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American NHL players 2017–18

271 American players played in the NHL in 2017–18. Together they scored 5 209 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished fifth of 10 in the nations league. Phil Kessel scored the most, 92 points.

271
NHL players
5 209
Points
5th
Nations league
288
Goalie wins
2017–18Last season82/82 games
Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
6744-11-0.9242.366
6433-28-0.9212.405
6031-18-0.9262.434
6022-27-0.9102.851
5823-25-0.8983.322
5326-17-0.9162.495
4313-21-0.8883.180
4126-10-0.9132.771
4017-16-0.9072.931
315-17-0.9023.250
2812-6-0.9282.354
2810-10-0.9102.851
146-4-0.9212.401
144-8-0.9083.032
134-3-0.8933.210
114-2-0.9052.750
113-5-0.8962.880
52-0-0.9242.480
21-1-0.9002.960
21-1-0.8893.960
11-0-0.8673.910
10-1-01.0000.000
10-0-0.8334.780
271 players across 31 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
5th in the league
6–1
Sweden
Sweden
4th in the league

USA wins 6–1 against Sweden.

0.43Points per game0.43
267Best trio218
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.33
.912Goalies' save percentage.910
0.8NHL players per million inhabitants9.2
5 209Total points2 115
271Players in the NHL97
USA against Sweden season by season
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