Niklas Hjalmarsson's NHL career

Niklas Hjalmarsson is drafted 108 overall by Chicago Blackhawks

Selected

108 overall, round 4

Swedes drafted

12 selected

First Swede off the board

Niclas Bergfors#23

Niklas Hjalmarsson makes his NHL debut in 4–⁠7 loss against Dallas Stars

Niklas was 20 years old · American Airlines Center, USA

Other Swedes on the ice: Loui Eriksson, Joel Lundqvist, Mattias Norström, among others.

2007-2008

Niklas Hjalmarsson's first NHL season: 1 points

Points

1

#44NHL#709

Games

13 of 82

16%

Goals

0

#43NHL#682

Assists

1

#44NHL#678

P/GP

0.08

+/-

-2

#31NHL#477

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2007-2008

13

Games

#160

1

Points

#163

0

Goals

#158

1

Assists

#159

-2

+/-

#94

2008-2009

Niklas Hjalmarsson plays only 21 games for 3 points

Points

3

#43NHL#656

Games

21 of 82

26%

Goals

1

#37NHL#594

Assists

2

#42NHL#647

P/GP

0.14

+/-

+4

#18NHL#184

PlayoffsEliminated by Detroit Red Wings

17 games1 points0 G · 1 A

First roundCGYCalgary Flames4–2Second roundVANVancouver Canucks4–2Conference finalDETDetroit Red Wings1–4

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2008-2009

34

Games

#151

4

Points

#156

1

Goals

#155

3

Assists

#154

+2

+/-

#70

2009-2010

Niklas Hjalmarsson scores 17 points and wins the Stanley Cup

Points

17

#23NHL#386

Games

77 of 82

94%

Goals

2

#34NHL#527

Assists

15

#20NHL#311

P/GP

0.22

#28NHL#454

+/-

+9

#10NHL#87

PlayoffsStanley Cup

22 games8 points1 G · 7 A

First roundNSHNashville Predators4–2Second roundVANVancouver Canucks4–2Conference finalSJSSan Jose Sharks4–0Stanley Cup FinalPHIPhiladelphia Flyers4–2

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2009-2010

111

Games

#116

21

Points

#131

3

Goals

#148

18

Assists

#123

+11

+/-

#48

2010-2011

Niklas Hjalmarsson scores 10 points

Points

10

#35NHL#498

Games

80 of 82

98%

Goals

3

#32NHL#469

Assists

7

#36NHL#487

P/GP

0.13

#40NHL#559

+/-

+13

#4NHL#65

PlayoffsEliminated by Vancouver Canucks

7 games2 points0 G · 2 A

First roundVANVancouver Canucks3–4

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2010-2011

191

Games

#99

31

Points

#127

6

Goals

#138

25

Assists

#119

+24

+/-

#42

2011-2012

Niklas Hjalmarsson scores 15 points

Points

15

#30NHL#403

Games

69 of 82

84%

Goals

1

#38NHL#599

Assists

14

#27NHL#314

P/GP

0.22

#33NHL#447

+/-

+9

#16NHL#121

PlayoffsEliminated by Phoenix Coyotes

6 games1 points0 G · 1 A

First roundPHXPhoenix Coyotes2–4

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2011-2012

260

Games

#91

46

Points

#116

7

Goals

#138

39

Assists

#109

+33

+/-

#35

2012-2013

Niklas Hjalmarsson scores 10 points and wins the Stanley Cup

Points

10

#30NHL#373

Games

46 of 48

96%

Goals

2

#32NHL#437

Assists

8

#25NHL#309

P/GP

0.22

#33NHL#452

+/-

+15

#3NHL#25

PlayoffsStanley Cup

23 games5 points0 G · 5 A

First roundMINMinnesota Wild4–1Second roundDETDetroit Red Wings4–3Conference finalLAKLos Angeles Kings4–1Stanley Cup FinalBOSBoston Bruins4–2

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2012-2013

306

Games

#84

56

Points

#113

9

Goals

#130

47

Assists

#104

+48

+/-

#25

2013-2014

Niklas Hjalmarsson scores 26 points — the best season of his career

Points

26

#25NHL#275

Games

81 of 82

99%

Goals

4

#32NHL#422

Assists

22

#18NHL#177

P/GP

0.32

#29NHL#340

+/-

+11

#8NHL#92

PlayoffsEliminated by Los Angeles Kings

19 games4 points0 G · 4 A

First roundSTLSt. Louis Blues4–2Second roundMINMinnesota Wild4–2Conference finalLAKLos Angeles Kings3–4

