Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 1995–96

35 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1995–96. Together they scored 960 points, the fourth most of any country, and Sweden finished fourth of 8 in the nations league. Peter Forsberg scored the most, 116 points.

NHL players

960

Points

4th

Nations league

Goalie wins

1995–96Last season82/82 games

1994–95 1996–97

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

4th

of 8 ranked nations

league points

Rate6thTop trio5thBlue line4thGoalies5thPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 4.1% of the NHL's players and 5.4% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Tommy SöderströmNYI	51	11-22-0	.878	3.87	2
Tommy SaloNYI	10	1-7-0	.860	4.01	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

35 players across 20 teams.

NYINew York Islanders4 players

Niklas AnderssonINACTIVE

LW · 47 GP · 14G 12A26P

Andreas JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P

Tommy SöderströmINACTIVE

G · 51 GP · 11 W · .87811W

Tommy SaloINACTIVE

G · 10 GP · 1 W · .8601W

NYRNew York Rangers3 players

Niklas SundströmINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 9G 12A21P

Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 1G 18A19P

Mattias NorströmINACTIVE

D · 36 GP · 2G 2A4P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players

Mikael RenbergINACTIVE

RW · 51 GP · 23G 20A43P

Kjell SamuelssonINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 3G 11A14P

Patrik JuhlinINACTIVE

RW · 14 GP · 3G 3A6P

CGYCalgary Flames2 players

Michael NylanderINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 17G 38A55P

Niklas SundbladINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

DETDetroit Red Wings2 players

Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 17G 50A67P

Anders ErikssonINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

FLAFlorida Panthers2 players

Johan GarpenlövINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 23G 28A51P

Magnus SvenssonINACTIVE

D · 27 GP · 2G 9A11P

NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players

Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 1G 13A14P

Ricard PerssonINACTIVE

D · 12 GP · 2G 1A3P

PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players

Tomas SandströmINACTIVE

RW · 58 GP · 35G 35A70P

Stefan BergqvistINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

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SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players

Marcus RagnarssonINACTIVE

D · 71 GP · 8G 31A39P

Ulf DahlénINACTIVE

RW · 59 GP · 16G 12A28P

TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players

Mats SundinINACTIVE

C · 76 GP · 33G 50A83P

Kenny JönssonINACTIVE

D · 66 GP · 4G 26A30P

VANVancouver Canucks2 players

Markus NäslundINACTIVE

LW · 76 GP · 22G 33A55P

Leif RohlinINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 6G 16A22P

ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player

Patrik CarnbäckINACTIVE

RW · 34 GP · 6G 12A18P

COLColorado Avalanche1 player

Peter ForsbergINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 30G 86A116P

EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player

Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 2G 22A24P

LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player

Arto BlomstenINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P

MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player

Peter PopovicINACTIVE

D · 76 GP · 2G 12A14P

OTTOttawa Senators1 player

Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 26G 35A61P

STLSt. Louis Blues1 player

Christer OlssonINACTIVE

D · 26 GP · 2G 8A10P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player

Mikael AnderssonINACTIVE

RW · 64 GP · 8G 11A19P

WSHWashington Capitals1 player

Calle JohanssonINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 10G 25A35P

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.

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

4th in the league

3–4

USA

7th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Sweden.

0.55Points per game0.44

269Best trio299

0.36Defencemen's points per game0.32

.886Goalies' save percentage.902

3.3NHL players per million inhabitants0.5

960Total points3 030

35Players in the NHL151

Sweden against USA season by season

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Top scorer

Peter Forsberg

Sweden's top scorer in 1995–96.

The team

Colorado Avalanche

Where Peter Forsberg plays.

Nations in the NHL

Every nation in the NHL

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Nations league

NHL battle of the nations 1995–96

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