| Gustav Lindström | |
| Birth Date: | 1998 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Östervåla, Sweden |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 187 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | NHL |
| Former Teams: | Frölunda HC Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens Anaheim Ducks |
| Draft: | 38th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2017 |
| Draft Team: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Career Start: | 2016 |
Gustav Lindström (born 20 October 1998) is a Swedish ice hockey defenceman that is currently a free agent. He was selected in the second round, 38th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2017 NHL entry draft. Lindström has also previously played for the Montreal Canadiens and Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. He previously played with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League before coming to North America.
Lindström played junior hockey with Almtuna IS of the HockeyAllsvenskan, scoring six goals and 14 points in 39 games in his final season. He then joined Frölunda HC for the 2018–19 season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), replacing Rasmus Dahlin.[1] That season he won the SHL Championship with Frölunda HC, registering three goals and six points in 40 games and no points in six postseason games. The team would also win a Champions Hockey League title that year.[2]
Lindström was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) with the 38th overall pick in the 2017 NHL entry draft. On 25 May 2018, Lindström signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Red Wings.[3] On 5 February 2020, Lindström was recalled by the Red Wings after an injury to Mike Green. Prior to being recalled, he posted five assists in 45 games with Detroit's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.[2] He made his NHL debut the next day in a game against the Buffalo Sabres.[4] He played 16 games with the Red Wings. On 17 August 2020, Lindström agreed to return on loan to his former Swedish club, Almtuna IS of the Allsvenskan, until the commencement of the delayed 2020–21 North American season.[5]
On 26 July 2021, Lindström signed a two-year, $1.7 million contract extension with the Red Wings. On 15 February 2022, Lindström scored his first NHL goal against Kaapo Kähkönen in a 7–4 loss to the Minnesota Wild.[6] During the 2022–23 season, he recorded one goal and seven assists in 36 games for the Red Wings. On 1 July 2023, Lindström signed a one-year contract extension with the Red Wings.[7]
On 15 August 2023, Lindström was traded by the Red Wings, along with a conditional 2025 fourth-round pick, to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Jeff Petry.[8] After beginning the 2023–24 season with the Laval Rocket, Montreal's AHL affiliate,[9] Lindström was recalled by the Canadiens on 24 October 2023 after David Savard suffered an injury.[10] He made his Canadiens debut that night against the New Jersey Devils[11] before being reassigned to Laval once again on 4 November 2023 after Christian Dvorak returned from injury.[12] After being recalled to the Canadiens while Joel Armia was loaned to Laval,[13] Lindström scored his first goal with the Canadiens on 14 November 2023 against Jacob Markström of the Calgary Flames.[14] He played in 14 games for the Canadiens, scoring three goals and four points before being placed on waivers on 9 January 2024 with the intent on sending him to Laval.[15]
On 10 January 2024, Lindström was claimed on waivers by the Anaheim Ducks.[16] He made his debut with the Ducks on 15 January versus the Florida Panthers.[17] He registered six points (all assists) in 32 games with the Ducks. A restricted free agent at season's end, the Ducks chose not give him a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.[18]
Lindström played for Sweden at the 2018 World Junior Championship.[2] The team won the silver medal after being defeated by Canada in the gold medal game.[19]
Lindström's uncle is Marcus Ragnarsson, a defenceman who played nine seasons in the NHL for the San Jose Sharks and the Philadelphia Flyers.[20] Gustav's cousin, Jakob Ragnarsson, also plays hockey and was selected by the New York Rangers (70th overall) in the 2018 NHL entry draft.[21]
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
| 2014–15 | J20.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 2015–16 | Almtuna IS | J20.2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Almtuna IS | J20.2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Almtuna IS | Allsv | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Almtuna IS | Allsv | 39 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| SHL | 40 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| AHL | 45 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Almtuna IS | Allsv | 20 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 63 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2023–24 | NHL | 32 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| SHL totals | 40 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 174 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHL | |||
| Champions (Frölunda HC) | [22] | ||
| SHL | |||
| Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) | [23] | ||