Nations in the NHL

Swedish NHL players 2025–26

103 Swedish players played in the NHL in 2025–26. Together they scored 2 154 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden finished second of 12 in the nations league. William Nylander scored the most, 79 points.

103

NHL players

2 154

Points

2nd

Nations league

153

Goalie wins

2025–26Last season82/82 games

2024–25 2026–27

SWEDISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd

of 12 ranked nations

league points

Rate6thTop trio6thBlue line3rdGoalies5thPer million2nd

Sweden accounts for 9.9% of the NHL's players and 9.9% of its points.

The full nations league

Swedish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Filip GustavssonMIN	50	28-15-0	.904	2.69	4
Linus UllmarkOTT	49	28-12-0	.890	2.73	3
Jacob MarkströmNJD	44	23-19-0	.883	3.07	1
Anton ForsbergLAK	36	16-12-0	.910	2.57	3
Jesper WallstedtMIN	35	18-9-0	.916	2.61	4
Samuel ErssonPHI	33	14-11-0	.870	3.12	0
Arvid SöderblomCHI	26	8-13-0	.880	3.80	1
Jonas JohanssonTBL	25	11-10-0	.884	3.29	0
Dennis HildebyTOR	20	5-7-0	.914	2.86	1
Carl LindbomVGK	8	2-4-0	.873	3.00	0
Marcus HögbergNYI	1	0-0-0	.714	8.90	0
Victor ÖstmanSEA	1	0-1-0	.943	2.10	0

Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team

103 players across 32 teams.

VANVancouver Canucks9 players

Elias Pettersson

C · 74 GP · 15G 36A51P

Linus Karlsson

C · 79 GP · 15G 20A35P

Tom Willander

D · 70 GP · 5G 16A21P

Liam Öhgren

LW · 69 GP · 8G 10A18P

Marcus Pettersson

D · 82 GP · 3G 15A18P

MINMinnesota Wild6 players

Joel Eriksson Ek

C · 70 GP · 19G 32A51P

Marcus JohanssonINACTIVE

LW · 75 GP · 15G 34A49P

Jonas Brodin

D · 62 GP · 4G 14A18P

Viking Gustafsson Nyberg

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Filip Gustavsson

G · 50 GP · 28 W · .90428W

Jesper Wallstedt

G · 35 GP · 18 W · .91618W

DETDetroit Red Wings5 players

Lucas Raymond

LW · 80 GP · 25G 51A76P

Simon Edvinsson

D · 72 GP · 9G 16A25P

Axel Sandin-Pellikka

D · 68 GP · 7G 14A21P

FLAFlorida Panthers5 players

Gustav Forsling

D · 80 GP · 2G 26A28P

NYINew York Islanders5 players

Simon Holmström

RW · 79 GP · 19G 22A41P

Emil Heineman

LW · 82 GP · 22G 9A31P

Marcus HögbergINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .7140W

STLSt. Louis Blues5 players

Philip Broberg

D · 81 GP · 6G 28A34P

Jonatan Berggren

RW · 51 GP · 8G 14A22P

Oskar Sundqvist

C · 52 GP · 5G 12A17P

BOSBoston Bruins4 players

Viktor Arvidsson

LW · 69 GP · 25G 29A54P

Elias Lindholm

C · 69 GP · 17G 31A48P

Hampus Lindholm

D · 67 GP · 5G 21A26P

Victor SöderströmINACTIVE

D · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P

LAKLos Angeles Kings4 players

Adrian Kempe

RW · 81 GP · 36G 37A73P

Andre Lee

LW · 7 GP · 1G 1A2P

Jacob MoverareINACTIVE

D · 15 GP · 0G 0A0P

Anton Forsberg

G · 36 GP · 16 W · .91016W

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PHIPhiladelphia Flyers4 players

Carl Grundström

RW · 47 GP · 9G 4A13P

Emil Andrae

D · 61 GP · 2G 11A13P

Adam Ginning

D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

Samuel Ersson

G · 33 GP · 14 W · .87014W

PITPittsburgh Penguins4 players

Erik Karlsson

D · 75 GP · 15G 51A66P

Rickard Rakell

RW · 60 GP · 24G 24A48P

Elmer Söderblom

LW · 59 GP · 7G 6A13P

Filip Hållander

C · 13 GP · 1G 3A4P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning4 players

