Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 2020–21

291 American players played in the NHL in 2020–21. Together they scored 3 902 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished first of 10 in the nations league. Auston Matthews scored the most, 66 points.

291

NHL players

3 902

Points

1st

Nations league

155

Goalie wins

2020–21Active season56/82 games

2019–20 2021–22

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

1st

of 10 ranked nations

league points

Rate6thTop trio2ndBlue line1stGoalies3rdPer million8th

USA accounts for 28.8% of the NHL's players and 28.9% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Connor HellebuyckWPG	45	24-17-0	.916	2.58	4
Thatcher DemkoVAN	35	16-18-0	.915	2.85	1
John GibsonANA	35	9-19-0	.903	2.98	3
Cal PetersenLAK	35	9-18-0	.911	2.89	0
Jake OettingerDAL	29	11-8-0	.911	2.36	1
Alex NedeljkovicCAR	23	15-5-0	.932	1.90	3
Jack CampbellTOR	22	17-3-0	.921	2.15	2
Jonathan QuickLAK	22	11-9-0	.898	2.86	2
Casey DeSmithPIT	20	11-7-0	.912	2.54	2
Ryan MillerANA	16	4-8-0	.882	3.51	0
Jeremy SwaymanBOS	10	7-3-0	.945	1.50	2
Keith KinkaidNYR	9	3-2-0	.898	2.59	1
Anthony StolarzANA	8	4-3-0	.926	2.20	1
Joey DaccordOTT	8	1-3-0	.897	3.27	0
Alex LyonPHI	6	1-3-0	.893	3.33	0
Collin DeliaCHI	6	1-3-0	.902	3.59	0
Hunter MiskaCOL	5	1-1-0	.838	4.16	0
Spencer KnightFLA	4	4-0-0	.919	2.32	0
Craig AndersonWSH	4	2-1-0	.915	2.13	0
Michael HouserBUF	4	2-2-0	.901	3.46	0
Cayden PrimeauMTL	4	1-2-0	.849	4.16	0
Troy GrosenickLAK	2	1-1-0	.922	3.00	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

291 players across 31 teams.

NYRNew York Rangers16 players

Adam Fox

D · 55 GP · 5G 42A47P

Chris Kreider

LW · 50 GP · 20G 10A30P

Colin Blackwell

C · 47 GP · 12G 10A22P

Ryan Lindgren

D · 51 GP · 1G 15A16P

D · 38 GP · 2G 10A12P

Brendan LemieuxINACTIVE

LW · 49 GP · 4G 7A11P

Anthony BitettoINACTIVE

Justin RichardsINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 1A1P

Tim GettingerINACTIVE

LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Keith KinkaidINACTIVE

G · 9 GP · 3 W · .8983W

VANVancouver Canucks16 players

Brock Boeser

RW · 56 GP · 23G 26A49P

J.T. Miller

C · 53 GP · 15G 31A46P

Quinn Hughes

D · 56 GP · 3G 38A41P

Tyler Myers

D · 55 GP · 6G 15A21P

Nate Schmidt

D · 54 GP · 5G 10A15P

Brandon SutterINACTIVE

C · 43 GP · 9G 3A12P

Adam Gaudette

RW · 40 GP · 5G 6A11P

Jimmy VeseyINACTIVE

LW · 50 GP · 5G 5A10P

Brogan RaffertyINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 1A1P

Justin BaileyINACTIVE

RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

William LockwoodINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Thatcher Demko

