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USANations in the NHL

American NHL players 2016–17

266 American players played in the NHL in 2016–17. Together they scored 4 533 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished seventh of 10 in the nations league. Patrick Kane scored the most, 89 points.

266
NHL players
4 533
Points
7th
Nations league
214
Goalie wins
2016–17Last season82/82 games
2015–162017–18

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

7th
of 10 ranked nations
26
league points
Rate9thTop trio3rdBlue line4thGoalies5thPer million8th

USA accounts for 27.1% of the NHL's players and 25.3% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Cory SchneiderNJD
6020-27-0.9082.822
Connor HellebuyckWPG
5626-19-0.9072.894
Ryan MillerVAN
5418-29-0.9142.804
John GibsonANA
5225-16-0.9242.226
Mike CondonPIT
4119-14-0.9142.485
Craig AndersonOTT
4025-11-0.9262.285
Ben BishopTBL
3918-15-0.9102.541
Scott DarlingCHI
3218-5-0.9242.382
Jimmy HowardDET
2610-11-0.9272.101
Keith KinkaidNJD
268-13-0.9162.641
Al MontoyaMTL
198-6-0.9122.672
Jonathan QuickLAK
178-5-0.9172.262
Jeff ZatkoffLAK
132-7-0.8792.940
Jeremy SmithCOL
101-6-0.8883.540
Zane McIntyreBOS
80-4-0.8583.970
Anthony StolarzPHI
72-1-0.9282.071
Richard BachmanVAN
52-3-0.9202.640
Charlie LindgrenMTL
22-0-0.9491.480
Alex StalockMIN
21-1-0.9441.510
Jon GilliesCGY
11-0-0.9641.000
Jack CampbellLAK
10-0-01.0000.000
Pheonix CopleySTL
10-1-0.8285.090
Alex NedeljkovicCAR
10-0-01.0000.000
Jorge AlvesCAR
10-0-0–0.000

