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German NHL players 2019–20

8 German players played in the NHL in 2019–20. Together they scored 133 points, the ninth most of any country, and Germany finished eighth of 10 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl scored the most, 110 points.

8
NHL players
133
Points
8th
Nations league
34
Goalie wins
2019–20Active season69/82 games
2018–192020–21

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 10 ranked nations
23
league points
Rate2ndTop trio9thBlue line8thGoalies3rdPer million10th

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

The full nations league

German goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Philipp GrubauerCOL
3618-12-0.9162.632
Thomas GreissNYI
3116-9-0.9132.740

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

8 players across 7 teams.
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Tom KuhnhacklINACTIVE
RW · 28 GP · 3G 3A6P
Thomas GreissINACTIVE
G · 31 GP · 16 W · .91316W
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Tobias RiederINACTIVE
LW · 55 GP · 4G 6A10P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Philipp Grubauer
G · 36 GP · 18 W · .91618W
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Leon Draisaitl
C · 71 GP · 43G 67A110P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Nico Sturm
C · 6 GP · 0G 2A2P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Korbinian HolzerINACTIVE
D · 49 GP · 1G 3A4P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Lean BergmannINACTIVE
C · 12 GP · 0G 1A1P

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
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–
–
–4
–98
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–
8
86
903
8
7
7
810
709
8
9
10
1011
1014
10
8
10
58
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 Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
8th in the league
2–5
Sweden
Sweden
2nd in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against Germany.

0.50Points per game0.44
126Best trio200
0.30Defencemen's points per game0.35
.912Goalies' save percentage.911
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants10.5
133Total points1 920
8Players in the NHL111
Germany against Sweden season by season
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Top scorer
Leon Draisaitl
Germany's top scorer in 2019–20.
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 2019–20
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.