Marcus Högberg (born 25 November 1994) is a Swedish professional

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for the

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of the

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(NHL). Högberg was selected by the

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in the third round (78th overall) of the 2013 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Högberg made his

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debut playing with

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during the 2012–13 season. On 17 March 2013, it was announced that Linköping would loan Högberg to Mora IK of the lower

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for the duration of the 2013–14 season. After his fourth season in the SHL, Högberg was signed to a two-year entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators on 30 March 2017. He was signed by AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, to a professional try-out deal to close out the 2016–17 season. Högberg split most of the 2017–18 season between the AHL

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and the Senators ECHL team, the

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. Högberg began the 2018–19 season with the Belleville Senators. However, before he was able to play a game for the Senators that season, he was reassigned to the ECHL on 27 November. After being recalled back to the AHL, and playing in seven games, Högberg was recalled to the NHL on 22 December 2018. He was shortly thereafter reassigned to the AHL but eventually made his NHL debut on 29 December against the

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. He made 21 saves in the 3–2 loss to the Capitals. On 19 June 2019, Högberg was signed to a two-year contract extension, with the second year on a one-way basis with the Senators at $700,000. As an impending free agent from the Senators after five seasons within the organization, Högberg opted to return to his original Swedish club, Linköping HC of the SHL, by agreeing to a four-year contract on 17 June 2021. Following the 2023–24 season and having compiled three successful years with Linköping HC, Högberg exercised his NHL out clause from the remaining year of his contract in the SHL, by signing a two-year, $1.55 million contract with the

on 7 May 2024. On January 11, 2025, Högberg earned his first win with the Islanders, when they beat the

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2–1.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hogberg, Marcus 1994 births Living people Belleville Senators players Binghamton Senators players Brampton Beast players Bridgeport Islanders players Ice hockey people from Örebro IK Oskarshamn players Linköping HC players Mora IK players New York Islanders players Ottawa Senators draft picks Ottawa Senators players Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish ice hockey goaltenders 21st-century Swedish sportsmen