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Canadian NHL players 2025–26

421 Canadian players played in the NHL in 2025–26. Together they scored 8 838 points, the first most of any country, and Canada finished sixth of 12 in the nations league. Connor McDavid scored the most, 138 points.

421
NHL players
8 838
Points
6th
Nations league
323
Goalie wins
2025–26Last season82/82 games
Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
5831-21-0.9122.444
5526-19-0.9072.602
5023-17-0.8882.922
5019-14-0.8912.783
4624-13-0.9102.616
4531-6-0.9212.024
4113-20-0.8733.331
3923-10-0.9032.513
3717-17-0.9042.741
3412-9-0.8833.190
3318-9-0.8823.322
3216-10-0.8992.602
2710-9-0.8703.041
2512-11-0.8903.130
2510-8-0.8723.430
1811-3-0.8912.710
168-4-0.9032.901
165-6-0.8713.680
147-4-0.8852.421
61-3-0.8644.130
50-2-0.9222.210
43-1-0.9212.000
41-0-0.9332.031
32-0-0.9481.620
30-1-0.8713.460
10-1-0.7836.090
10-0-01.0000.000
421 players across 32 teams.
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Canada had 533 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 404 in 2024–25. The peak was 1993–94, with 565. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 4 seasons Canada won.

68 Canadian players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, ten of them in the first round. Gavin McKenna went first overall, to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.
The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Canada
Canada
6th in the league
5–2
Switzerland
Switzerland
7th in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Switzerland.

0.44Points per game0.48
380Best trio165
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.37
.896Goalies' save percentage.895
10.5NHL players per million inhabitants1.3
8 838Total points367
421Players in the NHL12
Canada against Switzerland season by season
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