(Another in a series of player profiles prior to training camp Sept. 18-23.)

Gustav Nyquist

Position: Left wing

Age: 25 (on Sept. 1)

Height/Weight: 5-11/185

2013-14 stats: 57 games, 28 goals, 20 assists, 48 points, plus-16 rating, 10 penalty minutes; (playoffs) five games, no goals, no assists, no points, minus-1 rating, no penalty minutes.

Career stats: 97 games, 32 goals, 29 assists, 61 points, plus-18 rating, 18 penalty minutes; (playoffs) 23 games, two goals, three assists, five points, plus-3 rating, two penalty minutes.

Contract status: One year remaining at a salary cap hit of $950,000. He'll be a restricted free agent when the deal expires.

2013-14 in review: Led the team in goals (28), game-winning goals (six), even-strength points (39) and shooting percentage (18.3 percent). ... Scored 23 goals in 28 games from Jan. 20 to April 2. ... Led NHL with 23 goals from Jan. 20 to the end of the season. ... Named NHL's No. 1 star for week on March 24 after picking up six goals and an assist in four games. ... Named NHL's No. 2 star of week on Jan. 27 after scoring a goal in four consecutive games and adding two assists. ... Named NHL's No. 2 star for March. ... Notched first career hat trick and career-high four points on Feb. 2 at Washington. ... Equaled career-high four points on Feb. 7 vs. New Jersey (goal, three assists). ... Six-game goal-scoring streak from March 16-25 (nine goals). ... 10-game points streak from March 16-April 2 (12 goals, two assists). ... Had five multi-goal games. ... Did not score a goal in his final 10 games, regular season and playoffs. ... Named to Swedish Olympic team as a replacement for injured teammate Johan Franzen. ... Had no points in six games, while averaging 6:40 in ice time, for Sweden at the Olympics, winning the silver medal. ... Had four goals and six points in 10 games for Sweden at the World Championship, winning the bronze medal. ... Spent the first six weeks of the season in Grand Rapids because he was exempt from waivers while others weren't. ... Led the Griffins with 21 points in 15 games when he was recalled by the Red Wings on Nov. 20. ... Second on the club in shots on goal (153) and plus-minus rating (plus-16). ... Averaged 3:14 per game on the power play, highest among all forwards. ... Missed three games with a pulled groin (Dec. 17-21).

2014-15 outlook: He'll finally experience his first full NHL season after spending parts of the past three seasons in the AHL. A tremendous skater with terrific skills, he is capable of making great one-on-one moves and scoring highlight-reel goals. He showed his star potential last season, and the Red Wings will need more of the same this year. He must continue to be assertive and shoot the puck, like he did after Jan. 18, when he took off following a slump that saw him score once in 18 games. He slumped late in the year and, like many of his teammates, wasn't a factor in the five-game series against the Boston Bruins. The club hopes it was a learning experience, because bigger teams will continue playing physical against him.

Key question: With opponents sure to key on him even more this season, will he lead the team in goals again?

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