Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 1997–98

39 Swedish players played in the NHL in 1997–98. Together they scored 929 points, the fourth most of any country, and Sweden finished second of 8 in the nations league. Peter Forsberg scored the most, 91 points.

NHL players

929

Points

2nd

Nations league

Goalie wins

1997–98Last season82/82 games

1996–97 1998–99

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd

of 8 ranked nations

league points

Rate6thTop trio5thBlue line4thGoalies2ndPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 4.7% of the NHL's players and 6.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Tommy SaloNYI	62	23-29-0	.906	2.64	4

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

39 players across 20 teams.

NYRNew York Rangers4 players

Niklas SundströmINACTIVE

RW · 70 GP · 19G 28A47P

Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 3G 9A12P

Johan LindbomINACTIVE

LW · 38 GP · 1G 3A4P

Ronnie SundinINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

CGYCalgary Flames3 players

Michael NylanderINACTIVE

C · 65 GP · 13G 23A36P

Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 2G 17A19P

Erik AnderssonINACTIVE

RW · 12 GP · 2G 1A3P

DETDetroit Red Wings3 players

Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 17G 42A59P

Tomas HolmströmINACTIVE

LW · 57 GP · 5G 17A22P

Anders ErikssonINACTIVE

D · 66 GP · 7G 14A21P

OTTOttawa Senators3 players

Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE

RW · 55 GP · 17G 28A45P

Andreas DackellINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 15G 18A33P

Magnus ArvedsonINACTIVE

LW · 61 GP · 11G 15A26P

TORToronto Maple Leafs3 players

Mats SundinINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 33G 41A74P

Fredrik ModinINACTIVE

LW · 74 GP · 16G 16A32P

Per GustafssonINACTIVE

D · 31 GP · 1G 5A6P

VANVancouver Canucks3 players

Markus NäslundINACTIVE

LW · 76 GP · 14G 20A34P

Mattias ÖhlundINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 7G 23A30P

Bert RobertssonINACTIVE

D · 30 GP · 2G 4A6P

BOSBoston Bruins2 players

Per-Johan AxelssonINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 8G 19A27P

Mattias TimanderINACTIVE

D · 23 GP · 1G 1A2P

MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players

Jonas HöglundINACTIVE

RW · 78 GP · 12G 13A25P

Peter PopovicINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 2G 6A8P

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NYINew York Islanders2 players

Kenny JönssonINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 14G 26A40P

Tommy SaloINACTIVE

G · 62 GP · 23 W · .90623W

PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players

Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE

D · 76 GP · 6G 27A33P

Andreas JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 50 GP · 5G 10A15P

SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players

Marcus RagnarssonINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 5G 20A25P

Niklas AnderssonINACTIVE

LW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players

Mikael RenbergINACTIVE

RW · 68 GP · 16G 22A38P

Mikael AnderssonINACTIVE

RW · 72 GP · 6G 11A17P

ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player

Tomas SandströmINACTIVE

RW · 77 GP · 9G 8A17P

COLColorado Avalanche1 player

Peter ForsbergINACTIVE

C · 72 GP · 25G 66A91P

EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player

Mats LindgrenINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 13G 13A26P

FLAFlorida Panthers1 player

Johan GarpenlövINACTIVE

LW · 39 GP · 2G 3A5P

LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player

Mattias NorströmINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 1G 12A13P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player

Kjell SamuelssonINACTIVE

D · 49 GP · 0G 3A3P

STLSt. Louis Blues1 player

Ricard PerssonINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

WSHWashington Capitals1 player

Calle JohanssonINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 15G 20A35P

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 Russia

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

Sweden

2nd in the league

2–5

Russia

3rd in the league

Russia wins 5–2 against Sweden.

0.41Points per game0.49

224Best trio228

0.32Defencemen's points per game0.35

.906Goalies' save percentage.900

3.7NHL players per million inhabitants0.3

929Total points1 304

39Players in the NHL50

Sweden against Russia season by season

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Top scorer

Peter Forsberg

Sweden's top scorer in 1997–98.

The team

Colorado Avalanche

Where Peter Forsberg 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 1997–98

The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.

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