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Nicklas Lidström's 2006-2007 season

Points
62
Swedish flag#8NHL#66
Goals
13
Swedish flag#12NHL#203
Assists
49
Swedish flag#4NHL#30
Plus/minus
+40
Swedish flag#2NHL#3
Games
80
97%
97% of 82

Defenceman Nicklas Lidström was 36 years old when the 2006-2007 season began, his 15th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 80 of a possible 82 games and scored 13 goals and 49 assists for 62 points, 0.78 points per game. That was 8th among the Swedes and 66th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 18 games for 18 points. He won James Norris Memorial Trophy, the first since Nicklas Lidström in 2006.

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

2006-2007Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Nicklas Lidström plays the 2006-2007 season for Detroit Red Wings

    Nicklas was 36 years old when the 2006-2007 season began. It was his 15th season with the team. His 15th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      VAN3–1DET
      L
      game 1/8210
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG24:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–0PIT
      W
      game 2/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG21:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX2–9DET
      W
      game 3/826
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-3SOG2PPP19:26TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–2DET
      L
      game 4/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG29:46TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–1LAK
      W
      game 5/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP24:41TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–4ANA
      L
      game 6/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG23:20TOI
    • The game
      DET1–5SJS
      L
      game 7/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG24:19TOI
    • The game
      DET1–3EDM
      L
      game 8/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG26:02TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–2DET
      W
      game 9/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP23:06TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–3DAL
      W
      game 10/824
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP29:03TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET3–2STL
      W
      game 11/826
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG25:57TOI
    • November 2006
    • The game
      CGY2–3DET
      W
      game 12/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP30:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–1CHI
      W
      game 13/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG29:35TOI
    • The game
      CBJ1–4DET
      W
      game 14/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-4SOG25:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM0–3DET
      W
      game 15/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP28:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NSH0–3DET
      W
      game 16/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP26:42TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–2VAN
      W
      game 17/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG30:19TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–4CGY
      L
      game 18/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP23:51TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–4EDM
      L
      game 19/825
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-5SOG31:59TOI
    • The game
      VAN4–3DET
      L
      game 20/829
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP30:18TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–2DET
      L
      game 21/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP32:39TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      18
      points
      Swedish flag#6NHL#63
      5
      goals
      Swedish flag#10NHL#114
      13
      assists
      Swedish flag#4NHL#43
      +21
      +/-
      Swedish flag#1NHL#1
      DET
      12-5-4W-L-OT28Points
      2nd in the Central·6th in the Western Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET2–6NSH
      L
      game 22/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG24:14TOI
    • The game
      DAL1–2DET
      W
      game 23/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP25:49TOI
      +1 assist
    • December 2006
    • The game
      DET3–0MIN
      W
      game 24/827
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP24:44TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      SJS3–2DET
      L
      game 25/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG27:31TOI
    • The game
      DET5–1STL
      W
      game 26/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG23:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–4DET
      W
      game 27/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-5SOG2PPP34:06TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR1–5DET
      W
      game 28/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP26:01TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–2DET
      L
      game 29/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:09TOI
    • The game
      DET3–2CHI
      W
      game 30/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP31:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–1NJD
      W
      game 31/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP31:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–4CBJ
      L
      game 32/827
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG26:17TOI
    • The game
      CBJ0–5DET
      W
      game 33/827
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP25:56TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      MIN1–3DET
      W
      game 34/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG26:35TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–3MIN
      L
      game 35/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG28:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MIN1–3DET
      W
      game 36/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG26:19TOI
    • The game
      DET7–4CBJ
      W
      game 37/828
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG26:22TOI
    • The game
      LAK2–6DET
      W
      game 38/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG24:31TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA1–2DET
      W
      game 39/827
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG27:37TOI
    • The game
      DET4–9SJS
      L
      game 40/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG24:28TOI
    • The game
      DET2–4LAK
      L
      game 41/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG26:20TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      32
      points
      Swedish flag#6NHL#69
      9
      goals
      Swedish flag#10NHL#137
      23
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#46
      +24
      +/-
      Swedish flag#1NHL#1
      DET
      25-11-5W-L-OT55Points
      2nd in the Central·5th in the Western Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET2–4ANA
      L
      game 42/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP31:25TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–3COL
      W
      game 43/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG34:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET5–1PHX
      W
      game 44/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-7SOG29:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–6DET
      W
      game 45/827
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG2PPP30:01TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL0–2DET
      W
      game 46/826
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-6SOG28:40TOI
    • The game
      NSH3–5DET
      W
      game 47/826
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP27:41TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET1–3CBJ
      L
      game 48/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG29:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–3COL
      L
      game 49/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG28:39TOI
    • The game
      DET1–2STL
      L
      game 50/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG26:13TOI
    • The game
      COL1–3DET
      W
      game 51/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG25:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–3NYI
      W
      game 52/825
      His night
      +3P+3A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP29:33TOI
      +3 assists
    • February 2007
    • The game
      STL3–5DET
      W
      game 53/825
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG2PPP28:05TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      DET4–3NYR
      W
      game 54/826
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG27:07TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–4DET
      W
      game 55/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG26:47TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET0–1STL
      L
      game 56/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG28:59TOI
    • The game
      CGY4–7DET
      W
      game 57/827
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-6SOG1PPP21:00TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET1–6PHI
      L
      game 58/826
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG27:38TOI
    • The game
      DET3–1DAL
      W
      game 59/826
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG29:44TOI
    • The game
      DET4–1PHX
      W
      game 60/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP29:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–4DET
      W
      game 61/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-5SOG26:59TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–3DET
      L
      game 62/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP30:11TOI
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      54
      points
      Swedish flag#8NHL#50
      10
      goals
      Swedish flag#13NHL#185
      44
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#11
      +42
      +/-
      Swedish flag#1NHL#1
      DET
      39-16-7W-L-OT85Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Central·1st in the Western Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET3–4NSH
      L
      game 63/825
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG29:35TOI
    • The game
      DET4–1CHI
      W
      game 64/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP25:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • March 2007
    • The game
      CHI2–6DET
      W
      game 65/825
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP24:39TOI
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Nicklas Lidström reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · March 2

