Alexander Nylander's NHL career

Alexander Nylander is drafted 8 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Selected

8 overall, round 1

Swedes drafted

25 selected

First Swede off the board

Alex Nylander#8

Alexander Nylander makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠4 loss against Toronto Maple Leafs

Alexander was 19 years old · KeyBank Center, USA

Other Swedes on the ice: William Nylander, Anders Nilsson and Robin Lehner.

2016-2017

Alexander Nylander's first NHL season: 1 points

Points

1

#67NHL#724

Games

4 of 82

5%

Goals

0

#63NHL#693

Assists

1

#65NHL#692

P/GP

0.25

+/-

-2

#47NHL#515

Alexander Nylander's career in total through 2016-2017

4

Games

#259

1

Points

#247

0

Goals

#236

1

Assists

#240

-2

+/-

#151

2017-2018

Alexander Nylander plays only 3 games for 1 points

Points

1

#82NHL#755

Games

3 of 82

4%

Goals

1

#68NHL#636

Assists

0

#84NHL#781

P/GP

0.33

+/-

-3

#57NHL#561

Alexander Nylander's career in total through 2017-2018

7

Games

#265

2

Points

#249

1

Goals

#231

1

Assists

#254

-5

+/-

#195

2018-2019

Alexander Nylander plays only 12 games for 4 points

Points

4

#78NHL#669

Games

12 of 82

15%

Goals

2

#63NHL#571

Assists

2

#76NHL#679

P/GP

0.33

+/-

-4

#56NHL#582

Alexander Nylander's career in total through 2018-2019

19

Games

#255

6

Points

#238

3

Goals

#218

3

Assists

#243

-9

+/-

#227

Alexander Nylander is traded from Buffalo Sabres to Chicago Blackhawks

Here he joins Swedes Carl Dahlström, Erik Gustafsson, Marcus Krüger, among others.

2019-2020

Alexander Nylander scores 26 points — the best season of his career

Points

26

#34NHL#263

Games

65 of 70

93%

Goals

10

#26NHL#229

Assists

16

#36NHL#263

P/GP

0.40

#39NHL#290

+/-

-2

#52NHL#516

PlayoffsEliminated by Vegas Golden Knights

8 of 9 games0 points

Qualifying roundEDMEdmonton Oilers3–1First roundVGKVegas Golden Knights1–4

Alexander Nylander's career in total through 2019-2020

84

Games

#203

32

Points

#181

13

Goals

#159

19

Assists

#187

-11

+/-

#250

Alexander Nylander is traded from Chicago Blackhawks to Pittsburgh Penguins

Here he joins fellow Swede Marcus Pettersson.

2022-2023

Alexander Nylander plays only 9 games for 2 points

Points

2

#80NHL#739

Games

9 of 82

11%

Goals

1

#68NHL#666

Assists

1

#78NHL#743

P/GP

0.22

+/-

+1

#35NHL#342

Alexander Nylander's career in total through 2022-2023

93

Games

#216

34

Points

#194

14

Goals

#174

20

Assists

#204

-10

+/-

#257

Alexander Nylander is traded from Pittsburgh Penguins to Columbus Blue Jackets

Here he joins Swedes Marcus Björk and Adam Boqvist.

2023-2024

Alexander Nylander scores 11 goals — his best goal-scoring season

Points

15

#46NHL#470

Games

28 of 82

34%

Goals

11

#22NHL#264

Assists

4

#58NHL#625

P/GP

0.54

#18NHL#198

+/-

-1

#48NHL#453

Alexander Nylander's career in total through 2023-2024

121

Games

#207

49

Points

#180

25

Goals

#147

24

Assists

#196

-11

+/-

#273

Alexander Nylander leaves Columbus Blue Jackets and signs with Toronto Maple Leafs

2024-2025

Alexander Nylander plays only 5 games for 0 points

Points

0

#79NHL#817

Games

5 of 82

6%

Goals

0

#73NHL#736

Assists

0

#79NHL#788

P/GP

0.00

+/-

-1

#37NHL#434

PlayoffsEliminated by Florida Panthers

0 of 13 games0 points

First roundOTTOttawa Senators4–2Second roundFLAFlorida Panthers3–4

Alexander Nylander's career in total through 2024-2025

126

Games

#214

49

Points

#184

25

Goals

#152

24

Assists

#203

-12

+/-

#280