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

266 players across 30 teams.
NJDNew Jersey Devils17 players
Kyle Palmieri
C · 80 GP · 26G 27A53P
John MooreINACTIVE
D · 63 GP · 12G 10A22P
Beau BennettINACTIVE
RW · 65 GP · 8G 11A19P
Miles Wood
LW · 60 GP · 8G 9A17P
Andy GreeneINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 4G 9A13P
Stefan Noesen
RW · 44 GP · 8G 2A10P
Nick LappinINACTIVE
RW · 43 GP · 4G 3A7P
Steven Santini
D · 38 GP · 2G 5A7P
Ben LovejoyINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 1G 6A7P
Jon MerrillINACTIVE
D · 51 GP · 1G 5A6P
Blake Coleman
LW · 23 GP · 1G 1A2P
Seth HelgesonINACTIVE
D · 9 GP · 1G 0A1P
Blake PietilaINACTIVE
LW · 10 GP · 0G 1A1P
Michael KaplaINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
Kevin RooneyINACTIVE
C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
Cory SchneiderINACTIVE
G · 60 GP · 20 W · .90820W
Keith KinkaidINACTIVE
G · 26 GP · 8 W · .9168W
PITPittsburgh Penguins15 players
Phil KesselINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 23G 47A70P
Conor Sheary
LW · 61 GP · 23G 30A53P
Nick BoninoINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 18G 19A37P
Jake Guentzel
C · 40 GP · 16G 17A33P
Matt CullenINACTIVE
C · 72 GP · 13G 18A31P
Bryan Rust
RW · 57 GP · 15G 13A28P
Ian Cole
D · 81 GP · 5G 21A26P
Ron HainseyINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 4G 13A17P
Brian Dumoulin
D · 70 GP · 1G 14A15P
Chad RuhwedelINACTIVE
D · 34 GP · 2G 8A10P
Tom SestitoINACTIVE
LW · 13 GP · 0G 2A2P
Steve OleksyINACTIVE
D · 11 GP · 0G 1A1P
David WarsofskyINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 1A1P
Kevin PorterINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Mike CondonINACTIVE
G · 41 GP · 19 W · .91419W
BOSBoston Bruins14 players
Torey Krug
D · 81 GP · 8G 43A51P
David BackesINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 17G 21A38P
Frank Vatrano
RW · 44 GP · 10G 8A18P
Brandon Carlo
D · 82 GP · 6G 10A16P
Tim SchallerINACTIVE
LW · 59 GP · 7G 7A14P
Austin CzarnikINACTIVE
C · 49 GP · 5G 8A13P
Kevan MillerINACTIVE
D · 58 GP · 3G 10A13P
Jimmy HayesINACTIVE
RW · 58 GP · 2G 3A5P
Noel Acciari
C · 29 GP · 2G 3A5P
John-Michael LilesINACTIVE
D · 36 GP · 0G 5A5P
Sean Kuraly
C · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P
Rob O'GaraINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
Matt Grzelcyk
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Zane McIntyreINACTIVE
G · 8 GP · 0 W · .8580W
LAKLos Angeles Kings14 players
Alec MartinezINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 9G 30A39P
Dustin BrownINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 14G 22A36P
Trevor LewisINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 12G 12A24P
Nic Dowd
C · 70 GP · 6G 16A22P
Derek ForbortINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 2G 16A18P
Nicholas ShoreINACTIVE
C · 70 GP · 6G 11A17P
Paul LaDueINACTIVE
D · 22 GP · 0G 8A8P
Kevin GravelINACTIVE
D · 49 GP · 1G 6A7P
Tom GilbertINACTIVE
D · 18 GP · 1G 4A5P
Matt GreeneINACTIVE
D · 26 GP · 1G 1A2P
Jonny Brodzinski
C · 6 GP · 0G 2A2P
Jonathan QuickINACTIVE
G · 17 GP · 8 W · .9178W
Jeff ZatkoffINACTIVE
G · 13 GP · 2 W · .8792W
Jack CampbellINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W
BUFBuffalo Sabres13 players
Jack Eichel
C · 61 GP · 24G 33A57P
Kyle OkposoINACTIVE
RW · 65 GP · 19G 26A45P
Brian GiontaINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 15G 20A35P
Marcus Foligno
LW · 80 GP · 13G 10A23P
Jake McCabe
D · 76 GP · 3G 17A20P
Zach Bogosian
D · 56 GP · 2G 9A11P
Justin BaileyINACTIVE
RW · 32 GP · 2G 2A4P
Hudson FaschingINACTIVE
RW · 10 GP · 0G 1A1P
Cole SchneiderINACTIVE
LW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P
C.J. SmithINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P
Casey NelsonINACTIVE
D · 11 GP · 0G 0A0P
Erik BurgdoerferINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Sean MaloneINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
WPGWinnipeg Jets12 players
