Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 2025–26

301 American players played in the NHL in 2025–26. Together they scored 6 325 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished fourth of 12 in the nations league. Jason Robertson scored the most, 96 points.

301

NHL players

6 325

Points

4th

Nations league

335

Goalie wins

2025–26Last season82/82 games

2024–25 2026–27

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

4th

of 12 ranked nations

league points

Rate8thTop trio3rdBlue line2ndGoalies2ndPer million9th

USA accounts for 29.0% of the NHL's players and 29.1% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
John GibsonDET	57	29-22-0	.901	2.72	4
Connor HellebuyckWPG	57	23-23-0	.895	2.86	0
Dustin WolfCGY	57	23-29-0	.899	3.01	2
Jeremy SwaymanBOS	55	31-18-0	.908	2.71	2
Spencer KnightCHI	55	19-25-0	.902	2.82	3
Jake OettingerDAL	54	35-12-0	.899	2.59	4
Joey DaccordSEA	47	20-20-0	.897	3.03	2
Alex NedeljkovicSJS	40	18-14-0	.896	2.87	0
Brandon BussiCAR	39	31-6-0	.895	2.47	2
Joseph WollTOR	39	15-16-0	.899	3.34	2
Alex LyonBUF	36	20-10-0	.907	2.77	3
Devin CooleyCGY	31	10-10-0	.909	2.69	0
Casey DeSmithDAL	30	15-8-0	.907	2.43	1
Anthony StolarzTOR	26	10-10-0	.893	3.28	0
Jonathan QuickNYR	25	6-17-0	.891	3.09	2
Charlie LindgrenWSH	21	9-8-0	.879	3.52	1
Thatcher DemkoVAN	20	8-10-0	.897	2.90	1
Jacob FowlerMTL	17	9-6-0	.908	2.43	1
Cayden PrimeauTOR	3	2-1-0	.838	4.30	0
Drew CommessoCHI	3	2-1-0	.918	2.31	1
Brandon HalversonTBL	2	0-1-0	.810	4.22	0
Pheonix CopleyLAK	1	0-1-0	.893	3.07	0
Hunter ShepardOTT	1	0-1-0	.833	3.35	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

301 players across 32 teams.

ANAAnaheim Ducks13 players

Cutter Gauthier

LW · 76 GP · 41G 28A69P

Jackson LaCombe

D · 82 GP · 10G 48A58P

Troy Terry

RW · 61 GP · 19G 38A57P

Chris Kreider

LW · 75 GP · 22G 28A50P

Ryan Poehling

C · 75 GP · 11G 25A36P

Jacob Trouba

D · 81 GP · 10G 25A35P

Drew Helleson

D · 60 GP · 2G 13A15P

BOSBoston Bruins13 players

Charlie McAvoy

D · 69 GP · 11G 50A61P

Casey Mittelstadt

C · 71 GP · 15G 27A42P

Mason Lohrei

D · 73 GP · 7G 19A26P

Mark Kastelic

C · 82 GP · 12G 10A22P

Sean Kuraly

C · 82 GP · 6G 16A22P

Michael Eyssimont

C · 56 GP · 8G 10A18P

G · 55 GP · 31 W · .90831W

BUFBuffalo Sabres13 players

Tage Thompson

C · 81 GP · 40G 41A81P

Alex Tuch

RW · 79 GP · 33G 33A66P

Josh Doan

RW · 82 GP · 25G 27A52P

Jason Zucker

LW · 62 GP · 24G 21A45P

Mattias Samuelsson

D · 78 GP · 13G 28A41P

Josh Norris

C · 44 GP · 13G 21A34P

G · 36 GP · 20 W · .90720W

NYRNew York Rangers13 players

J.T. Miller

C · 68 GP · 17G 36A53P

Vincent Trocheck

C · 67 GP · 16G 37A53P

Adam Fox

D · 55 GP · 9G 44A53P

Noah Laba

C · 74 GP · 9G 15A24P

Conor Sheary

LW · 62 GP · 7G 11A18P

Jonny Brodzinski

C · 55 GP · 6G 10A16P

Will Borgen

D · 75 GP · 5G 10A15P

Jonathan QuickINACTIVE

G · 25 GP · 6 W · .8916W

PITPittsburgh Penguins13 players

Bryan Rust

RW · 72 GP · 29G 36A65P

Tommy Novak

C · 82 GP · 16G 26A42P

Ryan Shea

D · 80 GP · 6G 29A35P

Noel Acciari

C · 67 GP · 13G 12A25P

Blake Lizotte

C · 55 GP · 7G 12A19P

VANVancouver Canucks13 players

Quinn Hughes

D · 74 GP · 7G 69A76P

Brock Boeser

RW · 75 GP · 22G 26A48P

Kiefer Sherwood

LW · 72 GP · 23G 13A36P

Conor Garland

RW · 71 GP · 12G 21A33P

Drew O'Connor

LW · 82 GP · 17G 12A29P

Zeev Buium

D · 76 GP · 6G 20A26P

Max Sasson

C · 66 GP · 13G 6A19P

Tyler Myers

D · 73 GP · 1G 10A11P

Derek ForbortINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Joseph LaBateINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Thatcher Demko

