Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2018–19

96 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2018–19. Together they scored 2 173 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished third of 10 in the nations league. Elias Lindholm scored the most, 78 points.

NHL players

2 173

Points

3rd

Nations league

100

Goalie wins

2018–19Last season82/82 games

2017–18 2019–20

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd

of 10 ranked nations

league points

Rate9thTop trio6thBlue line1stGoalies5thPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 9.6% of the NHL's players and 10.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Jacob MarkströmVAN	60	28-23-0	.912	2.77	1
Henrik LundqvistNYR	52	18-23-0	.907	3.07	0
Robin LehnerNYI	46	25-13-0	.930	2.13	6
Linus UllmarkBUF	37	15-14-0	.905	3.11	2
Anders NilssonVAN	36	14-19-0	.908	2.97	2
Marcus HögbergOTT	4	0-2-0	.884	4.09	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

96 players across 29 teams.

BUFBuffalo Sabres7 players

Rasmus Dahlin

D · 82 GP · 9G 35A44P

Johan LarssonINACTIVE

LW · 73 GP · 6G 8A14P

Lawrence PilutINACTIVE

D · 33 GP · 1G 5A6P

Patrik BerglundINACTIVE

G · 37 GP · 15 W · .90515W

ANAAnaheim Ducks5 players

Jakob SilfverbergINACTIVE

RW · 73 GP · 24G 19A43P

Rickard Rakell

RW · 69 GP · 18G 25A43P

Hampus Lindholm

D · 76 GP · 6G 22A28P

Jacob LarssonINACTIVE

D · 49 GP · 0G 5A5P

Isac Lundeström

C · 15 GP · 0G 2A2P

CHIChicago Blackhawks5 players

Erik Gustafsson

D · 79 GP · 17G 43A60P

Marcus KrügerINACTIVE

C · 74 GP · 4G 8A12P

Gustav Forsling

D · 43 GP · 3G 6A9P

Carl DahlströmINACTIVE

D · 38 GP · 0G 6A6P

Jacob NilssonINACTIVE

C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

NYRNew York Rangers5 players

Mika Zibanejad

C · 82 GP · 30G 44A74P

Jesper FastINACTIVE

RW · 66 GP · 8G 12A20P

Lias AnderssonINACTIVE

C · 42 GP · 2G 4A6P

Fredrik ClaessonINACTIVE

D · 37 GP · 2G 4A6P

Henrik LundqvistINACTIVE

G · 52 GP · 18 W · .90718W

SJSSan Jose Sharks5 players

Gustav NyquistINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 22G 38A60P

Erik Karlsson

D · 53 GP · 3G 42A45P

Marcus SörensenINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 17G 13A30P

Melker KarlssonINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 12G 4A16P

Tim HeedINACTIVE

D · 37 GP · 2G 11A13P

VANVancouver Canucks5 players

Elias Pettersson

C · 71 GP · 28G 38A66P

Alexander EdlerINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 10G 24A34P

Loui ErikssonINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 11G 18A29P

Jacob Markström

G · 60 GP · 28 W · .91228W

Anders NilssonINACTIVE

G · 36 GP · 14 W · .90814W

CGYCalgary Flames4 players

Elias Lindholm

C · 81 GP · 27G 51A78P

Mikael Backlund

C · 77 GP · 21G 26A47P

Rasmus Andersson

D · 79 GP · 2G 17A19P

Oliver KylingtonINACTIVE

D · 38 GP · 3G 5A8P

COLColorado Avalanche4 players

Gabriel Landeskog

LW · 73 GP · 34G 41A75P

Carl SöderbergINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 23G 26A49P

Patrik NemethINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 1G 9A10P

Anton LindholmINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

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DETDetroit Red Wings4 players

