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Nils Lundkvist
Defenseman #5 Stars
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Nils Lundkvist has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 18 games for the Dallas Stars this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 28) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers, he has 49 points (11 goals, 38 assists) in 201 regular-season games for the New York Rangers and the Dallas Stars.

He also has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 12 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 25.5 yrs (27.07.2000)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 28th in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Rangers
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 25-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Stars controlling 48% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nils Lundkvist is off the ice, the Stars control 55% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 24% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 23% in the defensive zone.

  • 64

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 139th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 221st of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.48
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.66
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.45
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.23
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.23
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.13
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.30
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.15
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.46
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.03
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.68
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.51
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.90
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    4.06
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.23
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $1.250M
Player Contract Value: $1.500M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 26.9 yrs (27.07.2000)
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Nils Lundkvist
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
01.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 1 19:13 1 0.0% 2
04.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 -1 14:04 0 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 13:43 1 0.0% 2
07.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 1 15:35 4 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 1 1 2 14:16 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 3 7 0.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Rangers 25 1 3 4 4 13:55 32 3.1% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Stars 60 6 10 16 -5 16:19 94 6.4% 26
2023-24 Team Logo Stars 59 2 17 19 13 14:05 73 2.7% 16
2024-25 Team Logo Stars 39 0 5 5 4 15:01 52 0.0% 20
2025-26 Team Logo Stars 18 2 3 5 7 15:34 16 12.5% 6
Season Projection 55 6 9 15 21 15:35 49 12.2% 18
Total 201 11 38 49 23 267 4.1% 68
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Stars 12 0 1 1 0 4:28 4 0.0% 2
Total 12 0 1 1 0 4 0.0% 2
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Nils Lundkvist Team Logo D 25.5 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.28 0.24 59 67 $1.250M
90% Vladislav Kolyachonok Team Logo D 24.6 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.23 0.20 61 67 $0.775M
86% Nick Jensen Team Logo D 35.3 yrs 183 cm / 91 kg 0.24 0.24 58 62 $4.050M
86% Mathew Dumba Team Logo D 31.5 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.27 0.35 59 65 $2.600M
85% Justin Barron Team Logo D 24.2 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.19 0.27 63 64 $1.150M
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