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2013-2014

387

Games

#77

82

Points

#102

13

Goals

#122

69

Assists

#93

+59

+/-

#20

2014-2015

Niklas Hjalmarsson scores 19 points and wins the Stanley Cup

Points

19

#37NHL#369

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

3

#44NHL#470

Assists

16

#31NHL#275

P/GP

0.23

#43NHL#442

+/-

+25

#1NHL#11

PlayoffsStanley Cup

23 games6 points1 G · 5 A

First roundNSHNashville Predators4–2Second roundMINMinnesota Wild4–0Conference finalANAAnaheim Ducks4–3Stanley Cup FinalTBLTampa Bay Lightning4–2

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2014-2015

469

Games

#68

101

Points

#94

16

Goals

#122

85

Assists

#84

+84

+/-

#16

2015-2016

Niklas Hjalmarsson scores 24 points

Points

24

#34NHL#290

Games

81 of 82

99%

Goals

2

#52NHL#524

Assists

22

#27NHL#188

P/GP

0.30

#39NHL#342

+/-

+13

#8NHL#58

PlayoffsEliminated by St. Louis Blues

7 games1 points0 G · 1 A

First roundSTLSt. Louis Blues3–4

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2015-2016

550

Games

#62

125

Points

#94

18

Goals

#124

107

Assists

#76

+97

+/-

#15

2016-2017

Niklas Hjalmarsson scores 5 goals — his best goal-scoring season

Points

18

#40NHL#362

Games

73 of 82

89%

Goals

5

#41NHL#396

Assists

13

#36NHL#324

P/GP

0.25

#43NHL#414

+/-

+12

#9NHL#85

PlayoffsEliminated by Nashville Predators

4 games0 points

First roundNSHNashville Predators0–4

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2016-2017

623

Games

#48

143

Points

#91

23

Goals

#115

120

Assists

#73

+109

+/-

#14

Niklas Hjalmarsson is traded from Chicago Blackhawks to Arizona Coyotes

Here he joins fellow Swede Oliver Ekman-Larsson.

2017-2018

Niklas Hjalmarsson plays only 48 games for 9 points

Points

9

#58NHL#558

Games

48 of 82

59%

Goals

1

#68NHL#636

Assists

8

#53NHL#487

P/GP

0.19

#57NHL#546

+/-

-3

#57NHL#561

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2017-2018

671

Games

#43

152

Points

#91

24

Goals

#121

128

Assists

#77

+106

+/-

#15

2018-2019

Niklas Hjalmarsson scores 10 points

Points

10

#59NHL#541

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

0

#79NHL#732

Assists

10

#53NHL#437

P/GP

0.12

#73NHL#625

+/-

+8

#16NHL#141

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2018-2019

753

Games

#32

162

Points

#94

24

Goals

#127

138

Assists

#76

+114

+/-

#13

2019-2020

Niklas Hjalmarsson plays only 27 games for 5 points

Points

5

#69NHL#618

Games

27 of 70

39%

Goals

1

#68NHL#602

Assists

4

#65NHL#577

P/GP

0.19

#61NHL#546

+/-

-2

#52NHL#516

PlayoffsEliminated by Colorado Avalanche

9 games1 points0 G · 1 A

Qualifying roundNSHNashville Predators3–1First roundCOLColorado Avalanche1–4

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2019-2020

780

Games

#32

167

Points

#96

25

Goals

#132

142

Assists

#78

+112

+/-

#14

2020-2021

Niklas Hjalmarsson's last season: 5 points

Points

5

#61NHL#581

Games

41 of 56

73%

Goals

0

#70NHL#688

Assists

5

#51NHL#505

P/GP

0.12

#64NHL#600

+/-

-6

#64NHL#707

Niklas Hjalmarsson's career in total through 2020-2021

821

Games

#29

172

Points

#91

25

Goals

#134

147

Assists

#78

+106

+/-

#17

Niklas Hjalmarsson played his last NHL game in 2021

The career ended after 14 seasons, the last of them with Arizona Coyotes.