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German NHL players 2017–18

8 German players played in the NHL in 2017–18. Together they scored 112 points, the eleventh most of any country, and Germany finished tenth of 10 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl scored the most, 70 points.

8
NHL players
112
Points
10th
Nations league
28
Goalie wins
2017–18Last season82/82 games
2016–172018–19

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

10th
of 10 ranked nations
10
league points
Rate9thTop trio9thBlue line9thGoalies8thPer million10th

Germany accounts for 0.8% of the NHL's players and 0.6% of its points.

The full nations league

German goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Philipp GrubauerWSH
3515-10-0.9232.353
Thomas GreissNYI
2713-8-0.8923.821

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

8 players across 7 teams.
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Dennis SeidenbergINACTIVE
D · 28 GP · 0G 5A5P
Thomas GreissINACTIVE
G · 27 GP · 13 W · .89213W
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Korbinian HolzerINACTIVE
D · 16 GP · 0G 0A0P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Leon Draisaitl
C · 78 GP · 25G 45A70P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Tobias RiederINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 12G 13A25P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Tom KuhnhacklINACTIVE
RW · 69 GP · 2G 6A8P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Danny O'ReganINACTIVE
C · 21 GP · 0G 4A4P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Philipp Grubauer
G · 35 GP · 15 W · .92315W

Season by season

Germany had 3 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 9 in 2025–26. The peak was 2010–11, with 11. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 1 season Germany won.
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–
–
–3
–93
–
–
–
–4
–98
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–
8
86
903
8
7
7
810
709
8
9
10
1011
1014
10
8
5
88
420
8
6
7
49
125

In the NHL Draft

Two German players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Noah Kosick went first, at number 192 to the Anaheim Ducks.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

German NHL players all time

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

Germany against Canada

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
10th in the league
0–7
Canada
Canada
6th in the league

Canada wins 7–0 against Germany.

0.42Points per game0.42
103Best trio307
0.30Defencemen's points per game0.32
.910Goalies' save percentage.910
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants11.0
112Total points8 886
8Players in the NHL441
Germany against Canada season by season
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Top scorer
Leon Draisaitl
Germany's top scorer in 2017–18.
The team
Edmonton Oilers
Where Leon Draisaitl 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 2017–18
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Germany
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.