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German NHL players 2018–19

8 German players played in the NHL in 2018–19. Together they scored 129 points, the tenth most of any country, and Germany finished fifth of 10 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl scored the most, 105 points.

8
NHL players
129
Points
5th
Nations league
41
Goalie wins
2018–19Last season82/82 games
2017–182019–20

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

5th
of 10 ranked nations
27
league points
Rate2ndTop trio8thBlue line7thGoalies1stPer 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
Thomas GreissNYI
4323-14-0.9272.285
Philipp GrubauerCOL
3718-9-0.9172.643

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

8 players across 6 teams.
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Leon Draisaitl
C · 82 GP · 50G 55A105P
Tobias RiederINACTIVE
LW · 67 GP · 0G 11A11P
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Tom KuhnhacklINACTIVE
RW · 36 GP · 4G 5A9P
Thomas GreissINACTIVE
G · 43 GP · 23 W · .92723W
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Korbinian HolzerINACTIVE
D · 22 GP · 1G 3A4P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Danny O'ReganINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Philipp Grubauer
G · 37 GP · 18 W · .91718W
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Nico Sturm
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

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
–
–
8
86
903
8
7
7
810
709
8
9
10
1011
1014
10
8
10
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 Switzerland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
5th in the league
2–5
Switzerland
Switzerland
7th in the league

Switzerland wins 5–2 against Germany.

0.50Points per game0.47
125Best trio175
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.33
.917Goalies' save percentage–
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants1.3
129Total points336
8Players in the NHL12
Germany against Switzerland season by season
Pick a rivalCanadaCanadaFinlandFinlandSwedenSwedenRussiaRussiaCzechiaCzechiaSwitzerlandSwitzerlandDenmarkDenmarkUSAUSASlovakiaSlovakia
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Top scorer
Leon Draisaitl
Germany's top scorer in 2018–19.
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 2018–19
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.