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Slovak NHL players 2026–27

7 Slovak players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and one more is on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 19 points, the tenth most of any country, and Slovakia sits tenth of 11 in the nations league. Juraj Slafkovský leads with 8 points.

8
NHL players
19
Points
10th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season11/84 games
2025–26
SlovakiaSLOVAKS LAST NIGHT · OCT 251 game
1P
0G1A
1played
Juraj Slafkovský LW had 1 assist in the win over Winnipeg Jets.
Player of the night
Juraj Slafkovský
MTL
0G1A
MTL2–1WPGSlovakia1 SlovaksOCT 26 · 00:00 · overnight
Juraj Slafkovský
· LW0G 1A · 16:22 TOI
NEXT GAMES · OCT 27 · upcoming
4Slovaks in2games
LAK@NYRSlovakia1 SlovaksOCT 27 · 00:00
Adam Sykora
· LW0 pts this season
TOR@CGYSlovakia3 SlovaksOCT 27 · 01:30
Martin Pospisil
· C2 pts this season
Simon Nemec
· D2 pts this season
Samuel Honzek
· LW0 pts this season

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

10th
of 11 ranked nations
16
league points
Rate10thTop trio9thBlue line9thGoalies10thPer million6th

Slovakia accounts for 0.9% of the NHL's players and 0.6% of its points so far.

The full nations league

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

7 players across 6 teams, plus one more on a roster without a game yet.
CGYCalgary Flames3 players
Martin Pospisil
C · 10 GP · 1G 1A2P
Simon Nemec
D · 10 GP · 0G 2A2P
Samuel Honzek
LW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Juraj Slafkovský
LW · 11 GP · 2G 6A8P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Adam Sykora
LW · No game yet–
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Dalibor Dvorsky
RW · 11 GP · 2G 1A3P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Erik Cernak
D · 11 GP · 0G 2A2P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Martin Fehérváry
D · 10 GP · 0G 2A2P

Season by season

Slovakia had 3 players in the NHL in 1990–91 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.
–
–
–
87
894
3
3
5
718
799
5
3
2
231
305
3
5
6
314
410
1
8
1
811
815
4
9
10
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
0–7
Canada
Canada
2nd in the league

Canada wins 7–0 against Slovakia.

0.44Points per game0.45
13Best trio75
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.33
–Goalies' save percentage.890
1.3NHL players per million inhabitants8.1
19Total points1 215
7Players in the NHL325
Slovakia against Canada season by season
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Juraj Slafkovský
Slovakia's top scorer in 2026–27.
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Montréal Canadiens
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The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
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