Pontus Holmberg

RW · 70 GP · 11G 11A22P

Victor Hedman

D · 33 GP · 1G 16A17P

Simon Lundmark

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Jonas Johansson

G · 25 GP · 11 W · .88411W

TORToronto Maple Leafs4 players

William Nylander

RW · 65 GP · 30G 49A79P

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

D · 78 GP · 8G 31A39P

Calle JärnkrokINACTIVE

C · 56 GP · 6G 2A8P

Dennis Hildeby

G · 20 GP · 5 W · .9145W

VGKVegas Golden Knights4 players

Rasmus Andersson

D · 81 GP · 17G 30A47P

G · 8 GP · 2 W · .8732W

CHIChicago Blackhawks3 players

André Burakovsky

LW · 75 GP · 11G 22A33P

Anton Frondell

C · 12 GP · 3G 6A9P

Arvid Söderblom

G · 26 GP · 8 W · .8808W

NSHNashville Predators3 players

Filip Forsberg

LW · 82 GP · 40G 35A75P

Adam Wilsby

D · 58 GP · 1G 15A16P

Andreas Englund

D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

NYRNew York Rangers3 players

Mika Zibanejad

C · 81 GP · 34G 44A78P

OTTOttawa Senators3 players

Fabian Zetterlund

LW · 82 GP · 17G 16A33P

Olle LycksellINACTIVE

RW · 7 GP · 1G 1A2P

Linus Ullmark

G · 49 GP · 28 W · .89028W

SJSSan Jose Sharks3 players

Alexander Wennberg

C · 80 GP · 18G 37A55P

William Eklund

LW · 78 GP · 15G 38A53P

John KlingbergINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 10G 17A27P

WPGWinnipeg Jets3 players

Gustav NyquistINACTIVE

RW · 51 GP · 1G 11A12P

Isak Rosén

RW · 37 GP · 6G 4A10P

Elias Salomonsson

D · 32 GP · 1G 4A5P

BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players

Rasmus Dahlin

D · 77 GP · 19G 55A74P

Noah Östlund

C · 60 GP · 11G 16A27P

CGYCalgary Flames2 players

Mikael Backlund

C · 82 GP · 17G 26A43P

William Strömgren

LW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players

COLColorado Avalanche2 players

Gabriel Landeskog

LW · 60 GP · 14G 21A35P

Victor Olofsson

LW · 78 GP · 13G 18A31P

DALDallas Stars2 players

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players

Mattias Ekholm

D · 82 GP · 6G 35A41P

Mattias Janmark

C · 43 GP · 1G 7A8P

NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players

Jesper Bratt

LW · 82 GP · 22G 49A71P

Jacob Markström

G · 44 GP · 23 W · .88323W

SEASeattle Kraken2 players

Adam Larsson

D · 82 GP · 7G 18A25P

Victor Östman

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .9430W

WSHWashington Capitals2 players

Rasmus Sandin

D · 73 GP · 5G 24A29P

Timothy Liljegren

D · 47 GP · 1G 10A11P

ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player

Leo Carlsson

C · 70 GP · 29G 38A67P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player

Isac Lundeström

C · 68 GP · 4G 8A12P

MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player

Adam Engström

D · 15 GP · 0G 1A1P

UTAUtah Mammoth1 player

Kevin Stenlund

C · 80 GP · 4G 14A18P

Season by season

Sweden had 22 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 97 in 2024–25. 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 Russia

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

Sweden

2nd in the league

4–3

Russia

5th in the league

Sweden wins 4–3 against Russia.

0.47Points per game0.52

233Best trio303

0.37Defencemen's points per game0.34

.895Goalies' save percentage.898

9.7NHL players per million inhabitants0.5

2 154Total points1 683

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Top scorer

William Nylander

Sweden's top scorer in 2025–26.

The team

Toronto Maple Leafs

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