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Niklas Kronwall

#55 · Defence · Detroit Red Wings

Born Jan 12, 1981 in Stockholm, SWE · 6'0", 194 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 29th overall in 2000 by DET (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2007-08

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Zdeno Chara BOS · 50 P in 80 GP Dennis Wideman BOS · 50 P in 79 GP Brian Campbell CHI · 52 P in 82 GP Shea Weber NSH · 53 P in 81 GP Sheldon Souray EDM · 53 P in 81 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020402003-04: 5 points503-042005-06: 9 points92006-07: 22 points2206-072007-08: 35 points352008-09: 51 points5108-092009-10: 22 points222010-11: 37 points3710-112011-12: 36 points362012-13: 29 points2912-132013-14: 49 points492014-15: 44 points4414-152015-16: 26 points262016-17: 13 points1316-172017-18: 27 points272018-19: 27 points2718-19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 DET 20 1 4 5 5 16 18 28 0.25
2005-06 DET 27 1 8 9 11 28 28 36 0.33 $990K
2006-07 DET 68 1 21 22 0 54 104 92 0.32 $990K
2007-08 DET 65 7 28 35 25 44 108 93 0.54 $3M
2008-09 DET 80 6 45 51 2 50 121 96 0.64 $3M
2009-10 DET 48 7 15 22 5 32 68 86 0.46 $3M
2010-11 DET 77 11 26 37 5 36 131 113 0.48 $3M
2011-12 DET 82 15 21 36 -2 38 141 133 0.44 $3M
2012-13 DET 48 5 24 29 -5 44 67 42 0.60 $4.75M
2013-14 DET 79 8 41 49 0 44 110 93 0.62 $4.75M
2014-15 DET 80 9 35 44 -4 40 101 91 0.55 $4.75M
2015-16 DET 64 3 23 26 -21 30 61 93 0.41 $4.75M
2016-17 DET 57 2 11 13 -7 32 67 77 0.23 $4.75M
2017-18 DET 79 4 23 27 -14 36 76 82 0.34 $4.75M
2018-19 DET 79 3 24 27 -5 40 71 84 0.34 $4.75M
15 seasons Career 953 83 349 432 -5 564 1272 1239 0.45

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 DET 6 0 3 3 0 2 7 2 0.50
2007-08 DET 22 0 15 15 16 18 21 41 0.68
2008-09 DET 23 2 7 9 4 33 32 59 0.39
2009-10 DET 12 0 5 5 2 12 15 19 0.42
2010-11 DET 11 2 4 6 5 4 15 26 0.55
2011-12 DET 5 0 2 2 -2 4 9 3 0.40
2012-13 DET 14 0 2 2 -1 4 13 26 0.14
2013-14 DET 5 1 1 2 -1 0 9 11 0.40
2014-15 DET 6 0 2 2 -1 4 4 10 0.33
2015-16 DET 5 0 1 1 3 8 9 4 0.20
10 seasons Playoffs 109 5 42 47 25 89 134 201 0.43

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 6 45 51 2 50 121 96 0.64 5.0 22:54

Contract

$3MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$59KCap dollars per point51 points in 80 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2011-12, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $3M
2009-10 $3M
2010-11 $3M
2011-12 $3M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2012-13 to 2018-19 $4.75M
2007-08 to 2011-12 $3M
2005-06 to 2006-07 $990K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2008-09 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 12, 2009 @ CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 6 1 23:15
Apr 11, 2009 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:28
Apr 9, 2009 vs NSH L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 2 1 1 23:25
Apr 6, 2009 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26:07
Apr 5, 2009 vs MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:20
Apr 2, 2009 vs STL L 4-5 1 2 3 2 2 7 2 25:22
Mar 29, 2009 vs NSH L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 23:39
Mar 27, 2009 vs NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 21:49
Mar 24, 2009 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:04
Mar 23, 2009 @ CGY L 3-5 0 2 2 0 0 2 4 18:17
Mar 20, 2009 @ ATL W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 21:25
Mar 17, 2009 vs PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:09
Mar 15, 2009 @ CBJ W 4-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 21:49
Mar 14, 2009 @ STL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21:50
Mar 12, 2009 vs CGY L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 2 3 1 24:12
Mar 10, 2009 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 22:39
Mar 7, 2009 vs CBJ L 2-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 21:36
Mar 4, 2009 @ COL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 19:01
Mar 3, 2009 @ STL W 5-0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 21:29
Feb 28, 2009 @ NSH L 0-8 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 19:47
Feb 27, 2009 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:07
Feb 25, 2009 vs SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 22:24
Feb 21, 2009 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:17
Feb 20, 2009 vs ANA W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 22:45
Feb 18, 2009 vs NSH W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 19:54
Feb 15, 2009 vs COL L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 24:55
Feb 13, 2009 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22:26
Feb 12, 2009 vs MIN W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 26:07
Feb 10, 2009 @ NSH W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 26:22
Feb 8, 2009 @ PIT W 3-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 23:11
Feb 7, 2009 vs EDM W 8-3 0 3 3 2 0 2 1 17:25
Feb 4, 2009 vs PHX W 5-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 19:39
Feb 2, 2009 vs STL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 27:02
Jan 31, 2009 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 21:21
Jan 29, 2009 vs DAL L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 23:18
Jan 27, 2009 @ CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 27:12
Jan 20, 2009 @ PHX L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 4 2 5 22:54
Jan 17, 2009 @ SJS L 5-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 21:25
Jan 15, 2009 @ LAK W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23:06
Jan 14, 2009 @ ANA W 4-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 23:30
Jan 12, 2009 @ DAL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 23:07
Jan 8, 2009 vs DAL W 6-1 0 3 3 4 0 1 2 22:13
Jan 6, 2009 vs CBJ W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 23:46
Jan 3, 2009 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 25:59
Jan 1, 2009 @ CHI W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:10
Dec 30, 2008 vs CHI W 4-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 25:59
Dec 27, 2008 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 29:25
Dec 26, 2008 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:13
Dec 23, 2008 vs STL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22:11
Dec 20, 2008 vs LAK W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:58
Dec 18, 2008 vs SJS W 6-0 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 20:44
Dec 15, 2008 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:34
Dec 13, 2008 @ PHX W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 25:51
Dec 12, 2008 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:28
Dec 10, 2008 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 25:28
Dec 6, 2008 vs CHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 23:38
Dec 4, 2008 vs VAN W 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:40
Dec 1, 2008 vs ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 22:55
Nov 29, 2008 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 22:38
Nov 28, 2008 vs CBJ W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:12
Nov 26, 2008 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:15
Nov 24, 2008 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 25:25
Nov 22, 2008 @ CGY W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:23
Nov 17, 2008 vs EDM W 4-0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 22:30
Nov 14, 2008 @ FLA W 3-2 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 21:04
Nov 13, 2008 @ TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 24:55
Nov 11, 2008 vs PIT L 6-7 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 22:31
Nov 8, 2008 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23:23
Nov 2, 2008 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 23:05
Oct 30, 2008 @ SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:36
Oct 29, 2008 @ ANA L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 24:43
Oct 27, 2008 @ LAK W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 25:15
Oct 25, 2008 @ CHI W 6-5 (SO) 1 2 3 1 4 2 0 20:38
Oct 24, 2008 vs ATL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 22:06
Oct 22, 2008 @ STL W 4-3 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 23:59
Oct 18, 2008 vs NYR W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 26:12
Oct 16, 2008 vs VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 26:33
Oct 13, 2008 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 22:22
Oct 11, 2008 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 23:04
Oct 9, 2008 vs TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:23