Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 2012–13

215 American players played in the NHL in 2012–13. Together they scored 2 044 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished sixth of 10 in the nations league. Patrick Kane scored the most, 55 points.

215

NHL players

2 044

Points

6th

Nations league

108

Goalie wins

2012–13Active season48/82 games

2011–12 2013–14

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

6th

of 10 ranked nations

league points

Rate10thTop trio2ndBlue line7thGoalies1stPer million8th

USA accounts for 23.3% of the NHL's players and 19.7% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Jimmy HowardDET	42	21-13-0	.923	2.13	5
Ryan MillerBUF	40	17-17-0	.915	2.81	0
Jonathan QuickLAK	37	18-13-0	.902	2.45	1
Cory SchneiderVAN	30	17-9-0	.927	2.11	5
Craig AndersonOTT	24	12-9-0	.941	1.69	3
Ben BishopTBL	22	11-9-0	.920	2.67	2
Scott ClemmensenFLA	19	3-7-0	.874	3.67	0
Richard BachmanDAL	13	6-5-0	.885	3.25	0
Al MontoyaWPG	7	3-1-0	.899	2.90	1
Brian BoucherPHI	4	0-2-0	.891	2.50	0
Rick DiPietroNYI	3	0-3-0	.855	4.10	0
Alex StalockSJS	2	0-0-0	.846	2.87	0
Jeff FrazeeNJD	1	0-0-0	1.000	0.00	0
Keith KinkaidNJD	1	0-0-0	.923	2.33	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

215 players across 30 teams.

NYRNew York Rangers12 players

Derek StepanINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 18G 26A44P

Ryan CallahanINACTIVE

RW · 45 GP · 16G 15A31P

Ryan McDonagh

D · 47 GP · 4G 15A19P

Benn FerrieroINACTIVE

NJDNew Jersey Devils11 players

Andy GreeneINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 4G 12A16P

Ryan CarterINACTIVE

LW · 44 GP · 6G 9A15P

Stephen GiontaINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 4G 10A14P

Mark FayneINACTIVE

D · 31 GP · 1G 5A6P

Peter HarroldINACTIVE

D · 23 GP · 2G 3A5P

Stefan MatteauINACTIVE

C · 17 GP · 1G 2A3P

Matt AndersonINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W

Keith KinkaidINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .9230W

BUFBuffalo Sabres10 players

Drew StaffordINACTIVE

RW · 46 GP · 6G 12A18P

Marcus Foligno

LW · 47 GP · 5G 13A18P

Patrick KaletaINACTIVE

RW · 34 GP · 1G 0A1P

Chad RuhwedelINACTIVE

D · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P

Ryan MillerINACTIVE

G · 40 GP · 17 W · .91517W

TBLTampa Bay Lightning10 players

Matt CarleINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 5G 17A22P

Nate ThompsonINACTIVE

C · 45 GP · 7G 8A15P

Ryan MaloneINACTIVE

LW · 24 GP · 6G 2A8P

B.J. CrombeenINACTIVE

RW · 44 GP · 1G 7A8P

Tyler JohnsonINACTIVE

Matt TaorminaINACTIVE

G · 22 GP · 11 W · .92011W

CARCarolina Hurricanes9 players

Joe CorvoINACTIVE

D · 40 GP · 6G 11A17P

Patrick DwyerINACTIVE

RW · 46 GP · 8G 8A16P

Justin Faulk

D · 38 GP · 5G 10A15P

Bobby SanguinettiINACTIVE

D · 37 GP · 2G 4A6P

Drayson BowmanINACTIVE

FLAFlorida Panthers9 players

Peter MuellerINACTIVE

C · 43 GP · 8G 9A17P

Drew ShoreINACTIVE

C · 43 GP · 3G 10A13P

Jack SkilleINACTIVE

RW · 40 GP · 3G 9A12P

TJ BrennanINACTIVE

D · 29 GP · 3G 7A10P

George ParrosINACTIVE

Jonathan RheaultINACTIVE

RW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

Scott ClemmensenINACTIVE

G · 19 GP · 3 W · .8743W

NSHNashville Predators9 players

David LegwandINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 12G 13A25P

Colin WilsonINACTIVE

C · 25 GP · 7G 12A19P

Craig SmithINACTIVE

C · 44 GP · 4G 8A12P

Bobby ButlerINACTIVE

RW · 34 GP · 4G 7A11P

Jonathon BlumINACTIVE

D · 35 GP · 1G 6A7P

Paul GaustadINACTIVE

C · 23 GP · 2G 3A5P

Chris MuellerINACTIVE

C · 18 GP · 2G 3A5P

Austin WatsonINACTIVE

LW · 6 GP · 1G 0A1P

Hal GillINACTIVE

D · 32 GP · 0G 0A0P

PITPittsburgh Penguins9 players

Paul MartinINACTIVE

D · 34 GP · 6G 17A23P

Brandon SutterINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 11G 8A19P

Matt NiskanenINACTIVE

D · 40 GP · 4G 10A14P

Beau BennettINACTIVE

RW · 26 GP · 3G 11A14P

Ben LovejoyINACTIVE

D · 35 GP · 0G 10A10P

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SJSSan Jose Sharks9 players

Joe PavelskiINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 16G 15A31P

Scott GomezINACTIVE

C · 39 GP · 2G 13A15P

Tommy WingelsINACTIVE

Matt TennysonINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 0G 2A2P

Nick PetreckiINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Alex StalockINACTIVE

