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German NHL players 2020–21

8 German players played in the NHL in 2020–21. Together they scored 137 points, the eighth most of any country, and Germany finished fourth of 10 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl scored the most, 84 points.

8
NHL players
137
Points
4th
Nations league
38
Goalie wins
2020–21Active season56/82 games
2019–202021–22

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 10 ranked nations
30
league points
Rate1stTop trio7thBlue line5thGoalies2ndPer million10th

Germany accounts for 0.8% of the NHL's players and 1.0% of its points.

The full nations league

German goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Philipp GrubauerCOL
4030-9-0.9221.957
Thomas GreissDET
348-15-0.9122.702

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

8 players across 8 teams.
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Tobias RiederINACTIVE
LW · 44 GP · 5G 2A7P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Philipp Grubauer
G · 40 GP · 30 W · .92230W
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Thomas GreissINACTIVE
G · 34 GP · 8 W · .9128W
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Leon Draisaitl
C · 56 GP · 31G 53A84P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Nico Sturm
C · 50 GP · 11G 6A17P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Tim Stützle
C · 53 GP · 12G 17A29P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Lean BergmannINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Marc MichaelisINACTIVE
LW · 15 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
58
819
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 Slovakia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
4th in the league
5–2
Slovakia
Slovakia
10th in the league

Germany wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.50Points per game0.38
130Best trio61
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.29
.913Goalies' save percentage.907
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants1.9
137Total points81
8Players in the NHL10
Germany against Slovakia season by season
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Top scorer
Leon Draisaitl
Germany's top scorer in 2020–21.
The team
Edmonton Oilers
Where Leon Draisaitl plays.
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Every nation in the NHL
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Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2020–21
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Sweden vs Germany
Seven rounds, season by season.
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