2018 NHL Draft
Nils Lundkvist in the 2018 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Nils Lundkvist 28th overall in the 2018 NHL Draft.
He was the fifth of the 29 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 10 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 250 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 28
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 28
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 25–31 in the 2018 draft
- 25Dominik BokkRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 26Jacob Bernard-DockerD207 GP · 29 POTTOttawa Senators
- 27Nicolas BeaudinD22 GP · 6 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 28Nils LundkvistD250 GP · 58 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 29Rasmus SandinD382 GP · 145 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 30Joseph VelenoC371 GP · 86 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 31Alexander AlexeyevD80 GP · 8 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
5th
of 29 Swedes selected
12th
of 70 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 1Rasmus DahlinD597 GP · 443 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 8Adam BoqvistD272 GP · 103 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 23Isac LundeströmC405 GP · 96 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 24Filip JohanssonDMINMinnesota Wild
- 28Nils LundkvistD250 GP · 58 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 29Rasmus SandinD382 GP · 145 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 33Jonatan BerggrenR220 GP · 85 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 39Olof LindbomGNYRNew York Rangers
- 44Albin ErikssonRDALDallas Stars
- 50Adam GinningD16 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
+ 19 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Nils Lundkvist made his NHL debut on October 14, 2021, 3 years and 114 days after the draft.
250
Games
12
Goals
46
Assists
58
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 2018 draft
- 9Vitali KravtsovR64 GP · 12 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 22K'Andre MillerD457 GP · 173 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 28Nils LundkvistD250 GP · 58 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 39Olof LindbomGNYRNew York Rangers
- 70Jacob RagnarssonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 88Joey KeaneD2 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 101Nico GrossDNYRNew York Rangers
- 132Lauri PajuniemiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 163Simon KjellbergDNYRNew York Rangers
- 216Riley HughesRNYRNew York Rangers