Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 1985–86

30 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1985–86. Together they scored 991 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished third of 6 in the nations league. Mats Näslund scored the most, 110 points.

NHL players

991

Points

3rd

Nations league

Goalie wins

1985–86Active season80/82 games

1984–85 1986–87

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd

of 6 ranked nations

league points

Rate3rdTop trio4thBlue line6thGoalies1stPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 4.4% of the NHL's players and 5.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Pelle LindberghPHI	8	6-2-0	.885	2.88	1

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

30 players across 15 teams.

NYRNew York Rangers4 players

Tomas SandströmINACTIVE

RW · 73 GP · 25G 29A54P

Peter SundströmINACTIVE

LW · 53 GP · 8G 15A23P

Jan ErixonINACTIVE

LW · 31 GP · 2G 17A19P

Kjell SamuelssonINACTIVE

D · 9 GP · 0G 0A0P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers4 players

Pelle EklundINACTIVE

C · 70 GP · 15G 51A66P

Bo BerglundINACTIVE

LW · 10 GP · 2G 2A4P

Thomas ErikssonINACTIVE

D · 43 GP · 0G 4A4P

Pelle LindberghINACTIVE

G · 8 GP · 6 W · .8856W

NYINew York Islanders3 players

Tomas JonssonINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 14G 30A44P

Stefan PerssonINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 1G 19A20P

Robert NyströmINACTIVE

RW · 14 GP · 1G 1A2P

WSHWashington Capitals3 players

Bengt-Åke GustafssonINACTIVE

LW · 70 GP · 23G 52A75P

Jörgen PetterssonINACTIVE

LW · 70 GP · 13G 21A34P

Peter AnderssonINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 7G 24A31P

BOSBoston Bruins2 players

Michael ThelvénINACTIVE

D · 60 GP · 6G 20A26P

Mats ThelinINACTIVE

D · 31 GP · 2G 3A5P

MNSMinnesota North Stars2 players

Kent NilssonINACTIVE

C · 61 GP · 16G 44A60P

Mats HallinINACTIVE

C · 38 GP · 3G 2A5P

MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players

Mats NäslundINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 43G 67A110P

Kjell DahlinINACTIVE

C · 77 GP · 32G 39A71P

VANVancouver Canucks2 players

Patrik SundströmINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 18G 48A66P

Thomas GradinINACTIVE

C · 71 GP · 14G 27A41P

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WINWinnipeg Jets2 players

Thomas SteenINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 17G 47A64P

Bengt LundholmINACTIVE

LW · 16 GP · 3G 5A8P

BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player

Mikael AnderssonINACTIVE

RW · 32 GP · 1G 9A10P

CGYCalgary Flames1 player

Håkan LoobINACTIVE

RW · 68 GP · 31G 36A67P

HFDHartford Whalers1 player

Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 5G 19A24P

LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player

Anders HåkanssonINACTIVE

LW · 38 GP · 4G 1A5P

PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player

Willy LindströmINACTIVE

RW · 71 GP · 14G 17A31P

TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player

Börje SalmingINACTIVE

D · 41 GP · 7G 15A22P

Season by season

Sweden had 17 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 103 in 2025–26. The peak was 2019–20, with 111. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 6 seasons Sweden won.

In the NHL Draft

25 Swedish players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, seven of them in the first round. Ivar Stenberg went first, at number 2 to the San Jose Sharks.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Swedish NHL players all time

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

Most points by Swedish players

Most goalie wins

Best seasons by a Swedish player

Sweden against USA

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.

Sweden

3rd in the league

3–4

USA

6th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Sweden.

0.62Points per game0.52

256Best trio278

0.38Defencemen's points per game0.39

.875Goalies' save percentage.874

2.8NHL players per million inhabitants0.3

991Total points2 099

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Top scorer

Mats Näslund

Sweden's top scorer in 1985–86.

The team

Montréal Canadiens

Where Mats Näslund 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 1985–86

The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.

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Every Swede in the NHL

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