Zemgus Girgensons
BUFCenter · Buffalo Sabres
75
GP
7
G
9
A
16
P
Nations in the NHLLatvian NHL players 2016–17
2 Latvian players played in the NHL in 2016–17. Together they scored 16 points, the 17th most of any country. The nations league needs at least five skaters, so Latvia was not part of it. Zemgus Girgensons scored the most, 16 points.
The players
Kristers Gudlevskis
TBLGoaltender · Tampa Bay Lightning
1
GP
0
Wins
1.000
SV%
0
SO
In the NHL Draft
Four Latvian players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, one of them in the first round. Alberts Smits went first, at number 5 to the New York Rangers.
Latvian NHL players all time
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Zemgus Girgensons
Latvia's top scorer in 2016–17.
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Buffalo Sabres
Where Zemgus Girgensons plays.
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