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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 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Keith Yandle PHX · 59 P in 82 GP Lubomir Visnovsky ANA · 68 P in 81 GP Dustin Byfuglien ATL · 53 P in 81 GP James Wisniewski MTL · 51 P in 75 GP Toby Enstrom ATL · 51 P in 72 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

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 16 46 62 -2 20 175 49 0.76 9.1 23:28

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.6Goals above replacement319th of 672 skaters, 88th of 233 defencemen
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 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-1.0 55th percentileEven-strength defence-3.7 6th percentilePower play+2.4 99th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 42nd percentilePenalties-1.4 30th 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

51.1Corsi for %1247 attempts for, 1194 against
-3.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.7Expected goals for %53.0 expected for, 51.6 against
-2.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.9Goals for %58 for, 56 against
100.4PDO8.3% shooting + 92.1% saves
171Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 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 · Brad Stuart64766:3149.350.633-33
Nicklas Lidstrom · Niklas Kronwall46245:2352.350.68-10
Nicklas Lidstrom · Jonathan Ericsson39117:3155.547.55-6
Nicklas Lidstrom · Brian Rafalski5180:3162.555.710-5

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.6Expected goalsfrom 262 unblocked attempts
+5.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.30 expected goals per 60 minutes88th
Shot quality 3.6% chance per attempt72nd
Finishing +5.4 goals above expected98thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 15Expected 9.5

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 10, 2011 @ CHI W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 23:48
Apr 8, 2011 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:09
Apr 6, 2011 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 20:55
Apr 3, 2011 vs MIN W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 19:23
Apr 2, 2011 @ NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 26:27
Mar 30, 2011 vs STL L 3-10 0 1 1 -3 0 2 1 17:26
Mar 28, 2011 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 22:53
Mar 26, 2011 vs TOR W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19:10
Mar 23, 2011 vs VAN L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 24:01
Mar 21, 2011 vs PIT L 4-5 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 0 4 1 24:12
Mar 19, 2011 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 22:52
Mar 17, 2011 @ CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 21:56
Mar 16, 2011 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 24:10
Mar 12, 2011 @ STL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:03
Mar 11, 2011 vs EDM W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 24:14
Mar 9, 2011 vs LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 25:19
Mar 5, 2011 @ PHX L 4-5 (SO) 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 27:06
Mar 3, 2011 @ SJS L 1-3 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 24:28
Mar 2, 2011 @ ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26:51
Feb 28, 2011 @ LAK W 7-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:57
Feb 26, 2011 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 24:32
Feb 24, 2011 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 2 2 1 26:39
Feb 22, 2011 vs SJS L 3-4 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 22:19
Feb 20, 2011 @ MIN W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 23:43
Feb 18, 2011 @ FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:16
Feb 17, 2011 @ TBL W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 24:08
Feb 13, 2011 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 22:49
Feb 11, 2011 @ BOS W 6-1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 18:54
Feb 9, 2011 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 22:41
Feb 7, 2011 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 22:24
Feb 5, 2011 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:14
Feb 4, 2011 vs CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 24:50
Feb 2, 2011 @ OTT W 7-5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 22:48
Jan 26, 2011 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:43
Jan 22, 2011 vs CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:34
Jan 20, 2011 @ STL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24:44
Jan 18, 2011 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 24:03
Jan 15, 2011 vs CBJ W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 25:17
Jan 14, 2011 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 26:46
Jan 10, 2011 @ COL L 4-5 0 2 2 -3 0 2 0 23:42
Jan 8, 2011 @ VAN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26:20
Jan 7, 2011 @ CGY W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 29:12
Jan 4, 2011 @ EDM W 5-3 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 23:18
Jan 2, 2011 vs PHI L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 22:46
Dec 31, 2010 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 24:20
Dec 29, 2010 @ DAL W 7-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 19:30
Dec 27, 2010 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 23:32
Dec 26, 2010 @ MIN W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 24:41
Dec 23, 2010 @ STL L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 23:30
Dec 22, 2010 vs VAN W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 23:17
Dec 19, 2010 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 24:27
Dec 17, 2010 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 23:01
Dec 15, 2010 vs STL W 5-2 3 1 4 2 0 5 0 22:00
Dec 13, 2010 vs LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 20:23
Dec 11, 2010 @ NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 19:32
Dec 10, 2010 vs MTL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 26:16
Dec 8, 2010 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 26:43
Dec 6, 2010 vs SJS L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 20:46
Dec 4, 2010 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 23:14
Dec 3, 2010 @ ANA W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:20
Nov 30, 2010 @ SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:31
Nov 28, 2010 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 24:41
Nov 26, 2010 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 24:20
Nov 24, 2010 @ ATL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:20
Nov 21, 2010 vs CGY W 5-4 (OT) 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 25:52
Nov 19, 2010 vs MIN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 26:05
Nov 17, 2010 vs STL W 7-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:29
Nov 13, 2010 vs COL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21:35
Nov 11, 2010 vs EDM W 6-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 19:15
Nov 8, 2010 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 22:25
Nov 6, 2010 @ VAN L 4-6 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 23:33
Nov 5, 2010 @ EDM W 3-1 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 26:26
Nov 3, 2010 @ CGY W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 25:41
Oct 30, 2010 vs NSH W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 24:03
Oct 28, 2010 vs PHX L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 22:13
Oct 23, 2010 vs ANA W 5-4 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 22:41
Oct 21, 2010 vs CGY W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 24:06
Oct 16, 2010 @ PHX W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 6 0 28:42
Oct 14, 2010 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 27:01
Oct 12, 2010 vs COL L 4-5 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 28:15
Oct 9, 2010 @ CHI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 23:30
Oct 8, 2010 vs ANA W 4-0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 23:07