Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2021–22

106 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2021–22. Together they scored 2 371 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished first of 10 in the nations league. Victor Hedman scored the most, 85 points.

106

NHL players

2 371

Points

1st

Nations league

125

Goalie wins

2021–22Last season82/82 games

2020–21 2022–23

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

1st

of 10 ranked nations

league points

Rate5thTop trio6thBlue line3rdGoalies3rdPer million3rd

Sweden accounts for 9.4% of the NHL's players and 10.8% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Jacob MarkströmCGY	63	37-15-0	.922	2.22	9
Anton ForsbergOTT	46	22-17-0	.917	2.82	1
Robin LehnerVGK	44	23-17-0	.908	2.83	1
Linus UllmarkBOS	41	26-10-0	.917	2.45	1
Filip GustavssonOTT	18	5-12-0	.892	3.55	0
Erik KällgrenTOR	14	8-4-0	.888	3.31	1
Jonas JohanssonFLA	11	3-4-0	.856	4.69	0
Felix SandströmPHI	5	0-4-0	.910	3.23	0
Arvid SöderblomCHI	3	0-2-0	.863	5.01	0
Magnus HellbergDET	1	1-0-0	.870	3.00	0
Hugo AlnefeltTBL	1	0-0-0	.700	9.00	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

106 players across 32 teams.

LAKLos Angeles Kings8 players

Adrian Kempe

RW · 78 GP · 35G 19A54P

Viktor Arvidsson

LW · 66 GP · 20G 29A49P

Alexander EdlerINACTIVE

D · 41 GP · 3G 16A19P

Carl Grundström

RW · 54 GP · 9G 6A15P

Tobias Björnfot

D · 70 GP · 0G 8A8P

Lias AnderssonINACTIVE

C · 20 GP · 1G 1A2P

Jacob MoverareINACTIVE

D · 19 GP · 0G 2A2P

Samuel FagemoINACTIVE

LW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

TORToronto Maple Leafs6 players

William Nylander

RW · 81 GP · 34G 46A80P

Pierre Engvall

LW · 78 GP · 15G 20A35P

Timothy Liljegren

D · 61 GP · 5G 18A23P

Rasmus Sandin

D · 51 GP · 5G 11A16P

Carl DahlströmINACTIVE

D · 3 GP · 0G 2A2P

Erik KällgrenINACTIVE

G · 14 GP · 8 W · .8888W

BOSBoston Bruins5 players

Hampus Lindholm

D · 71 GP · 5G 22A27P

Jesper FrödénINACTIVE

RW · 7 GP · 1G 0A1P

Linus Ullmark

G · 41 GP · 26 W · .91726W

CGYCalgary Flames5 players

Elias Lindholm

C · 82 GP · 42G 40A82P

Rasmus Andersson

D · 82 GP · 4G 46A50P

Mikael Backlund

C · 82 GP · 12G 27A39P

Oliver KylingtonINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 9G 22A31P

Jacob Markström

G · 63 GP · 37 W · .92237W

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets5 players

Gustav NyquistINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 18G 35A53P

Adam BoqvistINACTIVE

D · 52 GP · 11G 11A22P

Emil BemströmINACTIVE

C · 41 GP · 6G 5A11P

Gabriel CarlssonINACTIVE

D · 38 GP · 2G 7A9P

Kevin Stenlund

C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

FLAFlorida Panthers5 players

Gustav Forsling

D · 71 GP · 10G 27A37P

Patric HörnqvistINACTIVE

RW · 65 GP · 11G 17A28P

Lucas CarlssonINACTIVE

G · 11 GP · 3 W · .8563W

NJDNew Jersey Devils5 players

Jesper Bratt

LW · 76 GP · 26G 47A73P

Andreas JohnsonINACTIVE

LW · 71 GP · 13G 22A35P

Jesper Boqvist

C · 56 GP · 10G 13A23P

WSHWashington Capitals5 players

Nicklas BäckströmINACTIVE

C · 47 GP · 6G 25A31P

Marcus JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 69 GP · 9G 20A29P

Johan LarssonINACTIVE

LW · 43 GP · 7G 14A21P

Carl HagelinINACTIVE

LW · 53 GP · 3G 11A14P

Axel Jonsson-FjällbyINACTIVE

LW · 23 GP · 2G 2A4P

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OTTOttawa Senators4 players

Erik BrännströmINACTIVE

D · 53 GP · 0G 14A14P

Viktor LodinINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Anton Forsberg

G · 46 GP · 22 W · .91722W

Filip Gustavsson

G · 18 GP · 5 W · .8925W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers4 players

