2013-14 MEDIA GUIDE

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HEIGHT: 5-9
WEIGHT: 175 LBS.
SHOOTS: Left
BORN: 02/21/1990
vetLaNda, SWe.
SEASON: 4th NhL/
4th NJ
DRAFTED: NeW
JeRSey’S 1St choice,
24th oveRaLL, iN
2008 eNtRy dRaft
9 • MAttiAs tEDENBY • RW
LAST SEASON: Split campaign between ahL (37 games) and NhL
(4) devils for third straight year…Made New Jersey season
debut/posted assist Jan. 19 at Ny islanders; recalled from albany
that day…played in four contests until Jan. 28 reassignment to
ahL…american hockey League total showed season-high fourgame
goal/point-scoring streak Jan. 5-12 (4g-2a-6pts) and three
two-point games, most recently 1g-1a Jan. 12 vs.
Worcester…Suffered cut to the face feb. 15 at adirondack;
underwent plastic surgery and missed 18 games as a
result…Returned to lineup Mar. 30 vs. portland; saw action in six
of the last 11 ahL matches.
CAREER
2011-12: Split second North american campaign between NhL
and ahL devils…Saw action in 43 of first 46 NhL games; was a
healthy “scratch” on three occasions…Recorded 1g-5a-6pts
overall; total included points in back-to-back games twice: dec.
8-10 (1g-1a-2pts) and oct. 15-21 (2a)…appeared in his 100th
career NhL contest Jan. 14 at Winnipeg...assigned to albany Jan.
21; posted 4g-14a-18pts in 32 games played through apr.
7…american hockey League total included season-high threegame
point-scoring stretch Mar. 21-24 (1g-2a-3pts) and three
two-point games, most recently 1g-1a Mar. 2 vs. Bridgeport...one
of 17 players recalled by New Jersey for Stanley cup playoffs
upon completion of ahL season…2010-11: Saw action in 12
games with albany (ahL) and 58 games with New Jersey during
first season in North america…one of ten devils’ players to make
their NhL debut; joined M. fayne, S. Gionta, a. henrique, J.
Josefson, o. Magnan, B. Mills, M. taormina, a. Urbom and a.
vasyunov…completed campaign first among the team’s rookies
with 8g-14a-22pts overall; was second among first-year players
(N. palmieri, 9) with eight goals…appeared in season-high 18
consecutive games twice, most recently Mar. 6 to end of regularseason
schedule apr. 10…also played in 18 straight contests
through dec. 21 after making NhL debut Nov. 10 vs.
Buffalo…posted season-high 3-game point-scoring streak Nov. 20-
24 (2g-2a-4pts)…totaled points in back-to-back games four
times, most recently apr. 5-6 (1g-1a-2pts)…Recorded five 2pt
games, including 2g feb. 8 vs. carolina (ot)…total included two
1g-1a matches and two two-assist efforts…one of four players (M.
fraser, palmieri & v. zharkov) assigned to albany during NhL all-
Star break January 27-31; appeared in two ahL games…Missed contest dec. 23 vs. Ny
islanders due to food poisoning…Scored on first career penalty shot attempt Nov. 22
vs. Washington’s B. holtby; was unsuccessful apr. 2 vs. Montreal’s c. price…two pS
attempts tied league’s single-season rookie record (many times, last by J. Staal, pit.,
‘06-07)…posted first career NhL goal Nov. 12 vs. edmonton (d. dubnyk)…previously
recalled from albany Nov. 8; ahL stats showed 3g-2a-5pts at time of first
recall…Represented Silver medal-winning Sweden at World championship for first time,
recorded 1g-2a-3pts…OTHER: Signed first North american contract May 14, 2010,
same day as current teammate/fellow Swede Josefson…Spent parts of three seasons,
2007-08 through 2009-10, with hv 71 in the Swedish elite League…totaled 18g-11a-
29pts and 42 penalty minutes in 99 regular-season appearances; added 8g-6a-14pts
and 12 piM in 39 playoff games…helped lead club to SeL championship in 2009-10;
reached league finals in 2008-09...along with Josefson, represented Bronze Medalwinning
Sweden at 2010 World Junior championship in Saskatoon/Regina, Sask.; won
Silver medal at 2009 tourney in ottawa, ont…Began hv 71 career with under-18 squad
in 2005-06; first played with hv 71 junior club in 2006-07…Spent part of 2008-09
campaign with oskarshamn in the tier 2 league.
