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Nicklas Lidstrom

#5 · Defence · Detroit Red Wings · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Apr 28, 1970 in Vasteras, SWE · 6'1", 192 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 53rd overall in 1989 by DET (round 3)

Trophy case

×4 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2007-08, 2001-02, 1997-98, 1996-97
×7 James Norris Memorial Trophy Top Defenseman 2010-11, 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2002-03, 2001-02, 2000-01
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2001-02

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brent Seabrook CHI · 34 P in 78 GP Jason Garrison FLA · 33 P in 77 GP Toby Enstrom WPG · 33 P in 62 GP Filip Kuba OTT · 32 P in 73 GP Christian Ehrhoff BUF · 32 P in 66 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0204060801991-92: 60 points6091-921992-93: 41 points411993-94: 56 points5693-941994-95: 26 points261995-96: 67 points6795-961996-97: 57 points571997-98: 59 points5997-981998-99: 57 points571999-00: 73 points7399-002000-01: 71 points712001-02: 59 points5901-022002-03: 62 points622003-04: 38 points3803-042005-06: 80 points802006-07: 62 points6206-072007-08: 70 points702008-09: 59 points5908-092009-10: 49 points492010-11: 62 points6210-112011-12: 34 points34

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1991-92 DET 80 11 49 60 36 22 168 0 0.75
1992-93 DET 84 7 34 41 7 28 156 0 0.49
1993-94 DET 84 10 46 56 43 26 200 0 0.67
1994-95 DET 43 10 16 26 15 6 90 0 0.60
1995-96 DET 81 17 50 67 29 20 211 0 0.83
1996-97 DET 79 15 42 57 11 30 214 0 0.72
1997-98 DET 80 17 42 59 22 18 205 38 0.74
1998-99 DET 81 14 43 57 14 14 205 53 0.70
1999-00 DET 81 20 53 73 19 18 218 59 0.90
2000-01 DET 82 15 56 71 9 18 272 65 0.87
2001-02 DET 78 9 50 59 13 20 215 46 0.76
2002-03 DET 82 18 44 62 40 38 175 14 0.76
2003-04 DET 81 10 28 38 19 18 194 29 0.47
2005-06 DET 80 16 64 80 21 50 243 28 1.00
2006-07 DET 80 13 49 62 40 46 224 24 0.78
2007-08 DET 76 10 60 70 40 40 188 23 0.92
2008-09 DET 78 16 43 59 31 30 180 43 0.76
2009-10 DET 82 9 40 49 22 24 194 56 0.60
2010-11 DET 82 16 46 62 -2 20 175 49 0.76
2011-12 DET 70 11 23 34 21 28 148 41 0.49
20 seasons Career 1564 264 878 1142 450 514 3875 568 0.73

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1991-92 DET 11 1 2 3 -5 0 16 0 0.27
1992-93 DET 7 1 0 1 -2 0 8 0 0.14
1993-94 DET 7 3 2 5 4 0 20 0 0.71
1994-95 DET 18 4 12 16 4 8 37 0 0.89
1995-96 DET 19 5 9 14 2 10 50 0 0.74
1996-97 DET 20 2 6 8 12 2 79 0 0.40
1997-98 DET 22 6 13 19 12 8 59 9 0.86
1998-99 DET 10 2 9 11 0 4 29 7 1.10
1999-00 DET 9 2 4 6 -6 4 21 5 0.67
2000-01 DET 6 1 7 8 1 0 15 4 1.33
2001-02 DET 23 5 11 16 6 2 41 20 0.70
2002-03 DET 4 0 2 2 -1 0 15 5 0.50
2003-04 DET 6 1 4 5 2 4 13 1 0.83
2005-06 DET 6 1 1 2 -4 2 21 2 0.33
2006-07 DET 18 4 14 18 0 6 39 11 1.00
2007-08 DET 22 3 10 13 8 14 41 11 0.59
2008-09 DET 21 4 12 16 11 6 59 14 0.76
2009-10 DET 12 4 6 10 7 2 39 13 0.83
2010-11 DET 11 4 4 8 8 4 26 7 0.73
2011-12 DET 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 0.00
20 seasons Playoffs 257 53 128 181 59 76 642 112 0.70

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 11 23 34 21 28 148 41 0.49 7.4 23:46

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+6.2Goals above replacement158th of 680 skaters, 40th of 235 defencemen
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 235 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+0.9 83rd percentileEven-strength defence+0.8 70th percentilePower play+0.7 97th percentilePenalty kill-0.2 34th percentilePenalties-1.6 17th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

