Position: RW ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 218 lbs.
Born: December 23, 1976 in Mariefred, Sweden
Draft: San Jose, 5th round (145th overall), 1998 NHL Entry
Contract: 2 years/$6,000,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $3,000,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
+ 2013-05-21: is questionable for Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals Thursday against Chicago (pectoral)
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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 |
| 2000-01 | 24 | SJS | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 19 | 4:41 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | NYR | NHL | 67 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6.4 | 795 | 11:52 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | TOT | NHL | 80 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 9 | -21 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 154 | 6.5 | 1211 | 15:08 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | NYR | NHL | 58 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 118 | 6.8 | 901 | 15:32 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | PIT | NHL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5.6 | 309 | 14:04 |
| 2003-04 | 27 | FLA | NHL | 37 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 6.0 | 454 | 12:15 |
| 2005-06 | 29 | DET | NHL | 71 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 187 | 12.3 | 960 | 13:31 |
| 2006-07 | 30 | DET | NHL | 53 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 189 | 7.4 | 803 | 15:09 |
| 2007-08 | 31 | DET | NHL | 73 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 249 | 4.4 | 1187 | 16:16 |
| 2008-09 | 32 | DET | NHL | 81 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 257 | 7.4 | 1245 | 15:22 |
| 2009-10 | 33 | VAN | NHL | 74 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 22 | 10 | 64 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 219 | 13.7 | 1271 | 17:10 |
| 2010-11 | 34 | VAN | NHL | 75 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 18 | 8 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 215 | 8.4 | 1247 | 16:38 |
| 2011-12 | 35 | TOT | NHL | 54 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 138 | 10.1 | 861 | 15:57 |
| 2011-12 | 35 | VAN | NHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7.7 | 95 | 15:53 |
| 2011-12 | 35 | FLA | NHL | 48 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 10.4 | 766 | 15:57 |
| 2012-13 | 36 | DET | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 51 | 12:52 |
| Career | NHL | 673 | 148 | 195 | 343 | 132 | 54 | 364 | 100 | 45 | 3 | 18 | 128 | 1 | 66 | 1759 | 8.4 | 10103 | 15:01 | ||
| 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 |
| 2000-01 | 24 | SJS | NHL | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | NYR | NHL | 67 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.34 | 1.40 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | TOT | NHL | 80 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.50 | 1.93 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 6 | 65 | 14 | -21 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | NYR | NHL | 58 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.14 | 0.55 | 2.03 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | PIT | NHL | 22 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 1.64 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | -21 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.9 |
| 2003-04 | 27 | FLA | NHL | 37 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.95 | 1.35 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 2005-06 | 29 | DET | NHL | 71 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.26 | 0.59 | 2.63 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 18 | 71 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 5.9 |
| 2006-07 | 30 | DET | NHL | 53 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.64 | 0.24 | 0.53 | 3.57 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 14 | 43 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| 2007-08 | 31 | DET | NHL | 73 | 0.15 | 0.40 | 0.55 | 0.19 | 0.36 | 3.41 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 15 | 69 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.4 |
| 2008-09 | 32 | DET | NHL | 81 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.49 | 0.19 | 0.62 | 3.17 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 17 | 74 | 35 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 2009-10 | 33 | VAN | NHL | 74 | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.72 | 0.30 | 0.86 | 2.96 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 25 | 90 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 10 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| 2010-11 | 34 | VAN | NHL | 75 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 0.67 | 0.24 | 0.48 | 2.87 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 20 | 73 | 28 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| 2011-12 | 35 | TOT | NHL | 54 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.57 | 0.22 | 0.37 | 2.56 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 14 | 46 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| 2011-12 | 35 | VAN | NHL | 6 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2011-12 | 35 | FLA | NHL | 48 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.58 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 2.60 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 40 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 2012-13 | 36 | DET | NHL | 4 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 1.00 | -3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 673 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.51 | 0.20 | 0.54 | 2.61 | 161 | 202 | 363 | 143 | 546 | 196 | 331 | 38 | 54 | 23.6 | 12.4 | 35.9 | ||
| 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 | |
| 2005-06 | 29 | DET | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | 93 | 15:33 | |
| 2006-07 | 30 | DET | NHL | 18 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 6.7 | 278 | 15:27 | |
| 2007-08 | 31 | DET | NHL | SC | 22 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 6.3 | 351 | 15:56 |
| 2008-09 | 32 | DET | NHL | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 6.3 | 348 | 15:08 | |
| 2009-10 | 33 | VAN | NHL | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 19.0 | 216 | 17:58 | |
| 2010-11 | 34 | VAN | NHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5.0 | 181 | 16:26 | |
| 2011-12 | 35 | FLA | NHL | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 113 | 16:06 | |
| 2012-13 | 36 | DET | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 65 | 13:05 | |
