 204 113 1248 208 27 0 38 1825 12.9

NHL 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
1972-73 20 NYI NHL 11 0.09 0.09 0.18 0.07 0.91 1.09 1 1 2 1 3 0 14 0 -11 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3
1973-74 21 NYI NHL 77 0.27 0.26 0.53 0.22 1.53 2.29 20 19 39 16 57 7 67 0 -17 2.1 0.9 3.0
1974-75 22 NYI NHL 76 0.36 0.37 0.72 0.29 1.61 2.55 23 24 47 19 76 10 49 0 17 3.3 1.5 4.8
1975-76 23 NYI NHL 80 0.29 0.31 0.60 0.24 1.33 2.31 20 22 42 17 72 6 42 0 24 2.2 1.8 4.0
1976-77 24 NYI NHL 80 0.36 0.34 0.70 0.29 1.14 2.59 26 24 50 21 80 18 40 0 22 3.7 1.6 5.3
1977-78 25 NYI NHL 80 0.38 0.36 0.74 0.30 1.18 2.23 27 26 53 22 85 6 60 0 19 4.0 1.2 5.2
1978-79 26 NYI NHL 78 0.24 0.26 0.50 0.20 1.45 2.06 16 17 33 13 68 4 46 1 19 1.3 1.1 2.4
1979-80 27 NYI NHL 67 0.31 0.27 0.58 0.24 1.40 2.18 17 15 32 13 52 6 42 0 4 1.9 0.9 2.8
1980-81 28 NYI NHL 79 0.18 0.38 0.56 0.20 1.84 2.04 11 23 34 12 73 9 58 0 6 0.9 1.0 1.9
1981-82 29 NYI NHL 74 0.30 0.34 0.64 0.25 1.39 1.84 16 18 34 14 69 3 53 0 13 1.6 0.9 2.5
1982-83 30 NYI NHL 74 0.14 0.27 0.41 0.15 1.32 1.35 8 16 24 9 45 4 35 0 6 -0.1 1.1 1.1
1983-84 31 NYI NHL 74 0.20 0.39 0.59 0.22 1.08 1.81 12 23 35 13 75 10 56 0 9 1.3 0.8 2.1
1984-85 32 NYI NHL 36 0.06 0.14 0.19 0.07 1.61 0.50 2 4 6 2 18 1 11 0 6 -0.8 0.5 -0.3
1985-86 33 NYI NHL 14 0.07 0.07 0.14 0.06 1.14 1.21 1 1 2 1 5 1 8 0 -4 -0.3 0.0 -0.3
Career NHL 900 0.26 0.31 0.57 0.23 1.39 2.03 200 233 433 173 778 85 581 1 113 20.7 13.4 34.1

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1974-75 22 NYI NHL 17 1 3 4 27 1 0 0 0
1975-76 23 NYI NHL 13 3 6 9 30 2 1 0 0
1976-77 24 NYI NHL 12 0 2 2 7 0 0 0 0
1977-78 25 NYI NHL 7 3 1 4 14 2 1 0 2
1978-79 26 NYI NHL 10 3 2 5 4 3 0 0 1
1979-80 27 NYI NHL SC 20 9 9 18 50 9 0 0 3
1980-81 28 NYI NHL SC 18 6 6 12 20 6 0 0 1
1981-82 29 NYI NHL SC 15 5 5 10 32 5 0 0 0
1982-83 30 NYI NHL SC 20 7 6 13 15 7 0 0 0
1983-84 31 NYI NHL 15 0 2 2 -5 8 0 0 0 0 10 0.0
1984-85 32 NYI NHL 10 2 2 4 1 29 2 0 0 0 6 33.3
Career NHL 4 157 39 44 83 -4 236 37 2 0 7 16 12.5

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1969-70 17 Kamloops Rockets BCJHL 48 16 17 33
1970-71 18 Calgary Centennials WCJHL 66 15 16 31 153
1971-72 19 Calgary Centennials WCJHL 64 27 25 52 178
1972-73 20 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 60 12 10 22 114
Career 1 Season AHL 60 12 10 22 114
Career 1 Season BCJHL 48 16 17 33
Career 2 Seasons WCJHL 130 42 41 83 331

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1970-71 18 Calgary Centennials WCJHL 10 2 3 5 32
1971-72 19 Calgary Centennials WCJHL 11 3 6 9 27
Career 2 Seasons WCJHL 21 5 9 14 59

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 14 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Bob Nystrom 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.0 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3
Tony Leswick 90.6 4.8 4.5 4.3 3.2 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.2 1.0 -0.3
Don Marshall 90.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.2 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.0 -0.6
John Madden 88.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 3.4 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.0
Randy Burridge 88.5 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.0 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.3 0.9 0.6 -0.1 -0.3
Nick Metz 88.4 4.2 3.7 3.1 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.2 -0.1
Ted Donato 88.0 5.1 4.4 4.3 4.0 2.6 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.3
Ruslan Fedotenko 87.5 4.8 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.2 1.6
Marty McInnis 87.2 5.6 4.8 4.7 4.6 3.5 2.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 0.6 0.5
Johnny Wilson 87.0 5.9 4.2 4.2 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.0
Dan Maloney 86.5 5.9 5.3 4.0 3.9 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Bob Nystrom 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.0 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3
Tony Leswick 90.6 4.8 4.5 4.3 3.2 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.2 1.0 -0.3
John Madden 88.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 3.4 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.0
Randy Burridge 88.5 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.0 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.3 0.9 0.6 -0.1 -0.3
Nick Metz 88.4 4.2 3.7 3.1 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.2 -0.1
Ted Donato 88.0 5.1 4.4 4.3 4.0 2.6 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.3
Walt McKechnie 88.0 6.7 5.3 4.5 4.5 3.2 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3
Ruslan Fedotenko 87.5 4.8 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.2 1.6
Marty McInnis 87.2 5.6 4.8 4.7 4.6 3.5 2.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 0.6 0.5
Johnny Wilson 87.0 5.9 4.2 4.2 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.0
Dan Maloney 86.5 5.9 5.3 4.0 3.9 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1977 NHL

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1980 New York Islanders (NHL)
1981 New York Islanders (NHL)
1982 New York Islanders (NHL)
1983 New York Islanders (NHL)

Games Played

1975-76 NHL 80 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 80 (1)
 1977-78 NHL 80 (3)

Game-Winning Goals

1977-78 NHL 6 (9)

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