024682010-112011-12Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

56.9Corsi for %1239 attempts for, 937 against
+3.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.1Expected goals for %52.0 expected for, 39.0 against
+3.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
63.0Goals for %58 for, 34 against
101.9PDO8.2% shooting + 93.8% saves
177Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Nicklas Lidstrom · Ian White65940:0756.857.752-25
Nicklas Lidstrom · Jonathan Ericsson29126:1957.955.52-3
Nicklas Lidstrom · Brad Stuart4957:1660.560.14-4
Nicklas Lidstrom · Niklas Kronwall3032:1163.857.40-2

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.5Expected goalsfrom 215 unblocked attempts
+3.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.27 expected goals per 60 minutes84th
Shot quality 3.5% chance per attempt68th
Finishing +3.5 goals above expected97thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 11Expected 7.5

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 7, 2012 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20:43
Apr 5, 2012 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 21:26
Apr 4, 2012 @ STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26:00
Apr 1, 2012 vs FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 26:49
Mar 30, 2012 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 5 1 22:09
Mar 28, 2012 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 24:00
Mar 26, 2012 vs CBJ W 7-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 17:52
Mar 24, 2012 vs CAR W 5-4 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 20:26
Feb 25, 2012 vs COL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 25:33
Feb 23, 2012 vs VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 23:42
Feb 21, 2012 @ CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 23:37
Feb 19, 2012 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:19
Feb 17, 2012 vs NSH W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 21:06
Feb 14, 2012 vs DAL W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 24:28
Feb 12, 2012 vs PHI W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 24:49
Feb 10, 2012 vs ANA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 29:51
Feb 8, 2012 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:46
Feb 6, 2012 @ PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 23:31
Feb 4, 2012 @ EDM L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 27:51
Feb 2, 2012 @ VAN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26:17
Jan 31, 2012 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 24:49
Jan 23, 2012 vs STL W 3-1 0 2 2 -1 2 0 0 26:09
Jan 21, 2012 vs CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 22:25
Jan 19, 2012 @ PHX W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 27:26
Jan 17, 2012 @ DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 23:30
Jan 16, 2012 vs BUF W 5-0 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 18:32
Jan 14, 2012 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 24:31
Jan 12, 2012 vs PHX W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 5 3 24:40
Jan 10, 2012 @ NYI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:37
Jan 8, 2012 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 23:41
Jan 7, 2012 @ TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 28:18
Jan 3, 2012 @ DAL W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:00
Dec 31, 2011 vs STL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 23:38
Dec 30, 2011 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 24:50
Dec 27, 2011 vs STL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 25:41
Dec 26, 2011 @ NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21:48
Dec 22, 2011 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:28
Dec 21, 2011 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:56
Dec 19, 2011 @ EDM W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:12
Dec 17, 2011 vs LAK W 8-2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 21:12
Dec 15, 2011 @ NSH L 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 24:23
Dec 13, 2011 @ PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 23:56
Dec 10, 2011 vs WPG W 7-1 0 1 1 3 0 4 1 22:01
Dec 8, 2011 vs PHX W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 21:49
Dec 6, 2011 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25:30
Dec 4, 2011 @ COL L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 24:36
Dec 2, 2011 @ BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 23:29
Nov 30, 2011 vs TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 23:34
Nov 26, 2011 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:53
Nov 25, 2011 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 24:54
Nov 23, 2011 vs CGY W 5-3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 20:27
Nov 20, 2011 @ ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 27:18
Nov 19, 2011 @ LAK W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23:21
Nov 17, 2011 @ SJS L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 22:21
Nov 15, 2011 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 26:22
Nov 12, 2011 vs DAL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 21:14
Nov 11, 2011 vs EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 23:33
Nov 8, 2011 vs COL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 22:42
Nov 5, 2011 vs ANA W 5-0 2 1 3 3 0 3 1 21:24
Nov 3, 2011 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:00
Nov 1, 2011 vs MIN L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 25:59
Oct 29, 2011 @ MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25:26
Oct 28, 2011 vs SJS L 2-4 0 2 2 -2 2 3 0 26:17
Oct 25, 2011 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 24:15
Oct 22, 2011 @ WSH L 1-7 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 22:33
Oct 21, 2011 vs CBJ W 5-2 1 1 2 2 2 4 2 23:56
Oct 15, 2011 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 25:13
Oct 13, 2011 vs VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 25:12
Oct 8, 2011 @ COL W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 22:13
Oct 7, 2011 vs OTT W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 23:28