Frans Nielsen
#81 · Centre · Detroit Red Wings
Born Apr 24, 1984 in Herning, DNK · 6'1", 186 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 87th overall in 2002 by NYI (round 3)
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The forwards closest to him in points in 2007-08. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
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Jake Dowell
CHI ·
3 P in 19 GP
Benoit Pouliot
MIN ·
3 P in 11 GP
Rick Rypien
VAN ·
3 P in 22 GP
Teddy Purcell
LAK ·
3 P in 10 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.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | NYI | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0.13 | |
| 2007-08 | NYI | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0.19 | |
| 2008-09 | NYI | 59 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -4 | 18 | 101 | 29 | 0.56 | $525K |
| 2009-10 | NYI | 76 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 136 | 39 | 0.50 | $525K |
| 2010-11 | NYI | 71 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 13 | 38 | 156 | 23 | 0.62 | $525K |
| 2011-12 | NYI | 82 | 17 | 30 | 47 | -3 | 6 | 133 | 29 | 0.57 | $525K |
| 2012-13 | NYI | 48 | 6 | 23 | 29 | -3 | 12 | 93 | 23 | 0.60 | $2.75M |
| 2013-14 | NYI | 80 | 25 | 33 | 58 | -11 | 8 | 167 | 39 | 0.73 | $2.75M |
| 2014-15 | NYI | 78 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 8 | 12 | 157 | 48 | 0.55 | $2.75M |
| 2015-16 | NYI | 81 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 1 | 12 | 181 | 35 | 0.64 | $2.75M |
| 2016-17 | DET | 79 | 17 | 24 | 41 | -19 | 18 | 162 | 64 | 0.52 | $5.25M |
| 2017-18 | DET | 79 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 134 | 49 | 0.42 | $5.25M |
| 2018-19 | DET | 72 | 10 | 25 | 35 | -7 | 14 | 120 | 79 | 0.49 | $5.25M |
| 2019-20 | DET | 60 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -13 | 8 | 86 | 44 | 0.15 | $5.25M |
| 2020-21 | DET | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 0.21 | $5.25M |
| 15 seasons | Career | 925 | 167 | 306 | 473 | -37 | 166 | 1683 | 535 | 0.51 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | NYI | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 2014-15 | NYI | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0.29 |
| 2015-16 | NYI | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 0.55 |
| 3 seasons | Playoffs | 24 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 2 | 53 | 28 | 0.42 |
2007-08 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0.19 | 11.8 | 8:42 |
Contract
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 to 2020-21 | $5.25M | |||||
| 2018-19 to 2021-22 | $5.25M | |||||
| 2016-17 to 2017-18 | $5.25M | |||||
| 2012-13 to 2015-16 | $2.75M | |||||
| 2008-09 to 2011-12 | $525K |
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 2007-08 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 4, 2008 | @ NYR | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:47 |
| Apr 3, 2008 | vs NYR | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:13 |
| Apr 1, 2008 | vs NJD | L 1-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:58 |
| Mar 29, 2008 | vs PHI | L 3-4 (SO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:20 |
| Feb 28, 2008 | @ ATL | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 04:14 |
| Feb 26, 2008 | vs PIT | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 09:46 |
| Feb 23, 2008 | @ NJD | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 06:26 |
| Feb 21, 2008 | vs TBL | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 08:16 |
| Feb 20, 2008 | @ WSH | W 3-2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:01 |
| Feb 18, 2008 | vs SJS | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 07:51 |
| Feb 16, 2008 | vs ATL | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:04 |
| Feb 14, 2008 | @ TOR | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:02 |
| Feb 12, 2008 | vs PHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:03 |
| Feb 9, 2008 | @ MIN | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 08:12 |
| Feb 7, 2008 | @ PIT | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:02 |
| Feb 5, 2008 | vs ANA | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 09:01 |