G · 20 GP · 8 W · .8978W

CARCarolina Hurricanes12 players

Jackson Blake

RW · 81 GP · 22G 31A53P

Shayne Gostisbehere

D · 55 GP · 13G 37A50P

K'Andre Miller

D · 72 GP · 8G 29A37P

Eric Robinson

LW · 67 GP · 12G 6A18P

Jalen Chatfield

D · 72 GP · 2G 15A17P

Josiah SlavinINACTIVE

G · 39 GP · 31 W · .89531W

CHIChicago Blackhawks12 players

Frank Nazar

C · 66 GP · 15G 26A41P

Ryan Donato

C · 82 GP · 15G 15A30P

Alex Vlasic

D · 81 GP · 2G 19A21P

Oliver Moore

C · 51 GP · 5G 14A19P

Wyatt Kaiser

D · 77 GP · 6G 11A17P

Sam Rinzel

D · 54 GP · 4G 10A14P

Matt Grzelcyk

D · 69 GP · 0G 12A12P

G · 55 GP · 19 W · .90219W

Drew Commesso

G · 3 GP · 2 W · .9182W

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DETDetroit Red Wings12 players

Alex DeBrincat

RW · 82 GP · 41G 44A85P

Dylan Larkin

C · 74 GP · 34G 33A67P

Patrick Kane

RW · 67 GP · 16G 41A57P

Andrew Copp

C · 79 GP · 9G 34A43P

James van RiemsdykINACTIVE

LW · 72 GP · 15G 16A31P

J.T. Compher

LW · 82 GP · 11G 17A28P

G · 57 GP · 29 W · .90129W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers12 players

Trevor Zegras

C · 81 GP · 26G 41A67P

Christian Dvorak

C · 80 GP · 18G 33A51P

Noah Cates

LW · 82 GP · 18G 29A47P

Sean Couturier

C · 78 GP · 12G 24A36P

Bobby Brink

RW · 68 GP · 15G 15A30P

Cam York

D · 74 GP · 4G 22A26P

MINMinnesota Wild11 players

Matt Boldy

LW · 76 GP · 42G 43A85P

Brock Faber

D · 80 GP · 15G 36A51P

Ryan Hartman

RW · 76 GP · 23G 20A43P

Vinnie Hinostroza

C · 65 GP · 6G 12A18P

Nick Foligno

LW · 54 GP · 4G 11A15P

Marcus Foligno

LW · 56 GP · 8G 5A13P

TORToronto Maple Leafs11 players

Matthew Knies

LW · 79 GP · 23G 43A66P

Auston Matthews

C · 60 GP · 27G 26A53P

Nick Robertson

LW · 78 GP · 16G 16A32P

Jake McCabe

D · 80 GP · 5G 20A25P

Dakota Joshua

C · 55 GP · 10G 8A18P

G · 39 GP · 15 W · .89915W

Anthony Stolarz

G · 26 GP · 10 W · .89310W

Cayden Primeau

G · 3 GP · 2 W · .8382W

WSHWashington Capitals11 players

Jakob Chychrun

D · 80 GP · 26G 34A60P

John Carlson

D · 71 GP · 14G 46A60P

Ryan Leonard

RW · 75 GP · 20G 25A45P

Ethen Frank

RW · 62 GP · 12G 12A24P

Nic Dowd

C · 75 GP · 5G 16A21P

Matt Roy

D · 79 GP · 2G 17A19P

Trevor van Riemsdyk

D · 68 GP · 3G 11A14P

G · 21 GP · 9 W · .8799W

COLColorado Avalanche10 players

Brock Nelson

C · 81 GP · 33G 32A65P

Sam Malinski

D · 82 GP · 8G 32A40P

Josh Manson

D · 79 GP · 5G 26A31P

Jack Drury

C · 82 GP · 10G 17A27P

Ross Colton

C · 73 GP · 9G 15A24P

LAKLos Angeles Kings9 players

Alex Laferriere

RW · 82 GP · 21G 23A44P

Trevor Moore

LW · 69 GP · 13G 19A32P

Mikey Anderson

D · 80 GP · 4G 16A20P

Brian Dumoulin

D · 82 GP · 2G 15A17P

Alex Turcotte

C · 62 GP · 3G 11A14P

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8930W

NJDNew Jersey Devils9 players

Jack Hughes

C · 61 GP · 27G 50A77P

Luke Hughes

D · 68 GP · 6G 29A35P

Paul Cotter

LW · 79 GP · 9G 6A15P

NYINew York Islanders9 players

Anders Lee

LW · 82 GP · 19G 23A42P

Tony DeAngelo

D · 76 GP · 5G 30A35P

Kyle Palmieri

C · 25 GP · 6G 12A18P

Scott Mayfield

D · 80 GP · 2G 13A15P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning9 players