G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8460W

VANVancouver Canucks9 players

Chris HigginsINACTIVE

LW · 41 GP · 10G 5A15P

Ryan KeslerINACTIVE

C · 17 GP · 4G 9A13P

Jordan SchroederINACTIVE

Keith BallardINACTIVE

D · 36 GP · 0G 2A2P

Andrew AlbertsINACTIVE

D · 24 GP · 0G 1A1P

Bill SweattINACTIVE

LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Cory SchneiderINACTIVE

G · 30 GP · 17 W · .92717W

WPGWinnipeg Jets9 players

Blake WheelerINACTIVE

RW · 48 GP · 19G 22A41P

Dustin ByfuglienINACTIVE

D · 43 GP · 8G 20A28P

Zach Bogosian

D · 33 GP · 5G 9A14P

Ron HainseyINACTIVE

D · 47 GP · 0G 13A13P

Mark StuartINACTIVE

D · 42 GP · 2G 2A4P

Eric TangradiINACTIVE

G · 7 GP · 3 W · .8993W

CHIChicago Blackhawks8 players

Patrick Kane

RW · 47 GP · 23G 32A55P

Brandon SaadINACTIVE

LW · 46 GP · 10G 17A27P

Nick LeddyINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 6G 12A18P

Brandon BolligINACTIVE

LW · 25 GP · 0G 0A0P

Drew LeBlancINACTIVE

C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

MINMinnesota Wild8 players

Zach PariseINACTIVE

LW · 48 GP · 18G 20A38P

Ryan SuterINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 4G 28A32P

Matt CullenINACTIVE

C · 42 GP · 7G 20A27P

Charlie Coyle

C · 37 GP · 8G 6A14P

Tom GilbertINACTIVE

D · 43 GP · 3G 10A13P

MTLMontréal Canadiens8 players

Max PaciorettyINACTIVE

LW · 44 GP · 15G 24A39P

Alex GalchenyukINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 9G 18A27P

Brian GiontaINACTIVE

RW · 48 GP · 14G 12A26P

Erik ColeINACTIVE

LW · 47 GP · 9G 4A13P

Francis BouillonINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 1G 8A9P

Davis DrewiskeINACTIVE

D · 29 GP · 2G 5A7P

Jarred TinordiINACTIVE

D · 8 GP · 0G 2A2P

Greg PaterynINACTIVE

D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

NYINew York Islanders8 players

Kyle OkposoINACTIVE

RW · 48 GP · 4G 20A24P

Colin McDonaldINACTIVE

RW · 45 GP · 7G 10A17P

Keith AucoinINACTIVE

C · 41 GP · 6G 6A12P

Marty ReasonerINACTIVE

Rick DiPietroINACTIVE

G · 3 GP · 0 W · .8550W

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets7 players

Brandon DubinskyINACTIVE

C · 29 GP · 2G 18A20P

Nick Foligno

LW · 45 GP · 6G 13A19P

Jack JohnsonINACTIVE

D · 44 GP · 5G 14A19P

Cam AtkinsonINACTIVE

RW · 35 GP · 9G 9A18P

R.J. UmbergerINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 8G 10A18P

James WisniewskiINACTIVE

D · 30 GP · 5G 9A14P

Jared BollINACTIVE

RW · 43 GP · 2G 4A6P

TORToronto Maple Leafs7 players

Phil KesselINACTIVE

RW · 48 GP · 20G 32A52P

James van RiemsdykINACTIVE

LW · 48 GP · 18G 14A32P

John-Michael LilesINACTIVE

D · 32 GP · 2G 9A11P

David SteckelINACTIVE

C · 34 GP · 1G 6A7P

Jake GardinerINACTIVE

D · 12 GP · 0G 4A4P

Mike BrownINACTIVE

RW · 39 GP · 1G 1A2P

Mike KomisarekINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

WSHWashington Capitals7 players

John Carlson

D · 48 GP · 6G 16A22P

Matt HendricksINACTIVE

Cameron SchillingINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

LAKLos Angeles Kings6 players

Dustin BrownINACTIVE

RW · 46 GP · 18G 11A29P

Trevor LewisINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 5G 9A14P

Rob ScuderiINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 1G 11A12P

Alec MartinezINACTIVE

D · 27 GP · 1G 4A5P

Matt GreeneINACTIVE

D · 5 GP · 0G 1A1P

Jonathan QuickINACTIVE

G · 37 GP · 18 W · .90218W

PHXPhoenix Coyotes6 players

Keith YandleINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 10G 20A30P

David MossINACTIVE

RW · 45 GP · 5G 15A20P

Chris ConnerINACTIVE

RW · 12 GP · 1G 1A2P

Chris SummersINACTIVE

STLSt. Louis Blues6 players

David BackesINACTIVE

RW · 48 GP · 6G 22A28P

Kevin ShattenkirkINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 5G 18A23P

T.J. OshieINACTIVE

RW · 30 GP · 7G 13A20P

Jordan LeopoldINACTIVE

D · 39 GP · 2G 8A10P

Ian Cole

D · 15 GP · 0G 1A1P

Jamie LangenbrunnerINACTIVE

RW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P

ANAAnaheim Ducks5 players

Bobby RyanINACTIVE

RW · 46 GP · 11G 19A30P

Kyle Palmieri

C · 42 GP · 10G 11A21P

Nick BoninoINACTIVE

C · 27 GP · 5G 8A13P

Emerson EtemINACTIVE

RW · 38 GP · 3G 7A10P

Patrick MaroonINACTIVE

LW · 13 GP · 2G 1A3P

DALDallas Stars5 players

Alex GoligoskiINACTIVE

D · 47 GP · 3G 24A27P

Eric NystromINACTIVE

LW · 48 GP · 7G 4A11P

Lane MacDermidINACTIVE

LW · 9 GP · 2G 0A2P

Toby PetersenINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Richard BachmanINACTIVE

G · 13 GP · 6 W · .8856W

DETDetroit Red Wings5 players

Justin AbdelkaderINACTIVE

LW · 48 GP · 10G 3A13P

Drew MillerINACTIVE

LW · 44 GP · 4G 4A8P

Brian LashoffINACTIVE

D · 31 GP · 1G 4A5P

Danny DeKeyserINACTIVE

D · 11 GP · 0G 1A1P

Jimmy HowardINACTIVE

G · 42 GP · 21 W · .92321W

EDMEdmonton Oilers5 players

Chris VandeVeldeINACTIVE

C · 11 GP · 0G 0A0P

Mark ArcobelloINACTIVE

RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

BOSBoston Bruins4 players

Chris BourqueINACTIVE

LW · 18 GP · 1G 3A4P

Matt BartkowskiINACTIVE

CGYCalgary Flames4 players

Lee StempniakINACTIVE

RW · 47 GP · 9G 23A32P

OTTOttawa Senators4 players

Erik CondraINACTIVE

RW · 48 GP · 4G 8A12P

Craig AndersonINACTIVE

G · 24 GP · 12 W · .94112W

COLColorado Avalanche3 players

Aaron PalushajINACTIVE

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players

Sean Couturier

C · 46 GP · 4G 11A15P

Matthew KonanINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Brian BoucherINACTIVE

G · 4 GP · 0 W · .8910W

Season by season

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.

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.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

American NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Most points by American players

Most goalie wins

Best seasons by a American player

USA against Denmark

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

USA

6th in the league

5–2

Denmark

9th in the league

USA wins 5–2 against Denmark.

0.34Points per game0.43

151Best trio86

0.29Defencemen's points per game0.28

.914Goalies' save percentage–

0.6NHL players per million inhabitants1.4

2 044Total points123

215Players in the NHL8

USA against Denmark season by season

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Top scorer

Patrick Kane

USA's top scorer in 2012–13.

The team

Chicago Blackhawks

Where Patrick Kane 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 2012–13

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.

AMERICAN LEADERS

Points

Goals

Assists

Goalies: wins

In the nations league

American goalies

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

Season by season

In the NHL Draft

American NHL players all time

Most points by American players

Most goalie wins

Best seasons by a American player

USA against Denmark

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