Michael Nylander
#92 · Centre · Washington Capitals
Born Oct 3, 1972 in Stockholm, SWE · 6'1", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 59th overall in 1991 by HFD (round 3)
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34 P in 74 GP
Marek Svatos
COL ·
34 P in 69 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | HFD | 59 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -7 | 36 | 85 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 1993-94 | HFD | 58 | 11 | 33 | 44 | -2 | 24 | 74 | 0 | 0.76 |
| 1993-94 | CGY | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0.73 |
| 1994-95 | CGY | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 1995-96 | CGY | 73 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 0 | 20 | 163 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 1997-98 | CGY | 65 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 24 | 117 | 11 | 0.55 |
| 1998-99 | CGY | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.56 |
| 1998-99 | TBL | 24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 0.38 |
| 1999-00 | TBL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 1999-00 | CHI | 66 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 9 | 26 | 112 | 9 | 0.77 |
| 2000-01 | CHI | 82 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 7 | 32 | 176 | 12 | 0.78 |
| 2001-02 | CHI | 82 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 28 | 50 | 158 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 2002-03 | CHI | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 2002-03 | WSH | 71 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 3 | 36 | 141 | 4 | 0.79 |
| 2003-04 | WSH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 2003-04 | BOS | 15 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 2005-06 | NYR | 81 | 23 | 56 | 79 | 31 | 76 | 172 | 9 | 0.98 |
| 2006-07 | NYR | 79 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 12 | 42 | 193 | 12 | 1.05 |
| 2007-08 | WSH | 40 | 11 | 26 | 37 | -19 | 24 | 77 | 4 | 0.93 |
| 2008-09 | WSH | 72 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 87 | 9 | 0.46 |
| 15 seasons | Career | 920 | 209 | 470 | 679 | 75 | 468 | 1671 | 94 | 0.74 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | CGY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1994-95 | CGY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 1995-96 | CGY | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2001-02 | CHI | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 2002-03 | WSH | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0.83 |
| 2003-04 | BOS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2005-06 | NYR | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 2006-07 | NYR | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1.30 |
| 2008-09 | WSH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9 seasons | Playoffs | 47 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 89 | 4 | 0.72 |
2008-09 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 87 | 9 | 0.46 | 10.3 | 14:02 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2009 | @ FLA | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:10 |
| Apr 9, 2009 | @ TBL | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:13 |
| Apr 7, 2009 | @ ATL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10:04 |
| Apr 5, 2009 | vs ATL | W 6-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10:42 |
| Apr 3, 2009 | vs BUF | L 4-5 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 |
| Apr 1, 2009 | vs NYI | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 08:03 |
| Mar 27, 2009 | vs TBL | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 |
| Mar 24, 2009 | @ TOR | L 2-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:04 |
| Mar 21, 2009 | @ CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:09 |
| Mar 19, 2009 | @ TBL | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:34 |
| Mar 17, 2009 | @ FLA | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 |
| Mar 16, 2009 | @ ATL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15:28 |
| Mar 14, 2009 | vs CAR | W 5-4 (SO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:43 |
| Mar 12, 2009 | @ PHI | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 |
| Mar 5, 2009 | vs TOR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:52 |
| Feb 24, 2009 | vs PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 |
| Feb 22, 2009 | vs PIT | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:31 |
| Feb 20, 2009 | vs COL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 08:14 |
| Feb 18, 2009 | vs MTL | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:57 |
| Feb 14, 2009 | @ TBL | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:19 |
| Feb 11, 2009 | @ NYR | L 4-5 (SO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:50 |
| Feb 7, 2009 | vs FLA | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:31 |
| Feb 5, 2009 | vs LAK | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:13 |
| Feb 3, 2009 | @ NJD | W 5-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14:50 |
| Feb 1, 2009 | vs OTT | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 |
| Jan 31, 2009 | vs DET | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:37 |
| Jan 27, 2009 | @ BOS | L 2-3 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:00 |
| Jan 19, 2009 | @ NYI | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:15 |
| Jan 17, 2009 | vs BOS | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 |
| Jan 14, 2009 | @ PIT | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:15 |
| Jan 13, 2009 | vs EDM | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:38 |
| Jan 10, 2009 | @ MTL | L 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:55 |
| Jan 6, 2009 | vs PHI | W 2-1 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:08 |
| Jan 3, 2009 | vs NYR | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 |
| Jan 1, 2009 | vs TBL | W 7-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:08 |
| Dec 30, 2008 | @ BUF | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 |
| Dec 28, 2008 | vs TOR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 |
| Dec 26, 2008 | vs BUF | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:59 |
| Dec 23, 2008 | @ NYR | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:41 |
| Dec 20, 2008 | @ PHI | L 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15:30 |
| Dec 18, 2008 | vs STL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 |
| Dec 16, 2008 | @ NYI | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:17 |
| Dec 13, 2008 | @ MTL | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:02 |
| Dec 12, 2008 | vs OTT | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:07 |
| Dec 10, 2008 | vs BOS | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:41 |
| Dec 7, 2008 | @ CAR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:02 |
| Dec 6, 2008 | @ TOR | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:51 |
| Dec 4, 2008 | vs NYI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12:55 |
| Dec 2, 2008 | vs FLA | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15:39 |
| Nov 29, 2008 | @ CBJ | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:49 |
| Nov 28, 2008 | vs MTL | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:12 |
| Nov 26, 2008 | vs ATL | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:14 |
| Nov 24, 2008 | @ MIN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:55 |
| Nov 22, 2008 | @ SJS | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:31 |
| Nov 20, 2008 | @ LAK | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:19 |
| Nov 19, 2008 | @ ANA | W 6-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:32 |
| Nov 15, 2008 | @ NJD | L 5-6 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:26 |
| Nov 12, 2008 | @ CAR | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 |
| Nov 10, 2008 | vs TBL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15:19 |
| Nov 8, 2008 | vs NYR | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 |
| Nov 6, 2008 | vs CAR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 |
| Nov 4, 2008 | @ OTT | L 1-2 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:47 |
| Nov 1, 2008 | @ BUF | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14:48 |
| Oct 28, 2008 | vs NSH | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16:08 |
| Oct 25, 2008 | @ DAL | W 6-5 (OT) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:12 |
| Oct 23, 2008 | @ PHX | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 |
| Oct 21, 2008 | @ CGY | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14:20 |
| Oct 18, 2008 | vs NJD | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:36 |
| Oct 16, 2008 | @ PIT | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:22 |
| Oct 13, 2008 | vs VAN | W 5-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:32 |
| Oct 11, 2008 | vs CHI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:18 |
| Oct 10, 2008 | @ ATL | L 4-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15:01 |