Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2005–06

46 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2005–06. Together they scored 1 450 points, the fourth most of any country, and Sweden finished fourth of 9 in the nations league. Daniel Alfredsson scored the most, 103 points.

NHL players

1 450

Points

4th

Nations league

Goalie wins

2005–06Last season82/82 games

2003–04 2006–07

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

4th

of 9 ranked nations

league points

Rate4thTop trio4thBlue line5thGoalies2ndPer million5th

Sweden accounts for 4.8% 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
Henrik LundqvistNYR	53	30-12-0	.922	2.24	2
Mikael TellqvistTOR	25	10-11-0	.895	3.13	2
Johan HedbergDAL	19	12-4-0	.898	2.67	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

46 players across 27 teams.

DETDetroit Red Wings7 players

Henrik ZetterbergINACTIVE

C · 77 GP · 39G 46A85P

Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 16G 64A80P

Tomas HolmströmINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 29G 30A59P

Mikael SamuelssonINACTIVE

RW · 71 GP · 23G 22A45P

Johan FranzénINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 12G 4A16P

Andreas LiljaINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 2G 13A15P

Niklas KronwallINACTIVE

D · 27 GP · 1G 8A9P

TORToronto Maple Leafs4 players

Mats SundinINACTIVE

C · 70 GP · 31G 47A78P

Alexander SteenINACTIVE

LW · 75 GP · 18G 27A45P

Staffan KronwallINACTIVE

D · 34 GP · 0G 1A1P

Mikael TellqvistINACTIVE

G · 25 GP · 10 W · .89510W

VANVancouver Canucks4 players

Markus NäslundINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 32G 47A79P

Henrik SedinINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 18G 57A75P

Daniel SedinINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 22G 49A71P

Mattias ÖhlundINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 13G 20A33P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players

Peter ForsbergINACTIVE

C · 60 GP · 19G 56A75P

Kim JohnssonINACTIVE

D · 47 GP · 6G 19A25P

David PrintzINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players

Jonathan HedströmINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 13G 14A27P

Samuel PåhlssonINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 11G 10A21P

DALDallas Stars2 players

Mathias TjärnqvistINACTIVE

LW · 33 GP · 2G 4A6P

Johan HedbergINACTIVE

G · 19 GP · 12 W · .89812W

NYRNew York Rangers2 players

Michael NylanderINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 23G 56A79P

Henrik LundqvistINACTIVE

G · 53 GP · 30 W · .92230W

PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players

Dick TärnströmINACTIVE

D · 55 GP · 6G 8A14P

Niklas NordgrenINACTIVE

LW · 58 GP · 4G 2A6P

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SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players

Nisse EkmanINACTIVE

RW · 77 GP · 21G 36A57P

Douglas MurrayINACTIVE

D · 34 GP · 0G 1A1P

ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player

Niclas HävelidINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 4G 28A32P

BOSBoston Bruins1 player

Per-Johan AxelssonINACTIVE

LW · 59 GP · 10G 18A28P

BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player

Henrik TallinderINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 6G 15A21P

CGYCalgary Flames1 player

Marcus NilsonINACTIVE

LW · 70 GP · 6G 11A17P

CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player

Niclas WallinINACTIVE

D · 50 GP · 4G 4A8P

CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player

Michael HolmqvistINACTIVE

C · 72 GP · 10G 10A20P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player

Joakim LindströmINACTIVE

C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

FLAFlorida Panthers1 player

Kristian HuseliusINACTIVE

LW · 78 GP · 20G 27A47P

LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player

Mattias NorströmINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 4G 23A27P

MINMinnesota Wild1 player

Daniel TjärnqvistINACTIVE

D · 60 GP · 3G 15A18P

MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player

Niklas SundströmINACTIVE

RW · 55 GP · 6G 9A15P

NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player

Tommy AlbelinINACTIVE

D · 36 GP · 0G 6A6P

NYINew York Islanders1 player

Mattias WeinhandlINACTIVE

RW · 68 GP · 4G 7A11P

OTTOttawa Senators1 player

Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE

RW · 77 GP · 43G 60A103P

PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player

Fredrik SjöströmINACTIVE

LW · 75 GP · 6G 17A23P

STLSt. Louis Blues1 player

Christian BäckmanINACTIVE

D · 52 GP · 6G 12A18P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player

Fredrik ModinINACTIVE

LW · 77 GP · 31G 23A54P

WSHWashington Capitals1 player

Jonas JohanssonINACTIVE

RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

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

5–2

USA

7th in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against USA.

0.53Points per game0.41

268Best trio252

0.34Defencemen's points per game0.32

.907Goalies' save percentage.897

4.3NHL players per million inhabitants0.5

1 450Total points3 099

46Players in the NHL177

Sweden against USA season by season

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Top scorer

Daniel Alfredsson

Sweden's top scorer in 2005–06.

The team

Ottawa Senators

Where Daniel Alfredsson 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 2005–06

The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.

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