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Nicklas Lidström's 2011-2012 season

Points
34
Swedish flag#17NHL#194
Goals
11
Swedish flag#19NHL#213
Assists
23
Swedish flag#14NHL#173
Plus/minus
+21
Swedish flag#4NHL#19
Games
70
85%
85% of 82

Defenceman Nicklas Lidström was 41 years old when the 2011-2012 season began, his 20th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 70 of a possible 82 games and scored 11 goals and 23 assists for 34 points, 0.49 points per game. That was 17th among the Swedes and 194th in the NHL. An injury kept him out for 11 straight games between February and March. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 0 points.

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

2011-2012Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Nicklas Lidström plays the 2011-2012 season for Detroit Red Wings

    DETDetroit Red Wings

    Nicklas was 41 years old when the 2011-2012 season began. It was his 20th season with the team. His 20th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      OTT3–5DET
      W
      game 1/828
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG23:28TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–0COL
      W
      game 2/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG22:13TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–2DET
      W
      game 3/829
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG25:12TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2MIN
      W
      game 4/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG25:13TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ2–5DET
      W
      game 5/826
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP23:56TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–7WSH
      L
      game 6/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP22:33TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Nicklas Lidström reaches 1,500 NHL games

    in the game against Washington Capitals · October 22

    • The game
      DET1–4CBJ
      L
      game 7/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG24:15TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS4–2DET
      L
      game 8/826
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP26:17TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–1MIN
      L
      game 9/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG25:26TOI
      View the game
    • November 2011
    • The game
      MIN2–1DET
      L
      game 10/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG25:59TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–1DET
      L
      game 11/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG25:00TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA0–5DET
      W
      game 12/826
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP21:24TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–5DET
      W
      game 13/828
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG22:42TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM0–3DET
      W
      game 14/827
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG23:33TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL2–5DET
      W
      game 15/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG21:14TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2STL
      L
      game 16/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG26:22TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–5SJS
      L
      game 17/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP22:21TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–1LAK
      W
      game 18/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP23:21TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–2ANA
      W
      game 19/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG27:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–5DET
      W
      game 20/826
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP20:27TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2BOS
      W
      game 21/825
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG24:54TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      16
      points
      Swedish flag#7NHL#60
      6
      goals
      Swedish flag#7NHL#82
      10
      assists
      Swedish flag#7NHL#67
      +8
      +/-
      Swedish flag#1NHL#10
      DET
      13-7-1W-L-OT27Points
      2nd in the Central·4th in the Western Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NSH1–4DET
      W
      game 22/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG21:53TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–4DET
      W
      game 23/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP23:34TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 2011
    • The game
      DET4–1BUF
      W
      game 24/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP23:29TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4COL
      L
      game 25/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP24:36TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–3STL
      L
      game 26/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG25:30TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX2–5DET
      W
      game 27/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG21:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG1–7DET
      W
      game 28/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG22:01TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–1PIT
      W
      game 29/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG23:56TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4NSH
      L
      game 30/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG24:23TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–8DET
      W
      game 31/825
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-3SOG21:12TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2EDM
      W
      game 32/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG22:12TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4VAN
      L
      game 33/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG23:56TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–3CGY
      L
      game 34/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG24:28TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–1NSH
      W
      game 35/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG21:48TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–3DET
      W
      game 36/827
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP25:41TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–3CHI
      L
      game 37/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG24:50TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–3DET
      W
      game 38/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:38TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–4DAL
      W
      game 39/829
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:00TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4TOR
      L
      game 40/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG28:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2CHI
      W
      game 41/827
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG23:41TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      23
      points
      Swedish flag#11NHL#119
      8
      goals
      Swedish flag#12NHL#145
      15
      assists
      Swedish flag#10NHL#107
      +18
      +/-
      Swedish flag#1NHL#8
      DET
      26-14-1W-L-OT53Points
      1st in the Central·2nd in the Western Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET1–5NYI
      L
      game 42/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:37TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX2–3DET
      W
      game 43/827
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG24:40TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–3DET
      W
      game 44/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG24:31TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–5DET
      W
      game 45/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG18:32TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2DAL
      W
      game 46/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG23:30TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2PHX
      W
      game 47/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG27:26TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ2–3DET
      W
      game 48/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP22:25TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–3DET
      W
      game 49/826
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG2PPP26:09TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    Ill

