Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2014–15

76 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2014–15. Together they scored 1 783 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished second of 10 in the nations league. Nicklas Bäckström scored the most, 78 points.

NHL players

1 783

Points

2nd

Nations league

Goalie wins

2014–15Last season82/82 games

2013–14 2015–16

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd

of 10 ranked nations

league points

Rate3rdTop trio2ndBlue line2ndGoalies10thPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 7.8% of the NHL's players and 10.0% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Jhonas EnrothDAL	50	18-26-0	.904	3.07	2
Henrik LundqvistNYR	46	30-13-0	.922	2.25	5
Eddie LäckVAN	41	18-13-0	.921	2.45	2
Anders LindbäckDAL	26	6-16-0	.909	3.11	0
Viktor FasthEDM	26	6-15-0	.888	3.41	0
Robin LehnerOTT	25	9-12-0	.905	3.02	0
Niklas SvedbergBOS	18	7-5-0	.918	2.33	2
Jonas GustavssonDET	7	3-3-0	.911	2.56	1
Anton ForsbergCBJ	5	0-4-0	.866	4.69	0
Jacob MarkströmVAN	3	1-1-0	.879	3.09	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

76 players across 27 teams.

DETDetroit Red Wings7 players

Henrik ZetterbergINACTIVE

C · 77 GP · 17G 49A66P

Gustav NyquistINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 27G 27A54P

Niklas KronwallINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 9G 35A44P

Johan FranzénINACTIVE

RW · 33 GP · 7G 15A22P

Jonathan EricssonINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 3G 12A15P

Joakim AnderssonINACTIVE

C · 68 GP · 3G 5A8P

Jonas GustavssonINACTIVE

G · 7 GP · 3 W · .9113W

CHIChicago Blackhawks6 players

Niklas HjalmarssonINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 3G 16A19P

Marcus KrügerINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 7G 10A17P

David RundbladINACTIVE

D · 49 GP · 3G 11A14P

Johnny OduyaINACTIVE

D · 76 GP · 2G 8A10P

Klas DahlbeckINACTIVE

D · 23 GP · 1G 3A4P

Joakim NordströmINACTIVE

C · 38 GP · 0G 3A3P

NSHNashville Predators5 players

Filip Forsberg

LW · 82 GP · 26G 37A63P

Mattias Ekholm

D · 80 GP · 7G 11A18P

Calle JärnkrokINACTIVE

C · 74 GP · 7G 11A18P

Viktor StålbergINACTIVE

LW · 25 GP · 2G 8A10P

Viktor Arvidsson

LW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

VANVancouver Canucks5 players

Daniel SedinINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 20G 56A76P

Henrik SedinINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 18G 55A73P

Alexander EdlerINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 8G 23A31P

Eddie LäckINACTIVE

G · 41 GP · 18 W · .92118W

Jacob Markström

G · 3 GP · 1 W · .8791W

ANAAnaheim Ducks4 players

Jakob SilfverbergINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 13G 26A39P

Hampus Lindholm

D · 78 GP · 7G 27A34P

Rickard Rakell

RW · 71 GP · 9G 22A31P

Max FribergINACTIVE

RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

DALDallas Stars4 players

John KlingbergINACTIVE

D · 65 GP · 11G 29A40P

Patrik NemethINACTIVE

D · 22 GP · 0G 3A3P

Jhonas EnrothINACTIVE

G · 50 GP · 18 W · .90418W

Anders LindbäckINACTIVE

G · 26 GP · 6 W · .9096W

NYRNew York Rangers4 players

Carl HagelinINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 17G 18A35P

Jesper FastINACTIVE

RW · 58 GP · 6G 8A14P

Oscar LindbergINACTIVE

LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Henrik LundqvistINACTIVE

G · 46 GP · 30 W · .92230W

STLSt. Louis Blues4 players

Alexander SteenINACTIVE

LW · 74 GP · 24G 40A64P

Patrik BerglundINACTIVE

C · 77 GP · 12G 15A27P

Carl GunnarssonINACTIVE

D · 61 GP · 2G 10A12P

Magnus PääjärviINACTIVE

LW · 10 GP · 0G 1A1P

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BOSBoston Bruins3 players

Loui ErikssonINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 22G 25A47P

Carl SöderbergINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 13G 31A44P

Niklas SvedbergINACTIVE

G · 18 GP · 7 W · .9187W

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3 players

Alexander Wennberg

C · 68 GP · 4G 16A20P

William Karlsson

C · 21 GP · 3G 2A5P

Anton Forsberg

G · 5 GP · 0 W · .8660W

EDMEdmonton Oilers3 players

Anton LanderINACTIVE

C · 38 GP · 6G 14A20P

Oscar KlefbomINACTIVE

D · 60 GP · 2G 18A20P

Viktor FasthINACTIVE

G · 26 GP · 6 W · .8886W

OTTOttawa Senators3 players

Erik Karlsson

D · 82 GP · 21G 45A66P

Mika Zibanejad

C · 80 GP · 20G 26A46P

Robin LehnerINACTIVE

G · 25 GP · 9 W · .9059W

TORToronto Maple Leafs3 players

Joakim LindströmINACTIVE

C · 53 GP · 4G 6A10P

Tim ErixonINACTIVE

D · 42 GP · 2G 5A7P

Petter GranbergINACTIVE

D · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P

WSHWashington Capitals3 players

Nicklas BäckströmINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 18G 60A78P

Marcus JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 20G 27A47P

André Burakovsky

LW · 53 GP · 9G 13A22P

CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players

Elias Lindholm

C · 81 GP · 17G 22A39P

Victor RaskINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 11G 22A33P

COLColorado Avalanche2 players

Gabriel Landeskog

LW · 82 GP · 23G 36A59P

Dennis EverbergINACTIVE

RW · 55 GP · 3G 9A12P

MINMinnesota Wild2 players

Jonas Brodin

D · 71 GP · 3G 14A17P

Christian FolinINACTIVE

D · 40 GP · 2G 8A10P

NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players

Adam Larsson

D · 64 GP · 3G 21A24P

Jacob JosefsonINACTIVE

C · 62 GP · 6G 5A11P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players

Anton StrålmanINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 9G 30A39P

Victor Hedman

D · 59 GP · 10G 28A38P

WPGWinnipeg Jets2 players

Tobias EnströmINACTIVE

D · 60 GP · 4G 19A23P

Carl KlingbergINACTIVE

LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

ARIArizona Coyotes1 player

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

D · 82 GP · 23G 20A43P

BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player

Johan LarssonINACTIVE

LW · 39 GP · 6G 10A16P

CGYCalgary Flames1 player

Mikael Backlund

C · 52 GP · 10G 17A27P

MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player

Jacob de la RoseINACTIVE

LW · 33 GP · 4G 2A6P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player

Nicklas GrossmannINACTIVE

D · 68 GP · 5G 9A14P

PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player

Patric HörnqvistINACTIVE

RW · 64 GP · 25G 26A51P

SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player

Melker KarlssonINACTIVE

C · 53 GP · 13G 11A24P

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

4–3

USA

9th in the league

Sweden wins 4–3 against USA.

0.45Points per game0.38

227Best trio215

0.36Defencemen's points per game0.30

.910Goalies' save percentage.916

7.2NHL players per million inhabitants0.7

1 783Total points3 956

76Players in the NHL240

Sweden against USA season by season

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Top scorer

Nicklas Bäckström

Sweden's top scorer in 2014–15.

The team

Washington Capitals

Where Nicklas Bäckström plays.

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