Nations in the NHLAmerican NHL players 1986–87
99 American players played in the NHL in 1986–87. Together they scored 1 949 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished fourth of 5 in the nations league. Joe Mullen scored the most, 87 points.
99
NHL players
1 949
Points
4th
Nations league
61
Goalie wins
AMERICAN LEADERS
Points
Joe MullenINACTIVE
CGYRW· 79 GP
47G40A87P
Jimmy CarsonINACTIVE
LAKC· 80 GP
37G42A79P
Aaron BrotenINACTIVE
NJDC· 80 GP
26G53A79P
4
Pat LaFontaineINACTIVE
NYIC· 80 GP
38G32A70P
5
Phil HousleyINACTIVE
BUFD· 78 GP
21G46A67P
In the nations league
4th
of 5 ranked nations
11
league points
Rate5thTop trio3rdBlue line4thGoalies2ndPer million5th
USA accounts for 14.5% of the NHL's players and 12.0% of its points.
The full nations leagueAmerican goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 18-20-0 | .882 | 3.64 | 0 | |
Tom BarrassoBUF | 46 | 17-23-0 | .873 | 3.66 | 2 |
Bob MasonWSH | 45 | 20-18-0 | .890 | 3.25 | 0 |
Bob JanecykLAK | 7 | 4-3-0 | .847 | 4.87 | 0 |
| 7 | 0-3-0 | .878 | 4.42 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2-0-0 | .863 | 4.34 | 0 |
Every American player in the NHL, team by team
Neal BrotenINACTIVE
C · 46 GP · 18G 35A53PBrian LawtonINACTIVE
C · 66 GP · 21G 23A44PLarry DepalmaINACTIVE
C · 56 GP · 9G 6A15PScott BjugstadINACTIVE
LW · 39 GP · 4G 9A13PGordie RobertsINACTIVE
D · 67 GP · 3G 10A13PMark PavelichINACTIVE
C · 12 GP · 4G 6A10PChristopher PryorINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 1G 3A4PJack CarlsonINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 0G 0A0PSean ToomeyINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PDave ChristianINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 23G 27A50PKelly MillerINACTIVE
LW · 77 GP · 16G 26A42PBobby CarpenterINACTIVE
C · 60 GP · 9G 18A27PKevin HatcherINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 8G 16A24PDavid JensenINACTIVE
C · 46 GP · 8G 8A16PJohn BlumINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 2G 8A10PStephen LeachINACTIVE
RW · 15 GP · 1G 0A1PBob MasonINACTIVE
G · 45 GP · 20 W · .89020WReed LarsonINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 12G 24A36PMike MilburyINACTIVE
D · 68 GP · 6G 16A22PBob SweeneyINACTIVE
C · 14 GP · 2G 4A6PJay MillerINACTIVE
LW · 55 GP · 1G 4A5PFrank SimonettiINACTIVE
D · 25 GP · 1G 0A1PJohn CarterINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 0G 1A1PCleon DaskalakisINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 2 W · .8632WPhil HousleyINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 21G 46A67PMike RamseyINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 8G 31A39PJim KornINACTIVE
D · 52 GP · 4G 10A14PMike HartmanINACTIVE
LW · 17 GP · 3G 3A6PJeff ParkerINACTIVE
RW · 15 GP · 3G 3A6PRichie DunnINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 1A1PTom BarrassoINACTIVE
G · 46 GP · 17 W · .87317WChris CheliosINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 11G 33A44PTom KurversINACTIVE
D · 56 GP · 6G 17A23PChris NilanINACTIVE
RW · 44 GP · 4G 16A20PDavid MaleyINACTIVE
LW · 48 GP · 6G 12A18PCraig LudwigINACTIVE
D · 75 GP · 4G 12A16PMike LalorINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 0G 10A10PScott SandelinINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PAaron BrotenINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 26G 53A79PMark JohnsonINACTIVE
C · 68 GP · 25G 26A51PAndy BrickleyINACTIVE
LW · 51 GP · 11G 12A23PCraig WolaninINACTIVE
D · 68 GP · 4G 6A10PSteve RichmondINACTIVE
D · 44 GP · 1G 7A8PDoug BrownINACTIVE
RW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1PChris TerreriINACTIVE
G · 7 GP · 0 W · .8780WShow all 21 teams
Jimmy CarsonINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 37G 42A79PBryan EricksonINACTIVE
C · 68 GP · 20G 30A50PPaul GuayINACTIVE
RW · 35 GP · 2G 5A7PDave LangevinINACTIVE
D · 11 GP · 0G 4A4PBob JanecykINACTIVE
G · 7 GP · 4 W · .8474WPat LaFontaineINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 38G 32A70PKen LeiterINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 9G 20A29PKen MorrowINACTIVE
D · 64 GP · 3G 8A11PRandy WoodINACTIVE
RW · 6 GP · 1G 0A1PMark HamwayINACTIVE
RW · 2 GP · 0G 1A1PMoe ManthaINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 9G 31A40PJim JohnsonINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 5G 25A30PDwight SchofieldINACTIVE
D · 25 GP · 1G 6A7PPhil BourqueINACTIVE
LW · 22 GP · 2G 3A5PChris DahlquistINACTIVE
D · 19 GP · 0G 1A1PBrian MullenINACTIVE
RW · 69 GP · 19G 32A51PDave EllettINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 13G 31A44PSteve RooneyINACTIVE
C · 32 GP · 2G 3A5PBrad JonesINACTIVE
LW · 4 GP · 1G 0A1PPeter TaglianettiINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0PJoe MullenINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 47G 40A87PJoel OttoINACTIVE
C · 68 GP · 19G 31A50PGary SuterINACTIVE
D · 68 GP · 9G 39A48PNick FotiuINACTIVE
LW · 42 GP · 5G 3A8PMike O'connellINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 5G 26A31PLee NorwoodINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 6G 21A27PRick ZomboINACTIVE
D · 44 GP · 1G 4A5PChristopher CichockiINACTIVE
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0PTom FergusINACTIVE
C · 57 GP · 21G 28A49PAl IafrateINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 9G 21A30PTed FaussINACTIVE
RW · 15 GP · 0G 1A1PVal JamesINACTIVE
LW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0PMark HoweINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 15G 43A58PEd HospodarINACTIVE
D · 45 GP · 2G 2A4PJere GillisINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PMark KumpelINACTIVE
RW · 45 GP · 1G 9A10PMax MiddendorfINACTIVE
RW · 6 GP · 1G 4A5PScott ShaunessyINACTIVE
RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0PSeason by season
In the NHL Draft
57 American players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, seven of them in the first round. Chase Reid went first, at number 7 to the Seattle Kraken.
American NHL players all time
USA against Sweden
USA
4th in the league
4–3
Sweden
3rd in the league
USA wins 4–3 against Sweden.
0.48Points per game0.59
245Best trio225
0.37Defencemen's points per game0.38
.880Goalies' save percentage–
0.3NHL players per million inhabitants2.0
1 949Total points731
99Players in the NHL21
Finland
Canada
CzechiaContinue reading
Top scorer
Joe Mullen
USA's top scorer in 1986–87.
The team
Calgary Flames
Where Joe Mullen plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 1986–87
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs USA
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.