Oscar Lindberg

Oscar Lindberg (born 29 October 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League. He previously played for the New York Rangers, the Vegas Golden Knights and the Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League (NHL). He represented Sweden in the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He also represented Sweden on their gold medal-winning 2013 IIHF World Championship team.

Playing career Phoenix Coyotes Central Scouting Bureau ranked Lindberg seventh among European Skaters for the 2010 NHL entry draft, however he was not drafted until the second round, 57th overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes.

New York Rangers

On 8 May 2011, Lindberg was traded from the Phoenix Coyotes to the New York Rangers in return for Ethan Werek.

In 2012–13, Lindberg was awarded the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the SHL playoffs.

On 24 February 2015, Lindberg played in one New York Rangers game, with forward Rick Nash out with a fever. The New York Rangers won the game 1–0.

Lindberg was named the Rangers' best rookie in their 2015 training camp. 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 against Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Vegas Golden Knights On 21 June 2017, Lindberg went unprotected by the Rangers in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft and was subsequently selected by the Vegas Golden Knights. 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.

On 10 October 2017, Lindberg scored his first goal with the Golden Knights in the Knights first franchise home game.

Ottawa Senators On 25 February 2019, Lindberg, Erik Brännström and a second-round draft pick in the 2020 NHL entry draft, were traded to the Ottawa Senators in return for Mark Stone and Tobias Lindberg (no relation).

EV Zug On 26 August 2019, as an NHL free agent, Lindberg joined EV Zug of the National League (NL) on a one-year deal with an option for a second season. In the 2019–20 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 to COVID-19.

Dynamo Moscow Having left his optional contract with Zug, Lindberg moved to the KHL as a free agent, securing a one-year deal with HC Dynamo Moscow on 8 May 2020. In the 2021–22 season, Lindberg was limited to just 24 regular season games, however increased his offensive output with a point-per-season pace of 25 points.

SC Bern 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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs

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 NHL100 00 — — — — — 2015–16 New York RangersNHL6813152843 2 0 0 0 2 2016–17 New York Rangers NHL65812203212 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

International

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

Awards and honours Award Year SHL Le Mat Trophy 2013, 2024, 2026