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German NHL players 2026–27

8 German players have played in the NHL in 2026–27. Together they have 55 points, the seventh most of any country, and Germany sits fourth of 11 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl leads with 23 points.

8
NHL players
55
Points
4th
Nations league
6
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season11/84 games
2025–26
GermanyGERMANS LAST NIGHT · OCT 251 game
0P
0G0A
1played
MIN4–2VANGermany1 GermansOCT 26 · 03:00 · overnight
Nico Sturm
· C0G 0A · 12:28 TOI
NEXT GAMES · OCT 27 · upcoming
3Germans in1game
DET@EDMGermany3 GermansOCT 27 · 02:30
Leon Draisaitl
· C23 pts this season
Moritz Seider
· D5 pts this season
Josh Samanski
· C1 pts this season

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 11 ranked nations
37
league points
Rate1stTop trio4thBlue line3rdGoalies4thPer million11th

Germany accounts for 1.0% of the NHL's players and 1.8% of its points so far.

The full nations league

German goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Philipp GrubauerSEA
74-1-0.9072.760
Nico DawsNJD
42-2-0.8742.780

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

8 players across 7 teams.
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Leon Draisaitl
C · 11 GP · 12G 11A23P
Josh Samanski
C · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
JJ Peterka
RW · 12 GP · 4G 5A9P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Moritz Seider
D · 11 GP · 0G 5A5P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Nico Sturm
C · 7 GP · 0G 1A1P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Nico Daws
G · 4 GP · 2 W · .8742W
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Tim Stützle
C · 12 GP · 8G 8A16P
SEASeattle Kraken1 player
Philipp Grubauer
G · 7 GP · 4 W · .9074W

Season by season

Germany had 3 players in the NHL in 1990–91 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.
–
–
–
–3
–94
–
–
–
–4
–99
–
8
8
98
805
7
7
8
711
810
9
10
10
1010
1015
8
10
5
88
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 Switzerland

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
Switzerland
Switzerland
8th in the league

Germany wins 5–2 against Switzerland.

0.52Points per game0.46
48Best trio29
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.33
.892Goalies' save percentage.890
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants1.1
55Total points42
8Players in the NHL10
Germany against Switzerland season by season
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