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American NHL players 1998–99

142 American players played in the NHL in 1998–99. Together they scored 2 306 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished eighth of 8 in the nations league. John LeClair scored the most, 90 points.

142
NHL players
2 306
Points
8th
Nations league
174
Goalie wins
1998–99Last season82/82 games
Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
6931-29-0.9222.426
6827-30-0.9102.634
6520-31-0.9002.936
6227-18-0.9022.186
4522-13-0.9052.443
4416-23-0.9083.081
4319-16-0.9012.554
128-3-0.8982.481
63-2-0.9212.100
41-2-0.8293.870
30-1-0.8603.240
10-1-0.8285.000
142 players across 27 teams.
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USA had 118 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 301 in 2025–26. The peak was 2021–22, with 324. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 5 seasons USA won.

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.

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.
The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
USA
USA
8th in the league
3–4
Czechia
Czechia
1st in the league

Czechia wins 4–3 against USA.

0.37Points per game0.49
246Best trio282
0.27Defencemen's points per game0.25
.907Goalies' save percentage.919
0.4NHL players per million inhabitants4.8
2 306Total points1 217
142Players in the NHL52
USA against Czechia season by season
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