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Kent Nilsson

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: August 31, 1956 in Nynashamn, Sweden

Drafted by the Atlanta Flames in the 4th round (64th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft.

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1977-78 21 Winnipeg Jets WHA 80 42 65 107 1.34 41 0.51 27 8 24 18 0 212 2.65 19.8
1978-79 22 Winnipeg Jets WHA 78 39 68 107 1.37 40 0.51 1 8 31 8 0 279 3.58 14.0
1979-80 23 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 40 53 93 1.16 37 0.46 118 44 77 0 -3 10 26 14 0 3 217 2.71 18.4
1980-81 24 Calgary Flames NHL 80 49 82 131 1.64 49 0.61 164 68 81 0 15 26 29 20 0 8 217 2.71 22.6
1981-82 25 Calgary Flames NHL 41 26 29 55 1.34 22 0.52 68 38 50 0 -20 8 13 13 0 0 103 2.51 25.2
1982-83 26 Calgary Flames NHL 80 46 58 104 1.30 42 0.52 149 57 109 22 5 10 26 16 4 6 217 2.71 21.2
1983-84 27 Calgary Flames NHL 67 31 49 80 1.19 30 0.45 104 51 100 23 -24 22 15 7 9 5 181 2.70 17.1
1984-85 28 Calgary Flames NHL 77 37 62 99 1.29 37 0.48 129 58 103 28 -4 14 25 9 3 3 201 2.61 18.4
1985-86 29 Minnesota North Stars NHL 61 16 44 60 0.98 21 0.35 94 52 41 3 4 10 8 8 0 2 122 2.00 13.1
1986-87 30 2 Teams NHL 61 18 45 63 1.03 23 0.37 93 33 54 6 12 16 9 9 0 1 114 1.87 15.8
1986-87 30 Minnesota North Stars NHL 44 13 33 46 1.05 17 0.38 67 29 41 5 2 12 5 8 0 1 89 2.02 14.6
1986-87 30 Edmonton Oilers NHL 17 5 12 17 1.00 6 0.36 26 4 13 1 10 4 4 1 0 0 25 1.47 20.0
1994-95 38 Edmonton Oilers NHL 6 1 0 1 0.17 1 0.08 1 1 5 0 -5 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.33 50.0
Career NHL 553 264 422 686 1.24 261 0.47 920 402 620 82 -20 116 151 97 16 28 1374 2.48 19.2
Career WHA 158 81 133 214 1.35 81 0.51 28 16 55 26 0 491 3.11 16.5

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1977-78 21 Winnipeg Jets WHA 9 2 8 10 1.11 2 10 0
1978-79 22 Winnipeg Jets WHA 10 3 11 14 1.40 -1 4 0
1979-80 23 Atlanta Flames NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0
1980-81 24 Calgary Flames NHL 14 3 9 12 0.86 2 3 0 0 0
1981-82 25 Calgary Flames NHL 3 0 3 3 1.00 2 0 0 0 0
1982-83 26 Calgary Flames NHL 9 1 11 12 1.33 2 0 1 0 0
1984-85 28 Calgary Flames NHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 -2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.00 0.0
1985-86 29 Minnesota North Stars NHL 5 1 4 5 1.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 2.00 10.0
1986-87 30 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 21 6 13 19 0.90 11 6 4 2 0 0 46 2.19 13.0
Career NHL 1 59 11 41 52 0.88 11 14 8 3 0 0 62 2.14 11.3
Career WHA 19 5 19 24 1.26 1 14 0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1973-74 17 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 8 1 2 3 0.38 4
1973-74 17 Sweden EJC-A 5 8 7 15 3.00 2
1974-75 18 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 28 13 12 25 0.89 14
1974-75 18 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden-Q 6 7 3 10 1.67 4
1974-75 18 Sweden WJC-A 6 3 3 6 1.00
1974-75 18 Sweden EJC-A 5 5 5 10 2.00 0
1975-76 19 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 36 28 26 54 1.50 10
1975-76 19 Sweden Nat-Tm 5 0 0 0 0.00 0
1975-76 19 Sweden WJC-A 4 1 3 4 1.00 2
1976-77 20 AIK Solna Sweden 36 30 19 49 1.36 18
1981-82 25 Sweden Can-Cup 5 0 2 2 0.40 4
1984-85 28 Sweden Can-Cup 8 3 8 11 1.38 4
1984-85 28 Sweden WEC-A 8 6 5 11 1.38 6
1987-88 31 Sweden Can-Cup 6 0 4 4 0.67 4
1987-88 31 HC Bolzano Italy 35 60 72 132 3.77 48
1987-88 31 SC Langnau Swiss 2 2 0 2 1.00
1988-89 32 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 35 21 21 42 1.20 36
1988-89 32 Sweden WEC-A 10 3 11 14 1.40 0
1989-90 33 EHC Kloten Swiss 36 21 19 40 1.11
1989-90 33 Sweden WEC-A 10 10 2 12 1.20 6
1990-91 34 EHC Kloten Swiss 33 37 39 76 2.30
1991-92 35 EHC Kloten Swiss 17 11 14 25 1.47 8
1992-93 36 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 40 11 20 31 0.78 20
1993-94 37 EC Graz Alpenliga 30 15 33 48 1.60
1993-94 37 EC Graz Austria 27 8 9 17 0.63
1994-95 38 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 6 1 1 2 0.33 8
1995-96 39 Nynashamns IF Sweden-3 2 2 3 5 2.50 6
1997-98 41 CH Majadahonda Spain 6 8 12 20 3.33
Career Alpenliga 30 15 33 48 1.60
Career Austria 27 8 9 17 0.63
Career Can-Cup 19 3 14 17 0.89 12
Career EJC-A 10 13 12 25 2.50 2
Career Italy 35 60 72 132 3.77 48
Career Nat-Tm 5 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career Norway 6 1 1 2 0.33 8
Career Spain 6 8 12 20 3.33
Career Sweden 183 104 100 204 1.11 102
Career Sweden-3 2 2 3 5 2.50 6
Career Sweden-Q 6 7 3 10 1.67 4
Career Swiss 88 71 72 143 1.63 8
Career WEC-A 28 19 18 37 1.32 12
Career WJC-A 10 4 6 10 1.00 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1973-74 17 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 14 8 6 14 1.00 2
1987-88 31 HC Bolzano Italy 8 14 14 28 3.50
1988-89 32 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 1 0 1 1 1.00 0
1989-90 33 EHC Kloten Swiss 5 4 5 9 1.80
1990-91 34 EHC Kloten Swiss 8 3 8 11 1.38
1991-92 35 EHC Kloten Swiss 2 0 0 0 0.00 2
1992-93 36 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 6 2 3 5 0.83 0
1997-98 41 CH Majadahonda Spain 2 3 8 11 5.50
Career Italy 8 14 14 28 3.50
Career Spain 2 3 8 11 5.50
Career Sweden 21 10 10 20 0.95 2
Career Swiss 15 7 13 20 1.33 2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1980 NHL
1981 NHL

