Career
He represented Sweden in the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He also represented Sweden on their gold medal-winning 2013 IIHF World Championship team Central Scouting Bureau ranked Lindberg seventh among European Skaters for the 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft, however he was not was drafted until the second round, 57th overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes.
On May 8, 2011, Lindberg was traded to the New York Rangers in return for Ethan Werek.
In 2012-2013, Lindberg was awarded the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the Studies in English Literature playoffs. On February 24, 2015, Lindberg played in one New York Rangers game, with forward Rick Nash out with a fever.
Lindberg was named the Rangers" best rookie in their 2015 training camp. He made the Rangers out of training camp for the 2015-2016 season and scored his first National Hockey League goal in the first period on opening night against Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks.