Mats Sundin's NHL career

Mats Sundin is drafted 1 overall by Quebec Nordiques

Selected

1 overall, round 1

Swedes drafted

9 selected

First Swede off the board

Mats Sundin#1

Mats Sundin makes his NHL debut in the 3–⁠3 draw against Hartford Whalers

Mats was 19 years old · Hartford Civic Center, USA

One other Swede was on the ice: Ulf Samuelsson.

1990-1991

Mats Sundin's first NHL season: 59 points

Points

59

#4NHL#69

Games

80 of 80

100%

Goals

23

#2NHL#64

Assists

36

#5NHL#66

P/GP

0.74

#4NHL#89

+/-

-24

#17NHL#646

Mats Sundin's career in total through 1990-1991

80

Games

#50

59

Points

#45

23

Goals

#39

36

Assists

#47

-24

+/-

#65

1991-1992

Mats Sundin scores 76 points, the most of any Swede

Points

76

#1NHL#39

Games

80 of 80

100%

Goals

33

#2NHL#33

Assists

43

#2NHL#46

P/GP

0.95

#2NHL#51

+/-

-19

#17NHL#678

Mats Sundin's career in total through 1991-1992

160

Games

#46

135

Points

#33

56

Goals

#27

79

Assists

#36

-43

+/-

#76

1992-1993

Mats Sundin scores 114 points — the best season of his career

Points

114

#1NHL#11

Games

80 of 84

95%

Goals

47

#1NHL#17

Assists

67

#1NHL#14

P/GP

1.43

#1NHL#13

+/-

+21

#3NHL#40

PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens

6 games4 points3 G · 1 A

First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens2–4

Mats Sundin's career in total through 1992-1993

240

Games

#36

249

Points

#21

103

Goals

#18

146

Assists

#23

-22

+/-

#67

1993-1994

Mats Sundin scores 85 points, the most of any Swede

Points

85

#1NHL#26

Games

84 of 84

100%

Goals

32

#2NHL#40

Assists

53

#1NHL#25

P/GP

1.01

#1NHL#39

+/-

+1

#12NHL#257

Mats Sundin's career in total through 1993-1994

324

Games

#33

334

Points

#19

135

Goals

#16

199

Assists

#19

-21

+/-

#72

Mats Sundin is traded from Quebec Nordiques to Toronto Maple Leafs

1994-1995

Mats Sundin scores 47 points

Points

47

#3NHL#22

Games

47 of 48

98%

Goals

23

#2NHL#14

Assists

24

#4NHL#44

P/GP

1.00

#3NHL#25

+/-

-5

#19NHL#567

PlayoffsEliminated by Chicago Blackhawks

7 games9 points5 G · 4 A

First roundCHIChicago Blackhawks3–4

Mats Sundin's career in total through 1994-1995

371

Games

#30

381

Points

#14

158

Goals

#14

223

Assists

#19

-26

+/-

#83

1995-1996

Mats Sundin scores 83 points

Points

83

#2NHL#27

Games

76 of 82

93%

Goals

33

#2NHL#31

Assists

50

#2NHL#31

P/GP

1.09

#3NHL#29

+/-

+8

#8NHL#123

PlayoffsEliminated by St. Louis Blues

6 games4 points3 G · 1 A

First roundSTLSt. Louis Blues2–4

Mats Sundin's career in total through 1995-1996

447

Games

#26

464

Points

#10

191

Goals

#11

273

Assists

#14

-18

+/-

#83

1996-1997

Mats Sundin scores 94 points, the most of any Swede

Points

94

#1NHL#7

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

41

#1NHL#11

Assists

53

#2NHL#15

P/GP

1.15

#2NHL#10

+/-

+6

#11NHL#140

Mats Sundin's career in total through 1996-1997

529

Games

#23

558

Points

#8

232

Goals

#6

326

Assists

#11

-12

+/-

#84

1997-1998

Mats Sundin scores 74 points

Points

74

#2NHL#14

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

33

#1NHL#10

Assists

41

#3NHL#23

P/GP

0.90

#2NHL#23

+/-

-3

#25NHL#485

Mats Sundin's career in total through 1997-1998

611

Games

#17

632

Points

#6

265

Goals

#2

367

Assists

#8

-15

+/-

#94

1998-1999

Mats Sundin scores 83 points

Points

83

#2NHL#11

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

31

#2NHL#21

Assists

52

#2NHL#10

P/GP

1.01

#2NHL#13

+/-

+22

#3NHL#20

PlayoffsEliminated by Buffalo Sabres

17 games16 points8 G · 8 A

First roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers4–2Second roundPITPittsburgh Penguins4–2Conference finalBUFBuffalo Sabres1–4

