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Magnus Hellberg (born 4 April 1991) is a Swedish professional
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for
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of the
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(SHL). He has previously played in the
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(NHL) with the
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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.


Playing career

Hellberg was selected 38th overall by the
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in the
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and was the first goaltender selected in the draft. Hellberg almost did not make the trip from Sweden to St. Paul, Minnesota, for the draft, citing it was "50-50" that he'd even be drafted. Because of the last-minute decision to come, the only person with him was his agent. He was the first player to wear the new, redesigned Nashville jersey. The team still had not unveiled the home gold version, and the road white debuted at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Additionally, the Predators did not have a first-round pick, giving Hellberg the honor of becoming the first player to wear it. During the 2012–13 season, Hellberg appeared in 39 regular season games with the
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of the
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(AHL) and two games with the
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of the
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. He added four more games with Milwaukee during AHL postseason. Hellberg was recalled by Nashville on 24 October 2013 after
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suffered an injury. On 26 October, Hellberg made his NHL debut with the Predators, playing 12 minutes after replacing starter Carter Hutton in a game against the
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. After being returned to Milwaukee, Hellberg suffered a high ankle sprain when his skate caught under a goal post which caused him to miss three months. With the Predators system crowded at both NHL and AHL levels, he was assigned to ECHL affiliate, the Cyclones, to finish the 2013–14 season. He played the entire 2014–15 season with Milwaukee, representing the team at the AHL All-Star Game. On 1 July 2015, Hellberg was traded to the
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for a sixth-round pick in the 2017 NHL entry draft. Hellberg was assigned to the Rangers AHL affiliate, the
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, upon his arrival in New York but was called up on 18 December to serve as a backup to Henrik Lundqvist while
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was recovering from a head injury. Hellberg made his Rangers debut in a 20 December game against the
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after Lundqvist allowed five goals, including four in the second period; Hellberg allowed two goals in the third period as the Rangers eventually lost the game 7–3. After Raanta was cleared to return, Hellberg was sent back down to the Wolf Pack in late December. Hellberg was called up to the NHL three times during the 2016–17 season; the first call-up came on 15 January 2017 after Raanta suffered a lower-body injury against the
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. As a result, Hellberg was called up to the NHL to back up Lundqvist for one week while Raanta recovered. Hellberg took the ice once as he replaced Lundqvist during the third period of the 17 January game against the
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; the Rangers lost the game 7–6 despite rallying from a 7–3 deficit. He was called up again in March after Lundqvist suffered a hip injury. He served as Raanta's backup for five games but did not see any ice time. Hellberg was called up a third time for a season-ending back-to-back set of games after Raanta suffered another lower-body injury. Hellberg sat on the bench as Lundqvist's backup in the first game (a 3–1 loss to the Ottawa Senators), but Hellberg made his first NHL start in the second game (Rangers' season finale) against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He stopped 22 of 24 shots as the Rangers won the game 3–2. As an impending free agent, Hellberg left the NHL and signed a one-year contract to be the starting goaltender of Chinese club, Kunlun Red Star of the
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(KHL), on 25 May 2017. In the 2017–18 season, despite registering just 16 wins in 51 games, Hellberg was a standout for the underperforming Kunlun, posting a .926 save percentage. Having earlier signed a one-year extension with Kunlun during the season, Hellberg was traded the following off-season by the Red Star to perennial contending club,
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, in exchange for financial compensation on 28 May 2018. After three stellar seasons with SKA Saint Petersburg, Hellberg left the club at the conclusion of his contract and opted to continue in the KHL by agreeing to a one-year deal with HC Sochi on 15 June 2021. In the 2021–22 season, posted a respectable 2.42 goals-against average, and a .917 save percentage for five shutouts in 37 games with Sochi. Unable to help Sochi qualify for the postseason, Hellberg signed a one-year contract in a return to the NHL for the remainder of the
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' season on 13 April 2022. He made one appearance, starting Detroit's season finale on 29 April, a 5–3 win over the
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. On 13 July 2022, Hellberg left the Red Wings as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the
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. After attending the Kraken's 2022 training camp, Hellberg was placed on waivers during the pre-season to be re-assigned to the AHL. On 3 October 2022, Hellberg was claimed off waivers by the
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following an injury to starting goaltender Cam Talbot. On 10 November, after one appearance with Ottawa, Hellberg was placed on waivers by the Senators and was re-claimed by Seattle. Hellberg served as the backup to Martin Jones through several games with the Kraken before he was placed on waivers after the return to health of goaltender
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on 22 November. Without featuring for the Kraken, Hellberg was claimed off waivers by former club, the Detroit Red Wings, on 23 November 2022. On 28 December 2022, Hellberg came into the game as relief for starter Ville Husso after Husso gave up four goals in the first period to the
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. The Red Wings scored four unanswered goals to force overtime and went on to win 5-4, with Hellberg making 19 saves. Leaving the Red Wings as a free agent for the second successive season, Hellberg continued in North America, agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 2023–24 season on 2 July 2023. He was placed on waivers by Pittsburgh on 8 October 2023 and after going unclaimed, was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the
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to start the 2023–24 season. After an injury to goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic early in the season, Hellberg was called up to the NHL by the Penguins. He made his first appearance for Pittsburgh in relief of Tristan Jarry after Jarry gave up three goals to the Ottawa Senators on 28 October. Hellberg stopped 15 of the 17 shots he faced as the Penguins lost 5–2. He came in relief again for an injured Jarry on 7 November, sharing a 2–0 shutout over the Anaheim Ducks. He started the next game on 9 November, notching his first NHL win of the season in a 4–3 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings. Upon Nedeljkovic's return, Hellberg was re-assigned to Wilkes-Barre on 19 November. He played in 19 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, recording nine wins, eight losses and two overtime losses. On 8 March 2024, the Penguins traded Hellberg to the
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in exchange for goaltender Ludovic Waeber and a conditional
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seventh-round pick. He joined Florida's AHL affiliate, the
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, after the trade. He made eight regular-season appearances with Charlotte, and one appearance in the 2024 Calder Cup playoffs. Leaving the Panthers as a free agent without featuring for the club, Hellberg continued his career in North America after agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with the
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on 13 August 2024. He was placed on waivers and after going unclaimed, was assigned to Dallas' AHL affiliate, the
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, for the 2024–25 season. At the conclusion of his contract with the Stars, Hellberg as a pending free agent opted to return to his native Sweden, joining
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of the SHL on a three-year contract on 12 June 2025.


International play

Hellberg represented
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at the
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, backstopping the team to the gold medal in a 3–2 win over
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. He joined Sweden again for the
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. Hellberg once again played for Sweden at the 2022 IIHF World Championship.


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Regular season and playoffs


International


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hellberg, Magnus 1991 births Living people Almtuna IS players Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players Detroit Red Wings players Frölunda HC players Grand Rapids Griffins players Hartford Wolf Pack players HC Kunlun Red Star players HC Sochi players Ice hockey people from Uppsala Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators draft picks Nashville Predators players New York Rangers players Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Örebro HK players Ottawa Senators players Pittsburgh Penguins players SKA Saint Petersburg players Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish ice hockey goaltenders 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Texas Stars players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players