Lindholm is a smooth-skating defenseman with a long reach and tremendous vision that allows him to quickly move the puck up the ice.
A first-round selection (No. 6) by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2012 NHL Draft, Lindholm made his NHL debut at age 19 on Oct. 6, 2013, in a 3-2 Ducks victory against the Winnipeg Jets, the first of six straight wins with Lindholm in the lineup. On Oct. 13, 2013, he had two assists for his first two NHL points in a 4-1 win against the Ottawa Senators. On Jan. 11, 2014, he had two goals in a 5-3 win against the Phoenix Coyotes and became the second-youngest player (19 years, 356 days) in franchise history to score twice in a game.
Lindholm is a smooth-skating defenseman with a long reach and tremendous vision that allows him to quickly move the puck up the ice.
A first-round selection (No. 6) by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2012 NHL Draft, Lindholm made his NHL debut at age 19 on Oct. 6, 2013, in a 3-2 Ducks victory against the Winnipeg Jets, the first of six straight wins with Lindholm in the lineup. On Oct. 13, 2013, he had two assists for his first two NHL points in a 4-1 win against the Ottawa Senators. On Jan. 11, 2014, he had two goals in a 5-3 win against the Phoenix Coyotes and became the second-youngest player (19 years, 356 days) in franchise history to score twice in a game.
Lindholm finished the season fourth in the League with a plus-29 rating, the fifth-best for a rookie defenseman in 25 years. With 30 points he ranked second among rookie defensemen. He also became the first Ducks player at the position to be named to the NHL All-Rookie Team. Lindholm played in 11 of Anaheim's 13 postseason games in the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs and got his first NHL postseason point with an assist in Game 3 of the Ducks' second-round series against the Los Angeles Kings.
In 2014-15 he was second among NHL defensemen with a plus-25 rating. He led Anaheim defensemen with 29 takeaways and tied for first among Ducks defensemen with 27 assists.
Lindholm scored his first Stanley Cup Playoff goal on May 3, 2015, in Game 2 of Anaheim's second-round series against the Calgary Flames. The goal gave him a four-game playoff point streak, the longest by a Ducks defenseman since Chris Pronger (five) in 2009.
Lindholm finished the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs tied for sixth in scoring among defensemen with 10 points in 16 games and helped Anaheim advance to the Western Conference Final. In 2015-16, Lindholm reached double figures in goals for the first time with 10, tops among Ducks defensemen.
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- NHL All-Rookie Team (2014)
