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German NHL players 2022–23

9 German players played in the NHL in 2022–23. Together they scored 340 points, the eighth most of any country, and Germany finished sixth of 9 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl scored the most, 128 points.

9
NHL players
340
Points
6th
Nations league
24
Goalie wins
2022–23Last season82/82 games
2021–222023–24

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 9 ranked nations
24
league points
Rate1stTop trio5thBlue line2ndGoalies9thPer million9th

Germany accounts for 0.9% of the NHL's players and 1.5% of its points.

The full nations league

German goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Philipp GrubauerSEA
3917-14-0.8952.850
Thomas GreissSTL
217-10-0.8963.641

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 8 teams.
STLSt. Louis Blues2 players
Nikita AlexandrovINACTIVE
C · 28 GP · 3G 4A7P
Thomas GreissINACTIVE
G · 21 GP · 7 W · .8967W
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
JJ Peterka
RW · 77 GP · 12G 20A32P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Lukas Reichel
LW · 23 GP · 7G 8A15P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Moritz Seider
D · 82 GP · 5G 37A42P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Leon Draisaitl
C · 80 GP · 52G 76A128P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Tim Stützle
C · 78 GP · 39G 51A90P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Nico Sturm
C · 74 GP · 14G 12A26P
SEASeattle Kraken1 player
Philipp Grubauer
G · 39 GP · 17 W · .89517W

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
8
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 Finland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
6th in the league
3–4
Finland
Finland
5th in the league

Finland wins 4–3 against Germany.

0.63Points per game0.50
260Best trio258
0.38Defencemen's points per game0.33
.900Goalies' save percentage.904
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants9.6
340Total points1 136
9Players in the NHL54
Germany against Finland season by season
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Top scorer
Leon Draisaitl
Germany's top scorer in 2022–23.
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 2022–23
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Against Sweden
Sweden vs Germany
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Every Swede in the NHL
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