Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2024–25

97 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2024–25. Together they scored 2 002 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished third of 10 in the nations league. Jesper Bratt scored the most, 88 points.

NHL players

2 002

Points

3rd

Nations league

140

Goalie wins

2024–25Last season82/82 games

2023–24 2025–26

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd

of 10 ranked nations

league points

Rate6thTop trio5thBlue line2ndGoalies5thPer million3rd

Sweden accounts for 9.5% of the NHL's players and 9.4% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Filip GustavssonMIN	58	31-19-0	.914	2.56	5
Jacob MarkströmNJD	49	26-16-0	.900	2.50	4
Samuel ErssonPHI	47	22-17-0	.883	3.14	2
Linus UllmarkOTT	44	25-14-0	.910	2.72	4
Arvid SöderblomCHI	36	10-18-0	.898	3.18	0
Anton ForsbergOTT	30	11-12-0	.901	2.72	3
Jonas JohanssonTBL	19	9-6-0	.895	3.13	1
Marcus HögbergNYI	15	2-6-0	.878	3.38	0
Dennis HildebyTOR	6	3-3-0	.878	3.33	0
Jesper WallstedtMIN	2	0-2-0	.843	4.09	0
Erik PortilloLAK	1	1-0-0	.966	1.02	0
Victor ÖstmanSEA	1	0-0-0	1.000	0.00	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

97 players across 30 teams.

VANVancouver Canucks8 players

Elias Pettersson

C · 64 GP · 15G 30A45P

Marcus Pettersson

D · 78 GP · 4G 25A29P

Nils Höglander

LW · 72 GP · 8G 17A25P

Erik BrännströmINACTIVE

DETDetroit Red Wings7 players

Lucas Raymond

LW · 82 GP · 27G 53A80P

Simon Edvinsson

D · 78 GP · 7G 24A31P

Jonatan Berggren

RW · 75 GP · 12G 12A24P

Erik Gustafsson

D · 60 GP · 2G 16A18P

Elmer Söderblom

LW · 26 GP · 4G 7A11P

TORToronto Maple Leafs7 players

William Nylander

RW · 82 GP · 45G 39A84P

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

D · 77 GP · 4G 25A29P

Pontus Holmberg

RW · 68 GP · 7G 12A19P

Timothy Liljegren

D · 68 GP · 6G 11A17P

Calle JärnkrokINACTIVE

G · 6 GP · 3 W · .8783W

MINMinnesota Wild6 players

Marcus JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 72 GP · 11G 23A34P

Joel Eriksson Ek

C · 46 GP · 14G 15A29P

Jonas Brodin

D · 50 GP · 4G 16A20P

Liam Öhgren

LW · 24 GP · 2G 3A5P

Filip Gustavsson

G · 58 GP · 31 W · .91431W

Jesper Wallstedt

G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8430W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers5 players

Emil Andrae

D · 42 GP · 1G 6A7P

Olle LycksellINACTIVE

G · 47 GP · 22 W · .88322W

SJSSan Jose Sharks5 players

William Eklund

LW · 77 GP · 17G 41A58P

Fabian Zetterlund

LW · 84 GP · 19G 22A41P

Alexander Wennberg

C · 77 GP · 10G 25A35P

Carl Grundström

RW · 56 GP · 3G 6A9P

Lucas CarlssonINACTIVE

D · 13 GP · 1G 3A4P

EDMEdmonton Oilers4 players

Mattias Ekholm

D · 65 GP · 9G 24A33P

Viktor Arvidsson

LW · 67 GP · 15G 12A27P

Mattias Janmark

C · 80 GP · 2G 16A18P

John KlingbergINACTIVE

D · 11 GP · 1G 3A4P

FLAFlorida Panthers4 players

Gustav Forsling

D · 80 GP · 11G 20A31P

Jesper Boqvist

C · 78 GP · 12G 11A23P

Tobias Björnfot

D · 14 GP · 0G 0A0P

Rasmus AsplundINACTIVE

C · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

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LAKLos Angeles Kings4 players

