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MICHAEL NYLANDER
An 18th-year professional in his second stint with the Capitals … Closing in on his
500th career assist, 700th career point and 1,000th career game.
2008-09
Tied for eighth on the team in scoring with 33 points (9g-24a) in 72 games …
Recorded 21 of his 33 points on the road (7g-14a) … Team went 6-1-0 when he
recorded a goal and 17-4-2 when he recorded a point … Had seven points (4g-3a)
including a GWG in the last 10 minutes of the game … Recorded seven multiple-
point games, eighth best on the team … Had six assists on Tomas Fleischmann’s
19 goals … Started the season with eight points (2g-6a) in nine games in October
… Scored his first career penalty shot goal 10/13 vs. VAN … Tallied his 100th
Capitals point at PIT on 10/16 … Scored twice on 2/3 at NJ … Played in 900th
NHL game at NYR on 2/11 … Had three points (1g-2a) in his last four games of the
season … Played in three Stanley Cup playoff games.
Career
2007-08: Skated in 40 games for the Caps, netting 37 points (11g-26a) … Ranked
second on the team in points per game (0.925) … Missed final 38 games of the
season with a rotator cuff injury … Ranked tied for seventh on the roster in goals
(11) … Finished seventh on team in assists (26) … Sixth on team with five PPGs …
Averaged 19:09 of ice time, fifth on team and second among Caps forwards …
Skated 20 minutes or more 15 times … Recorded 15 points at home (4g-11a) and 22
points away from Verizon Center (7g-15a) … 18 of 37 points came with the man
advantage (5g-13a) … Tallied 15 points (4g-11a) in the first period … Had 34 points
(10g-24a) in his last 36 games (10/13—1/13) … Recorded 11 multiple-point games,
good for fourth place on team … Tallied a goal in season opener at ATL (10/5) …
Scored goals in back-to-back contests (10/26—10/27) … Posted season-high three
assists vs. TOR (10/29) … Recorded seven points (2g-5a) in first five-game point-
streak of season from 10/13—10/29 … Scored GWG in three-point outing (1g-2a)
vs. CAR (11/24) … Recorded six points (1g-5a) during five-game point streak from
11/30—12/17 … Scored season-high two goals vs. OTT (12/29) … Netted four points
(3g-1a) in consecutive games from 12/29—1/1. 2006-07: Played 79 games for
NYR, establishing career highs in goals (26), assists (57), points (83), PPGs (14),
shots (193) and average ice time (20:22) … Point total ranked second on the team
and tied for 21st in the NHL … Finished second on the team and tied for 12th in the
NHL in assists … Ranked second on the team and tied for 16th in the NHL with 37
power-play points … Shared the team lead and tied for 19th in the league in PPGs
… Finished third on NYR in GWGs (four) and fourth in goals and plus/minus rating
(+12) … Registered at least a point in 58 of 79 games, including 20 multiple-point
games … Had 45 points (14g-31a) on the road and 38 (12g-26a) at home … Team
was 13-6-5 when he scored a goal and 32-16-10 when he had a point … Led NYR in
goals (5) and attempts (13) in the shootout … Posted a six-game point and assist
streak to start the season, from 10/5—10/16 (2g-8a) … Had a goal and two assists
with a +2 rating 10/7 at PHI … Was the first star 10/21 at TOR, with a PPG and two
assists … Recorded 17 points (6g-11a) in November, his most productive month …
Had a six-game point streak from 11/1—11/11(4g-6a) … Posted two assists and the
game-winning shootout goal to earn No. 1 star 11/8 at FLA … Scored two goals,
added an assist and was first star 11/10 at ATL … Recorded the GWG (a PPG) and
two assists, with a +2 rating, 11/19 vs. TB … Had a PPG, an assist and a season-
high 26:44 of ice time 12/1 at BUF … Missed three games with the flu (12/17—12/21)
… Had points in seven straight games from 12/30—1/13 (3g-8a) … Scored the GWG
and added an assist 12/30 vs. WSH … Posted his 400th career NHL assist 1/13 vs.
BOS … Recorded a seven-game point streak from 2/3—2/17 (3g-6a) … Was the No.