HiGHliGHts
1st NhL Gp: 11/10/10, Buf. 5 @ NJ 4 (So) • 1st NhL Goal: 11/12/10, edm. 3 @ NJ 4 (ot)
vs. d. dubnyk • 1st NhL assist: 11/10/10, Buf. 5 @ NJ 4 (So) • Most Goals in Game: 2;
2/8/11, car. 2 @ NJ 3 (ot) • Most assists in Game: 2; 3/20/11, NJ 3 @ cBJ 0; 3/12/11,
Nyi 2 @ NJ 3 (ot) • Most pts. in Game: 2; 5 times, last time 3/20/11, NJ 3 @ cBJ 0 (2a) •
Most piM in Game: 4; 12/10/11, Mtl. 2 @ NJ 1 (2 min.); 11/15/10, NJ 0 @ Bos. 3 (2 min.)
• Most Shots in Game: 5; 4 times, last time 12/29/10, NyR 3 @ NJ 1 • Gp Streak: 34;
3/6-4/10/11 (18), 10/8-11/15/11 (16) • Goal-Scoring Streak: 2; 11/20-22/10 (2g) • assist-
Scoring Streak: 2; 4 times, last time 10/15-21/11 (2a) • point-Scoring Streak: 3; 11/20-
24/10 (2g-2a-4pts) • penalties: 16 min. • Multiple-pt. Games: 5 2-pt. games.
PERsoNAl
Returns to Sweden during the off-season…father, Robert, played for Modo hockey in
the 1980’s; his teammates included former devils’ defenseman/current team scout t.
Blomqvist...has two brothers who have played lower-division hockey in Sweden:
Jonatan (division 2-varnamo GiK) and emmanuel (J20 elite-troja-Ljungby).
vs. NHl
GP G A PTS PIM
ANA 0 0 0 0 0
BOS 5 0 1 1 4
BUF 3 0 1 1 0
CGY 2 0 1 1 0
CAR 7 2 0 2 4
CHI 0 0 0 0 0
COL 1 0 0 0 0
CBJ 2 0 2 2 0
DAL 3 0 0 0 0
DET 2 0 0 0 0
GP G A PTS PIM
EDM 2 1 0 1 0
FLA 5 0 1 1 0
LA 2 0 0 0 0
MIN 1 0 0 0 2
MTL 6 0 1 1 4
NSH 2 1 1 2 0
NJ - - - - -
NYI 8 1 4 5 2
NYR 5 0 1 1 2
OTT 5 1 1 2 2
GP G A PTS PIM
PHI 7 0 0 0 2
PHX 2 0 1 1 0
PIT 7 0 2 2 2
SJ 2 0 1 1 0
STL 1 1 0 1 0
TB 4 0 0 0 2
TOR 6 1 0 1 2
VAN 0 0 0 0 0
WSH 7 1 1 2 2
WPG 8 0 1 1 2
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REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S GP G A PTS PIM
2005–06 hv 71 Swe. U18 13 8 7 15 - 24 - - - - - 5 1 0 1 10
2006–07 hv 71 Swe. U18 2 4 0 4 - 2 - - - - - 5 7 2 9 14
hv 71 Swe. Jr. 27 10 10 20 - 43 - - - - - 4 3 1 4 2
2007–08 hv 71 Swe. U18 1 1 0 1 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
hv 71 Swe. Jr. 25 14 16 30 - 14 - - - - - 2 0 0 0 0
hv 71 Swe. 23 3 3 6 - 6 - - - - - 5 0 0 0 0
2008–09 oskarshamn Swe.-2 13 2 9 11 - 6 - - - - - - - - - -
hv 71 Swe. 32 3 1 4 - 6 - - - - - 18 6 3 9 6
Sweden WJc-a 6 1 4 5 - 4 - - - - - - - - - -
2009–10 hv 71 Swe. 44 12 7 19 - 30 - - - - - 16 2 3 5 6
Sweden WJc-a 5 3 3 6 - 4 - - - - - - - - - -
2010–11 albany ahL 12 3 2 5 - 6 - - - - - - - - - -
deviLS NhL 58 8 14 22 3 14 2 0 2 - 87 - - - - -
Sweden Wc-a 9 1 2 3 - 8 - - - - - - - - - -
2011–12 deviLS NhL 43 1 5 6 15- 16 0 0 0 - 46 - - - - -
albany ahL 35 6 14 20 - 22 - - - - - - - - - -
2012–13 albany ahL 37 10 9 19 - 12 - - - - - - - - - -
deviLS NhL 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 - - - - -
DEVILS TOTALS 105 9 20 29 12- 32 2 0 2 - 135 - - - - -
NHL TOTALS 105 9 20 29 12- 32 2 0 2 - 135 - - - - -
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