Adrian Kempe

RW · 81 GP · 35G 38A73P

Jacob MoverareINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 1 W · .9661W

NSHNashville Predators4 players

Filip Forsberg

LW · 82 GP · 31G 45A76P

Gustav NyquistINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 11G 17A28P

NYINew York Islanders4 players

Simon Holmström

RW · 75 GP · 20G 25A45P

Pierre Engvall

LW · 62 GP · 8G 7A15P

Adam BoqvistINACTIVE

D · 35 GP · 4G 10A14P

Marcus HögbergINACTIVE

G · 15 GP · 2 W · .8782W

VGKVegas Golden Knights4 players

Victor Olofsson

LW · 56 GP · 15G 14A29P

William Karlsson

C · 53 GP · 9G 20A29P

Alexander Holtz

RW · 53 GP · 4G 8A12P

Robert HäggINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

BOSBoston Bruins3 players

Elias Lindholm

C · 82 GP · 17G 30A47P

BUFBuffalo Sabres3 players

Rasmus Dahlin

D · 73 GP · 17G 51A68P

PITPittsburgh Penguins3 players

Rickard Rakell

RW · 81 GP · 35G 35A70P

Erik Karlsson

D · 82 GP · 11G 42A53P

Emil BemströmINACTIVE

C · 14 GP · 0G 1A1P

SEASeattle Kraken3 players

André Burakovsky

LW · 79 GP · 10G 27A37P

Adam Larsson

D · 82 GP · 7G 21A28P

Victor Östman

G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W

ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players

Leo Carlsson

C · 76 GP · 20G 25A45P

Isac Lundeström

C · 79 GP · 4G 11A15P

CGYCalgary Flames2 players

Mikael Backlund

C · 76 GP · 15G 17A32P

Rasmus Andersson

D · 81 GP · 11G 20A31P

COLColorado Avalanche2 players

Oliver KylingtonINACTIVE

D · 19 GP · 1G 4A5P

Oskar OlaussonINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

DALDallas Stars2 players

Oskar Bäck

C · 73 GP · 4G 12A16P

Nils Lundkvist

D · 39 GP · 0G 5A5P

NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players

Jesper Bratt

LW · 81 GP · 21G 67A88P

Jacob Markström

G · 49 GP · 26 W · .90026W

NYRNew York Rangers2 players

Mika Zibanejad

C · 82 GP · 20G 42A62P

Adam Edström

C · 51 GP · 5G 4A9P

OTTOttawa Senators2 players

Linus Ullmark

G · 44 GP · 25 W · .91025W

Anton Forsberg

G · 30 GP · 11 W · .90111W

STLSt. Louis Blues2 players

Philip Broberg

D · 68 GP · 8G 21A29P

Oskar Sundqvist

C · 67 GP · 6G 14A20P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players

Victor Hedman

D · 79 GP · 15G 51A66P

Jonas Johansson

G · 19 GP · 9 W · .8959W

CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player

Arvid Söderblom

G · 36 GP · 10 W · .89810W

MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player

Emil Heineman

LW · 62 GP · 10G 8A18P

UTAUtah Mammoth1 player

Kevin Stenlund

C · 82 GP · 14G 14A28P

WSHWashington Capitals1 player

Rasmus Sandin

D · 82 GP · 4G 26A30P

WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player

David Gustafsson

C · 36 GP · 2G 4A6P

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 Canada

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

Sweden

3rd in the league

2–5

Canada

1st in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Sweden.

0.46Points per game0.44

252Best trio318

0.38Defencemen's points per game0.32

.900Goalies' save percentage.903

9.2NHL players per million inhabitants10.1

2 002Total points8 514

97Players in the NHL404

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Top scorer

Jesper Bratt

Sweden's top scorer in 2024–25.

The team

New Jersey Devils

Where Jesper Bratt plays.

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