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Niklas Sundström's 1995-1996 season

Points
21
Swedish flag#17NHL#295
Goals
9
Swedish flag#13NHL#240
Assists
12
Swedish flag#17NHL#320
Plus/minus
+2
Swedish flag#15NHL#240
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Right winger Niklas Sundström was 20 years old when the 1995-1996 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played all 82 games and scored 9 goals and 12 assists for 21 points, 0.26 points per game. That was 17th among the Swedes and 295th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 7 points.

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

1995-1996Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Niklas Sundström makes his NHL debut in 0–⁠2 loss against Hartford Whalers

    NYRNew York Rangers0–2HFDHartford Whalers

    Niklas was 20 years old · Hartford Civic Center, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-

    One other Swede was on the ice: Ulf Samuelsson.

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    • The game
      NYR0–2HFD
      L
      game 1/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      WIN4–6NYR
      W
      game 2/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYR2–0TOR
      W
      game 3/824
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    Milestone

    Niklas Sundström scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 14

    • The game
      HFD7–5NYR
      L
      game 4/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYR5–1NYI
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYR3–1BUF
      W
      game 6/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT4–2NYR
      L
      game 7/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–5NYR
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYR4–4TBL
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–3NYR
      W
      game 10/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–3SJS
      W
      game 11/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
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    • November 1995
    • The game
      NYR3–5LAK
      L
      game 12/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYR4–7ANA
      L
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–4NYR
      W
      game 14/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–5NYR
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–4NYR
      W
      game 16/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–1HFD
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYR1–1STL
      game 18/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–3CHI
      L
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYR3–6WIN
      L
      game 20/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–9NYR
      W
      game 21/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      6
      points
      Swedish flag#16NHL#264
      5
      goals
      Swedish flag#8NHL#105
      1
      assists
      Swedish flag#24NHL#420
      NYR
      12-7-0W-L-OT26Points
      3rd in the Atlantic·3rd in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Niklas Sundström records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · November 21

    • The game
      NYR4–3PIT
      W
      game 22/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR0–2DET
      L
      game 23/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      NJD1–1NYR
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–5NYR
      W
      game 25/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • December 1995
    • The game
      COL3–5NYR
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2OTT
      W
      game 27/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA1–5NYR
      W
      game 28/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CHI5–5NYR
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      DET1–2NYR
      W
      game 30/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYR2–2MTL
      game 31/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      DAL2–3NYR
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BOS2–4NYR
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR4–5BUF
      L
      game 34/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR2–3WSH
      L
      game 35/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH0–3NYR
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1PHI
      W
      game 37/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–3NYR
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      OTT4–6NYR
      W
      game 39/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–2VAN
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYR8–3EDM
      W
      game 41/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      13
      points
      Swedish flag#14NHL#233
      5
      goals
      Swedish flag#13NHL#207
      8
      assists
      Swedish flag#17NHL#229
      NYR
      25-10-0W-L-OT56Points
      1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR1–3CGY
      L
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MTL4–7NYR
      W
      game 43/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–4WSH
      game 44/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS4–7NYR
      W
      game 45/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–0PHI
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–3NYR
      game 47/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      LAK1–3NYR
      W
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PHI4–4NYR
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–3BOS
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–1DAL
      game 51/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • February 1996
    • The game
      NYR1–7COL
      L
      game 52/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYR4–2NYI
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–6NYR
      W
      game 54/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–3NJD
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–2TBL
      W
      game 56/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL2–2NYR
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1OTT
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4PIT
      L
      game 59/824
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      NYI5–3NYR
      L
      game 60/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–0FLA
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      WSH5–3NYR
      L
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      17
      points
      Swedish flag#17NHL#277
      8
      goals
      Swedish flag#12NHL#201
      9
      assists
      Swedish flag#19NHL#319
      NYR
      35-16-0W-L-OT81Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–1NYR
      L
      game 63/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • March 1996
    • The game
      BUF3–3NYR
      game 64/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–2NYR
      game 65/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR2–5TBL
      L
      game 66/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–1WSH
      W
      game 67/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA3–3NYR
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4MTL
      L
      game 69/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–1NYR
      L
      game 70/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–4BOS
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT8–2NYR
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA0–3NYR
      W
      game 73/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–1NYI
      W
      game 74/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • April 1996
    • The game
      NJD1–3NYR
      W
      game 75/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4PHI
      L
      game 76/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–3NYR
      W
      game 77/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4NJD
      L
      game 78/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA5–3NYR
      L
      game 79/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–1NYR
      L
      game 80/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL3–2NYR
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–5FLA
      L
      game 82/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Niklas Sundström closes the 1995-1996 season with 21 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Points
    21
    #17NHL#295
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    9
    #13NHL#240
    Assists
    12
    #17NHL#320
    P/GP
    0.26
    #20NHL#365
    +/-
    +2
    #15NHL#240
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens

    NYRvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
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    • Game 1
      MTL3–2NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      MTL5–3NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      NYR2–1MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      NYR4–3MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangersare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL2–3NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      NYR5–3MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    First round

    New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    NYR4–2MTL
    Advance
    6Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    New York Rangers meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    NYRvsPIT
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR3–4PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR6–3PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Rangersare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PIT3–2NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      PIT4–1NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR3–7PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock New York Rangers out 4–1

    NYR1–4PIT
    Eliminated
    5Games5Points3Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Niklas Sundström ends the 1995-1996 playoffs with 7 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Points
    7
    #4NHL#57
    Games
    11
    Goals
    4
    #3NHL#30
    Assists
    3
    #5NHL#89
    P/GP
    0.64
    #4NHL#37
    +/-
    +1
    #5NHL#90
    Events
    1
    First playoff assist
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    MTL4–2→PIT1–4