Blake WheelerINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 26G 48A74P
Dustin ByfuglienINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 13G 39A52P
Jacob Trouba
D · 60 GP · 8G 25A33P
Adam Lowry
C · 82 GP · 15G 14A29P
Drew StaffordINACTIVE
RW · 58 GP · 8G 13A21P
Andrew Copp
C · 64 GP · 9G 8A17P
Kyle Connor
LW · 20 GP · 2G 3A5P
Tyler Myers
D · 11 GP · 2G 3A5P
Mark StuartINACTIVE
D · 42 GP · 2G 2A4P
Brian StraitINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 0G 2A2P
Jack Roslovic
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Connor Hellebuyck
G · 56 GP · 26 W · .90726W
CARCarolina Hurricanes11 players
Lee StempniakINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 16G 24A40P
Justin Faulk
D · 75 GP · 17G 20A37P
Jaccob Slavin
D · 82 GP · 5G 29A34P
Derek RyanINACTIVE
C · 67 GP · 11G 18A29P
Noah Hanifin
D · 81 GP · 4G 25A29P
Brett Pesce
D · 82 GP · 2G 18A20P
Matt TennysonINACTIVE
D · 45 GP · 0G 6A6P
Patrick BrownINACTIVE
C · 14 GP · 0G 0A0P
Andrew PoturalskiINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Alex Nedeljkovic
G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W
Jorge AlvesINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · –0W
VANVancouver Canucks11 players
Brandon SutterINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 17G 17A34P
Reid BoucherINACTIVE
C · 39 GP · 6G 4A10P
Jack SkilleINACTIVE
RW · 55 GP · 5G 4A9P
Jayson MegnaINACTIVE
C · 58 GP · 4G 4A8P
Brock Boeser
RW · 9 GP · 4G 1A5P
Drew ShoreINACTIVE
C · 14 GP · 0G 2A2P
Joseph LaBateINACTIVE
C · 13 GP · 0G 0A0P
Griffen MolinoINACTIVE
C · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
Michael ZalewskiINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Ryan MillerINACTIVE
G · 54 GP · 18 W · .91418W
Richard BachmanINACTIVE
G · 5 GP · 2 W · .9202W
Show all 30 teams
ANAAnaheim Ducks10 players
Ryan KeslerINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 22G 36A58P
Josh Manson
D · 82 GP · 5G 12A17P
Chris WagnerINACTIVE
RW · 43 GP · 6G 1A7P
Jared BollINACTIVE
RW · 51 GP · 0G 3A3P
Nate ThompsonINACTIVE
C · 30 GP · 1G 1A2P
Emerson EtemINACTIVE
RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
Corey TroppINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Nicolas KerdilesINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Jaycob Megna
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
John Gibson
G · 52 GP · 25 W · .92425W
DETDetroit Red Wings10 players
Dylan Larkin
C · 80 GP · 17G 15A32P
Justin AbdelkaderINACTIVE
LW · 64 GP · 7G 14A21P
Luke Glendening
C · 74 GP · 3G 11A14P
Nick Jensen
D · 49 GP · 4G 9A13P
Danny DeKeyserINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 4G 8A12P
Drew MillerINACTIVE
LW · 55 GP · 5G 2A7P
Robbie RussoINACTIVE
D · 19 GP · 0G 0A0P
Brian LashoffINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
Mitch CallahanINACTIVE
RW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
Jimmy HowardINACTIVE
G · 26 GP · 10 W · .92710W
MINMinnesota Wild10 players
Charlie Coyle
C · 82 GP · 18G 38A56P
Jason Zucker
LW · 79 GP · 22G 25A47P
Zach PariseINACTIVE
LW · 69 GP · 19G 23A42P
Ryan SuterINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 9G 31A40P
Jordan SchroederINACTIVE
C · 37 GP · 6G 7A13P
Nate ProsserINACTIVE
D · 39 GP · 2G 5A7P
Mike Reilly
D · 17 GP · 1G 0A1P
Alex Tuch
RW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P
Patrick CannoneINACTIVE
C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
Alex StalockINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 1 W · .9441W
MTLMontréal Canadiens10 players
Max PaciorettyINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 35G 32A67P
Alex GalchenyukINACTIVE
C · 61 GP · 17G 27A44P
Jeff PetryINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 8G 20A28P
Brian FlynnINACTIVE
C · 51 GP · 6G 4A10P
Greg PaterynINACTIVE
D · 36 GP · 1G 8A9P
Michael McCarron
C · 31 GP · 1G 4A5P
Zach RedmondINACTIVE
D · 16 GP · 0G 5A5P
Bobby FarnhamINACTIVE
RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
Al MontoyaINACTIVE
G · 19 GP · 8 W · .9128W
Charlie Lindgren
G · 2 GP · 2 W · .9492W
NYRNew York Rangers10 players
J.T. Miller
C · 82 GP · 22G 34A56P
Derek StepanINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 17G 38A55P
Chris Kreider
LW · 75 GP · 28G 25A53P
Kevin HayesINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 17G 32A49P
Ryan McDonagh
D · 77 GP · 6G 36A42P
Brady Skjei
D · 80 GP · 5G 34A39P
Jimmy VeseyINACTIVE
LW · 80 GP · 16G 11A27P
Adam ClendeningINACTIVE
D · 31 GP · 2G 9A11P
Steven KampferINACTIVE
D · 11 GP · 1G 1A2P
Boo NievesINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
WSHWashington Capitals10 players
T.J. OshieINACTIVE
RW · 68 GP · 33G 23A56P
Kevin ShattenkirkINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 13G 43A56P
Matt NiskanenINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 5G 34A39P
John Carlson
D · 72 GP · 9G 28A37P
Nate Schmidt
D · 60 GP · 3G 14A17P
Brooks OrpikINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 0G 14A14P
Zachary SanfordINACTIVE
LW · 39 GP · 4G 4A8P
Paul CareyINACTIVE
C · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P
Riley BarberINACTIVE
RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
Aaron NessINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
CHIChicago Blackhawks9 players
Patrick Kane
RW · 82 GP · 34G 55A89P
Ryan Hartman
RW · 76 GP · 19G 12A31P
Nick Schmaltz
C · 61 GP · 6G 22A28P
Tanner KeroINACTIVE
C · 47 GP · 6G 10A16P
Trevor van Riemsdyk
D · 58 GP · 5G 11A16P
Vinnie Hinostroza
C · 49 GP · 6G 8A14P
Tyler MotteINACTIVE
C · 33 GP · 4G 3A7P
John Hayden
C · 12 GP · 1G 3A4P
Scott DarlingINACTIVE
G · 32 GP · 18 W · .92418W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets9 players
Cam AtkinsonINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 35G 27A62P
Brandon SaadINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 24G 29A53P
Nick Foligno
LW · 79 GP · 26G 25A51P
Zach Werenski
D · 78 GP · 11G 36A47P
Seth Jones
D · 75 GP · 12G 30A42P
Brandon DubinskyINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 12G 29A41P
Jack JohnsonINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 5G 18A23P
Sonny MilanoINACTIVE
LW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
T.J. TynanINACTIVE
C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
ARIArizona Coyotes8 players
Alex GoligoskiINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 6G 30A36P
Christian Dvorak
C · 78 GP · 15G 18A33P
Jakob Chychrun
D · 68 GP · 7G 13A20P
Connor Murphy
D · 77 GP · 2G 15A17P
Tony DeAngelo
D · 39 GP · 5G 9A14P
Christian FischerINACTIVE
RW · 7 GP · 3G 0A3P
Clayton Keller
RW · 3 GP · 0G 2A2P
Jamie McBainINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
OTTOttawa Senators8 players
Ryan DzingelINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 14G 18A32P
Bobby RyanINACTIVE
RW · 62 GP · 13G 12A25P
Chris WidemanINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 5G 12A17P
Max McCormickINACTIVE
LW · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P
Casey BaileyINACTIVE
RW · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P
Buddy RobinsonINACTIVE
RW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
Colin White
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Craig AndersonINACTIVE
G · 40 GP · 25 W · .92625W
FLAFlorida Panthers7 players
Vincent Trocheck
C · 82 GP · 23G 31A54P
Keith YandleINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 5G 36A41P
Nick Bjugstad
C · 54 GP · 7G 7A14P
Kyle RauINACTIVE
C · 24 GP · 2G 1A3P
Shane HarperINACTIVE
RW · 14 GP · 2G 1A3P
Paul ThompsonINACTIVE
RW · 21 GP · 0G 3A3P
Ian McCoshenINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P
SJSSan Jose Sharks7 players
Joe PavelskiINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 29G 39A68P
Paul MartinINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 4G 22A26P
Kevin LabancINACTIVE
RW · 55 GP · 8G 12A20P
Matt NietoINACTIVE
LW · 59 GP · 7G 6A13P
