Defence · #5

Nicklas Lidstrom

Detroit Red Wings

Age: 56
Shoots: Left
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 87 kg
Born: Vasteras, SWE
Draft: 1989, round 3, #53 (DET)

Career · 2009–10 to 2011–12

Games: 234
Goals: 36
Points: 145
TOI per game: 24:15
xGF% (5v5): 53.8%
Goals above expected: +8.1

Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


Henrik ZetterbergC · DET	1060:34	148	55.6%	52.4%	54.0%
Johan FranzenR · DET	930:18	142	57.9%	51.4%	53.0%
Ian WhiteD · TOR/CGY/SJS/DET	910:09	63	58.2%	49.0%	47.2%
Pavel DatsyukC · DET	909:42	121	58.5%	52.5%	62.0%
Todd BertuzziR · DET	850:22	141	53.8%	52.8%	50.3%
Brad StuartD · DET	832:55	129	52.1%	57.1%	53.6%
Valtteri FilppulaC · DET	627:32	138	50.5%	56.0%	50.9%
Daniel ClearyR · DET	555:52	129	50.7%	55.6%	53.7%
Jiri HudlerR · DET	509:59	139	51.0%	54.3%	54.0%
Tomas HolmstromL · DET	499:37	133	51.7%	55.8%	53.2%
Justin AbdelkaderL · DET	316:06	141	51.0%	53.9%	55.4%
Darren HelmC · DET	298:03	136	56.1%	53.7%	51.5%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Duncan KeithD · CHI	118:51	11	47.9%
Brent SeabrookD · CHI	111:48	11	47.5%
David BackesR · STL	106:12	12	50.8%
Jonathan ToewsC · CHI	99:28	9	48.7%
Rick NashL · CBJ	94:30	11	64.8%
Ryan SuterD · NSH	91:44	10	39.1%
Shea WeberD · NSH	89:41	10	42.1%
Derick BrassardC · CBJ	82:20	11	59.7%
Ryan GetzlafC · ANA	76:58	7	55.4%
Patrick KaneR · CHI	75:46	10	52.4%
Corey PerryR · ANA	75:24	7	54.5%
Marian HossaR · CHI	75:24	10	45.5%