| Career | NHL | 1 | 104 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 22 | 17 | 62 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 303 | 7.6 | 1645 | 15:49 | ||
| 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 |
| 1994-95 | 18 | Sodertalje SK Jr. | Swe-Jr. | 30 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 19 | Sodertalje SK Jr. | Swe-Jr. | 22 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 19 | Sodertalje SK | Sweden-2 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 20 | Sodertalje SK Jr. | Swe-Jr. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 20 | Sodertalje SK | Sweden | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 21 | IK Nykopings Hockey 90 | Sweden-2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 21 | Sodertalje SK | Sweden | 41 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 22 | Sodertalje SK | Sweden-2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 22 | Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg | Sweden | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 23 | Brynas IF Gavle | Sweden | 40 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 76 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 23 | Brynas IF Gavle | EuroHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 24 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 66 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 31 | 58 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 237 | 13.5 | |||
| 2001-02 | 25 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 28 | HC Geneve-Servette | Swiss | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 28 | Sodertalje SK | Sweden | 29 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 45 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 28 | Sweden | WC-A | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 29 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Swiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 29 | Sweden | Olympics | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 29 | Sweden | WC-A | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 74 | 35 | 52 | 87 | 31 | 70 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 237 | 13.5 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | EuroHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Olympics | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Swe-Jr. | 54 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 32 | |||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | Sweden | 166 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 207 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Sweden-2 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Swiss | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WC-A | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 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 | Sodertalje SK | Sweden-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 20 | Sodertalje SK | Sweden | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 22 | Sodertalje SK | Sweden-2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 23 | Brynas IF Gavle | Sweden | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 24 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004-05 | 28 | Sodertalje SK | Sweden | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Sweden | 31 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Sweden-2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Thru 12 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Mikael Samuelsson | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Michael Peca | 91.7 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | |
| Darren Turcotte | 91.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 | |
| Maxim Afinogenov | 91.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | ||
| Claude Lemieux | 91.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Brent Ashton | 90.3 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.6 | |
| Eric Vail | 90.3 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |||
| Tim Connolly | 90.1 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | |
| Michal Handzus | 89.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Todd White | 89.6 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Tim Young | 89.6 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | ||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Mikael Samuelsson | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |||
| Darren Turcotte | 91.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ||
| Maxim Afinogenov | 91.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | ||||
| Eric Vail | 90.3 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |||||
| Tim Connolly | 90.1 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | |||
| Todd White | 90.0 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Fleming MacKell | 89.7 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Tim Young | 89.6 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | ||||
| Andrei Kovalenko | 89.3 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | |||||
| Alexei Ponikarovsky | 89.1 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
| Vic Stasiuk | 88.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
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Championships
2008 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)(Minimum 1 playoff game) |
June 24, 2001: Traded to NY Rangers by San Jose with Christian Gosselin for Adam Graves and future considerations, June 24, 2001.
February 10, 2003: Traded to Pittsburgh by NY Rangers with Joel Bouchard, Richard Lintner and Rico Fata for Mike Wilson, Alex Kovalev, Janne Laukkanen and Dan LaCouture, February 10, 2003.
June 21, 2003: Traded to Florida by Pittsburgh with Pittsburgh's 1st round choice (Nathan Horton) and 2nd round compensatory choice (Stefan Meyer) in 2003 Entry Draft for Florida's 1st (Marc-Andre Fleury) and 3rd (Daniel Carcillo) round choices in 2003 Entry Draft, June 21, 2003.
January 21, 2004: Missed majority of 2003-04 due to jaw (November 21, 2003 vs. Washington) and hand (January 21, 2004 vs. Columbus) injuries.
September 8, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Geneve (Swiss), September 8, 2004.
October 26, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Sodertalje (Sweden), October 26, 2004.
September 17, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Detroit, September 17, 2005.
July 3, 2009: Signed as a free agent by Vancouver, July 3, 2009.
October 22, 2011: Traded to Florida by Vancouver with Marco Sturm for David Booth, Steve Reinprecht and a 3rd round choice in 2013 Entry Draft, October 22, 2011.
July 1, 2012: Signed as a free agent by Detroit, July 1, 2012.
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