Pelle Eklund's NHL career

Pelle Eklund is drafted 161 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Selected

161 overall, round 8

Swedes drafted

10 selected

First Swede off the board

Leif Karlsson#61

Pelle Eklund makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠6 loss against New Jersey Devils

Pelle was 22 years old · Spectrum, USA

Other Swedes on the ice: Pelle Lindbergh and Thomas Eriksson.

1985-1986

Pelle Eklund's first NHL season: 66 points

Points

66

#5NHL#75

Games

70 of 80

88%

Goals

15

#9NHL#177

Assists

51

#3NHL#28

P/GP

0.94

#5NHL#62

+/-

-2

#17NHL#338

PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers

5 games2 points0 G · 2 A

First roundNYRNew York Rangers2–3

Pelle Eklund's career in total through 1985-1986

70

Games

#41

66

Points

#34

15

Goals

#35

51

Assists

#31

-2

+/-

#32

1986-1987

Pelle Eklund scores 55 points

Points

55

#5NHL#91

Games

72 of 80

90%

Goals

14

#7NHL#160

Assists

41

#4NHL#51

P/GP

0.76

#5NHL#97

+/-

-1

#10NHL#293

PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers

26 games27 points7 G · 20 A

First roundNYRNew York Rangers4–2Second roundNYINew York Islanders4–3Conference finalMTLMontréal Canadiens4–2Stanley Cup FinalEDMEdmonton Oilers3–4

Pelle Eklund's career in total through 1986-1987

142

Games

#37

121

Points

#26

29

Goals

#30

92

Assists

#24

-3

+/-

#33

1987-1988

Pelle Eklund scores 42 points

Points

42

#9NHL#140

Games

71 of 80

89%

Goals

10

#9NHL#198

Assists

32

#10NHL#101

P/GP

0.59

#10NHL#166

+/-

-6

#17NHL#498

PlayoffsEliminated by Washington Capitals

7 games3 points0 G · 3 A

First roundWSHWashington Capitals3–4

Pelle Eklund's career in total through 1987-1988

213

Games

#29

163

Points

#22

39

Goals

#29

124

Assists

#18

-9

+/-

#46

1988-1989

Pelle Eklund scores 69 points — the best season of his career

Points

69

#5NHL#58

Games

79 of 80

99%

Goals

18

#7NHL#125

Assists

51

#4NHL#25

P/GP

0.87

#7NHL#83

+/-

+5

#12NHL#132

PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens

19 games11 points3 G · 8 A

First roundWSHWashington Capitals4–2Second roundPITPittsburgh Penguins4–3Conference finalMTLMontréal Canadiens2–4

Pelle Eklund's career in total through 1988-1989

292

Games

#26

232

Points

#18

57

Goals

#22

175

Assists

#16

-4

+/-

#41

1989-1990

Pelle Eklund scores 23 goals — his best goal-scoring season

Points

62

#4NHL#84

Games

70 of 80

88%

Goals

23

#3NHL#90

Assists

39

#4NHL#72

P/GP

0.89

#4NHL#73

+/-

+7

#7NHL#109

Pelle Eklund's career in total through 1989-1990

362

Games

#23

294

Points

#17

80

Goals

#18

214

Assists

#15

+3

+/-

#26

1990-1991

Pelle Eklund scores 69 points — the best season of his career

Points

69

#2NHL#45

Games

73 of 80

91%

Goals

19

#4NHL#102

Assists

50

#1NHL#24

P/GP

0.95

#3NHL#39

+/-

-2

#10NHL#368

Pelle Eklund's career in total through 1990-1991

435

Games

#19

363

Points

#15

99

Goals

#17

264

Assists

#11

+1

+/-

#32

1991-1992

Pelle Eklund scores 23 points

Points

23

#9NHL#256

Games

51 of 80

64%

Goals

7

#10NHL#249

Assists

16

#10NHL#236

P/GP

0.45

#10NHL#212

+/-

0

#11NHL#264

Pelle Eklund's career in total through 1991-1992

486

Games

#16

386

Points

#12

106

Goals

#17

280

Assists

#10

+1

+/-

#34

1992-1993

Pelle Eklund scores 49 points

Points

49

#7NHL#136

Games

55 of 84

65%

Goals

11

#8NHL#227

Assists

38

#6NHL#100

P/GP

0.89

#5NHL#87

+/-

+12

#5NHL#100

Pelle Eklund's career in total through 1992-1993

541

Games

#16

435

Points

#10

117

Goals

#16

318

Assists

#9

+13

+/-

#21

Pelle Eklund is traded from Philadelphia Flyers to Dallas Stars

1993-1994

Pelle Eklund's last season: 20 points

Points

20

#14NHL#333

Games

53 of 84

63%

Goals

3

#16NHL#435

Assists

17

#12NHL#268

P/GP

0.38

#12NHL#303

+/-

-2

#15NHL#426

PlayoffsEliminated by Vancouver Canucks

9 games3 points0 G · 3 A

First roundSTLSt. Louis Blues4–0Second roundVANVancouver Canucks1–4

Pelle Eklund's career in total through 1993-1994

594

Games

#11

455

Points

#10

120

Goals

#17

335

Assists

#9

+11

+/-

#23

Pelle Eklund played his last NHL game in 1994

The career ended after 9 seasons, the last of them with Dallas Stars.