Mats Sundin's career in total through 1998-1999

693

Games

#10

715

Points

#4

296

Goals

#2

419

Assists

#5

+7

+/-

#34

1999-2000

Mats Sundin scores 73 points, the most of any Swede

Points

73

#1NHL#17

Games

73 of 82

89%

Goals

32

#1NHL#18

Assists

41

#2NHL#29

P/GP

1.00

#3NHL#20

+/-

+16

#3NHL#50

PlayoffsEliminated by New Jersey Devils

12 games8 points3 G · 5 A

First roundOTTOttawa Senators4–2Second roundNJDNew Jersey Devils2–4

Mats Sundin's career in total through 1999-2000

766

Games

#9

788

Points

#3

328

Goals

#2

460

Assists

#4

+23

+/-

#25

2000-2001

Mats Sundin scores 74 points

Points

74

#3NHL#37

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

28

#3NHL#50

Assists

46

#3NHL#24

P/GP

0.90

#4NHL#52

+/-

+15

#3NHL#53

PlayoffsEliminated by New Jersey Devils

11 games13 points6 G · 7 A

First roundOTTOttawa Senators4–0Second roundNJDNew Jersey Devils3–4

Mats Sundin's career in total through 2000-2001

848

Games

#8

862

Points

#1

356

Goals

#2

506

Assists

#3

+38

+/-

#20

2001-2002

Mats Sundin scores 80 points

Points

80

#2NHL#4

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

41

#1NHL#2

Assists

39

#4NHL#35

P/GP

0.98

#2NHL#12

+/-

+6

#14NHL#170

PlayoffsEliminated by Carolina Hurricanes

8 of 20 games7 points2 G · 5 A

First roundNYINew York Islanders4–3Second roundOTTOttawa Senators4–3Conference finalCARCarolina Hurricanes2–4

Mats Sundin's career in total through 2001-2002

930

Games

#7

942

Points

#1

397

Goals

#1

545

Assists

#3

+44

+/-

#17

2002-2003

Mats Sundin scores 72 points

Points

72

#4NHL#25

Games

75 of 82

91%

Goals

37

#2NHL#8

Assists

35

#6NHL#61

P/GP

0.96

#4NHL#23

+/-

+1

#25NHL#292

PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers

7 games4 points1 G · 3 A

First roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers3–4

Mats Sundin's career in total through 2002-2003

1005

Games

#5

1014

Points

#1

434

Goals

#1

580

Assists

#2

+45

+/-

#17

2003-2004

Mats Sundin scores 75 points

Points

75

#3NHL#12

Games

81 of 82

99%

Goals

31

#3NHL#15

Assists

44

#3NHL#18

P/GP

0.93

#4NHL#20

+/-

+11

#15NHL#110

PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers

9 of 13 games9 points4 G · 5 A

First roundOTTOttawa Senators4–3Second roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers2–4

Mats Sundin's career in total through 2003-2004

1086

Games

#3

1089

Points

#1

465

Goals

#1

624

Assists

#2

+56

+/-

#13

2005-2006

Mats Sundin scores 78 points

Points

78

#6NHL#31

Games

70 of 82

85%

Goals

31

#4NHL#33

Assists

47

#7NHL#38

P/GP

1.11

#3NHL#18

+/-

+7

#15NHL#132

Mats Sundin's career in total through 2005-2006

1156

Games

#1

1167

Points

#1

496

Goals

#1

671

Assists

#1

+63

+/-

#14

2006-2007

Mats Sundin scores 76 points

Points

76

#6NHL#34

Games

75 of 82

91%

Goals

27

#6NHL#52

Assists

49

#4NHL#30

P/GP

1.01

#5NHL#29

+/-

-2

#26NHL#486

Mats Sundin's career in total through 2006-2007

1231

Games

#1

1243

Points

#1

523

Goals

#1

720

Assists

#1

+61

+/-

#16

2007-2008

Mats Sundin scores 78 points

Points

78

#3NHL#20

Games

74 of 82

90%

Goals

32

#3NHL#20

Assists

46

#6NHL#32

P/GP

1.05

#3NHL#17

+/-

+17

#7NHL#32

Mats Sundin's career in total through 2007-2008

1305

Games

#1

1321

Points

#1

555

Goals

#1

766

Assists

#1

+78

+/-

#13

Mats Sundin leaves Toronto Maple Leafs and signs with Vancouver Canucks

2008-2009

Mats Sundin's last season: 28 points

Points

28

#21NHL#270

Games

41 of 82

50%

Goals

9

#16NHL#272

Assists

19

#22NHL#252

P/GP

0.68

#11NHL#109

+/-

-5

#42NHL#646

PlayoffsEliminated by Chicago Blackhawks

8 of 10 games8 points3 G · 5 A

First roundSTLSt. Louis Blues4–0Second roundCHIChicago Blackhawks2–4

Mats Sundin's career in total through 2008-2009

1346

Games

#1

1349

Points

#1

564

Goals

#1

785

Assists

#1

+73

+/-

#16

Mats Sundin played his last NHL game in 2009

The career ended after 18 seasons, the last of them with Vancouver Canucks.