Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2020–21

96 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2020–21. Together they scored 1 357 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished third of 10 in the nations league. Nicklas Bäckström scored the most, 53 points.

NHL players

1 357

Points

3rd

Nations league

Goalie wins

2020–21Active season56/82 games

2019–20 2021–22

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd

of 10 ranked nations

league points

Rate8thTop trio5thBlue line2ndGoalies6thPer million3rd

Sweden accounts for 9.5% 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
Jacob MarkströmCGY	43	22-19-0	.904	2.68	3
Linus UllmarkBUF	20	9-6-0	.917	2.63	0
Robin LehnerVGK	19	13-4-0	.913	2.29	1
Jonas JohanssonCOL	15	5-6-0	.897	2.86	1
Marcus HögbergOTT	14	4-7-0	.876	3.74	0
Filip GustavssonOTT	9	5-1-0	.933	2.16	0
Anton ForsbergOTT	8	3-4-0	.909	3.21	0
Oscar DanskVGK	1	1-0-0	.862	3.91	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

96 players across 30 teams.

CGYCalgary Flames6 players

Elias Lindholm

C · 56 GP · 19G 28A47P

Mikael Backlund

C · 54 GP · 9G 23A32P

Rasmus Andersson

D · 56 GP · 5G 16A21P

Joakim NordströmINACTIVE

C · 44 GP · 1G 6A7P

Oliver KylingtonINACTIVE

D · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P

Jacob Markström

G · 43 GP · 22 W · .90422W

ANAAnaheim Ducks5 players

Rickard Rakell

RW · 52 GP · 9G 19A28P

Jakob SilfverbergINACTIVE

RW · 47 GP · 8G 8A16P

Isac Lundeström

C · 41 GP · 6G 3A9P

Jacob LarssonINACTIVE

D · 46 GP · 1G 6A7P

Hampus Lindholm

D · 18 GP · 2G 4A6P

FLAFlorida Panthers5 players

Patric HörnqvistINACTIVE

RW · 44 GP · 14G 18A32P

Alexander Wennberg

C · 56 GP · 17G 12A29P

Gustav Forsling

D · 43 GP · 5G 12A17P

Anton StrålmanINACTIVE

D · 38 GP · 3G 6A9P

Lucas WallmarkINACTIVE

C · 20 GP · 0G 3A3P

OTTOttawa Senators5 players

Erik BrännströmINACTIVE

D · 30 GP · 2G 11A13P

Olle AlsingINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

Filip Gustavsson

G · 9 GP · 5 W · .9335W

Marcus HögbergINACTIVE

G · 14 GP · 4 W · .8764W

Anton Forsberg

G · 8 GP · 3 W · .9093W

ARIArizona Coyotes4 players

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

D · 46 GP · 3G 21A24P

Johan LarssonINACTIVE

LW · 52 GP · 8G 6A14P

Niklas HjalmarssonINACTIVE

D · 41 GP · 0G 5A5P

Victor SöderströmINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 1G 1A2P

BUFBuffalo Sabres4 players

Victor Olofsson

LW · 56 GP · 13G 19A32P

Rasmus Dahlin

D · 56 GP · 5G 18A23P

Rasmus AsplundINACTIVE

C · 28 GP · 7G 4A11P

Linus Ullmark

G · 20 GP · 9 W · .9179W

COLColorado Avalanche4 players

Gabriel Landeskog

LW · 54 GP · 20G 32A52P

André Burakovsky

LW · 53 GP · 19G 25A44P

Carl SöderbergINACTIVE

C · 45 GP · 7G 10A17P

Jonas Johansson

G · 15 GP · 5 W · .8975W

DETDetroit Red Wings4 players

Christian DjoosINACTIVE

D · 36 GP · 2G 9A11P

Patrik NemethINACTIVE

D · 52 GP · 3G 7A10P

Gustav LindströmINACTIVE

D · 13 GP · 0G 3A3P

Mathias BroméINACTIVE

LW · 26 GP · 1G 1A2P

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LAKLos Angeles Kings4 players

