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Danish NHL players 2025–26

7 Danish players played in the NHL in 2025–26. Together they scored 121 points, the tenth most of any country, and Denmark finished ninth of 12 in the nations league. Nikolaj Ehlers scored the most, 71 points.

7
NHL players
121
Points
9th
Nations league
17
Goalie wins
2025–26Last season82/82 games
2024–252026–27

DANISH LEADERS

In the nations league

9th
of 12 ranked nations
24
league points
Rate5thTop trio10thBlue line7thGoalies11thPer million8th

Denmark accounts for 0.7% of the NHL's players and 0.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Danish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Frederik AndersenCAR
3516-14-0.8743.050
Mads SogaardOTT
21-0-0.8334.650

Every Danish player in the NHL, team by team

7 players across 5 teams.
CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players
Nikolaj Ehlers
LW · 82 GP · 26G 45A71P
Frederik Andersen
G · 35 GP · 16 W · .87416W
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Lars Eller
C · 68 GP · 5G 10A15P
Mads Sogaard
G · 2 GP · 1 W · .8331W
SEASeattle Kraken1 player
Oscar Fisker Molgaard
C · 13 GP · 0G 2A2P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Oliver Bjorkstrand
RW · 80 GP · 12G 20A32P
VGKVegas Golden Knights1 player
Jonas Rondbjerg
RW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P

Season by season

Denmark had 1 players in the NHL in 2006–07 and 6 in 2024–25. 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
89
919
7
7
–
–6
–24

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
9th in the league
0–7
Switzerland
Switzerland
7th in the league

Switzerland wins 7–0 against Denmark.

0.47Points per game0.48
118Best trio165
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.37
.887Goalies' save percentage.895
1.2NHL players per million inhabitants1.3
121Total points367
7Players in the NHL12
Denmark against Switzerland season by season
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Top scorer
Nikolaj Ehlers
Denmark's top scorer in 2025–26.
The team
Carolina Hurricanes
Where Nikolaj Ehlers plays.
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Every nation in the NHL
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Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2025–26
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Denmark
Seven rounds, season by season.
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Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.