Oskar LindblomINACTIVE

LW · 79 GP · 12G 14A26P

Linus HögbergINACTIVE

D · 5 GP · 0G 2A2P

Linus SandinINACTIVE

RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Felix SandströmINACTIVE

G · 5 GP · 0 W · .9100W

SEASeattle Kraken4 players

Alexander Wennberg

C · 80 GP · 11G 26A37P

Calle JärnkrokINACTIVE

C · 66 GP · 12G 18A30P

Adam Larsson

D · 82 GP · 8G 17A25P

Victor RaskINACTIVE

C · 47 GP · 9G 12A21P

ANAAnaheim Ducks3 players

Isac Lundeström

C · 80 GP · 16G 13A29P

Jakob SilfverbergINACTIVE

RW · 53 GP · 5G 16A21P

Jacob LarssonINACTIVE

D · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P

ARIArizona Coyotes3 players

Anton StrålmanINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 8G 15A23P

Loui ErikssonINACTIVE

LW · 73 GP · 3G 16A19P

Victor SöderströmINACTIVE

D · 16 GP · 0G 0A0P

BUFBuffalo Sabres3 players

Rasmus Dahlin

D · 80 GP · 13G 40A53P

Victor Olofsson

LW · 72 GP · 20G 29A49P

Rasmus AsplundINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 8G 19A27P

DALDallas Stars3 players

John KlingbergINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 6G 41A47P

Jacob PetersonINACTIVE

C · 65 GP · 12G 5A17P

Fredrik KarlströmINACTIVE

C · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P

DETDetroit Red Wings3 players

Lucas Raymond

LW · 82 GP · 23G 34A57P

Gustav LindströmINACTIVE

D · 63 GP · 1G 12A13P

Magnus HellbergINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 1 W · .8701W

MTLMontréal Canadiens3 players

William Lagesson

D · 33 GP · 0G 5A5P

Lukas VejdemoINACTIVE

C · 6 GP · 1G 0A1P

Mattias NorlinderINACTIVE

D · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P

NYRNew York Rangers3 players

Mika Zibanejad

C · 81 GP · 29G 52A81P

Patrik NemethINACTIVE

D · 63 GP · 2G 5A7P

Nils Lundkvist

D · 25 GP · 1G 3A4P

PITPittsburgh Penguins3 players

Rickard Rakell

RW · 70 GP · 20G 21A41P

Marcus Pettersson

D · 72 GP · 2G 17A19P

Filip Hållander

C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

SJSSan Jose Sharks3 players

Erik Karlsson

D · 50 GP · 10G 25A35P

Jonathan DahlénINACTIVE

C · 61 GP · 12G 10A22P

William Eklund

LW · 9 GP · 0G 4A4P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players

Victor Hedman

D · 82 GP · 20G 65A85P

Fredrik ClaessonINACTIVE

D · 9 GP · 0G 0A0P

Hugo Alnefelt

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .7000W

VANVancouver Canucks3 players

Elias Pettersson

C · 80 GP · 32G 36A68P

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

D · 79 GP · 5G 24A29P

Nils Höglander

LW · 60 GP · 10G 8A18P

VGKVegas Golden Knights3 players

William Karlsson

C · 67 GP · 12G 23A35P

Mattias Janmark

C · 67 GP · 9G 16A25P

Robin LehnerINACTIVE

G · 44 GP · 23 W · .90823W

CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players

Erik Gustafsson

D · 59 GP · 3G 15A18P

Arvid Söderblom

G · 3 GP · 0 W · .8630W

COLColorado Avalanche2 players

André Burakovsky

LW · 80 GP · 22G 39A61P

Gabriel Landeskog

LW · 51 GP · 30G 29A59P

MINMinnesota Wild2 players

Joel Eriksson Ek

C · 77 GP · 26G 23A49P

Jonas Brodin

D · 73 GP · 5G 25A30P

NSHNashville Predators2 players

Filip Forsberg

LW · 69 GP · 42G 42A84P

Mattias Ekholm

D · 76 GP · 6G 25A31P

STLSt. Louis Blues2 players

Oskar Sundqvist

C · 59 GP · 8G 15A23P

Calle Rosén

D · 18 GP · 2G 5A7P

CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player

Jesper FastINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 14G 20A34P

EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player

Philip Broberg

D · 23 GP · 1G 2A3P

NYINew York Islanders1 player

Sebastian AhoINACTIVE

D · 36 GP · 2G 10A12P

WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player

David Gustafsson

C · 2 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 5 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

1st in the league

5–2

Finland

6th in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.49Points per game0.47

251Best trio261

0.38Defencemen's points per game0.29

.909Goalies' save percentage.907

10.0NHL players per million inhabitants10.9

2 371Total points1 085

106Players in the NHL61

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Victor Hedman

Sweden's top scorer in 2021–22.

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Where Victor Hedman plays.

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