Adrian Kempe

RW · 56 GP · 14G 15A29P

Carl Grundström

RW · 47 GP · 6G 5A11P

Lias AnderssonINACTIVE

C · 23 GP · 3G 3A6P

Tobias Björnfot

D · 33 GP · 1G 5A6P

MINMinnesota Wild4 players

Joel Eriksson Ek

C · 56 GP · 19G 11A30P

Victor RaskINACTIVE

C · 54 GP · 10G 13A23P

Jonas Brodin

D · 53 GP · 9G 14A23P

Marcus JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 36 GP · 6G 8A14P

NSHNashville Predators4 players

Filip Forsberg

LW · 39 GP · 12G 20A32P

Calle JärnkrokINACTIVE

C · 49 GP · 13G 15A28P

Viktor Arvidsson

LW · 50 GP · 10G 15A25P

Mattias Ekholm

D · 48 GP · 6G 17A23P

SJSSan Jose Sharks4 players

Erik Karlsson

D · 52 GP · 8G 14A22P

Marcus SörensenINACTIVE

LW · 29 GP · 1G 4A5P

Joel KellmanINACTIVE

C · 7 GP · 1G 1A2P

Fredrik HändemarkINACTIVE

C · 8 GP · 1G 0A1P

TORToronto Maple Leafs4 players

William Nylander

RW · 51 GP · 17G 25A42P

Pierre Engvall

LW · 42 GP · 7G 5A12P

VANVancouver Canucks4 players

Nils Höglander

LW · 56 GP · 13G 14A27P

Elias Pettersson

C · 26 GP · 10G 11A21P

Alexander EdlerINACTIVE

D · 52 GP · 0G 8A8P

Loui ErikssonINACTIVE

LW · 7 GP · 0G 1A1P

VGKVegas Golden Knights4 players

William Karlsson

C · 56 GP · 14G 25A39P

Mattias Janmark

C · 56 GP · 11G 13A24P

Robin LehnerINACTIVE

G · 19 GP · 13 W · .91313W

Oscar DanskINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 1 W · .8621W

BOSBoston Bruins3 players

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3 players

Kevin Stenlund

C · 32 GP · 5G 5A10P

Emil BemströmINACTIVE

C · 20 GP · 3G 2A5P

Gabriel CarlssonINACTIVE

D · 14 GP · 1G 3A4P

EDMEdmonton Oilers3 players

Joakim NygårdINACTIVE

LW · 9 GP · 0G 0A0P

NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players

Jesper Bratt

LW · 46 GP · 7G 23A30P

Andreas JohnsonINACTIVE

LW · 50 GP · 5G 6A11P

Jesper Boqvist

C · 28 GP · 4G 3A7P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players

Oskar LindblomINACTIVE

LW · 50 GP · 8G 6A14P

Erik Gustafsson

D · 29 GP · 1G 11A12P

Robert HäggINACTIVE

D · 34 GP · 2G 3A5P

STLSt. Louis Blues3 players

Oskar Sundqvist

C · 28 GP · 4G 5A9P

Carl GunnarssonINACTIVE

D · 12 GP · 0G 2A2P

Jacob de la RoseINACTIVE

LW · 13 GP · 0G 1A1P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players

Victor Hedman

D · 54 GP · 9G 36A45P

Andreas BorgmanINACTIVE

D · 7 GP · 0G 2A2P

Fredrik ClaessonINACTIVE

D · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players

Adam BoqvistINACTIVE

D · 35 GP · 2G 14A16P

Lucas CarlssonINACTIVE

D · 12 GP · 0G 1A1P

WSHWashington Capitals2 players

Nicklas BäckströmINACTIVE

C · 55 GP · 15G 38A53P

Carl HagelinINACTIVE

LW · 56 GP · 6G 10A16P

CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player

Jesper FastINACTIVE

RW · 46 GP · 6G 13A19P

DALDallas Stars1 player

John KlingbergINACTIVE

D · 53 GP · 7G 29A36P

NYINew York Islanders1 player

Sebastian AhoINACTIVE

D · 3 GP · 1G 1A2P

NYRNew York Rangers1 player

Mika Zibanejad

C · 56 GP · 24G 26A50P

PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player

Marcus Pettersson

D · 47 GP · 2G 7A9P

WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player

David Gustafsson

C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

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 Switzerland

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

Sweden

3rd in the league

6–1

Switzerland

9th in the league

Sweden wins 6–1 against Switzerland.

0.44Points per game0.45

155Best trio107

0.34Defencemen's points per game0.34

.907Goalies' save percentage–

9.1NHL players per million inhabitants1.2

1 357Total points200

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Top scorer

Nicklas Bäckström

Sweden's top scorer in 2020–21.

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Washington Capitals

Where Nicklas Bäckström plays.

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