Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2013–14

77 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2013–14. Together they scored 1 425 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished second of 10 in the nations league. Nicklas Bäckström scored the most, 79 points.

NHL players

1 425

Points

2nd

Nations league

105

Goalie wins

2013–14Last season82/82 games

2012–13 2014–15

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd

of 10 ranked nations

league points

Rate3rdTop trio3rdBlue line3rdGoalies8thPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 7.8% of the NHL's players and 8.0% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik LundqvistNYR	63	33-24-0	.920	2.36	5
Eddie LäckVAN	41	16-17-0	.912	2.41	4
Robin LehnerOTT	36	12-15-0	.913	3.06	1
Jhonas EnrothBUF	28	4-17-0	.911	2.82	0
Jonas GustavssonDET	27	16-5-0	.907	2.63	0
Anders LindbäckTBL	23	8-12-0	.891	2.90	1
Anders NilssonNYI	19	8-7-0	.896	3.11	0
Jacob MarkströmVAN	16	2-8-0	.873	3.39	0
Viktor FasthEDM	12	5-5-0	.903	2.83	0
Niklas SvedbergBOS	1	1-0-0	.943	1.97	0
Joacim ErikssonVAN	1	0-0-0	.806	9.99	0
Magnus HellbergNSH	1	0-0-0	.750	4.92	0
Cristopher NihlstorpDAL	1	0-0-0	.824	4.56	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

77 players across 26 teams.

DETDetroit Red Wings10 players

Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE

RW · 68 GP · 18G 31A49P

Niklas KronwallINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 8G 41A49P

Gustav NyquistINACTIVE

RW · 57 GP · 28G 20A48P

Henrik ZetterbergINACTIVE

C · 45 GP · 16G 32A48P

Johan FranzénINACTIVE

RW · 54 GP · 16G 25A41P

Joakim AnderssonINACTIVE

C · 65 GP · 8G 9A17P

Jonathan EricssonINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 1G 10A11P

Mikael SamuelssonINACTIVE

RW · 26 GP · 1G 2A3P

Adam AlmquistINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 1G 0A1P

Jonas GustavssonINACTIVE

G · 27 GP · 16 W · .90716W

NSHNashville Predators6 players

Patric HörnqvistINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 22G 31A53P

Viktor StålbergINACTIVE

LW · 70 GP · 8G 10A18P

Calle JärnkrokINACTIVE

Magnus HellbergINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .7500W

VANVancouver Canucks6 players

Henrik SedinINACTIVE

C · 70 GP · 11G 39A50P

Daniel SedinINACTIVE

LW · 73 GP · 16G 31A47P

Alexander EdlerINACTIVE

D · 63 GP · 7G 15A22P

Eddie LäckINACTIVE

G · 41 GP · 16 W · .91216W

Jacob Markström

G · 16 GP · 2 W · .8732W

Joacim ErikssonINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8060W

CHIChicago Blackhawks4 players

Marcus KrügerINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 8G 20A28P

Niklas HjalmarssonINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 4G 22A26P

Johnny OduyaINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 3G 13A16P

Joakim NordströmINACTIVE

C · 16 GP · 1G 2A3P

EDMEdmonton Oilers4 players

Oscar KlefbomINACTIVE

G · 12 GP · 5 W · .9035W

NYRNew York Rangers4 players

Carl HagelinINACTIVE

LW · 72 GP · 17G 16A33P

Anton StrålmanINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 1G 12A13P

Jesper FastINACTIVE

RW · 11 GP · 0G 0A0P

Henrik LundqvistINACTIVE

G · 63 GP · 33 W · .92033W

ANAAnaheim Ducks3 players

Hampus Lindholm

D · 78 GP · 6G 24A30P

Jakob SilfverbergINACTIVE

RW · 52 GP · 10G 13A23P

Rickard Rakell

RW · 18 GP · 0G 4A4P

BOSBoston Bruins3 players

Carl SöderbergINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 16G 32A48P

Loui ErikssonINACTIVE

LW · 61 GP · 10G 27A37P

Niklas SvedbergINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 1 W · .9431W

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BUFBuffalo Sabres3 players

Henrik TallinderINACTIVE

D · 64 GP · 2G 6A8P

Johan LarssonINACTIVE

LW · 28 GP · 0G 4A4P

Jhonas EnrothINACTIVE

G · 28 GP · 4 W · .9114W

NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players

Jacob JosefsonINACTIVE

C · 27 GP · 1G 2A3P

Adam Larsson

D · 26 GP · 1G 2A3P

Mattias TedenbyINACTIVE

RW · 15 GP · 1G 0A1P

NYINew York Islanders3 players

John PerssonINACTIVE

LW · 10 GP · 1G 0A1P

Johan SundströmINACTIVE

C · 11 GP · 0G 1A1P

Anders NilssonINACTIVE

G · 19 GP · 8 W · .8968W

OTTOttawa Senators3 players

Erik Karlsson

D · 82 GP · 20G 54A74P

Mika Zibanejad

C · 69 GP · 16G 17A33P

Robin LehnerINACTIVE

G · 36 GP · 12 W · .91312W

STLSt. Louis Blues3 players

Alexander SteenINACTIVE

LW · 68 GP · 33G 29A62P

Patrik BerglundINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 14G 18A32P

Magnus PääjärviINACTIVE

LW · 55 GP · 6G 6A12P

WSHWashington Capitals3 players

Nicklas BäckströmINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 18G 61A79P

Marcus JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 8G 36A44P

Alexander UrbomINACTIVE

D · 20 GP · 1G 1A2P

DALDallas Stars2 players

Patrik NemethINACTIVE

D · 8 GP · 0G 0A0P

Cristopher NihlstorpINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8240W

MINMinnesota Wild2 players

Jonas Brodin

D · 79 GP · 8G 11A19P

Christian FolinINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 1A1P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players

Nicklas GrossmannINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 1G 13A14P

Erik GustafssonINACTIVE

D · 31 GP · 2G 8A10P

PHXPhoenix Coyotes2 players

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

D · 80 GP · 15G 29A44P

David RundbladINACTIVE

D · 17 GP · 0G 1A1P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players

Victor Hedman

D · 75 GP · 13G 42A55P

Anders LindbäckINACTIVE

G · 23 GP · 8 W · .8918W

TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players

Carl GunnarssonINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 3G 14A17P

Petter GranbergINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

WPGWinnipeg Jets2 players

Tobias EnströmINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 10G 20A30P

Carl KlingbergINACTIVE

LW · 3 GP · 1G 0A1P

CGYCalgary Flames1 player

Mikael Backlund

C · 76 GP · 18G 21A39P

CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player

Elias Lindholm

C · 58 GP · 9G 12A21P

COLColorado Avalanche1 player

Gabriel Landeskog

LW · 81 GP · 26G 39A65P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player

Tim ErixonINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player

Douglas MurrayINACTIVE

D · 53 GP · 0G 2A2P

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

2nd in the league

3–4

USA

8th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Sweden.

0.45Points per game0.37

218Best trio228

0.33Defencemen's points per game0.31

.909Goalies' save percentage.915

7.3NHL players per million inhabitants0.7

1 425Total points3 844

77Players in the NHL240

Sweden against USA season by season

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Top scorer

Nicklas Bäckström

Sweden's top scorer in 2013–14.

The team

Washington Capitals

Where Nicklas Bäckström plays.

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