Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2001–02

52 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2001–02. Together they scored 1 240 points, the fifth most of any country, and Sweden finished second of 9 in the nations league. Markus Näslund scored the most, 90 points.

NHL players

1 240

Points

2nd

Nations league

Goalie wins

2001–02Last season82/82 games

2000–01 2002–03

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd

of 9 ranked nations

league points

Rate5thTop trio2ndBlue line4thGoalies4thPer million5th

Sweden accounts for 5.4% of the NHL's players and 7.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Tommy SaloEDM	69	30-28-0	.913	2.22	6
Johan HedbergPIT	66	25-34-0	.904	2.76	6
Johan HolmqvistNYR	1	0-0-0	1.000	0.00	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

52 players across 24 teams.

TORToronto Maple Leafs4 players

Mats SundinINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 41G 39A80P

Mikael RenbergINACTIVE

RW · 71 GP · 14G 38A52P

Jonas HöglundINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 13G 34A47P

Anders ErikssonINACTIVE

D · 34 GP · 0G 2A2P

VANVancouver Canucks4 players

Markus NäslundINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 40G 50A90P

Henrik SedinINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 16G 20A36P

Mattias ÖhlundINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 10G 26A36P

Daniel SedinINACTIVE

LW · 79 GP · 9G 23A32P

ATLAtlanta Thrashers3 players

Daniel TjärnqvistINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 2G 16A18P

Per SvartvadetINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 3G 12A15P

Andreas KarlssonINACTIVE

C · 42 GP · 1G 7A8P

DETDetroit Red Wings3 players

Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 9G 50A59P

Tomas HolmströmINACTIVE

LW · 69 GP · 8G 18A26P

Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE

D · 47 GP · 2G 13A15P

NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players

Andreas SalomonssonINACTIVE

C · 39 GP · 4G 5A9P

Christian BerglundINACTIVE

LW · 15 GP · 2G 7A9P

Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE

D · 42 GP · 1G 3A4P

NYINew York Islanders3 players

Kenny JönssonINACTIVE

D · 76 GP · 10G 22A32P

Dick TärnströmINACTIVE

D · 62 GP · 3G 16A19P

Mats LindgrenINACTIVE

C · 59 GP · 3G 12A15P

NYRNew York Rangers3 players

Andreas JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 70 GP · 14G 10A24P

Mikael SamuelssonINACTIVE

RW · 67 GP · 6G 10A16P

Johan HolmqvistINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W

OTTOttawa Senators3 players

Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE

RW · 78 GP · 37G 34A71P

Magnus ArvedsonINACTIVE

LW · 74 GP · 12G 27A39P

Ricard PerssonINACTIVE

D · 34 GP · 2G 7A9P

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TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players

Fredrik ModinINACTIVE

LW · 54 GP · 14G 17A31P

Jimmie ÖlvestadINACTIVE

LW · 74 GP · 3G 11A14P

Josef BoumedienneINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 1G 0A1P

ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players

Samuel PåhlssonINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 6G 14A20P

Niclas HävelidINACTIVE

D · 52 GP · 1G 2A3P

CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players

Niclas WallinINACTIVE

D · 52 GP · 1G 2A3P

Tommy WestlundINACTIVE

LW · 40 GP · 0G 2A2P

FLAFlorida Panthers2 players

Kristian HuseliusINACTIVE

LW · 79 GP · 23G 22A45P

Marcus NilsonINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 14G 19A33P

LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players

Mattias NorströmINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 2G 9A11P

Andreas LiljaINACTIVE

D · 26 GP · 1G 4A5P

NSHNashville Predators2 players

Patric KjellbergINACTIVE

LW · 77 GP · 8G 11A19P

Jonas AnderssonINACTIVE

RW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players

Hans JonssonINACTIVE

D · 53 GP · 2G 5A7P

Johan HedbergINACTIVE

G · 66 GP · 25 W · .90425W

SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players

Niklas SundströmINACTIVE

RW · 73 GP · 9G 30A39P

Marcus RagnarssonINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 5G 15A20P

WSHWashington Capitals2 players

Ulf DahlénINACTIVE

RW · 69 GP · 23G 29A52P

Calle JohanssonINACTIVE

D · 11 GP · 2G 0A2P

BOSBoston Bruins1 player

Per-Johan AxelssonINACTIVE

LW · 78 GP · 7G 17A24P

BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player

Henrik TallinderINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player

Michael NylanderINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 15G 46A61P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player

Mattias TimanderINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 4G 7A11P

EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player

Tommy SaloINACTIVE

G · 69 GP · 30 W · .91330W

MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player

Andreas DackellINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 15G 18A33P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player

Kim JohnssonINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 11G 30A41P

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

2nd in the league

4–3

Finland

5th in the league

Sweden wins 4–3 against Finland.

0.41Points per game0.37

241Best trio172

0.28Defencemen's points per game0.29

.908Goalies' save percentage.909

4.9NHL players per million inhabitants7.5

1 240Total points621

52Players in the NHL42

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Top scorer

Markus Näslund

Sweden's top scorer in 2001–02.

The team

Vancouver Canucks

Where Markus Näslund plays.

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