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German NHL players 2023–24

9 German players played in the NHL in 2023–24. Together they scored 299 points, the eighth most of any country, and Germany finished seventh of 9 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl scored the most, 106 points.

9
NHL players
299
Points
7th
Nations league
23
Goalie wins
2023–24Last season82/82 games
2022–232024–25

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

7th
of 9 ranked nations
23
league points
Rate2ndTop trio6thBlue line3rdGoalies7thPer million9th

Germany accounts for 0.9% of the NHL's players and 1.4% of its points.

The full nations league

German goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Philipp GrubauerSEA
3614-16-0.8992.852
Nico DawsNJD
219-11-0.8943.150

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 9 teams.
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
JJ Peterka
RW · 82 GP · 28G 22A50P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Lukas Reichel
LW · 65 GP · 5G 11A16P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Moritz Seider
D · 82 GP · 9G 33A42P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Leon Draisaitl
C · 81 GP · 41G 65A106P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Nico Daws
G · 21 GP · 9 W · .8949W
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Tim Stützle
C · 75 GP · 18G 52A70P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Nico Sturm
C · 63 GP · 5G 8A13P
SEASeattle Kraken1 player
Philipp Grubauer
G · 36 GP · 14 W · .89914W
Show all 9 teams
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Nikita AlexandrovINACTIVE
C · 23 GP · 0G 2A2P

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
6
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 USA

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
7th in the league
2–5
USA
USA
6th in the league

USA wins 5–2 against Germany.

0.55Points per game0.44
226Best trio302
0.38Defencemen's points per game0.34
.900Goalies' save percentage.907
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants0.9
299Total points6 415
9Players in the NHL303
Germany against USA season by season
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Top scorer
Leon Draisaitl
Germany's top scorer in 2023–24.
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 2023–24
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.