Mats Zuccarello
MINRight wing · Minnesota Wild
59
GP
15
G
39
A
54
P
Nations in the NHLNorwegian NHL players 2025–26
3 Norwegian players played in the NHL in 2025–26. Together they scored 67 points, the twelfth most of any country. The nations league needs at least five skaters, so Norway was not part of it. Mats Zuccarello scored the most, 54 points.
The players
Emil Lilleberg
TBLDefenseman · Tampa Bay Lightning
50
GP
4
G
8
A
12
P
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
DETRight wing · Detroit Red Wings
14
GP
0
G
1
A
1
P
In the NHL Draft
One Norwegian player was picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, not in the first round. Niklas Aaram-Olsen went 41st overall to the Vancouver Canucks.
Norwegian NHL players all time
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Top scorer
Mats Zuccarello
Norway's top scorer in 2025–26.
The team
Minnesota Wild
Where Mats Zuccarello 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 2025–26
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
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The Swedes in the NHL today
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The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.