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27. Tomas Sandstrom

27. Tomas Sandstrom

Tomas Sandstrom played the first five-and-a-half years of his NHL career with the New York Rangers before a trade brought him to Los Angeles, a team that was looking for his combination of grit and scoring prowess.

In the early 90s, Scandinavians were not known for their physicality, but Sandstrom could grind as well he could score.  The Swedish Right Wing was oft-injured in L.A., but when he did play, he averaged over a Point per Game.  His best year as a King was in 1988-89, where he had a career-high 89 Points, and he was electric in the 1993 run to the Stanley Cup Finals, where he scored 25 Points.

Los Angeles traded Sandstrom to Pittsburgh during the 1993-94 Season, and as a King, he would compile 254 Points in 235 Games.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Left Wing
  • Acquired: Traded from the New York Rangers with Tony Granato for Bernie Nicholls 1/20/90.
  • Departed:

    Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Shawn McEachern for Marty McSorley and Jim Paek 2/16/94.

  • Games Played: 235
  • Notable Statistics:

    117 Goals
    137 Assists 
    254 Points 
    563 PIM 
    1.08 PPG 
    -2 Plus/Minus 
    22.7 Point Shares 

    50 Playoff Games
    17 Goals
    26 Assists 
    45 Points 
    53 PIM 
    0.90 PPG 
    -8 Plus/Minus 

  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    All-Star (1991)

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