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5. Nicklas Lidstrom

Point Shares per Game: 0.14

Nicklas Lidstrom's entire career was with the Detroit Red Wings, all 1,564 games.

The Hall-of-Famer was an 11-time All-Star and a 4-time champion with Detroit. He ranks third all-time in defensive point shares with 113.6 and has 98.1 offensive point shares on top of it.

The two-way player ended his career with a plus/minus of 450, third-best ever and one of just three marks north of 400.

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