Nils Lundkvist

Nils Lundkvist

25-Year-Old DefensemanD
Dallas Stars
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Lundkvist struggled to stay in the lineup in the first half of the season, and then shoulder surgery wiped out the second half of his 2024-25 campaign. He's since been cleared to return, so he'll be in the mix for a spot on the Stars' blue line in 2025-26, but he may not be a full-time option given his defensive limitations. He also had just five assists over 39 regular-season contests last year. However, Lundkvist is one of two right-shot blueliners projected to be on the Stars' roster, so that should give him a little job security on a team that is pushing up against the salary cap. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract with the Stars in June of 2025.
Ready for return
DDallas Stars
December 7, 2025
Lundkvist has been activated off of long-term injured reserve by the Stars and will likely play Sunday, the team announced.
ANALYSIS
Reinforcements are coming for the Stars, who also activated Matt Duchene (upper body) from LTIR. Lundkvist has been out of the lineup with a lower-body injury since early October, playing in only four games. In those contests, he recorded three points (one goal, two assists). The 25-year-old will provide a needed boost to the Dallas defense corps, still without Thomas Harley (lower body) and Lian Bichsel (lower body).
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    15:01
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:14
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:03
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2022–23
16:19
1:22
0:02
2023–24
14:06
0:54
0:00
2024–25
15:01
0:14
0:03
2025–26
16:00
0:22
0:05
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Lundkvist started the 2023-24 campaign with a 29-game goal drought during which he registered just one shot per game. Things weren't significantly better for the 24-year-old blueliner the rest of the way as he finished the year with two goals and 17 helpers in 59 regular-season contests. The Swede doesn't particularly stand out with ancillary stats either - he recorded 44 hits and 38 blocked shots last season - and is a fringe power-play option. All that to say, there likely are better options out there for fantasy managers to consider heading into the 2024-25 campaign.
Lundkvist got shouldered aside on the Rangers' blue line last fall, but the Stars dealt their 2023 first-round pick to acquire him before the season. The early returns were solid -- 11 points in 35 games through December -- but he had just five points the rest of the way and lost his place in the lineup for good in late March. While still just 22 years old and a first-round pick himself from 2018, Lundkvist appears to again face an uphill battle to establish himself after Thomas Harley broke out for the Stars late in the season. Lundkvist's improvements will need to come primarily in his own zone, though he could also benefit from being more consistent on offense. He should challenge Colin Miller for a third-pairing role in 2023-24.
A highly regarded prospect, Lundkvist played 25 games with the Rangers early last season (one goal, four points) before being banished to AHL Hartford. Seeing no room for advancement in New York, Lundkvist wasn't going to report to training camp this fall, prompting a trade to Dallas in exchange for a 2023 first-round draft pick. The Swede is a creative offensive rearguard with a deceptively big shot, but his skating is just average and his game lacks physicality. The Stars, who have been stingy regarding moving high draft picks in the past, obviously saw enough in the 22-year-old to think he was worth the gamble.
Lundkvist has already blossomed into one of the best defensemen in the Swedish Hockey League at just 20 years of age, and the 2018 first-round pick will immediately push for a spot on the Rangers upon his arrival in North America. That may not happen until next year, though Lundkvist could opt to move stateside as soon as March at the conclusion of his season with Lulea HF in his native country. He'll likely be blocked from power-play time on a Rangers blue line that already has Tony DeAngelo, Adam Fox and Jacob Trouba vying for roles with the extra man, but Lundkvist is a creative passer who can drive play in transition and should generate better than average offense for a defenseman once he settles in at the NHL level.
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Considered day-to-day
DDallas Stars
Lower Body
December 5, 2025
Lundkvist (lower body) was labeled day-to-day by head coach Glen Gulutzan and could return as early as Tuesday's matchup with Winnipeg, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.
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Moves to LTIR
DDallas Stars
Lower Body
October 26, 2025
Lundkvist (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Sunday, according to Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News.
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Deemed week-to-week
DDallas Stars
Lower Body
October 20, 2025
Lundkvist (lower body) will be placed on injured reserve and is week-to-week, according to Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News on Monday.
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Expected to miss some time
DDallas Stars
Lower Body
October 18, 2025
Lundkvist (lower body) is expected to be "out for a little bit," head coach Glen Gulutzan told Sam Nestler of DLLS Stars on Saturday.
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Sitting out Saturday
DDallas Stars
Lower Body
October 18, 2025
Lundkvist (lower body) won't suit up Saturday versus the Blues, Sam Nestler of DLLS Stars reports.
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Ready to return?
DDallas Stars
December 7, 2025
Lundkvist is likely to be activated off of LTIR and play Sunday against the Penguins, Stars insider Robert Tiffin reports.
ANALYSIS
Lundkvist hasn't played since Oct. 16, missing every game since then with a lower-body injury. The 25-year-old was off to a good start prior to the injury, notching a goal and two assists in four games. The Stars could certainly use the reinforcements given the injuries to other members of the defensive group like Thomas Harley and Lian Bichsel.
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