G · 35 GP · 16 W · .91516W

BOSBoston Bruins15 players

Craig SmithINACTIVE

C · 54 GP · 13G 19A32P

Charlie McAvoy

D · 51 GP · 5G 25A30P

Matt Grzelcyk

D · 37 GP · 5G 15A20P

Charlie Coyle

C · 51 GP · 6G 10A16P

Steven KampferINACTIVE

Karson KuhlmanINACTIVE

G · 10 GP · 7 W · .9457W

ARIArizona Coyotes14 players

Phil KesselINACTIVE

RW · 56 GP · 20G 23A43P

Jakob Chychrun

D · 56 GP · 18G 23A41P

Conor Garland

RW · 49 GP · 12G 27A39P

Clayton Keller

RW · 56 GP · 14G 21A35P

Nick Schmaltz

C · 52 GP · 10G 22A32P

Christian Dvorak

C · 56 GP · 17G 14A31P

Alex GoligoskiINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 3G 19A22P

Tyler Pitlick

C · 38 GP · 6G 5A11P

Christian FischerINACTIVE

RW · 52 GP · 3G 8A11P

Jordan OesterleINACTIVE

D · 43 GP · 1G 10A11P

Hudson FaschingINACTIVE

RW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

Aaron NessINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

MINMinnesota Wild14 players

Jordan Greenway

LW · 56 GP · 6G 26A32P

Marcus Foligno

LW · 39 GP · 11G 15A26P

Nick BoninoINACTIVE

C · 55 GP · 10G 16A26P

Ryan Hartman

RW · 51 GP · 7G 15A22P

Ryan SuterINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 3G 16A19P

Zach PariseINACTIVE

LW · 45 GP · 7G 11A18P

Nick Bjugstad

C · 44 GP · 6G 11A17P

Matt BartkowskiINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Louie Belpedio

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

ANAAnaheim Ducks13 players

Troy Terry

RW · 48 GP · 7G 13A20P

Kevin ShattenkirkINACTIVE

D · 55 GP · 2G 13A15P

Trevor Zegras

C · 24 GP · 3G 10A13P

Max Jones

LW · 46 GP · 7G 4A11P

Andy WelinskiINACTIVE

G · 35 GP · 9 W · .9039W

Ryan MillerINACTIVE

G · 16 GP · 4 W · .8824W

Anthony Stolarz

G · 8 GP · 4 W · .9264W

WPGWinnipeg Jets13 players

Kyle Connor

LW · 56 GP · 26G 24A50P

Blake WheelerINACTIVE

RW · 50 GP · 15G 31A46P

Andrew Copp

C · 55 GP · 15G 24A39P

Neal Pionk

D · 54 GP · 3G 29A32P

Mason Appleton

C · 56 GP · 12G 13A25P

Adam Lowry

C · 52 GP · 10G 14A24P

Derek ForbortINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 2G 10A12P

Trevor LewisINACTIVE

C · 56 GP · 5G 5A10P

Nate ThompsonINACTIVE

C · 44 GP · 2G 3A5P

Jansen Harkins

C · 26 GP · 1G 1A2P

Tucker PoolmanINACTIVE

G · 45 GP · 24 W · .91624W

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets12 players

Cam AtkinsonINACTIVE

RW · 56 GP · 15G 19A34P

Jack Roslovic

C · 48 GP · 12G 22A34P

Seth Jones

D · 56 GP · 5G 23A28P

Zach Werenski

D · 35 GP · 7G 13A20P

Eric Robinson

LW · 56 GP · 8G 10A18P

Stefan MatteauINACTIVE

C · 18 GP · 1G 0A1P

Gavin BayreutherINACTIVE

D · 9 GP · 1G 0A1P

Kole SherwoodINACTIVE

RW · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P

Ryan MacInnisINACTIVE

C · 16 GP · 0G 0A0P

Josh Dunne

C · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

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BUFBuffalo Sabres11 players

Casey Mittelstadt

C · 41 GP · 10G 12A22P

Jack Eichel

C · 21 GP · 2G 16A18P

Tage Thompson

C · 38 GP · 8G 6A14P

Kyle OkposoINACTIVE

RW · 35 GP · 2G 11A13P

Anders BjorkINACTIVE

LW · 45 GP · 5G 6A11P

Jake McCabe

D · 13 GP · 1G 2A3P

Steven FogartyINACTIVE

Michael HouserINACTIVE

G · 4 GP · 2 W · .9012W

LAKLos Angeles Kings11 players

Dustin BrownINACTIVE

RW · 49 GP · 17G 14A31P

Alex Iafallo

LW · 55 GP · 13G 17A30P

Trevor Moore

LW · 56 GP · 10G 13A23P

Mikey Anderson

D · 54 GP · 1G 10A11P

Jonathan QuickINACTIVE

G · 22 GP · 11 W · .89811W

Cal PetersenINACTIVE

G · 35 GP · 9 W · .9119W

Troy GrosenickINACTIVE

G · 2 GP · 1 W · .9221W

OTTOttawa Senators11 players

Brady Tkachuk

LW · 56 GP · 17G 19A36P

Josh Norris

C · 56 GP · 17G 18A35P

Drake Batherson

RW · 56 GP · 17G 17A34P

Mike Reilly

D · 55 GP · 0G 27A27P

Colin White

C · 45 GP · 10G 8A18P

Ryan DzingelINACTIVE

C · 40 GP · 8G 5A13P

Austin WatsonINACTIVE

LW · 34 GP · 3G 7A10P

G · 8 GP · 1 W · .8971W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers11 players