Justin BraunINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 4G 9A13P
Tommy WingelsINACTIVE
C · 73 GP · 7G 5A12P
Ryan CarpenterINACTIVE
C · 11 GP · 2G 2A4P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning7 players
Tyler JohnsonINACTIVE
C · 66 GP · 19G 26A45P
JT BrownINACTIVE
RW · 64 GP · 3G 3A6P
Ryan CallahanINACTIVE
RW · 18 GP · 2G 2A4P
Luke WitkowskiINACTIVE
D · 34 GP · 0G 4A4P
Adam ErneINACTIVE
LW · 26 GP · 3G 0A3P
Erik CondraINACTIVE
RW · 13 GP · 0G 0A0P
Ben BishopINACTIVE
G · 39 GP · 18 W · .91018W
TORToronto Maple Leafs7 players
Auston Matthews
C · 82 GP · 40G 29A69P
James van RiemsdykINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 29G 33A62P
Jake GardinerINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 9G 34A43P
Brian BoyleINACTIVE
C · 75 GP · 13G 12A25P
Matt HunwickINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 1G 18A19P
Connor CarrickINACTIVE
D · 67 GP · 2G 6A8P
Ben SmithINACTIVE
RW · 40 GP · 2G 2A4P
NYINew York Islanders6 players
Anders Lee
LW · 81 GP · 34G 18A52P
Nick LeddyINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 11G 35A46P
Brock Nelson
C · 81 GP · 20G 25A45P
Shane PrinceINACTIVE
LW · 50 GP · 5G 13A18P
Scott Mayfield
D · 25 GP · 2G 7A9P
Stephen GiontaINACTIVE
C · 26 GP · 1G 5A6P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers6 players
Shayne Gostisbehere
D · 76 GP · 7G 32A39P
Sean Couturier
C · 66 GP · 14G 20A34P
Chris VandeVeldeINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 6G 9A15P
Colin McDonaldINACTIVE
RW · 3 GP · 1G 0A1P
Mike VecchioneINACTIVE
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Anthony Stolarz
G · 7 GP · 2 W · .9282W
CGYCalgary Flames5 players
Johnny GaudreauINACTIVE
LW · 72 GP · 18G 43A61P
Matthew Tkachuk
LW · 76 GP · 13G 35A48P
Garnet Hathaway
RW · 26 GP · 1G 4A5P
Matt BartkowskiINACTIVE
D · 24 GP · 1G 1A2P
Jon GilliesINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 1 W · .9641W
EDMEdmonton Oilers5 players
Patrick MaroonINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 27G 15A42P
Tyler Pitlick
C · 31 GP · 8G 3A11P
Matt HendricksINACTIVE
C · 42 GP · 4G 3A7P
Mark FayneINACTIVE
D · 4 GP · 0G 2A2P
Jordan OesterleINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
NSHNashville Predators5 players
Colin WilsonINACTIVE
C · 70 GP · 12G 23A35P
Craig SmithINACTIVE
C · 78 GP · 12G 17A29P
Austin WatsonINACTIVE
LW · 77 GP · 5G 12A17P
Anthony BitettoINACTIVE
D · 29 GP · 0G 7A7P
Matt CarleINACTIVE
D · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P
STLSt. Louis Blues5 players
Kenny AgostinoINACTIVE
LW · 7 GP · 1G 2A3P
Jordan SchmaltzINACTIVE
D · 9 GP · 0G 2A2P
Wade MeganINACTIVE
C · 3 GP · 1G 0A1P
Chris ButlerINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Pheonix Copley
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8280W
COLColorado Avalanche4 players
Erik JohnsonINACTIVE
D · 46 GP · 2G 15A17P
J.T. Compher
LW · 21 GP · 3G 2A5P
Rocco GrimaldiINACTIVE
RW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P
Jeremy SmithINACTIVE
G · 10 GP · 1 W · .8881W
DALDallas Stars1 player
Stephen JohnsINACTIVE
D · 61 GP · 4G 6A10P

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.
1
1
1
1152
693
5
7
5
7142
898
8
8
6
7160
703
7
9
8
7207
809
7
7
6
8240
914
9
5
9
6291
120
5
7
6
5301
425

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.

USA against Finland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
USA
USA
7th in the league
5–2
Finland
Finland
5th in the league

USA wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.40Points per game0.44
233Best trio191
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.29
.914Goalies' save percentage.912
0.8NHL players per million inhabitants6.8
4 533Total points735
266Players in the NHL38
USA against Finland season by season
Pick a rivalSwedenSwedenRussiaRussiaCanadaCanadaSlovakiaSlovakiaFinlandFinlandDenmarkDenmarkGermanyGermanySwitzerlandSwitzerlandCzechiaCzechia
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