Nations in the NHLSwedish NHL players 2026–27
81 Swedish players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and three more are on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 329 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden sits fifth of 11 in the nations league. William Nylander leads with 18 points.
84
NHL players
329
Points
5th
Nations league
20
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season11/84 games
SWEDES LAST NIGHT · OCT 255 games9P
2G7A
22played
Filip Forsberg LW had 3 points (1G 2A) in the win over Colorado Avalanche.
Isak Rosén RW scored 1 goal in the loss to Montréal Canadiens.
Nils Lundkvist D had 1 assist in the win over New York Islanders.
Emil Heineman LW had 1 assist in the loss to Dallas Stars.
Elias Pettersson C had 1 assist in the loss to Minnesota Wild.
Player of the night
Filip Forsberg
NSH
1G2A
NEXT GAMES · OCT 27 · upcoming
34Swedes in3games
LAK@NYR11 SwedesOCT 27 · 00:00
11 SwedesOCT 27 · 00:00Mika Zibanejad
· C11 pts this seasonAdrian Kempe
· RW8 pts this seasonErik Gustafsson
· D2 pts this seasonMarcus Pettersson
· D1 pts this seasonAndre Lee
· LW1 pts this seasonAnton Forsberg
· G0 W this seasonAnton Blidh
· LW0 pts this seasonErik Portillo
· G0 W this seasonZeb Lindgren
· D0 pts this seasonFelix Färhammar
· D0 pts this seasonElton Hermansson
· RW0 pts this seasonDET@EDM15 SwedesOCT 27 · 02:30
15 SwedesOCT 27 · 02:30Lucas Raymond
· LW9 pts this seasonViktor Arvidsson
· LW8 pts this seasonAnton Johansson
· D4 pts this seasonMattias Ekholm
· D3 pts this seasonFilip Hållander
· C3 pts this seasonWilliam Wallinder
· D3 pts this seasonAlbert Johansson
· D1 pts this seasonAxel Sandin-Pellikka
· D1 pts this seasonMattias Janmark
· C0 pts this seasonAndreas Englund
· D0 pts this seasonWilliam Lagesson
· D0 pts this seasonSimon Edvinsson
· D0 pts this seasonWilmer Skoog
· C0 pts this seasonEddie Genborg
· RW0 pts this seasonMalcom Gästrin
· LW0 pts this seasonSWEDISH LEADERS
Points race
William Nylander
TORRW· 13 GP
8G10A18P
Leo Carlsson
ANAC· 11 GP
3G10A13P
Elias Pettersson
VANC· 13 GP+1 point last night
4G9A13P
4
Erik Karlsson
PITD· 12 GP
1G11A12P
5
Filip Forsberg
NSHLW· 11 GP+3 points last night
2G9A11P
In the nations league
5th
of 11 ranked nations
35
league points
Rate5thTop trio6thBlue line10thGoalies2ndPer million2nd
Sweden accounts for 10.2% of the NHL's players and 10.7% of its points so far.
The full nations leagueSwedish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 7-2-0 | .918 | 2.08 | 0 | |
| 8 | 7-1-0 | .945 | 1.33 | 0 | |
| 6 | 3-1-0 | .898 | 2.21 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0-3-0 | .835 | 4.59 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0-2-0 | .893 | 2.48 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2-0-0 | .885 | 2.98 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0-2-0 | .820 | 4.58 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1-0-0 | .857 | 4.03 | 0 |
Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team
Lucas Raymond
LW · 11 GP · 3G 6A9PViktor Arvidsson
LW · 11 GP · 4G 4A8PAnton Johansson
D · 11 GP · 1G 3A4PWilliam Wallinder
D · 6 GP · 2G 1A3PAlbert Johansson
D · 11 GP · 0G 1A1PAxel Sandin-Pellikka
D · 7 GP · 0G 1A1PAndreas Englund
D · 6 GP · 0G 0A0PFabian Zetterlund
LW · 12 GP · 1G 4A5PWilliam Eklund
LW · 4 GP · 1G 1A2PAndré Burakovsky
LW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0PLinus Ullmark
G · 8 GP · 7 W · .9457WJonas Johansson
G · 1 GP · 1 W · .8571WSamuel Ersson
G · 5 GP · 0 W · .8350WElias Pettersson
C · 13 GP · 4G 9A13PJonathan Lekkerimäki
RW · 13 GP · 4G 5A9PLinus Karlsson
C · 13 GP · 3G 5A8PLiam Öhgren
LW · 12 GP · 2G 3A5PElias Pettersson
D · 13 GP · 3G 1A4PTom Willander
D · 13 GP · 0G 3A3PAdrian Kempe
RW · 9 GP · 3G 5A8PErik Gustafsson
D · 7 GP · 1G 1A2PAndre Lee
LW · 7 GP · 0G 1A1PAnton Forsberg
G · 4 GP · 0 W · .8930WJoel Eriksson Ek
C · 13 GP · 3G 7A10PJonas Brodin
D · 13 GP · 0G 3A3PJesper Wallstedt
G · 11 GP · 7 W · .9187WFilip Gustavsson
G · No game yet–Filip Forsberg
LW · 11 GP · 2G 9A11PAdam Edström
C · 11 GP · 4G 0A4PNils Höglander
LW · 11 GP · 3G 1A4PAdam Wilsby
D · 11 GP · 0G 4A4PShow all 32 teams
Victor Olofsson
LW · 4 GP · 4G 1A5PRasmus Andersson
D · 13 GP · 2G 3A5PWilliam Karlsson
C · 13 GP · 2G 2A4PAlexander Holtz
RW · 2 GP · 0G 1A1PSimon Holmström
RW · 11 GP · 4G 1A5PEmil Heineman
LW · 11 GP · 2G 3A5PVictor Eklund
RW · 11 GP · 3G 1A4PPontus Holmberg
RW · 11 GP · 3G 3A6PVictor Hedman
D · 10 GP · 2G 2A4PDennis Hildeby
G · 3 GP · 2 W · .8852WSeason by season
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.
Swedish NHL players all time
Sweden against Latvia
Sweden
5th in the league
7–0
Latvia
9th in the league
Sweden wins 7–0 against Latvia.
0.47Points per game0.42
44Best trio6
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.31
.894Goalies' save percentage.891
7.6NHL players per million inhabitants3.2
329Total points7
81Players in the NHL6
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Top scorer
William Nylander
Sweden's top scorer in 2026–27.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Where William Nylander plays.
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