1 star with a PPG and an assist on the GWG 2/15 at CAR … Shared the team lead
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
First NHL Game: 10/14/92 (HFD 4 vs OTT 1)
First NHL Goal: 11/27/92 (HFD 4 at BOS 5, Lemelin)
First NHL Assist: 10/20/92 (HFD 5 at NJ 4)
Most Goals in a Game: 4 (12/4/99, CHI 9 at BOS 3)
Most Assists in a Game: 4 (3 times, last: 2/3/00, CHI 5 at CGY 5)
Most Points in a Game: 5 (4/7/93, HFD 6 at OTT 1, 3G-2A)
Most Shots in a Game: 9 (3/19/07, NYR 2 vs PIT 1)
Most PIM in a Game: 10 (3/27/1993, HFD 2 at MIN 1)
Hat Tricks: 2 (last: 12/4/99, CHI 9 at BOS 3, 4G)
Multiple-Point Games: 155 (last: 4/5/09, WSH 6 vs ATL 4, 1G-1A)
Longest Goal Streak: 4 (2 times, last: 11/23/02-11/29/02, 5G)
Longest Assist Streak: 7 (2 times, last: 3/22/06-4/4/06, 10A)
Longest Point Streak: 11 (3/14/06-4/4/06, 5G-15A)
Penalty Shots: 1/3
Shootouts: 11/28
with 14 points (5g-9a) in March … Fired a career-high nine shots on goal 3/19 vs.
PIT, including six in the second period … Posted a season-high eight-game point
streak from 3/21—4/5 (4g-7a) … Played his 800th career game and had an assist
3/21 vs. PHI … Recorded his 600th career point with an assist 3/24 at BOS …
Scored the overtime winner on the power play 3/25 at NYI … Registered a season-
high three assists and was +2 on 3/31 at PHI … Posted 15 points (6g-9a) in the last
13 games of the regular season … Led NYR in playoff goals (6), points (13) and
plus/minus rating (+9) in 10 games … His 1.3 points per game in the playoffs was
the best among any player whose team reached the second round … Had eight
points (4g-4a) in the first round against ATL and five points (2g-3a) in the second
round against BUF … Recorded two GWGs … Recorded a hat trick and added an
assist 4/17 vs. ATL … The hat trick was his first in the playoffs and the first by a
NYR player in the playoffs since Wayne Gretzky (5/18/97) … Scored twice,
including a PPG, 5/6 vs. BUF. 2005-06: Played 81 games for NYR, recording 79
points (23g-56a) and 76 PIM … Ranked third in the NHL with 62 even-strength
points … Ranked second on the team and 14th in the NHL in assists … Point total
ranked second on the team and tied for 27th in the league … Ranked third on the
team and tied for sixth in the NHL at +31 … Registered 19 multiple-point games …
Recorded a PPG and three assists on 11/19 vs. CAR … Had a goal and three assists
with a +3 rating on 12/28 at NYI … Played his 700th career game 2/1 vs. PIT,
recording two points (1g-1a) … Registered his 500th career point with an assist on
the game winner 2/11 at TOR … Was named the NHL’s Offensive Player of the Week
for the week ending 3/19, recording eight points (3g-5a) in three games … Posted
a career-high 11-game point streak from 3/14—4/4, posting five goals and 15
assists in that time … Scored two goals, including the overtime winner, and added
an assist 4/8 at BOS … Recorded one assist in four playoff games … Tied for the
team lead with 10 shots in the playoffs … Won gold with Sweden at the 2006 World
Championship, where he was a teammate of Nicklas Backstrom. 2004-05: Split
the season with Karpat Oulu in the Finnish league and two Russian Super League
teams (SKA St. Petersburg and Ak Bars Kazan). 2003-04: Totaled 14 points
(1g-13a) in 18 games between Washington and BOS … Missed the first 63 games of
the season with a leg injury suffered during training camp … Posted two assists in
three games with the Capitals before being traded to BOS on 3/4 … Had 12 points
(1g-11a) in 15 games with the Bruins … Posted his 300th NHL assist on 3/11 at BUF
… Recorded a point per game (3g-3a) in six playoff games … Represented Sweden
in the 2004 World Championship. 2002-03: Played in 80 games with CHI and
Washington … Totaled 60 points (17g-43a), including 56 points (17g-39a) in 71
games with the Capitals … Had what was a career high with seven PPGs … Ranked
third on the Caps in assists and fourth in points … Had a goal, his first as a Capital,