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Nils Höglander
#21 Nashville Predators / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Dec 20, 2000
- Age
- 25
- Place of Birth
- Bockträsk, SWE
- Nation
- Sweden
- Youth Team
- Malå IF
- Position
- LW/RW
- Height
- 176 cm / 5'9"
- Weight
- 84 kg / 185 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- 27/28
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- Cap Hit
- $3,000,000Powered by
- NHL Rights
Nashville Predators / Signed- Agency
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Höglander stands out with his exceptional puck skills and hands. Really good stickhandler and he loves getting creative with the puck, scoring spectacular goals at times. Decent skater who accelerates well and works very hard along the boards in the offensive zone. (EP 2019)
There isn’t a more elusive player in this year’s class than Rögle BK forward Nils Höglander
— EPrinkside.com 2019
Hoglander is a dynamic winger who contains a high-octane motor. His pucks-skills are up there with the best in this class
— Hockeyprospect.com 2019
His playmaking abilities stand out as he finds his teammates with hard and accurate passes, both from short and long range
— Future Considerations 2019
Despite his lack of size, he likes to lay the body out on opponents and has been pretty effective in the physical game
— McKeen's Hockey 2019
2026-2027 NHL stats powered by
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 |  Västerbotten | TV-Pucken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | Västerbotten | TV-Pucken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Sweden | EHT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AHL | 1 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 0.71 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 | 18 | 4 |
 EHT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| HockeyAllsvenskan | 2 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0.26 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 4 | 0 |
| International | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| International-Jr | 5 | 60 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 0.60 | 95 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| J18 Elit (U18 Region) | 5 | 64 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 0.53 | 83 | -6 | 0 | |||||||
| J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) | 3 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 0.74 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 | 4 | 2 |
| NHL | 7 | 341 | 63 | 61 | 124 | 0.36 | 139 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 2 | -2 |
| SHL | 3 | 114 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 0.39 | 94 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 |
| TV-Pucken | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 | 10 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U16 Elit (U16 Region) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 6 | - |
| U16 SM | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2.00 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WHC-17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.57 | 27 | 6 | 0 |
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abbotsford Canucks | 1 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 0.71 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 | 18 | 4 |
| AIK | 2 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0.26 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 4 | 0 |
| AIK J18 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.58 | 51 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| AIK J20 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 0.74 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 | 4 | 2 |
| Clemensnäs HC J18 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0.51 | 26 | -23 | 0 | |||||||
 Nashville Predators | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Rögle BK | 3 | 114 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 0.39 | 94 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 |
| Rögle BK J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden (EHT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden (all) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U16 (all) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U17 (all) | 1 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.33 | 36 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U18 (all) | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 22 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U20 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.57 | 27 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden U20 (all) | 2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 1.13 | 37 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Timrå IK J18 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.50 | 12 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Timrå IK U16 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 6 | - |
| Vancouver Canucks | 6 | 331 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 0.36 | 135 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 2 | -2 |
| Västerbotten | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 | 10 | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.