Niklas KronwallINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 3G 24A27P

Jacob de la RoseINACTIVE

LW · 60 GP · 3G 6A9P

Christoffer EhnINACTIVE

C · 60 GP · 3G 6A9P

Jonathan EricssonINACTIVE

D · 52 GP · 3G 2A5P

MINMinnesota Wild4 players

Pontus ÅbergINACTIVE

LW · 59 GP · 12G 13A25P

Jonas Brodin

D · 82 GP · 4G 14A18P

NSHNashville Predators4 players

Filip Forsberg

LW · 64 GP · 28G 22A50P

Viktor Arvidsson

LW · 58 GP · 34G 14A48P

Mattias Ekholm

D · 80 GP · 8G 36A44P

Calle JärnkrokINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 10G 16A26P

OTTOttawa Senators4 players

Magnus PääjärviINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 11G 8A19P

Andreas Englund

D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

Erik BrännströmINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Marcus HögbergINACTIVE

G · 4 GP · 0 W · .8840W

WSHWashington Capitals4 players

Nicklas BäckströmINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 22G 52A74P

André Burakovsky

LW · 76 GP · 12G 13A25P

Carl HagelinINACTIVE

LW · 58 GP · 5G 14A19P

Christian DjoosINACTIVE

D · 45 GP · 1G 9A10P

ARIArizona Coyotes3 players

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

D · 81 GP · 14G 30A44P

Niklas HjalmarssonINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 0G 10A10P

Mario KempeINACTIVE

RW · 52 GP · 4G 5A9P

BOSBoston Bruins3 players

Joakim NordströmINACTIVE

C · 70 GP · 7G 5A12P

Jakob Forsbacka KarlssonINACTIVE

C · 28 GP · 3G 6A9P

Anton Blidh

LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3 players

Alexander Wennberg

C · 75 GP · 2G 23A25P

Kevin Stenlund

C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

Gabriel CarlssonINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

LAKLos Angeles Kings3 players

Adrian Kempe

RW · 81 GP · 12G 16A28P

Carl Grundström

RW · 15 GP · 5G 1A6P

Oscar FantenbergINACTIVE

D · 61 GP · 2G 2A4P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players

Oskar LindblomINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 17G 16A33P

Robert HäggINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 5G 15A20P

Christian FolinINACTIVE

D · 45 GP · 0G 6A6P

STLSt. Louis Blues3 players

Oskar Sundqvist

C · 74 GP · 14G 17A31P

Alexander SteenINACTIVE

LW · 65 GP · 10G 17A27P

Carl GunnarssonINACTIVE

D · 25 GP · 3G 4A7P

TORToronto Maple Leafs3 players

Andreas JohnsonINACTIVE

LW · 73 GP · 20G 23A43P

William Nylander

RW · 54 GP · 7G 20A27P

Calle Rosén

D · 4 GP · 1G 0A1P

DALDallas Stars2 players

John KlingbergINACTIVE

D · 64 GP · 10G 35A45P

Mattias Janmark

C · 81 GP · 6G 19A25P

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players

Oscar KlefbomINACTIVE

D · 61 GP · 5G 23A28P

Adam Larsson

D · 82 GP · 3G 17A20P

NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players

Jesper Bratt

LW · 51 GP · 8G 25A33P

Marcus JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 58 GP · 13G 17A30P

PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players

Patric HörnqvistINACTIVE

RW · 69 GP · 18G 19A37P

Marcus Pettersson

D · 84 GP · 2G 23A25P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players

Victor Hedman

D · 70 GP · 12G 42A54P

Anton StrålmanINACTIVE

D · 47 GP · 2G 15A17P

VGKVegas Golden Knights2 players

William Karlsson

C · 82 GP · 24G 32A56P

Oscar LindbergINACTIVE

LW · 55 GP · 9G 11A20P

CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player

Lucas WallmarkINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 10G 18A28P

NYINew York Islanders1 player

Robin LehnerINACTIVE

G · 46 GP · 25 W · .93025W

WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player

Pär LindholmINACTIVE

C · 65 GP · 1G 12A13P

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 Russia

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

Sweden

3rd in the league

4–3

Russia

4th in the league

Sweden wins 4–3 against Russia.

0.42Points per game0.54

227Best trio304

0.35Defencemen's points per game0.27

.912Goalies' save percentage.915

9.1NHL players per million inhabitants0.3

2 173Total points1 070

96Players in the NHL38

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Top scorer

Elias Lindholm

Sweden's top scorer in 2018–19.

The team

Calgary Flames

Where Elias Lindholm plays.

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