Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2022–23

107 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2022–23. Together they scored 2 310 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished first of 9 in the nations league. Elias Pettersson scored the most, 102 points.

107

NHL players

2 310

Points

1st

Nations league

117

Goalie wins

2022–23Last season82/82 games

2021–22 2023–24

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

1st

of 9 ranked nations

league points

Rate6thTop trio3rdBlue line1stGoalies3rdPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 10.1% of the NHL's players and 10.4% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Jacob MarkströmCGY	59	23-21-0	.892	2.92	1
Linus UllmarkBOS	49	40-6-0	.938	1.89	2
Filip GustavssonMIN	39	22-9-0	.931	2.10	3
Anton ForsbergOTT	28	11-11-0	.902	3.26	2
Felix SandströmPHI	20	3-12-0	.880	3.72	0
Magnus HellbergOTT	18	5-8-0	.888	3.20	0
Arvid SöderblomCHI	15	2-10-0	.894	3.45	0
Samuel ErssonPHI	12	6-3-0	.899	3.07	1
Erik KällgrenTOR	10	3-2-0	.898	2.67	0
Jonas JohanssonCOL	3	2-0-0	.932	2.10	0
Olle Eriksson EkANA	1	0-0-0	.872	4.69	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

107 players across 31 teams.

LAKLos Angeles Kings8 players

Adrian Kempe

RW · 82 GP · 41G 26A67P

Viktor Arvidsson

LW · 77 GP · 26G 33A59P

Carl Grundström

RW · 57 GP · 12G 7A19P

Alexander EdlerINACTIVE

D · 64 GP · 2G 9A11P

Samuel FagemoINACTIVE

LW · 9 GP · 2G 1A3P

Tobias Björnfot

D · 10 GP · 0G 1A1P

Jacob MoverareINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Lias AnderssonINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

