Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2003–04

52 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2003–04. Together they scored 1 231 points, the fifth most of any country, and Sweden finished fifth of 9 in the nations league. Markus Näslund scored the most, 84 points.

NHL players

1 231

Points

5th

Nations league

Goalie wins

2003–04Last season82/82 games

2002–03 2005–06

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

5th

of 9 ranked nations

league points

Rate5thTop trio2ndBlue line3rdGoalies7thPer million5th

Sweden accounts for 5.1% 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	49	18-21-0	.897	2.56	3
Johan HedbergVAN	21	8-6-0	.900	2.51	3
Mikael TellqvistTOR	11	5-3-0	.894	2.87	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

52 players across 27 teams.

VANVancouver Canucks6 players

Markus NäslundINACTIVE

LW · 78 GP · 35G 49A84P

Daniel SedinINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 18G 36A54P

Henrik SedinINACTIVE

C · 76 GP · 11G 31A42P

Mattias ÖhlundINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 14G 20A34P

Magnus ArvedsonINACTIVE

LW · 41 GP · 8G 7A15P

Johan HedbergINACTIVE

G · 21 GP · 8 W · .9008W

TORToronto Maple Leafs5 players

Mats SundinINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 31G 44A75P

Mikael RenbergINACTIVE

RW · 59 GP · 12G 13A25P

Calle JohanssonINACTIVE

D · 8 GP · 0G 6A6P

Pierre HedinINACTIVE

D · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P

Mikael TellqvistINACTIVE

G · 11 GP · 5 W · .8945W

ANAAnaheim Ducks4 players

Niclas HävelidINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 6G 20A26P

Samuel PåhlssonINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 8G 14A22P

Michael HolmqvistINACTIVE

C · 21 GP · 2G 0A2P

Tony MårtenssonINACTIVE

C · 6 GP · 1G 1A2P

DETDetroit Red Wings4 players

Henrik ZetterbergINACTIVE

C · 61 GP · 15G 28A43P

Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 10G 28A38P

Tomas HolmströmINACTIVE

LW · 67 GP · 15G 15A30P

Niklas KronwallINACTIVE

D · 20 GP · 1G 4A5P

FLAFlorida Panthers4 players

Kristian HuseliusINACTIVE

LW · 76 GP · 10G 21A31P

Marcus NilsonINACTIVE

LW · 83 GP · 11G 13A24P

Mikael SamuelssonINACTIVE

RW · 37 GP · 3G 6A9P

Andreas LiljaINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 3G 4A7P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players

Kim JohnssonINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 13G 29A42P

Marcus RagnarssonINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 7G 9A16P

Mattias TimanderINACTIVE

D · 39 GP · 2G 5A7P

BOSBoston Bruins2 players

Per-Johan AxelssonINACTIVE

LW · 68 GP · 6G 14A20P

Martin SamuelssonINACTIVE

LW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players

Niklas SundströmINACTIVE

RW · 66 GP · 8G 12A20P

Andreas DackellINACTIVE

RW · 60 GP · 4G 8A12P

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NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players

Christian BerglundINACTIVE

LW · 33 GP · 5G 4A9P

Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE

D · 45 GP · 1G 3A4P

NYINew York Islanders2 players

Kenny JönssonINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 5G 24A29P

Mattias WeinhandlINACTIVE

RW · 55 GP · 8G 12A20P

WSHWashington Capitals2 players

Josef BoumedienneINACTIVE

D · 37 GP · 2G 12A14P

Michael NylanderINACTIVE

C · 18 GP · 1G 13A14P

ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player

Daniel TjärnqvistINACTIVE

D · 68 GP · 5G 15A20P

BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player

Henrik TallinderINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 1G 9A10P

CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player

Niclas WallinINACTIVE

D · 57 GP · 3G 7A10P

COLColorado Avalanche1 player

Peter ForsbergINACTIVE

C · 39 GP · 18G 37A55P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player

Anders ErikssonINACTIVE

D · 66 GP · 7G 20A27P

DALDallas Stars1 player

Mathias TjärnqvistINACTIVE

LW · 18 GP · 1G 1A2P

EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player

Tommy SaloINACTIVE

G · 49 GP · 18 W · .89718W

LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player

Mattias NorströmINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 1G 13A14P

MINMinnesota Wild1 player

Rickard WallinINACTIVE

C · 15 GP · 5G 4A9P

NSHNashville Predators1 player

Andreas JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 47 GP · 12G 15A27P

OTTOttawa Senators1 player

Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE

RW · 77 GP · 32G 48A80P

PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player

Fredrik SjöströmINACTIVE

LW · 57 GP · 7G 6A13P

PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player

Dick TärnströmINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 16G 36A52P

SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player

Nisse EkmanINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 22G 33A55P

STLSt. Louis Blues1 player

Christian BäckmanINACTIVE

D · 66 GP · 5G 13A18P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player

Fredrik ModinINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 29G 28A57P

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 Slovakia

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

Sweden

5th in the league

4–3

Slovakia

2nd in the league

Sweden wins 4–3 against Slovakia.

0.44Points per game0.48

239Best trio198

0.31Defencemen's points per game0.30

.903Goalies' save percentage.910

4.9NHL players per million inhabitants6.9

1 231Total points800

52Players in the NHL37

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Top scorer

Markus Näslund

Sweden's top scorer in 2003–04.

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Vancouver Canucks

Where Markus Näslund plays.

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