James van RiemsdykINACTIVE

LW · 56 GP · 17G 26A43P

Sean Couturier

C · 45 GP · 18G 23A41P

Joel Farabee

LW · 55 GP · 20G 18A38P

Kevin HayesINACTIVE

RW · 55 GP · 12G 19A31P

Shayne Gostisbehere

D · 41 GP · 9G 11A20P

Jackson CatesINACTIVE

G · 6 GP · 1 W · .8931W

PITPittsburgh Penguins11 players

Jake Guentzel

C · 56 GP · 23G 34A57P

Bryan Rust

RW · 56 GP · 22G 20A42P

Jason Zucker

LW · 38 GP · 9G 9A18P

Zachary Aston-Reese

LW · 45 GP · 9G 6A15P

Brian Dumoulin

D · 41 GP · 4G 10A14P

John Marino

D · 52 GP · 3G 10A13P

Sam Lafferty

C · 34 GP · 0G 6A6P

Anthony AngelloINACTIVE

C · 19 GP · 2G 2A4P

Chad RuhwedelINACTIVE

G · 20 GP · 11 W · .91211W

CARCarolina Hurricanes10 players

Vincent Trocheck

C · 47 GP · 17G 26A43P

Brett Pesce

D · 55 GP · 4G 21A25P

Jaccob Slavin

D · 52 GP · 3G 12A15P

Brady Skjei

D · 52 GP · 3G 7A10P

Jake GardinerINACTIVE

D · 26 GP · 0G 8A8P

Max McCormickINACTIVE

G · 23 GP · 15 W · .93215W

COLColorado Avalanche10 players

Brandon SaadINACTIVE

LW · 44 GP · 15G 9A24P

J.T. Compher

LW · 48 GP · 10G 8A18P

G · 5 GP · 1 W · .8381W

TORToronto Maple Leafs10 players

Auston Matthews

C · 52 GP · 41G 25A66P

Nick Foligno

LW · 49 GP · 7G 13A20P

Justin Holl

D · 55 GP · 2G 18A20P

Alex GalchenyukINACTIVE

Kenny AgostinoINACTIVE

LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Joey AndersonINACTIVE

RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Jack CampbellINACTIVE

G · 22 GP · 17 W · .92117W

WSHWashington Capitals10 players

John Carlson

D · 52 GP · 10G 34A44P

T.J. OshieINACTIVE

RW · 53 GP · 22G 21A43P

Conor Sheary

LW · 53 GP · 14G 8A22P

Garnet Hathaway

RW · 56 GP · 6G 12A18P

Nic Dowd

C · 56 GP · 11G 4A15P

Nick Jensen

D · 53 GP · 2G 12A14P

Garrett PilonINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Craig AndersonINACTIVE

