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Danish NHL players 2018–19

7 Danish players played in the NHL in 2018–19. Together they scored 179 points, the eighth most of any country, and Denmark finished eighth of 10 in the nations league. Nikolaj Ehlers scored the most, 37 points.

7
NHL players
179
Points
8th
Nations league
36
Goalie wins
2018–19Last season82/82 games
2017–182019–20

DANISH LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 10 ranked nations
25
league points
Rate5thTop trio9thBlue line5thGoalies4thPer million7th

Denmark accounts for 0.7% of the NHL's players and 0.9% of its points.

The full nations league

Danish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Frederik AndersenTOR
6036-16-0.9172.771

Every Danish player in the NHL, team by team

7 players across 7 teams.
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Oliver Bjorkstrand
RW · 77 GP · 23G 13A36P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Frans NielsenINACTIVE
C · 72 GP · 10G 25A35P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Patrick RussellINACTIVE
RW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Mikkel BoedkerINACTIVE
LW · 71 GP · 7G 28A35P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Frederik Andersen
G · 60 GP · 36 W · .91736W
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Lars Eller
C · 81 GP · 13G 23A36P
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Nikolaj Ehlers
LW · 62 GP · 21G 16A37P

Season by season

Denmark had 1 players in the NHL in 2006–07 and 7 in 2025–26. The peak was 2016–17, with 10. Under each bar is the nations league placing.
–
–
–6
909
9
10
9
78
614
3
6
7
98
720
7
–
–
–7
925

In the NHL Draft

One Danish player was picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, not in the first round. Anton Emil Wilde Larsen went 187th overall to the Dallas Stars.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Danish NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Denmark against Switzerland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Denmark
Denmark
8th in the league
1–6
Switzerland
Switzerland
7th in the league

Switzerland wins 6–1 against Denmark.

0.46Points per game0.47
109Best trio175
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.33
.914Goalies' save percentage–
1.2NHL players per million inhabitants1.3
179Total points336
7Players in the NHL12
Denmark against Switzerland season by season
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Top scorer
Nikolaj Ehlers
Denmark's top scorer in 2018–19.
The team
Winnipeg Jets
Where Nikolaj Ehlers plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2018–19
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Denmark
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.