    Nicklas falls ill and misses 1 game

    Flu

    • The game
      DET2–7MTL
      L
      game 50/826
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–1CGY
      W
      game 51/825
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG24:49TOI
      View the game
    • February 2012
    • The game
      DET4–3VAN
      W
      game 52/828
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG26:17TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–5EDM
      L
      game 53/826
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG27:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3PHX
      L
      game 54/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG23:31TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–4DET
      W
      game 55/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG23:46TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA1–2DET
      W
      game 56/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG29:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–4DET
      W
      game 57/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG24:49TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL1–3DET
      W
      game 58/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP24:28TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH1–2DET
      W
      game 59/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG21:06TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS2–3DET
      W
      game 60/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG22:19TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2CHI
      L
      game 61/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:37TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–3DET
      L
      game 62/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG23:42TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played
      31
      points
      Swedish flag#12NHL#139
      10
      goals
      Swedish flag#16NHL#181
      21
      assists
      Swedish flag#10NHL#115
      +25
      +/-
      Swedish flag#1NHL#3
      DET
      41-18-3W-L-OT85Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Central·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      COL4–3DET
      L
      game 63/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG25:33TOI
      View the game
    Injured

    Nicklas goes down and misses 11 games

    Ankle injury

    • The game
      DET5–2CBJ
      W
      game 64/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • March 2012
    • The game
      MIN0–6DET
      W
      game 65/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–1DET
      L
      game 66/827
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–3PHI
      L
      game 67/827
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–4DET
      W
      game 68/826
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–3NSH
      L
      game 69/826
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–5LAK
      L
      game 70/825
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–4ANA
      L
      game 71/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–3SJS
      L
      game 72/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–3DET
      L
      game 73/825
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2NYR
      L
      game 74/827
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR4–5DET
      W
      game 75/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG20:26TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ2–7DET
      W
      game 76/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG17:52TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4CBJ
      L
      game 77/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP24:00TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH4–1DET
      L
      game 78/827
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG22:09TOI
      View the game
    • April 2012
    • The game
      FLA1–2DET
      W
      game 79/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG26:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2STL
      W
      game 80/828
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG26:00TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–1DET
      L
      game 81/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG21:26TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–2DET
      L
      game 82/8210
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG20:43TOI
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Nicklas Lidström closes the 2011-2012 season with 34 points

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Points
    34
    #17NHL#194
    Games
    70of 82
    85%
    Goals
    11
    #19NHL#213
    Assists
    23
    #14NHL#173
    P/GP
    0.49
    #18NHL#191
    +/-
    +21
    #4NHL#19
    Events
    1,500
    NHL games
    2×
    First star
    3×
    Second star
    2×
    Third star
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    First round

    Detroit Red Wings meet Nashville Predators

    DETvsNSH
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Nashville Predators
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DET2–3NSH
      L
      6
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG24:43TOI
      View the game
    • Nashville Predatorslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      DET3–2NSH
      W
      7
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG21:09TOI
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withNashville Predators
    • Game 3
      NSH3–2DET
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG24:31TOI
      View the game
    • Nashville Predatorslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      NSH3–1DET
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG25:47TOI
      View the game
    • Nashville Predatorslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      DET1–2NSH
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:25TOI
      View the game
    First round

    Nashville Predators knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1

    DET1–4NSH
    Eliminated
    5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Nicklas Lidström ends the 2011-2012 playoffs with 0 points

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Points
    0
    #27NHL#262
    Games
    5
    Goals
    0
    #18NHL#187
    Assists
    0
    #21NHL#231
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    0
    #10NHL#119
    NSH1–4