Dallas Stars · #5 · Defence

Nils Lundkvist

Age 26 · Shoots right · 6′1″ · 194 lb · Born Pitea, SWE

Drafted 2018, #28 overall by NY Rangers

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Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals0T-6th on DAL
Assists0T-9th on DAL
Points0T-11th on DAL
P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL
Shots50.0% shooting
TOI / GP17:157th on DAL

2025-262025-26: 52 games, 3-8-11, 0.21 points per game Season detail →

Nils Lundkvist has 0 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 11 points in 52 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

0 points in 3 games for the 25th-placed Dallas

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Shots / GP1.6779th
Penalty differential056th
Blocked shots452nd
PP points042nd
Goals / 600.0039th
Shooting %0.0%38th
Ice time17:1531st
Assists / 600.0026th
Points / GP0.0023rd
Takeaways021st
Hits08th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

0.00.01–3

Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points0T-11th on DAL
Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists0T-9th on DAL
Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)
Ice time17:157th on DAL
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Ice time and special teams

A top-four defenceman who plays mostly at even strength

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Dallas's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength16:25
Power play0:00
Shorthanded0:50
Total17:15

22.3 shifts a game, averaging 46 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-1st on DAL
PP assists0T-1st on DAL
PP points0T-1st on DAL · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G
Slot2 att · 0 G
Wing5 att · 0 G
Point6 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

13 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.2417th
Goals0
Goals vs expected−0.2
Unblocked attempts9
xG per attempt.021
ixG per 600.22

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

20+ mph bursts in the 94th percentile of defencemen: 6

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

20+ mph bursts694th
Top speed, mph21.5190th
Average shot, mph74.585th
Defensive-zone time38.1%73rd
Offensive-zone time43.7%70th
Distance / 60, mi8.7767th
Hardest shot, mph83.9258th
22+ mph bursts048th
90+ mph shots042nd
Distance skated, mi7.638th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.51Defenceman average 20.52
Hardest shot, mph83.92Defenceman average 81.3
Distance skated7.6 mi2.75 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts30.2%39.5% defensive · 30.2% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

43.7%All situations38.1%
43.6%Even strength37.6%
44.1%Shorthanded49.0%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.51vsSTL2 Oct · 2nd 04:49
  2. 21.16vsSTL2 Oct · 1st 17:35
  3. 20.30vsSTL2 Oct · 3rd 02:19
  4. 20.15vsSJS5 Oct · 1st 00:32
  5. 20.12@NSH3 Oct · 1st 08:35
  6. 20.00vsSTL2 Oct · 2nd 08:29
  7. 19.98@NSH3 Oct · 2nd 18:47
  8. 19.37vsSJS5 Oct · 1st 10:51

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1
20-22 mph6 · avg 1.9
18-20 mph14 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

  1. 83.92vsSJS5 Oct · 1st 08:01
  2. 82.59vsSJS5 Oct · 2nd 13:28
  3. 77.92vsSTL2 Oct · 2nd 03:25
  4. 75.08vsSJS5 Oct · 1st 00:38
  5. 75.03@NSH3 Oct · 3rd 06:22
  6. 74.64vsSJS5 Oct · 1st 07:48
  7. 73.58vsSJS5 Oct · 3rd 12:20
  8. 73.46vsSTL2 Oct · 2nd 08:15

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2
80-89 mph2 · avg 1.2
70-79 mph8 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.62vsSJS5 Oct · 17:22 TOI
  2. 2.75@NSH3 Oct · 19:01 TOI
  3. 2.20vsSTL2 Oct · 15:22 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.52 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-4th on DAL
Giveaways5
TK / GV ratio0.00
Hits0T-17th on DAL
Blocked shots4T-5th on DAL

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Buffalo, a point in zero of two

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
15 Apr 2026@BUFW 4-3 SO0000020:26
31 Dec 2025vsBUFL 1-40001−115:53

Contract

$1.75M a season through 2027-28

In 2025-26 he scored 6.3 points per $1M of cap hit, 79th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$1.75M1.7% of the $104M ceiling
Term2 yearsYear 1 of 2
Expires2027-28UFA at 27
Cap value$3.5MCap hit × 2 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.


With Dallas

Four seasons · 2022-23 to 2025-26
Linemates and opponents

89th in franchise points since 1990-91

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points5189th for Dallas
Goals11116th
Assists4076th
Games played21376th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Five seasons, with 2 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2021-22NYR251340.163.1%
2022-23DAL60610160.276.4%
2023-24DAL59217190.322.7%
2024-25DAL390550.130.0%
2025-26DAL5238110.216.5%
Career2351243550.234.0%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2018NY Rangers · round 1From Lulea (SWEDEN)#28

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · DAL points

Games16
Goals0
Points30.19 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct