Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2019–20

111 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2019–20. Together they scored 1 920 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished second of 10 in the nations league. Mika Zibanejad scored the most, 75 points.

111

NHL players

1 920

Points

2nd

Nations league

Goalie wins

2019–20Active season69/82 games

2018–19 2020–21

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd

of 10 ranked nations

league points

Rate7thTop trio5thBlue line2ndGoalies5thPer million1st

Sweden accounts for 11.4% of the NHL's players and 11.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Jacob MarkströmVAN	43	23-16-0	.918	2.75	2
Robin LehnerVGK	36	19-10-0	.920	2.89	1
Linus UllmarkBUF	34	17-14-0	.915	2.69	1
Henrik LundqvistNYR	30	10-12-0	.905	3.16	1
Marcus HögbergOTT	24	5-8-0	.904	3.12	0
Anders NilssonOTT	20	9-9-0	.908	3.18	0
Jonas JohanssonBUF	6	1-3-0	.894	2.94	0
Anton ForsbergCAR	3	1-1-0	.897	3.35	0
Adam WernerCOL	2	1-1-0	.914	3.42	0
Oscar DanskVGK	1	0-1-0	.838	6.00	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

111 players across 30 teams.

BUFBuffalo Sabres8 players

Victor Olofsson

LW · 54 GP · 20G 22A42P

Rasmus Dahlin

D · 59 GP · 4G 36A40P

Marcus JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 60 GP · 9G 21A30P

Johan LarssonINACTIVE

LW · 62 GP · 6G 12A18P

Rasmus AsplundINACTIVE

C · 29 GP · 1G 2A3P

Lawrence PilutINACTIVE

D · 13 GP · 0G 0A0P

Linus Ullmark

G · 34 GP · 17 W · .91517W

Jonas Johansson

G · 6 GP · 1 W · .8941W

TORToronto Maple Leafs7 players

William Nylander

RW · 68 GP · 31G 28A59P

Andreas JohnsonINACTIVE

LW · 43 GP · 8G 13A21P

Pierre Engvall

LW · 48 GP · 8G 7A15P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets6 players

Gustav NyquistINACTIVE

RW · 70 GP · 15G 27A42P

Alexander Wennberg

C · 57 GP · 5G 17A22P

Emil BemströmINACTIVE

C · 56 GP · 10G 10A20P

Gabriel CarlssonINACTIVE

D · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

ANAAnaheim Ducks5 players

Rickard Rakell

RW · 65 GP · 15G 27A42P

Jakob SilfverbergINACTIVE

RW · 66 GP · 21G 18A39P

Hampus Lindholm

D · 56 GP · 2G 21A23P

Jacob LarssonINACTIVE

D · 60 GP · 2G 9A11P

Isac Lundeström

C · 15 GP · 0G 4A4P

CHIChicago Blackhawks5 players

Erik Gustafsson

D · 66 GP · 6G 23A29P

Alexander Nylander

LW · 65 GP · 10G 16A26P

Adam BoqvistINACTIVE

D · 41 GP · 4G 9A13P

Lucas CarlssonINACTIVE

D · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P

Anton WedinINACTIVE

LW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

EDMEdmonton Oilers5 players

Oscar KlefbomINACTIVE

D · 62 GP · 5G 29A34P

Joakim NygårdINACTIVE

OTTOttawa Senators5 players

Erik BrännströmINACTIVE

D · 31 GP · 0G 4A4P

Andreas Englund

D · 24 GP · 0G 3A3P

Jonathan DavidssonINACTIVE

RW · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P

Anders NilssonINACTIVE

G · 20 GP · 9 W · .9089W

Marcus HögbergINACTIVE

G · 24 GP · 5 W · .9045W

SJSSan Jose Sharks5 players

Erik Karlsson

D · 56 GP · 6G 34A40P

Marcus SörensenINACTIVE

LW · 66 GP · 7G 11A18P

Melker KarlssonINACTIVE

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VANVancouver Canucks5 players

Elias Pettersson

C · 68 GP · 27G 39A66P

Alexander EdlerINACTIVE

D · 59 GP · 5G 28A33P

Loui ErikssonINACTIVE

LW · 49 GP · 6G 7A13P

Oscar FantenbergINACTIVE

D · 36 GP · 1G 5A6P

Jacob Markström

G · 43 GP · 23 W · .91823W

CGYCalgary Flames4 players

Elias Lindholm

C · 70 GP · 29G 25A54P

Mikael Backlund

C · 70 GP · 16G 29A45P

Rasmus Andersson

D · 70 GP · 5G 17A22P

Oliver KylingtonINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 2G 5A7P

COLColorado Avalanche4 players

André Burakovsky

LW · 58 GP · 20G 25A45P

Gabriel Landeskog

LW · 54 GP · 21G 23A44P

Anton LindholmINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P

Adam WernerINACTIVE

G · 2 GP · 1 W · .9141W

DETDetroit Red Wings4 players

Patrik NemethINACTIVE

D · 64 GP · 1G 8A9P

Christoffer EhnINACTIVE

C · 54 GP · 2G 2A4P

Gustav LindströmINACTIVE

D · 16 GP · 0G 1A1P

Jonathan EricssonINACTIVE

D · 18 GP · 0G 0A0P

NSHNashville Predators4 players

Filip Forsberg

LW · 63 GP · 21G 27A48P

Calle JärnkrokINACTIVE

C · 64 GP · 15G 19A34P

Mattias Ekholm

D · 68 GP · 8G 25A33P

Viktor Arvidsson

LW · 57 GP · 15G 13A28P

NYRNew York Rangers4 players

Mika Zibanejad

C · 57 GP · 41G 34A75P

Jesper FastINACTIVE

RW · 69 GP · 12G 17A29P

Lias AnderssonINACTIVE

C · 17 GP · 0G 1A1P

Henrik LundqvistINACTIVE

G · 30 GP · 10 W · .90510W

STLSt. Louis Blues4 players

Oskar Sundqvist

C · 57 GP · 12G 11A23P

Alexander SteenINACTIVE

LW · 55 GP · 7G 10A17P

Jacob de la RoseINACTIVE

LW · 50 GP · 2G 7A9P

Carl GunnarssonINACTIVE

D · 36 GP · 2G 5A7P

ARIArizona Coyotes3 players

Carl SöderbergINACTIVE

C · 70 GP · 17G 18A35P

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

D · 66 GP · 9G 21A30P

Niklas HjalmarssonINACTIVE

D · 27 GP · 1G 4A5P

BOSBoston Bruins3 players

Joakim NordströmINACTIVE

LAKLos Angeles Kings3 players

Adrian Kempe

RW · 69 GP · 11G 21A32P

MINMinnesota Wild3 players

Joel Eriksson Ek

C · 62 GP · 8G 21A29P

Jonas Brodin

D · 69 GP · 2G 26A28P

Victor RaskINACTIVE

C · 43 GP · 5G 8A13P

MTLMontréal Canadiens3 players

Christian FolinINACTIVE

D · 16 GP · 1G 1A2P

Lukas VejdemoINACTIVE

C · 7 GP · 1G 0A1P

Gustav OlofssonINACTIVE

D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players

Jesper Bratt

LW · 60 GP · 16G 16A32P

Jesper Boqvist

C · 35 GP · 4G 0A4P

Fredrik ClaessonINACTIVE

D · 5 GP · 1G 1A2P

VGKVegas Golden Knights3 players

William Karlsson

C · 63 GP · 15G 31A46P

Robin LehnerINACTIVE

G · 36 GP · 19 W · .92019W

Oscar DanskINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8380W

WSHWashington Capitals3 players

Nicklas BäckströmINACTIVE

C · 61 GP · 12G 42A54P

Carl HagelinINACTIVE

LW · 58 GP · 8G 17A25P

Christian DjoosINACTIVE

D · 11 GP · 1G 2A3P

DALDallas Stars2 players

John KlingbergINACTIVE

D · 58 GP · 6G 26A32P

Mattias Janmark

C · 62 GP · 6G 15A21P

FLAFlorida Panthers2 players

Lucas WallmarkINACTIVE

C · 67 GP · 12G 13A25P

Anton StrålmanINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 5G 14A19P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players

Oskar LindblomINACTIVE

LW · 30 GP · 11G 7A18P

Robert HäggINACTIVE

D · 49 GP · 3G 10A13P

PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players

Patric HörnqvistINACTIVE

RW · 52 GP · 17G 15A32P

Marcus Pettersson

D · 69 GP · 2G 20A22P

WPGWinnipeg Jets2 players

David Gustafsson

C · 22 GP · 1G 0A1P

Carl DahlströmINACTIVE

D · 15 GP · 0G 1A1P

CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player

Anton Forsberg

G · 3 GP · 1 W · .8971W

TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player

Victor Hedman

D · 66 GP · 11G 44A55P

Season by season

Sweden had 22 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 103 in 2025–26. The peak was 2022–23, with 107. 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 Finland

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

Sweden

2nd in the league

5–2

Finland

1st in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.44Points per game0.48

200Best trio192

0.35Defencemen's points per game0.34

.911Goalies' save percentage.914

10.5NHL players per million inhabitants8.6

1 920Total points773

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Top scorer

Mika Zibanejad

Sweden's top scorer in 2019–20.

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New York Rangers

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