| Oscar Lindberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lindberg with theVegas Golden Knights in 2018 | |||
| Born | (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (age 34) Skellefteå, Sweden | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams | Skellefteå AIK New York Rangers Vegas Golden Knights Ottawa Senators EV Zug Dynamo Moscow SC Bern | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | 57th overall,2010 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Oscar Lindberg (born 29 October 1991) is aSwedish professionalice hockeyforward who is currently playing withSkellefteå AIK of theSwedish Hockey League. He previously played for theNew York Rangers, theVegas Golden Knights and theOttawa Senators in theNational Hockey League (NHL). He represented Sweden in the2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[1] He also representedSweden on their gold medal-winning2013 IIHF World Championship team.[2][3]
Central Scouting Bureau ranked Lindberg seventh among European Skaters for the2010 NHL Entry Draft, however he was not drafted until the second round, 57th overall, by thePhoenix Coyotes.[4]
On 8 May 2011, Lindberg was traded from thePhoenix Coyotes to theNew York Rangers in return forEthan Werek.[5]
In 2012–13, Lindberg was awarded theStefan Liv Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the SHL playoffs.[6]
On 24 February 2015, Lindberg played in one New York Rangers game, with forwardRick Nash out with a fever.[7] The New York Rangers won the game 1–0.
Lindberg was named the Rangers' best rookie in their 2015 training camp.[8] He made the Rangers out of training camp for the 2015–16 season and scored his first NHL goal in the first period on opening night againstCorey Crawford of theChicago Blackhawks.[9][10]
On 21 June 2017, Lindberg went unprotected by the Rangers in the2017 NHL Expansion Draft and was subsequently selected by theVegas Golden Knights.[11] As a restricted free agent he later agreed on a two-year contract worth $3.4 million with the Golden Knights on 4 July 2017.[12]
On 10 October 2017, Lindberg scored his first goal with the Golden Knights in the Knights first franchise home game.[13]
On 25 February 2019, Lindberg,Erik Brännström and a second-round draft pick in the2020 NHL Entry Draft, were traded to the Ottawa Senators in return forMark Stone andTobias Lindberg (no relation).[14]
On 26 August 2019, as an NHL free agent, Lindberg joinedEV Zug of theNational League (NL) on a one-year deal with an option for a second season.[15] In the2019–20 season, Lindberg was placed in an increased role with Zug, registering 14 goals and 30 points through 46 games, before the season was cancelled due toCOVID-19.
Having left his optional contract with Zug, Lindberg moved to the KHL as a free agent, securing a one-year deal withHC Dynamo Moscow on 8 May 2020.[16] In the2021–22 season, Lindberg was limited to just 24 regular season games, however increased his offensive output with a point-per-season pace of 25 points.
As a free agent at the conclusion of his deal with Dynamo, Lindberg opted to return to the Swiss National League, agreeing to a two-year deal with SC Bern on 10 June 2022.[17]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Skellefteå AIK | J18 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Skellefteå AIK | J18 Allsv | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | J18 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | J18 Allsv | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 41 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 46 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | Allsv | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 55 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 75 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 75 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 68 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | New York Rangers | NHL | 65 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 63 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 35 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | EV Zug | NL | 46 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 44 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 80 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 24 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 2022–23 | SC Bern | NL | 51 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 50 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 56 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2024–25 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 52 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||
| SHL totals | 280 | 65 | 101 | 166 | 238 | 86 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 52 | ||||
| NHL totals | 252 | 39 | 40 | 79 | 117 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| NL totals | 97 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 135 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| KHL totals | 68 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 92 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Sweden | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
| 2017 Germany/France | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sweden | U18 | 5th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2011 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Sweden | WC |  | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Sweden | WC | | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Sweden | WC | 9th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2023 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| Senior totals | 30 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy | 2024 | [18] |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Winner of theStefan Liv Memorial Trophy (Playoff MVP) 2013 | Succeeded by |