G · 4 GP · 2 W · .9152W

NYINew York Islanders9 players

Brock Nelson

C · 56 GP · 18G 15A33P

Nick LeddyINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 2G 29A31P

Oliver WahlstromINACTIVE

RW · 44 GP · 12G 9A21P

Kyle Palmieri

C · 51 GP · 10G 11A21P

Anders Lee

LW · 27 GP · 12G 7A19P

Scott Mayfield

D · 56 GP · 2G 13A15P

Andy GreeneINACTIVE

D · 55 GP · 1G 4A5P

Kieffer BellowsINACTIVE

LW · 14 GP · 3G 0A3P

Austin CzarnikINACTIVE

C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

NSHNashville Predators8 players

Luke KuninINACTIVE

C · 38 GP · 10G 9A19P

Rocco GrimaldiINACTIVE

RW · 40 GP · 10G 3A13P

Mathieu Olivier

RW · 30 GP · 3G 2A5P

Jarred TinordiINACTIVE

David FarranceINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Cole Smith

RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

CHIChicago Blackhawks7 players

Patrick Kane

RW · 56 GP · 15G 51A66P

Alex DeBrincat

RW · 52 GP · 32G 24A56P

Connor Murphy

D · 50 GP · 3G 12A15P

Ryan CarpenterINACTIVE

G · 6 GP · 1 W · .9021W

SJSSan Jose Sharks7 players

Kevin LabancINACTIVE

RW · 55 GP · 12G 16A28P

Ryan Donato

C · 50 GP · 6G 14A20P

John Leonard

LW · 44 GP · 3G 10A13P

Dylan GambrellINACTIVE

Sasha ChmelevskiINACTIVE

C · 5 GP · 0G 2A2P

STLSt. Louis Blues7 players

Torey Krug

D · 51 GP · 2G 30A32P

Justin Faulk

D · 56 GP · 7G 18A25P

Zachary SanfordINACTIVE

LW · 52 GP · 10G 6A16P

Austin PoganskiINACTIVE

RW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

CGYCalgary Flames6 players

Johnny GaudreauINACTIVE

LW · 56 GP · 19G 30A49P

Matthew Tkachuk

LW · 56 GP · 16G 27A43P

Noah Hanifin

D · 47 GP · 4G 11A15P

Derek RyanINACTIVE

C · 43 GP · 2G 11A13P

Connor Mackey

D · 6 GP · 1G 2A3P

Buddy RobinsonINACTIVE

RW · 9 GP · 0G 0A0P

FLAFlorida Panthers6 players

Keith YandleINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 3G 24A27P

Frank Vatrano

RW · 56 GP · 18G 8A26P

G · 4 GP · 4 W · .9194W

NJDNew Jersey Devils6 players

Jack Hughes

C · 56 GP · 11G 20A31P

Miles Wood

LW · 55 GP · 17G 8A25P

Will ButcherINACTIVE

D · 23 GP · 1G 10A11P

Matt TennysonINACTIVE

D · 21 GP · 1G 2A3P

Connor CarrickINACTIVE

D · 11 GP · 1G 1A2P

Nolan Foote

LW · 6 GP · 1G 1A2P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning6 players

Blake Coleman

LW · 55 GP · 14G 17A31P

Tyler JohnsonINACTIVE

C · 55 GP · 8G 14A22P

Patrick MaroonINACTIVE

LW · 55 GP · 4G 14A18P

DALDallas Stars5 players

Joe PavelskiINACTIVE

C · 56 GP · 25G 26A51P

Jason Robertson

LW · 51 GP · 17G 28A45P

Tanner KeroINACTIVE

C · 39 GP · 3G 7A10P

Joel L'EsperanceINACTIVE

RW · 12 GP · 2G 0A2P

Jake Oettinger

G · 29 GP · 11 W · .91111W

DETDetroit Red Wings5 players

Dylan Larkin

C · 44 GP · 9G 14A23P

Adam ErneINACTIVE

LW · 45 GP · 11G 9A20P

Luke Glendening

C · 54 GP · 6G 9A15P

Bobby RyanINACTIVE

RW · 33 GP · 7G 7A14P

Danny DeKeyserINACTIVE

D · 47 GP · 4G 8A12P

MTLMontréal Canadiens5 players

Jeff PetryINACTIVE

D · 55 GP · 12G 30A42P

G · 4 GP · 1 W · .8491W

VGKVegas Golden Knights4 players

Max PaciorettyINACTIVE

LW · 48 GP · 24G 27A51P

Alex Tuch

RW · 55 GP · 18G 15A33P

Alec MartinezINACTIVE

D · 53 GP · 9G 23A32P

Patrick BrownINACTIVE

C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players

Kailer Yamamoto

RW · 52 GP · 8G 13A21P

Caleb Jones

D · 33 GP · 0G 4A4P

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 4 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 Germany

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

USA

1st in the league

5–2

Germany

4th in the league

USA wins 5–2 against Germany.

0.44Points per game0.50

189Best trio130

0.34Defencemen's points per game0.32

.910Goalies' save percentage.913

0.9NHL players per million inhabitants0.1

3 902Total points137

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Top scorer

Auston Matthews

USA's top scorer in 2020–21.

The team

Toronto Maple Leafs

Where Auston Matthews 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 2020–21

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 Germany

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