Awards

1977-78 WHA Lou Kaplan Trophy
1978-79 WHA Paul Deneau Trophy

Games Played

1977-78 WHA 80 (3)
1979-80 NHL 80 (3)
1980-81 NHL 80 (2)
1982-83 NHL 80 (1)

Goals

1977-78 WHA 42 (6)
1978-79 WHA 39 (8)
1980-81 NHL 49 (9)
Career WHA 81 (93)

Goals Per Game

1977-78 WHA 0.53 (9)
1978-79 WHA 0.50 (10)
1981-82 NHL 0.63 (10)
Career NHL 0.48 (36)

Assists

1977-78 WHA 65 (6)
1978-79 WHA 68 (2)
1980-81 NHL 82 (2)
1984-85 NHL 62 (10)
Career WHA 133 (86)

Assists Per Game

1977-78 WHA 0.81 (9)
1978-79 WHA 0.87 (3)
1980-81 NHL 1.02 (2)
Career NHL 0.76 (9)

Points

1977-78 WHA 107 (8)
1978-79 WHA 107 (4)
1980-81 NHL 131 (3)
1982-83 NHL 104 (9)
Career WHA 214 (81)

Points Per Game

1977-78 WHA 1.34 (9)
1978-79 WHA 1.37 (5)
1980-81 NHL 1.64 (3)
Career NHL 1.24 (9)

Goals Created

1977-78 WHA 40.7 (7)
1978-79 WHA 40.1 (6)
1980-81 NHL 49.2 (4)
1982-83 NHL 41.7 (9)
Career WHA 80.8 (79)

Goals Created Per Game

1977-78 WHA 0.51 (8)
1978-79 WHA 0.51 (6)
1980-81 NHL 0.61 (5)
Career NHL 0.47 (7)

Total Goals For

1980-81 NHL 164 (8)

Power Play Goals For

1980-81 NHL 68 (6)
1984-85 NHL 58 (8)

Power Play Goals

1980-81 NHL 20 (4)
1982-83 NHL 16 (8)

Short-Handed Goals

1982-83 NHL 4 (9)
1983-84 NHL 9 (2)
Career NHL 16 (99)

Game-Winning Goals

1980-81 NHL 8 (5)

Shooting Percentage

1980-81 NHL 22.6 (8)
1981-82 NHL 25.2 (2)
Career NHL 19.2 (13)
      

Transactions

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July 29, 1977: Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg (WHA), July 29, 1977.

June 9, 1979: Reclaimed by Atlanta from Winnipeg prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.

June 24, 1980: Transferred to Calgary after Atlanta franchise relocated, June 24, 1980.

June 15, 1985: Traded to Minnesota by Calgary with Calgary's 3rd round choice (Brad Turner) in 1986 Entry Draft for Minnesota's 2nd round choice (Joe Nieuwendyk) in 1985 Entry Draft and 2nd round choice (Stephane Matteau) in 1987 Entry Draft, June 15, 1985.

March 2, 1987: Traded to Edmonton by Minnesota for cash, March 2, 1987.

January 26, 1995: Signed as a free agent by Edmonton, January 26, 1995.