Mats Lindgren is a defenseman who does his best work while in the other team’s zone, and looks very comfortable and confident running a power play. He displays good mobility along the blue line, combining his quick hands and agility to create room laterally and open up shooting or passing lanes. He is very noticeable…
DATE | PLAYER | NAME | LEAGUE | AUTHOR | |
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Sep 24/22 | Lindgren Mats | 24156 – Sabres vs. Senators | PROSPECTS | by Austin Broad | View Report |
Apr 13/22 | Lindgren Mats | 23736 – Kamloops vs. Prince George | WHL | by Joel Henderson | View Report |
Jan 25/22 | Lindgren Mats | 23283 – Kamloops vs. Prince George | WHL | by Joshua Frojelin | View Report |
Dec 19/21 | Lindgren Mats | 22939 – Kamloops vs. Prince George | WHL | by Joel Henderson | View Report |
Dec 12/21 | Lindgren Mats | 22916 – Kamloops vs. Vancouver | WHL | by Derek Neumeier | View Report |
Oct 19/21 | Lindgren Mats | 22647 – Prince George vs. Kamloops | WHL | by Donesh Mazloum | View Report |
Oct 18/21 | Lindgren Mats | 22639 – Kamloops vs. Kelowna | WHL | by | View Report |
Career Stats
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | +/- | PIM |
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2023-2024 | Red Deer Rebels | whl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022-2023 | Red Deer Rebels | whl | 63 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 0.54 | 11 | 23 |
2021-2022 | Kamloops Blazers | whl | 68 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 0.65 | 25 | 42 |
2020-2021 | Kamloops Blazers | whl | 22 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.45 | -2 | 10 |
2019-2020 | Kamloops Blazers | whl | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
Mats Lindgren is a defenseman who does his best work while in the other team’s zone, and looks very comfortable and confident running a power play. He displays good mobility along the blue line, combining his quick hands and agility to create room laterally and open up shooting or passing lanes. He is very noticeable in the transition game. He anticipates plays well and is good at cutting off passes in the neutral zone. He usually keeps his head on a swivel and knows where he’s going with a puck before he digs it out of a scrum or retrieves it from his own end, which leads to quick transition play for his team. He has strong edges and can throw in the odd flashy spin while at middle or high gears to shake an oncoming forechecker, giving him ample time to make a decision up ice. He isn’t a particularly fast skater himself, however. His skating form has him hunched from his shoulders, which limits his stride length and the power he’s able to get off, and hinders his potential ceiling a bit. His mechanics need an adjustment on this. This is most notable in the defensive end, where his game isn’t as impactful as in the offensive and neutral zone. He’s a capable defender at the junior level, however, to be successful defending at the next level it would be nice to see some of that desire to be a difference-maker that we see on the offensive side happen in his own zone. He can also defer a little too much when he’s working with the man advantage. Lindgren has the offensive tools to likely crack an NHL roster one day. He’s likely to be a power play specialist kind of player who might slot in on the bottom pair at even strength, but if he can improve his skating and defending maybe he works his way to a top-four role.