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Anders Nilsson

Swedish ice hockey goaltender

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Also known as Bengt Per Anders Nilsson

Born: March 19, 1990
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1.iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/teams/roster/1603/Retrieved 2023-08-23
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Birthplace: Luleå
Citizenship: Sweden
Occupation: ice hockey player
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1.Stated in Eurohockey.comRetrieved 2022-04-25
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Height: 196 cm
Languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish

Overview

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Bengt Per Anders Nilsson is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. Nilsson was drafted 62nd overall in the 2009 NHL entry draft by the New York Islanders and played in the NHL with the Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, and Ottawa Senators. Internationally, Nilsson led Sweden to a gold medal at the 2018 World Championships.

Overview

NHL goaltending stats — season by season

7 seasons · from AIDB's NHL goaltending dataset

Season	Team	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SV	GA	SV%	GAA	SO
2011–12	NYI	4	3	1	2	0	102	10	.911	2.75	1
2013–14	NYI	19	17	8	7	2	491	57	.896	3.11	0
2015–16	EDM, STL	29	24	10	13	2	711	78	.901	3.12	0
2016–17	BUF	26	23	10	10	4	791	66	.923	2.67	1
2017–18	VAN	27	24	7	14	4	766	84	.901	3.44	2
2018–19	VAN, OTT	36	34	14	19	1	997	101	.908	2.97	2
2019–20	OTT	20	19	9	9	2	570	58	.908	3.18	0
Career		161	144	59	74	15	4,428	454	.907	3.06	6

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Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: Luleå HF
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Ak Bars Kazan
New York Islanders
Given name: Anders
Family name: Nilsson
Sport: ice hockey
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1.Stated in Eurohockey.comRetrieved 2022-04-25
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Position played on team / speciality: goaltender
Drafted by: New York Islanders(2009) significant event: 2009 NHL entry draft · draft pick number: 62
Mass: 227 lb
Shooting handedness: left-handed shot
Social media followers: 1,361(January 1, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 13267912
1,281(April 19, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 13267912
Participant in: 2018 IIHF World Championship member of sports team: Sweden men's national ice hockey team
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Sources
1.iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/teams/roster/1603/Retrieved 2023-08-23
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