    • The game
      COL4–3DET
      L
      game 66/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG29:15TOI
    • The game
      NSH3–4DET
      W
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG30:20TOI
    • The game
      LAK2–3DET
      W
      game 68/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG27:42TOI
    • The game
      BOS6–3DET
      L
      game 69/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP27:34TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–2NSH
      W
      game 70/824
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG30:17TOI
    • The game
      NSH2–4DET
      W
      game 71/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG23:54TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–4VAN
      L
      game 72/827
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG23:54TOI
    • The game
      DET1–2CGY
      L
      game 73/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG27:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ2–1DET
      L
      game 74/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-7SOG29:11TOI
    • The game
      STL3–2DET
      L
      game 75/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG30:37TOI
    • The game
      ANA0–1DET
      W
      game 76/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG26:11TOI
    • The game
      DET2–1NSH
      W
      game 77/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG26:16TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–3DET
      L
      game 78/828
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG33:34TOI
    Injured

    Nicklas goes down and misses 1 game

    Strained lower back

    • The game
      DET4–1CBJ
      W
      game 79/827
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      CBJ0–3DET
      W
      game 80/827
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG28:29TOI
    Injured

    Nicklas goes down and misses 1 game

    Sore back

    • The game
      DET2–3CHI
      L
      game 81/825
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      CHI2–7DET
      W
      game 82/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP19:45TOI
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Nicklas Lidström closes the 2006-2007 season with 62 points

    Points
    62
    #8NHL#66
    Games
    80of 82
    98%
    Goals
    13
    #12NHL#203
    Assists
    49
    #4NHL#30
    P/GP
    0.78
    #9NHL#84
    +/-
    +40
    #2NHL#3
    Events
    200
    career goals
    5×
    First star
    7×
    Second star
    4×
    Third star
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    First round

    Detroit Red Wings meet Calgary Flames

    DETvsCGY
    • Game 1
      CGY1–4DET
      W
      7
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP27:58TOI
      +2 points
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 2
      CGY1–3DET
      W
      7
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP29:46TOI
      +1 goal
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 3
      DET2–3CGY
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG28:08TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 4
      DET2–3CGY
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG25:50TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingsare2–2withCalgary Flames
    • Game 5
      CGY1–5DET
      W
      7
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +1+/-2SOG4PPP26:26TOI
      +4 assists
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 6
      DET2–1CGY
      W
      7
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG36:48TOI
      +1 assist
    First round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Calgary Flames out 4–2

    DET4–2CGY
    Advance
    6Games8Points2Goals6Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings meet San Jose Sharks

    DETvsSJS
    • Game 1
      SJS2–0DET
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG27:57TOI
    • San Jose Sharkslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      SJS2–3DET
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG25:19TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withSan Jose Sharks
    • Game 3
      DET1–2SJS
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP28:34TOI
      +1 goal
    • May 2007
    • San Jose Sharkslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      DET3–2SJS
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP36:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • Detroit Red Wingsare2–2withSan Jose Sharks
    • Game 5
      SJS1–4DET
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG29:04TOI
      +1 assist
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstSan Jose Sharks
    • Game 6
      DET2–0SJS
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG29:05TOI
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings knock San Jose Sharks out 4–2

    DET4–2SJS
    Advance
    6Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    4 days later
    Conference final

    Detroit Red Wings meet Anaheim Ducks

    DETvsANA
    • Game 1
      ANA1–2DET
      W
      6
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG2PPP29:23TOI
      +2 assists
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 2
      ANA4–3DET
      L
      6
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-1SOG2PPP38:51TOI
      +2 points
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 3
      DET5–0ANA
      W
      6
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP29:58TOI
      +2 assists
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 4
      DET3–5ANA
      L
      6
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG32:19TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingsare2–2withAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 5
      ANA2–1DET
      L
      6
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG39:21TOI
    • Anaheim Duckslead3–2againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 6
      DET3–4ANA
      L
      6
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP30:13TOI
      +1 assist
    Conference final

    Anaheim Ducks knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–2

    DET2–4ANA
    Eliminated
    6Games7Points1Goals6Assists
    The run in numbers

    Nicklas Lidström ends the 2006-2007 playoffs with 18 points

    Points
    18
    #2NHL#4
    Games
    18
    Goals
    4
    #5NHL#24
    Assists
    14
    #1NHL#3
    P/GP
    1.00
    #3NHL#7
    +/-
    0
    #12NHL#116
    Events
    14
    first among the Swedes in assists
    3×
    First star
    1×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
    4 points
    best game
    CGY4–2→SJS4–2→ANA2–4
    Honour

    Nicklas Lidström won James Norris Memorial Trophy for 2006-2007