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Nils Lundkvist
Defenseman #5 Stars $1.250M
Player Information

Nils Lundkvist has 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists) in 30 games for the Dallas Stars this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 28) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers, he has 51 points (12 goals, 39 assists) in 213 regular-season games for the New York Rangers and the Dallas Stars.

He also has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 12 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 25.6 yrs (27.07.2000)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 87 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 28th in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Rangers
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 25-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Stars controlling 50% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nils Lundkvist is off the ice, the Stars control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 22% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 25% in the defensive zone.

  • 67

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 147th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 193rd of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.04
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.50
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    16.23
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.27
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.27
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.27
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.12
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.34
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.01
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.36
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.92
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.82
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.97
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.68
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    3.29
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.25
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $1.250M
Player Contract Value: $2.000M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 26.9 yrs (27.07.2000)
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Nils Lundkvist
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 18:07 1 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 2 19:33 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 -2 18:00 1 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 1 0 1 1 18:06 1 100.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 1 14:07 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 0 1 2 5 20.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Rangers 25 1 3 4 4 13:55 32 3.1% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Stars 60 6 10 16 -5 16:19 94 6.4% 26
2023-24 Team Logo Stars 59 2 17 19 13 14:05 73 2.7% 16
2024-25 Team Logo Stars 39 0 5 5 4 15:01 52 0.0% 20
2025-26 Team Logo Stars 30 3 4 7 8 16:16 28 10.7% 12
Season Projection 55 6 7 13 15 16:17 51 11.8% 22
Total 213 12 39 51 24 279 4.3% 74
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Stars 12 0 1 1 0 4:28 4 0.0% 2
Total 12 0 1 1 0 4 0.0% 2
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Nils Lundkvist Team Logo D 25.6 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.23 0.24 59 71 $1.250M
91% Wyatt Kaiser Team Logo D 23.6 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.21 0.19 57 71 $1.700M
88% Uvis Balinskis Team Logo D 29.6 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.29 0.23 64 73 $0.850M
88% Ryker Evans Team Logo D 24.2 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.29 0.31 62 72 $2.050M
87% Vladislav Kolyachonok Team Logo D 24.8 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.23 0.20 61 67 $0.775M
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