Playing career

Henrik Tallinder was drafted 48th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

Tallinder suffered a broken left arm in game 3 of the Sabres Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes and missed the remainder of the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs. At the time of the injury, he was tied for the NHL playoff lead in plus/minus at +14.

During the 10th game of the 2006-07 NHL season, Tallinder broke the same arm during a game against the New York Islanders.

During a game against New Jersey on February 6, 2008, he became the first Sabres defenceman to score in a shootout, scoring against Martin Brodeur.

On December 27, 2009, Tallinder was selected to the Sweden Men's Ice Hockey Olympic team for the February 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

On July 1, 2010, Tallinder signed a four-year, $13.5 million contract with the New Jersey Devils.

On July 7, 2013, Tallinder was traded back to the team that drafted him, the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Riley Boychuk.

In September 2014, Tallinder would sign a tryout with the Toronto Maple Leafs, however, he suffered an injury in a preseason game against his former team the Sabres and was ultimately released without a contract.

Sexual offenses allegations

In 2005, Tallinder, and fellow Swedish hockey players Kristian Huselius and Andreas Lilja were investigated on suspicion of sexual exploitation. In March 2005, all three players were suspended from the Swedish national team for one year, with Huselius and Tallinder being released by Swedish club Linköping. Lilja was not suspended by Swedish club Mora, but decided to take a break for the remainder of the rest of the season.

Initially police had dropped their investigation within two days February 11, 2005 when a 22-year-old woman accused the trio of raping her February 9, because of a lack of evidence. However, a special prosecutor reopened the case in March, leading to the suspensions. Tallinder and the others were cleared in June of that year.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996-97	AIK IF	SEL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	AIK IF	SEL		34	0	0	0	26		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	AIK IF	SEL		36	0	0	0	30		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	AIK IF	SEL		50	0	2	2	59		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	TPS Turku	FNL		56	5	9	14	62		10	2	1	3	8
2001-02	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Rochester Americans	AHL		73	6	14	20	26		2	0	0	0	0
2002-03	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		46	3	10	13	28		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		72	1	9	10	26		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	Linköpings HC	SEL		44	6	10	16	63		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	SC Bern	NLA		—	—	—	—	—		10	1	1	2	4
2005-06	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		82	6	15	21	74		14	2	6	8	16
2006-07	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		47	4	10	14	34		16	0	2	2	10
2007-08	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		71	1	17	18	48		—	—	—	—	—
2008-09	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		66	1	11	12	36		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		82	4	16	20	32		6	0	2	2	2
2010-11	New Jersey Devils	NHL		82	5	11	16	40		—	—	—	—	—
2011-12	New Jersey Devils	NHL		39	0	6	6	16		3	0	0	0	0
2012-13	New Jersey Devils	NHL		25	1	3	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
2013-14	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		64	2	6	8	34		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				678	28	114	142	378		39	5	10	12	28

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997	Sweden	EJC	02 !		4	0	0	0	0
1998	Sweden	WJC	6th		7	1	0	1	6
1999	Sweden	WJC	4th		3	0	0	0	2
2010	Sweden	Oly	5th		4	0	0	0	4
2013	Sweden	WC	01 !		10	1	2	3	18
2014	Sweden	Oly	02 !		3	0	0	0	2
Junior totals					14	1	0	1	8
Senior totals					17	1	2	3	24

[ Source: Wikipedia ]