Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2000–01

47 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2000–01. Together they scored 1 273 points, the fifth most of any country, and Sweden finished third of 9 in the nations league. Peter Forsberg scored the most, 89 points.

NHL players

1 273

Points

3rd

Nations league

Goalie wins

2000–01Last season82/82 games

1999–00 2001–02

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd

of 9 ranked nations

league points

Rate5thTop trio5thBlue line2ndGoalies5thPer million5th

Sweden accounts for 4.8% of the NHL's players and 7.0% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Tommy SaloEDM	73	36-25-0	.904	2.46	8
Johan HedbergPIT	9	7-1-0	.905	2.64	0
Johan HolmqvistNYR	2	0-2-0	.859	5.05	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

47 players across 22 teams.

NYRNew York Rangers4 players

Kim JohnssonINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 5G 21A26P

Johan WitehallINACTIVE

LW · 41 GP · 1G 4A5P

Bert RobertssonINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Johan HolmqvistINACTIVE

G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8590W

OTTOttawa Senators4 players

Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE

RW · 68 GP · 24G 46A70P

Magnus ArvedsonINACTIVE

LW · 51 GP · 17G 16A33P

Andreas DackellINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 13G 18A31P

Ricard PerssonINACTIVE

D · 33 GP · 1G 8A9P

VANVancouver Canucks4 players

Markus NäslundINACTIVE

LW · 72 GP · 41G 34A75P

Daniel SedinINACTIVE

LW · 75 GP · 20G 14A34P

Henrik SedinINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 9G 20A29P

Mattias ÖhlundINACTIVE

D · 65 GP · 8G 20A28P

BOSBoston Bruins3 players

Per-Johan AxelssonINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 8G 15A23P

Samuel PåhlssonINACTIVE

C · 76 GP · 4G 5A9P

Peter PopovicINACTIVE

D · 60 GP · 1G 6A7P

SJSSan Jose Sharks3 players

Niklas SundströmINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 10G 39A49P

Marcus RagnarssonINACTIVE

D · 68 GP · 3G 12A15P

Mikael SamuelssonINACTIVE

RW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players

Niclas HävelidINACTIVE

D · 47 GP · 4G 10A14P

Jonas RönnqvistINACTIVE

RW · 38 GP · 0G 4A4P

ATLAtlanta Thrashers2 players

Per SvartvadetINACTIVE

C · 69 GP · 10G 11A21P

Andreas KarlssonINACTIVE

C · 60 GP · 5G 11A16P

CGYCalgary Flames2 players

Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 1G 19A20P

Niklas AnderssonINACTIVE

LW · 11 GP · 0G 1A1P

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CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players

Tommy WestlundINACTIVE

LW · 79 GP · 5G 3A8P

Niclas WallinINACTIVE

D · 37 GP · 2G 3A5P

DETDetroit Red Wings2 players

Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 15G 56A71P

Tomas HolmströmINACTIVE

LW · 73 GP · 16G 24A40P

FLAFlorida Panthers2 players

Marcus NilsonINACTIVE

LW · 78 GP · 12G 24A36P

Anders ErikssonINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 2G 24A26P

LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players

Mattias NorströmINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 0G 18A18P

Andreas LiljaINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

NYINew York Islanders2 players

Kenny JönssonINACTIVE

D · 65 GP · 8G 21A29P

Mats LindgrenINACTIVE

C · 20 GP · 3G 4A7P

PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players

Hans JonssonINACTIVE

D · 58 GP · 4G 18A22P

Johan HedbergINACTIVE

G · 9 GP · 7 W · .9057W

TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players

Fredrik ModinINACTIVE

LW · 76 GP · 32G 24A56P

Nisse EkmanINACTIVE

RW · 43 GP · 9G 11A20P

TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players

Mats SundinINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 28G 46A74P

Jonas HöglundINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 23G 26A49P

WSHWashington Capitals2 players

Ulf DahlénINACTIVE

RW · 73 GP · 15G 33A48P

Calle JohanssonINACTIVE

D · 76 GP · 7G 29A36P

CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player

Michael NylanderINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 25G 39A64P

COLColorado Avalanche1 player

Peter ForsbergINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 27G 62A89P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player

Mattias TimanderINACTIVE

D · 76 GP · 2G 9A11P

EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player

Tommy SaloINACTIVE

G · 73 GP · 36 W · .90436W

NSHNashville Predators1 player

Patric KjellbergINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 14G 31A45P

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 Finland

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

Sweden

3rd in the league

5–2

Finland

6th in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.46Points per game0.39

238Best trio176

0.33Defencemen's points per game0.29

.903Goalies' save percentage.903

4.4NHL players per million inhabitants6.1

1 273Total points647

47Players in the NHL34

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Top scorer

Peter Forsberg

Sweden's top scorer in 2000–01.

The team

Colorado Avalanche

Where Peter Forsberg plays.

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Nations league

NHL battle of the nations 2000–01

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