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Slovak NHL players 2018–19

10 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2018–19. Together they scored 146 points, the ninth most of any country, and Slovakia finished tenth of 10 in the nations league. Tomas Tatar scored the most, 58 points.

10
NHL players
146
Points
10th
Nations league
22
Goalie wins
2018–19Last season82/82 games
2017–182019–20

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

10th
of 10 ranked nations
18
league points
Rate10thTop trio10thBlue line9thGoalies3rdPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.0% of the NHL's players and 0.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jaroslav HalakBOS
4022-11-0.9222.345
Peter BudajLAK
30-1-0.8185.020

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

10 players across 8 teams.
BOSBoston Bruins3 players
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 5G 9A14P
Peter CehlarikINACTIVE
LW · 20 GP · 4G 2A6P
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 40 GP · 22 W · .92222W
ARIArizona Coyotes1 player
Richard PanikINACTIVE
RW · 75 GP · 14G 19A33P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Andrej SekeraINACTIVE
D · 24 GP · 0G 4A4P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Peter BudajINACTIVE
G · 3 GP · 0 W · .8180W
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Tomas TatarINACTIVE
LW · 80 GP · 25G 33A58P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Christian JarosINACTIVE
D · 61 GP · 1G 9A10P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Erik Cernak
D · 58 GP · 5G 11A16P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Martin MarincinINACTIVE
D · 24 GP · 1G 4A5P

Season by season

Slovakia had 2 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 9 in 2025–26. The peak was 2003–04, with 37. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 2 seasons Slovakia won.
–
–
–
–9
893
8
3
3
512
798
7
5
3
237
203
3
3
5
618
309
4
1
8
112
814
8
4
9
1010
1020
10
9
9
109
1225

In the NHL Draft

Eight Slovak players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Adam Goljer went first, at number 49 to the Los Angeles Kings.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Slovak NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Slovakia against Canada

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
10th in the league
1–6
Canada
Canada
1st in the league

Canada wins 6–1 against Slovakia.

0.40Points per game0.44
107Best trio316
0.28Defencemen's points per game0.34
.914Goalies' save percentage.908
1.9NHL players per million inhabitants10.7
146Total points8 722
10Players in the NHL430
Slovakia against Canada season by season
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Top scorer
Tomas Tatar
Slovakia's top scorer in 2018–19.
The team
Montréal Canadiens
Where Tomas Tatar plays.
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NHL battle of the nations 2018–19
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