Jake Guentzel

C · 81 GP · 38G 50A88P

Ryan McDonagh

D · 48 GP · 6G 15A21P

G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8100W

UTAUtah Mammoth9 players

Clayton Keller

RW · 82 GP · 26G 62A88P

Nick Schmaltz

C · 82 GP · 33G 41A74P

Logan Cooley

C · 54 GP · 24G 19A43P

John Marino

D · 80 GP · 4G 32A36P

Kailer Yamamoto

RW · 59 GP · 13G 10A23P

Ian Cole

D · 82 GP · 3G 20A23P

Nate Schmidt

D · 82 GP · 5G 17A22P

WPGWinnipeg Jets9 players

Kyle Connor

LW · 82 GP · 39G 53A92P

Alex Iafallo

LW · 79 GP · 13G 16A29P

Adam Lowry

C · 70 GP · 5G 16A21P

Cole Koepke

LW · 66 GP · 8G 9A17P

Dylan Samberg

D · 66 GP · 1G 13A14P

G · 57 GP · 23 W · .89523W

CGYCalgary Flames8 players

Matt Coronato

RW · 80 GP · 18G 27A45P

Joel Farabee

LW · 82 GP · 20G 18A38P

Blake Coleman

LW · 69 GP · 20G 15A35P

G · 57 GP · 23 W · .89923W

Devin Cooley

G · 31 GP · 10 W · .90910W

EDMEdmonton Oilers8 players

Jack Roslovic

C · 69 GP · 21G 15A36P

Connor Murphy

D · 80 GP · 5G 12A17P

Ty Emberson

D · 72 GP · 2G 10A12P

NSHNashville Predators8 players

Brady Skjei

D · 82 GP · 3G 23A26P

Nick Blankenburg

D · 61 GP · 8G 16A24P

Michael McCarron

C · 79 GP · 8G 9A17P

Nick Perbix

D · 79 GP · 3G 10A13P

Jordan OesterleINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

OTTOttawa Senators8 players

Drake Batherson

RW · 79 GP · 33G 38A71P

Brady Tkachuk

LW · 60 GP · 22G 37A59P

Jake Sanderson

D · 67 GP · 14G 40A54P

Shane Pinto

C · 72 GP · 23G 23A46P

Tyler Kleven

D · 70 GP · 3G 15A18P

Nick Jensen

D · 61 GP · 4G 13A17P

Dennis Gilbert

D · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P

Hunter ShepardINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8330W

STLSt. Louis Blues7 players

Jimmy Snuggerud

RW · 70 GP · 21G 30A51P

Justin Faulk

D · 78 GP · 16G 24A40P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets6 players

Zach Werenski

D · 75 GP · 22G 59A81P

Charlie Coyle

C · 82 GP · 20G 38A58P

Cole Sillinger

C · 81 GP · 8G 25A33P

Mathieu Olivier

RW · 61 GP · 15G 11A26P

Miles Wood

LW · 54 GP · 8G 6A14P

Zachary Aston-Reese

LW · 27 GP · 1G 4A5P

DALDallas Stars6 players

Jason Robertson

LW · 82 GP · 45G 51A96P

Thomas Harley

D · 70 GP · 6G 30A36P

Colin Blackwell

C · 70 GP · 4G 11A15P

Adam ErneINACTIVE

LW · 45 GP · 6G 2A8P

Jake Oettinger

G · 54 GP · 35 W · .89935W

Casey DeSmith

G · 30 GP · 15 W · .90715W

FLAFlorida Panthers6 players

Matthew Tkachuk

LW · 31 GP · 13G 21A34P

Mackie Samoskevich

RW · 77 GP · 12G 20A32P

Seth Jones

D · 52 GP · 7G 25A32P

SJSSan Jose Sharks6 players

Will Smith

C · 69 GP · 24G 35A59P

Collin Graf

RW · 81 GP · 21G 25A46P

Adam Gaudette

RW · 66 GP · 17G 8A25P

G · 40 GP · 18 W · .89618W

VGKVegas Golden Knights6 players

Jack Eichel

C · 74 GP · 27G 63A90P

Noah Hanifin

D · 71 GP · 3G 25A28P

Cole Smith

RW · 63 GP · 8G 4A12P

SEASeattle Kraken5 players

Matty Beniers

C · 82 GP · 20G 30A50P

G · 47 GP · 20 W · .89720W

MTLMontréal Canadiens4 players

Cole Caufield

RW · 81 GP · 51G 37A88P

Lane Hutson

D · 82 GP · 12G 66A78P

Jayden Struble

D · 59 GP · 2G 10A12P

Jacob Fowler

G · 17 GP · 9 W · .9089W

Season by season

USA had 118 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 316 in 2024–25. 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 Switzerland

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

USA

4th in the league

5–2

Switzerland

7th in the league

USA wins 5–2 against Switzerland.

0.45Points per game0.48

278Best trio165

0.37Defencemen's points per game0.37

.899Goalies' save percentage.895

0.9NHL players per million inhabitants1.3

6 325Total points367

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Top scorer

Jason Robertson

USA's top scorer in 2025–26.

The team

Dallas Stars

Where Jason Robertson 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 2025–26

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 Switzerland

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