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German NHL players 2021–22

10 German players played in the NHL in 2021–22. Together they scored 240 points, the eighth most of any country, and Germany finished eighth of 10 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl scored the most, 110 points.

10
NHL players
240
Points
8th
Nations league
38
Goalie wins
2021–22Last season82/82 games
2020–212022–23

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 10 ranked nations
24
league points
Rate2ndTop trio7thBlue line2ndGoalies10thPer million10th

Germany accounts for 0.9% of the NHL's players and 1.1% of its points.

The full nations league

German goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Philipp GrubauerSEA
5518-31-0.8893.162
Thomas GreissDET
3110-15-0.8913.660
Nico DawsNJD
2510-11-0.8933.110

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

10 players across 9 teams.
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Moritz Seider
D · 82 GP · 7G 43A50P
Thomas GreissINACTIVE
G · 31 GP · 10 W · .89110W
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Danny O'ReganINACTIVE
C · 5 GP · 0G 1A1P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
JJ Peterka
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Lukas Reichel
LW · 11 GP · 0G 1A1P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Leon Draisaitl
C · 80 GP · 55G 55A110P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Nico Sturm
C · 74 GP · 9G 11A20P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Nico Daws
G · 25 GP · 10 W · .89310W
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Tim Stützle
C · 79 GP · 22G 36A58P
Show all 9 teams
SEASeattle Kraken1 player
Philipp Grubauer
G · 55 GP · 18 W · .88918W

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
819
4
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
8th in the league
4–3
Slovakia
Slovakia
10th in the league

Germany wins 4–3 against Slovakia.

0.58Points per game0.35
218Best trio61
0.41Defencemen's points per game0.28
.896Goalies' save percentage.904
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants2.0
240Total points93
10Players in the NHL11
Germany against Slovakia season by season
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Top scorer
Leon Draisaitl
Germany's top scorer in 2021–22.
The team
Edmonton Oilers
Where Leon Draisaitl plays.
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Every nation in the NHL
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NHL battle of the nations 2021–22
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