Niklas Hjalmarsson
#4 · Defence · Arizona Coyotes
Born Jun 6, 1987 in Eksjo, SWE · 6'3", 197 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 108th overall in 2005 by CHI (round 4)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | CHI | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0.08 | |
| 2008-09 | CHI | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0.14 | |
| 2009-10 | CHI | 77 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 59 | 0.22 | |
| 2010-11 | CHI | 80 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 64 | 46 | 0.13 | $3.5M |
| 2011-12 | CHI | 69 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 42 | 0.22 | $3.5M |
| 2012-13 | CHI | 46 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 26 | 0.22 | $3.5M |
| 2013-14 | CHI | 81 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 34 | 98 | 39 | 0.32 | $3.5M |
| 2014-15 | CHI | 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 97 | 39 | 0.23 | $4.1M |
| 2015-16 | CHI | 81 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 32 | 77 | 32 | 0.30 | $4.1M |
| 2016-17 | CHI | 73 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 61 | 23 | 0.25 | $4.1M |
| 2017-18 | ARI | 48 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 18 | 32 | 16 | 0.19 | $4.1M |
| 2018-19 | ARI | 82 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 57 | 45 | 0.12 | $4.1M |
| 2019-20 | ARI | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 0.19 | $5M |
| 2020-21 | ARI | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 0.12 | $5M |
| 14 seasons | Career | 821 | 25 | 147 | 172 | 106 | 332 | 723 | 425 | 0.21 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | CHI | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0.06 |
| 2009-10 | CHI | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 0.36 |
| 2010-11 | CHI | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.29 |
| 2011-12 | CHI | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0.17 |
| 2012-13 | CHI | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 0.22 |
| 2013-14 | CHI | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0.21 |
| 2014-15 | CHI | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 16 | 0.26 |
| 2015-16 | CHI | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.14 |
| 2016-17 | CHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2019-20 | ARI | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0.11 |
| 10 seasons | Playoffs | 137 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 52 | 88 | 101 | 0.21 |
2009-10 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 59 | 0.22 | 3.2 | 19:40 |
Contract
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 to 2020-21 | $5M | |||||
| 2019-20 to 2020-21 | $5M | |||||
| 2014-15 to 2018-19 | $4.1M | |||||
| 2012-13 to 2013-14 | $3.5M | |||||
| 2010-11 to 2013-14 | $3.5M |
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 2009-10 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 11, 2010 | vs DET | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20:06 |
| Apr 9, 2010 | @ COL | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:18 |
| Apr 7, 2010 | vs STL | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:55 |
| Apr 6, 2010 | @ DAL | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:23 |
| Apr 4, 2010 | vs CGY | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:07 |
| Apr 2, 2010 | @ NJD | W 2-1 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22:08 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | @ MIN | W 4-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:04 |
| Mar 30, 2010 | @ STL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23:10 |
| Mar 28, 2010 | vs CBJ | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20:18 |
| Mar 25, 2010 | @ CBJ | L 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:28 |
| Mar 23, 2010 | vs PHX | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:12 |
| Mar 20, 2010 | @ PHX | L 4-5 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:35 |
| Mar 18, 2010 | @ LAK | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:15 |
| Mar 17, 2010 | @ ANA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:47 |
| Mar 14, 2010 | vs WSH | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:05 |
| Mar 13, 2010 | @ PHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:25 |
| Mar 10, 2010 | vs LAK | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:21 |
| Mar 7, 2010 | vs DET | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:57 |
| Mar 5, 2010 | vs VAN | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:09 |
| Mar 3, 2010 | vs EDM | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18:23 |
| Mar 2, 2010 | @ NYI | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:53 |
| Feb 14, 2010 | @ CBJ | W 5-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:37 |
| Feb 13, 2010 | vs ATL | W 5-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 |
| Feb 9, 2010 | vs DAL | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:10 |
| Feb 6, 2010 | @ STL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 |
| Feb 5, 2010 | vs PHX | L 1-2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 |
| Feb 3, 2010 | vs STL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:16 |
| Jan 30, 2010 | @ CAR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:24 |
| Jan 28, 2010 | @ SJS | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:02 |
| Jan 26, 2010 | @ EDM | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21:41 |
| Jan 23, 2010 | @ VAN | L 1-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:44 |
| Jan 21, 2010 | @ CGY | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:09 |
| Jan 19, 2010 | @ OTT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:35 |
| Jan 17, 2010 | @ DET | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:15 |
| Jan 16, 2010 | @ CBJ | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:59 |
| Jan 14, 2010 | vs CBJ | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:11 |
| Jan 10, 2010 | vs ANA | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16:06 |
| Jan 9, 2010 | @ MIN | L 5-6 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:02 |
| Jan 7, 2010 | @ BOS | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:04 |
| Jan 5, 2010 | vs MIN | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:40 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | vs NJD | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:40 |
| Dec 29, 2009 | @ DAL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:39 |
| Dec 23, 2009 | @ DET | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:57 |
| Dec 22, 2009 | vs SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:43 |
| Dec 20, 2009 | vs DET | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:29 |
| Dec 16, 2009 | vs STL | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:10 |
| Dec 13, 2009 | vs TBL | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:58 |
| Dec 11, 2009 | @ BUF | L 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:23 |
| Dec 9, 2009 | vs NYR | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:24 |
| Dec 5, 2009 | @ PIT | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:32 |
| Dec 4, 2009 | vs NSH | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20:34 |
| Dec 1, 2009 | vs CBJ | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:03 |
| Nov 28, 2009 | @ LAK | L 1-2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21:07 |
| Nov 27, 2009 | @ ANA | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:52 |
| Nov 25, 2009 | @ SJS | W 7-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22:18 |
| Nov 22, 2009 | @ VAN | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:33 |
| Nov 21, 2009 | @ EDM | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:20 |
| Nov 19, 2009 | @ CGY | W 7-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:08 |
| Nov 15, 2009 | vs SJS | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:53 |
| Nov 13, 2009 | vs TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:49 |
| Nov 11, 2009 | vs COL | W 3-2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:09 |
| Nov 9, 2009 | vs LAK | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21:22 |
| Nov 6, 2009 | @ COL | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:21 |
| Nov 5, 2009 | @ PHX | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:05 |
| Oct 30, 2009 | vs MTL | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:01 |
| Oct 29, 2009 | @ NSH | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:40 |
| Oct 26, 2009 | vs MIN | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 |
| Oct 24, 2009 | vs NSH | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:36 |
| Oct 21, 2009 | vs VAN | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:56 |
| Oct 17, 2009 | vs DAL | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:36 |
| Oct 15, 2009 | @ NSH | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:26 |
| Oct 14, 2009 | vs EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:54 |
| Oct 12, 2009 | vs CGY | W 6-5 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22:56 |
| Oct 10, 2009 | vs COL | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:02 |
| Oct 8, 2009 | @ DET | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:41 |
| Oct 3, 2009 | @ FLA | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:12 |
| Oct 2, 2009 | vs FLA | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:34 |