Nils Lundkvist

Nils Lundkvist

23-Year-Old DefensemanD
Dallas Stars
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Lundkvist got shouldered aside on the Rangers' blue line last fall, but the Stars dealt their 2023 first-round pick to acquire him before the season. The early returns were solid -- 11 points in 35 games through December -- but he had just five points the rest of the way and lost his place in the lineup for good in late March. While still just 22 years old and a first-round pick himself from 2018, Lundkvist appears to again face an uphill battle to establish himself after Thomas Harley broke out for the Stars late in the season. Lundkvist's improvements will need to come primarily in his own zone, though he could also benefit from being more consistent on offense. He should challenge Colin Miller for a third-pairing role in 2023-24. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Rangers in June of 2021. Traded to the Stars in September of 2022.
Gets on scoresheet Thursday
DDallas Stars
May 9, 2024
Lundkvist posted an assist in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Avalanche in Game 2.
ANALYSIS
Lundkvist's minutes have been heavily managed during the postseason -- he's reached 10 minutes of ice time in just one of nine playoff games. As such, he's produced next to nothing statistically, with the assist being his first point to go with a minus-1 rating, one shot on goal, five hits and one blocked shot. Lundkvist will almost certainly lose his place in the lineup once Jani Hakanpaa (lower body) is fit to play.
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2023–24 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    14:06
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:54
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:00
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2021–22
13:56
1:13
0:10
2022–23
16:19
1:22
0:02
2023–24
14:06
0:54
0:00
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Scratched Friday
DDallas Stars
December 15, 2023
Lundkvist will serve as a healthy scratch against the Senators on Friday, Stars' radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.
ANALYSIS
Lundkvist will watch from the press box for the fifth time in the team's last seven games. Even when he does get into the lineup, the Swede has managed just 14:39 of ice time per game while garnering seven assists, 24 shots and 12 hits. Whenever he does break into the lineup, it will likely be at the expense of Joel Hanley.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2020
A highly regarded prospect, Lundkvist played 25 games with the Rangers early last season (one goal, four points) before being banished to AHL Hartford. Seeing no room for advancement in New York, Lundkvist wasn't going to report to training camp this fall, prompting a trade to Dallas in exchange for a 2023 first-round draft pick. The Swede is a creative offensive rearguard with a deceptively big shot, but his skating is just average and his game lacks physicality. The Stars, who have been stingy regarding moving high draft picks in the past, obviously saw enough in the 22-year-old to think he was worth the gamble.
Lundkvist has already blossomed into one of the best defensemen in the Swedish Hockey League at just 20 years of age, and the 2018 first-round pick will immediately push for a spot on the Rangers upon his arrival in North America. That may not happen until next year, though Lundkvist could opt to move stateside as soon as March at the conclusion of his season with Lulea HF in his native country. He'll likely be blocked from power-play time on a Rangers blue line that already has Tony DeAngelo, Adam Fox and Jacob Trouba vying for roles with the extra man, but Lundkvist is a creative passer who can drive play in transition and should generate better than average offense for a defenseman once he settles in at the NHL level.
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Hands out assist in win
DDallas Stars
March 30, 2024
Lundkvist notched an assist and two hits in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Kraken.
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Picks up helper
DDallas Stars
March 26, 2024
Lundkvist notched an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Sharks.
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Playing Friday
DDallas Stars
March 22, 2024
Lundkvist (face) will be in the lineup Friday versus Pittsburgh, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.
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Gets stitches after game
DDallas Stars
Face
March 20, 2024
Lundkvist (face) needed stitches after exiting Wednesday's game versus the Coyotes in the third period, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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In action Thursday
DDallas Stars
February 29, 2024
Lundkvist (concussion) will return to the lineup against Winnipeg on Thursday, Brian Rea of Bally Sports Southwest reports.
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