Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2012–13

63 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2012–13. Together they scored 760 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished second of 10 in the nations league. Henrik Zetterberg scored the most, 48 points.

NHL players

760

Points

2nd

Nations league

Goalie wins

2012–13Active season48/82 games

2011–12 2013–14

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd

of 10 ranked nations

league points

Rate3rdTop trio4thBlue line4thGoalies5thPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 6.8% of the NHL's players and 7.3% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik LundqvistNYR	43	24-16-0	.926	2.05	2
Viktor FasthANA	25	15-6-0	.921	2.18	4
Anders LindbäckTBL	24	10-10-0	.902	2.90	0
Jacob MarkströmFLA	23	8-14-0	.901	3.22	0
Johan HedbergNJD	19	6-10-0	.883	2.76	1
Robin LehnerOTT	12	5-3-0	.936	2.20	0
Jhonas EnrothBUF	12	4-4-0	.919	2.60	1
Jonas GustavssonDET	7	2-2-0	.879	2.92	0
Cristopher NihlstorpDAL	5	1-3-0	.897	3.09	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

63 players across 26 teams.

DETDetroit Red Wings8 players

Henrik ZetterbergINACTIVE

C · 46 GP · 11G 37A48P

Johan FranzénINACTIVE

RW · 41 GP · 14G 17A31P

Niklas KronwallINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 5G 24A29P

Jonathan EricssonINACTIVE

D · 45 GP · 3G 10A13P

Joakim AnderssonINACTIVE

C · 38 GP · 3G 5A8P

Gustav NyquistINACTIVE

RW · 22 GP · 3G 3A6P

Mikael SamuelssonINACTIVE

RW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P

Jonas GustavssonINACTIVE

G · 7 GP · 2 W · .8792W

NJDNew Jersey Devils6 players

Adam Larsson

D · 37 GP · 0G 6A6P

Henrik TallinderINACTIVE

D · 25 GP · 1G 3A4P

Jacob JosefsonINACTIVE

C · 22 GP · 1G 2A3P

Mattias TedenbyINACTIVE

RW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P

Alexander UrbomINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Johan HedbergINACTIVE

G · 19 GP · 6 W · .8836W

OTTOttawa Senators5 players

Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE

RW · 47 GP · 10G 16A26P

Mika Zibanejad

C · 42 GP · 7G 13A20P

Jakob SilfverbergINACTIVE

RW · 48 GP · 10G 9A19P

Erik Karlsson

D · 17 GP · 6G 8A14P

Robin LehnerINACTIVE

G · 12 GP · 5 W · .9365W

CHIChicago Blackhawks4 players

Viktor StålbergINACTIVE

LW · 47 GP · 9G 14A23P

Marcus KrügerINACTIVE

C · 47 GP · 4G 9A13P

Johnny OduyaINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 3G 9A12P

Niklas HjalmarssonINACTIVE

D · 46 GP · 2G 8A10P

NSHNashville Predators4 players

Patric HörnqvistINACTIVE

RW · 24 GP · 4G 10A14P

DALDallas Stars3 players

Loui ErikssonINACTIVE

LW · 48 GP · 12G 17A29P

Tom WandellINACTIVE

C · 18 GP · 1G 0A1P

Cristopher NihlstorpINACTIVE

G · 5 GP · 1 W · .8971W

NYRNew York Rangers3 players

Carl HagelinINACTIVE

LW · 48 GP · 10G 14A24P

Anton StrålmanINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 4G 3A7P

Henrik LundqvistINACTIVE

G · 43 GP · 24 W · .92624W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players

Erik GustafssonINACTIVE

D · 27 GP · 3G 5A8P

Nicklas GrossmannINACTIVE

D · 30 GP · 1G 3A4P

Andreas LiljaINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

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VANVancouver Canucks3 players

Henrik SedinINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 11G 34A45P

Daniel SedinINACTIVE

LW · 47 GP · 12G 28A40P

Alexander EdlerINACTIVE

D · 45 GP · 8G 14A22P

ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players

Rickard Rakell

RW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

Viktor FasthINACTIVE

G · 25 GP · 15 W · .92115W

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players

Magnus PääjärviINACTIVE

LW · 42 GP · 9G 7A16P

Anton LanderINACTIVE

C · 11 GP · 0G 1A1P

MINMinnesota Wild2 players

Jonas Brodin

D · 45 GP · 2G 9A11P

Johan LarssonINACTIVE

LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

PHXPhoenix Coyotes2 players

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

D · 48 GP · 3G 21A24P

David RundbladINACTIVE

D · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P

STLSt. Louis Blues2 players

Alexander SteenINACTIVE

LW · 40 GP · 8G 19A27P

Patrik BerglundINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 17G 8A25P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players

Victor Hedman

D · 44 GP · 4G 16A20P

Anders LindbäckINACTIVE

G · 24 GP · 10 W · .90210W

WSHWashington Capitals2 players

Nicklas BäckströmINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 8G 40A48P

Marcus JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 34 GP · 6G 16A22P

BOSBoston Bruins1 player

Carl SöderbergINACTIVE

C · 6 GP · 0G 2A2P

BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player

Jhonas EnrothINACTIVE

G · 12 GP · 4 W · .9194W

CGYCalgary Flames1 player

Mikael Backlund

C · 32 GP · 8G 8A16P

COLColorado Avalanche1 player

Gabriel Landeskog

LW · 36 GP · 9G 8A17P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player

Tim ErixonINACTIVE

D · 31 GP · 0G 5A5P

FLAFlorida Panthers1 player

Jacob Markström

G · 23 GP · 8 W · .9018W

NYINew York Islanders1 player

David UllströmINACTIVE

LW · 20 GP · 2G 3A5P

SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player

Douglas MurrayINACTIVE

D · 43 GP · 1G 5A6P

TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player

Carl GunnarssonINACTIVE

D · 37 GP · 1G 14A15P

WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player

Tobias EnströmINACTIVE

D · 22 GP · 4G 11A15P

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 Canada

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

Sweden

2nd in the league

3–4

Canada

4th in the league

Canada wins 4–3 against Sweden.

0.44Points per game0.40

141Best trio173

0.31Defencemen's points per game0.28

.912Goalies' save percentage.911

5.9NHL players per million inhabitants12.0

760Total points5 501

63Players in the NHL483

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Top scorer

Henrik Zetterberg

Sweden's top scorer in 2012–13.

The team

Detroit Red Wings

Where Henrik Zetterberg plays.

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