Regular season and playoffsDET

Nicklas Lidström's 1991-1992 season

Points

#4NHL#75

Goals

#8NHL#187

Assists

#1NHL#28

Plus/minus

+36

#1NHL#3

Games

100% of 80

Defenceman Nicklas Lidström was 21 years old when the 1991-1992 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played all 80 games and scored 11 goals and 49 assists for 60 points, 0.75 points per game. That was 4th among the Swedes and 75th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 3 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1991-1992Playoffs

Year 1991
35 years ago
NHL debut
October 3
Nicklas Lidström makes his NHL debut in the 3–⁠3 draw against Chicago Blackhawks
DETDetroit Red Wings3–3CHIChicago Blackhawks
Nicklas was 21 years old · Chicago Stadium, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
+2
+/-
One other Swede was on the ice: Johan Garpenlöv.
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- The game
  DET3–3CHI
  October 3game 1/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–8TOR
  L
  October 5game 2/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
Milestone
Nicklas Lidström records his first NHL assist
in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 5
- The game
  MTL4–1DET
  L
  October 10game 3/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–3MNS
  L
  October 12game 4/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM1–3DET
  W
  October 15game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–6DET
  W
  October 17game 6/801
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-4SOG2PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
Milestone
Nicklas Lidström scores his first NHL goal
in the game against St. Louis Blues · October 17
- The game
  DET6–1QUE
  W
  October 19game 7/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN3–2DET
  L
  October 23game 8/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TOR0–4DET
  W
  October 25game 9/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–6TOR
  L
  October 26game 10/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK4–3DET
  L
  October 28game 11/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF1–3DET
  W
  October 30game 12/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- November 1991
- The game
  HFD5–8DET
  W
  November 1game 13/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–4BOS
  L
  November 2game 14/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–2DET
  L
  November 5game 15/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–10DET
  W
  November 7game 16/80
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +6+/-5SOG1PPP
  +4 points
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–4WSH
  W
  November 8game 17/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL4–6DET
  W
  November 10game 18/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–4CGY
  W
  November 12game 19/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-4SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–3SJS
  November 14game 20/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 14
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  16
  points
  #3NHL#61
  3
  goals
  #7NHL#161
  13
  assists
  #1NHL#25
  +15
  +/-
  NHL#2
  DET
  10-8-0W-L-OT22Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET5–3LAK
  W
  November 16game 21/801
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-1SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  CHI1–4DET
  W
  November 19game 22/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–4DET
  W
  November 22game 23/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–2MNS
  November 23game 24/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–5DET
  W
  November 25game 25/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–7STL
  L
  November 30game 26/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- December 1991
- The game
  CGY2–5DET
  W
  December 3game 27/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–6DET
  W
  December 6game 28/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-1SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–2NJD
  December 7game 29/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CHI3–5DET
  W
  December 10game 30/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  QUE1–4DET
  W
  December 12game 31/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–3CGY
  W
  December 14game 32/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–1EDM
  W
  December 15game 33/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–2VAN
  L
  December 17game 34/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–2LAK
  W
  December 21game 35/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-1SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–4TOR
  W
  December 28game 36/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  DET6–4CHI
  W
  December 29game 37/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS5–3DET
  L
  December 31game 38/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Year 1992
34 years ago
- The game
  TOR4–6DET
  W
  January 3game 39/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET6–2STL
  W
  January 4game 40/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 4
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 80
  37
  points
  #1NHL#45
  6
  goals
  #7NHL#177
  31
  assists
  #1NHL#12
  +28
  +/-
  NHL#1
  DET
  25-11-0W-L-OT54Points
  3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYI5–2DET
  L
  January 7game 41/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS4–9DET
  W
  January 9game 42/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +5+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  EDM5–5DET
  January 11game 43/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–6NYI
  L
  January 14game 44/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–3DET
  January 16game 45/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PHI3–7DET
  W
  January 21game 46/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN3–1DET
  L
  January 23game 47/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET7–0NJD
  W
  January 25game 48/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BUF4–4DET
  January 29game 49/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NJD6–3DET