DETDetroit Red Wings6 players

Lucas Raymond

LW · 74 GP · 17G 28A45P

Jonatan Berggren

RW · 67 GP · 15G 13A28P

Elmer Söderblom

LW · 21 GP · 5G 3A8P

Gustav LindströmINACTIVE

MINMinnesota Wild6 players

Joel Eriksson Ek

C · 78 GP · 23G 38A61P

John KlingbergINACTIVE

D · 67 GP · 10G 23A33P

Oskar Sundqvist

C · 67 GP · 10G 18A28P

Gustav NyquistINACTIVE

RW · 51 GP · 11G 16A27P

Jonas Brodin

D · 60 GP · 3G 11A14P

Filip Gustavsson

G · 39 GP · 22 W · .93122W

SJSSan Jose Sharks6 players

Erik Karlsson

D · 82 GP · 25G 76A101P

Fabian Zetterlund

LW · 67 GP · 6G 17A23P

Oskar LindblomINACTIVE

LW · 73 GP · 6G 9A15P

Jacob PetersonINACTIVE

C · 12 GP · 2G 6A8P

William Eklund

LW · 8 GP · 2G 1A3P

Andreas JohnsonINACTIVE

LW · 13 GP · 0G 3A3P

TORToronto Maple Leafs6 players

William Nylander

RW · 82 GP · 40G 47A87P

Calle JärnkrokINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 20G 19A39P

Pierre Engvall

LW · 76 GP · 17G 13A30P

Timothy Liljegren

D · 67 GP · 6G 12A18P

Pontus Holmberg

RW · 37 GP · 5G 8A13P

Erik KällgrenINACTIVE

G · 10 GP · 3 W · .8983W

SEASeattle Kraken5 players

André Burakovsky

LW · 49 GP · 13G 26A39P

Alexander Wennberg

C · 82 GP · 13G 25A38P

Adam Larsson

D · 82 GP · 8G 25A33P

Jesper FrödénINACTIVE

RW · 14 GP · 0G 4A4P

Gustav OlofssonINACTIVE

D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

WSHWashington Capitals5 players

Marcus JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 19G 27A46P

Erik Gustafsson

D · 70 GP · 7G 35A42P

Rasmus Sandin

D · 71 GP · 7G 28A35P

Nicklas BäckströmINACTIVE

C · 39 GP · 7G 14A21P

Gabriel CarlssonINACTIVE

D · 6 GP · 0G 2A2P

BOSBoston Bruins4 players

Hampus Lindholm

D · 80 GP · 10G 43A53P

Oskar SteenINACTIVE

C · 3 GP · 1G 0A1P

Anton StrålmanINACTIVE

D · 8 GP · 0G 0A0P

Linus Ullmark

G · 49 GP · 40 W · .93840W

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CGYCalgary Flames4 players

Elias Lindholm

C · 80 GP · 22G 42A64P

Mikael Backlund

C · 82 GP · 19G 37A56P

Rasmus Andersson

D · 79 GP · 11G 38A49P

Jacob Markström

G · 59 GP · 23 W · .89223W

COLColorado Avalanche4 players

Oskar OlaussonINACTIVE

RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Jonas Johansson

G · 3 GP · 2 W · .9322W

OTTOttawa Senators4 players

Erik BrännströmINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 2G 16A18P

Jacob LarssonINACTIVE

D · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P

Anton Forsberg

G · 28 GP · 11 W · .90211W

Magnus HellbergINACTIVE

G · 18 GP · 5 W · .8885W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers4 players

Olle LycksellINACTIVE

G · 12 GP · 6 W · .8996W

Felix SandströmINACTIVE

G · 20 GP · 3 W · .8803W

PITPittsburgh Penguins4 players

Rickard Rakell

RW · 82 GP · 28G 32A60P

Marcus Pettersson

D · 68 GP · 1G 23A24P

VANVancouver Canucks4 players

Elias Pettersson

C · 80 GP · 39G 63A102P

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

D · 54 GP · 2G 20A22P

Nils ÅmanINACTIVE

C · 68 GP · 4G 12A16P

Nils Höglander

LW · 25 GP · 3G 6A9P

ANAAnaheim Ducks3 players

Jakob SilfverbergINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 10G 16A26P

Isac Lundeström

C · 61 GP · 4G 10A14P

Olle Eriksson EkINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8720W

BUFBuffalo Sabres3 players

Rasmus Dahlin

D · 78 GP · 15G 58A73P

Victor Olofsson

LW · 75 GP · 28G 12A40P

Lawrence PilutINACTIVE

D · 17 GP · 1G 2A3P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3 players

Adam BoqvistINACTIVE

D · 46 GP · 5G 19A24P

Emil BemströmINACTIVE

C · 55 GP · 7G 15A22P

Marcus BjörkINACTIVE

D · 33 GP · 3G 8A11P

DALDallas Stars3 players

Nils Lundkvist

D · 60 GP · 6G 10A16P

Fredrik OlofssonINACTIVE

LW · 28 GP · 1G 3A4P

Fredrik KarlströmINACTIVE

C · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

FLAFlorida Panthers3 players

Gustav Forsling

D · 82 GP · 13G 28A41P

Patric HörnqvistINACTIVE

RW · 22 GP · 1G 2A3P

Lucas CarlssonINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

NSHNashville Predators3 players

Filip Forsberg

LW · 50 GP · 19G 23A42P

Mattias Ekholm

D · 78 GP · 9G 23A32P

Rasmus AsplundINACTIVE

C · 46 GP · 2G 6A8P

NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players

Jesper Bratt

LW · 82 GP · 32G 41A73P

Jesper Boqvist

C · 70 GP · 10G 11A21P

Alexander Holtz

RW · 19 GP · 3G 1A4P

WPGWinnipeg Jets3 players

Axel Jonsson-FjällbyINACTIVE

LW · 50 GP · 6G 8A14P

ARIArizona Coyotes2 players

Victor SöderströmINACTIVE

D · 30 GP · 0G 9A9P

Patrik NemethINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 0G 5A5P

CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players

Filip RoosINACTIVE

D · 17 GP · 1G 2A3P

Arvid Söderblom

G · 15 GP · 2 W · .8942W

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players

Mattias Janmark

C · 66 GP · 10G 15A25P

Philip Broberg

D · 46 GP · 1G 7A8P

NYINew York Islanders2 players

Sebastian AhoINACTIVE

D · 71 GP · 5G 18A23P

Simon Holmström

RW · 50 GP · 6G 3A9P

CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player

Jesper FastINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 10G 19A29P

NYRNew York Rangers1 player

Mika Zibanejad

C · 82 GP · 39G 52A91P

STLSt. Louis Blues1 player

Calle Rosén

D · 49 GP · 8G 10A18P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player

Victor Hedman

D · 76 GP · 9G 40A49P

VGKVegas Golden Knights1 player

William Karlsson

C · 82 GP · 14G 39A53P

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

6–1

Finland

5th in the league

Sweden wins 6–1 against Finland.

0.49Points per game0.50

294Best trio258

0.42Defencemen's points per game0.33

.908Goalies' save percentage.904

10.1NHL players per million inhabitants9.6

2 310Total points1 136

107Players in the NHL54

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Top scorer

Elias Pettersson

Sweden's top scorer in 2022–23.

The team

Vancouver Canucks

Where Elias Pettersson plays.

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