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Swedish NHL players 1991–92

18 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1991–92. Together they scored 578 points, the fourth most of any country, and Sweden finished second of 6 in the nations league. Mats Sundin scored the most, 76 points.

18
NHL players
578
Points
2nd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1991–92Active season80/82 games
1990–911992–93

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd
of 6 ranked nations
19
league points
Rate2ndTop trio5thBlue line1stGoalies5thPer million3rd

Sweden accounts for 2.3% of the NHL's players and 3.5% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

18 players across 13 teams.
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players
Tomas SandströmINACTIVE
RW · 49 GP · 17G 22A39P
Kyösti KarjalainenINACTIVE
LW · 28 GP · 1G 8A9P
NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players
Patrik SundströmINACTIVE
C · 17 GP · 1G 3A4P
Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE
D · 19 GP · 0G 4A4P
NYRNew York Rangers2 players
Pär DjoosINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 1G 18A19P
Jan ErixonINACTIVE
LW · 46 GP · 8G 9A17P
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Kjell SamuelssonINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 5G 11A16P
Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 1G 14A15P
WINWinnipeg Jets2 players
Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 20G 42A62P
Thomas SteenINACTIVE
C · 38 GP · 13G 25A38P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Thomas ForslundINACTIVE
RW · 38 GP · 5G 9A14P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 11G 49A60P
HFDHartford Whalers1 player
Mikael AnderssonINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 18G 29A47P
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MNSMinnesota North Stars1 player
Ulf DahlénINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 36G 30A66P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Pelle EklundINACTIVE
C · 51 GP · 7G 16A23P
QUEQuebec Nordiques1 player
Mats SundinINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 33G 43A76P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Johan GarpenlövINACTIVE
LW · 28 GP · 6G 7A13P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Calle JohanssonINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 14G 42A56P

Season by season

Sweden had 22 players in the NHL in 1989–90 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.
5
2
2
428
194
4
4
2
346
399
3
2
5
546
405
6
3
3
163
210
2
2
2
285
115
1
4
3
296
320
1
1
3
3103
225

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.

Sweden against Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Sweden
Sweden
2nd in the league
2–4
Russia
Russia
5th in the league

Russia wins 4–2 against Sweden.

0.57Points per game0.65
204Best trio240
0.46Defencemen's points per game0.41
–Goalies' save percentage–
1.7NHL players per million inhabitants0.2
578Total points749
18Players in the NHL22
Sweden against Russia season by season
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