  L
  January 31game 50/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
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- February 1992
- The game
  DET3–4MTL
  L
  February 1game 51/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET4–4PIT
  February 3game 52/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–4DET
  W
  February 5game 53/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–3DET
  L
  February 7game 54/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–5NYR
  February 9game 55/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–4TOR
  L
  February 11game 56/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DET9–4BUF
  W
  February 12game 57/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  SJS1–11DET
  W
  February 15game 58/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL3–5DET
  W
  February 17game 59/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR2–3DET
  W
  February 20game 60/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 20
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 80
  50
  points
  #1NHL#60
  9
  goals
  #7NHL#182
  41
  assists
  #1NHL#18
  +32
  +/-
  NHL#2
  DET
  33-18-0W-L-OT75Points
  Playoff spot
  3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  CHI1–2DET
  W
  February 22game 61/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–0HFD
  W
  February 23game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–4CHI
  L
  February 27game 63/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–2STL
  W
  February 29game 64/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- March 1992
- The game
  WIN4–3DET
  L
  March 3game 65/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MNS4–2DET
  L
  March 5game 66/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–4QUE
  March 7game 67/801
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–4MTL
  L
  March 8game 68/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–4STL
  W
  March 12game 69/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–4MNS
  L
  March 14game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–1WIN
  March 15game 71/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–4SJS
  W
  March 17game 72/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–2DET
  L
  March 20game 73/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–4PHI
  L
  March 22game 74/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–4DET
  W
  March 24game 75/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–3DET
  W
  March 28game 76/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET6–2NYI
  W
  March 29game 77/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-7SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  CHI3–3DET
  March 31game 78/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- April 1992
- The game
  DET2–1CHI
  W
  April 12game 79/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET7–4MNS
  W
  April 14game 80/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +5+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 14
Nicklas Lidström closes the 1991-1992 season with 60 points
DETDetroit Red Wings
Points
60
#4NHL#75
Games
80of 80
100%
Goals
11
#8NHL#187
Assists
49
#1NHL#28
P/GP
0.75
#6NHL#105
+/-
+36
#1NHL#3
Events
49
first among the Swedes in assists
50
career points
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL assist
5 i rad
games with a point · 6 pts
4 days later
Playoffs
April 18
Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs
First round
April 18
Detroit Red Wings meet Minnesota North Stars
DETvsMNS
Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
Nicklas Lidström
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
Ulf Dahlén
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- Game 1
  MNS4–3DET
  L
  April 181
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 2
  MNS4–2DET
  L
  April 201
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 3
  DET5–4MNS
  W
  April 221
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 4
  DET4–5MNS
  L
  April 241
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- Minnesota North Starslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 5
  MNS0–3DET
  W
  April 261
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Minnesota North Starslead3–2againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 6
  DET1–0MNS
  W
  April 281
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Detroit Red Wingsare3–3withMinnesota North Stars
- Game 7
  MNS2–5DET
  W
  April 301
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
First round
April 30
Detroit Red Wings knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–3
DET4–3MNS
Advance
7Games1Points1Goals0Assists
2 days later
Second round
May 2
Detroit Red Wings meet Chicago Blackhawks
DETvsCHI
Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
Nicklas Lidström
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  CHI2–1DET
  L
  May 2
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 2
  CHI3–1DET
  L
  May 4
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 3
  DET4–5CHI
  L
  May 6
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 4
  DET0–1CHI
  L
  May 8
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
Second round
May 8
Chicago Blackhawks knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–0
DET0–4CHI
Eliminated
4Games2Points0Goals2Assists
The run in numbers
May 8
Nicklas Lidström ends the 1991-1992 playoffs with 3 points
DETDetroit Red Wings
Points
3
#5NHL#144
Games
11
Goals
1
#3NHL#124
Assists
2
#8NHL#138
P/GP
0.27
#7NHL#156
+/-
-5
#10NHL#336
Events
1
First playoff assist
1
First playoff point
1
First playoff goal
MNS4–3→CHI0–4

Nicklas Lidström makes his NHL debut in the 3–⁠3 draw against Chicago Blackhawks

Nicklas Lidström records his first NHL assist

Nicklas Lidström scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Nicklas Lidström closes the 1991-1992 season with 60 points

Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

Detroit Red Wings meet Minnesota North Stars

Detroit Red Wings knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–3

Detroit Red Wings meet Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–0

Nicklas Lidström ends the 1991-1992 playoffs with 3 points