Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 2026–27

227 American players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and 11 more are on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 872 points, the second most of any country, and USA sits third of 11 in the nations league. Auston Matthews leads with 19 points.

238

NHL players

872

Points

3rd

Nations league

Goalie wins

2026–27Active season11/84 games

2025–26

AMERICANS LAST NIGHT · OCT 255 games

22P

10G12A2W

57played

Jason Robertson LW scored 2 goals in the win over New York Islanders.

Quinn Hughes D had 2 points (1G 1A) in the win over Vancouver Canucks.

Cole Caufield RW had 2 assists in the win over Winnipeg Jets.

Matthew Tkachuk LW scored 1 goal in the win over Chicago Blackhawks.

Kyle Palmieri C scored 1 goal in the loss to Dallas Stars.

14 AmericansOCT 25 · 20:00 · last night

Matthew Tkachuk

· LW1G 0A · 18:27 TOI

Brady Tkachuk

· LW0G 1A · 14:48 TOI

Patrick Kane

· RW0G 1A · 20:21 TOI

Seth Jones

· D0G 1A · 24:55 TOI

Spencer Knight

· G29 SV · 3 GA · .906 SV% · Loss

· RW0G 0A · 08:57 TOI

Ryan Donato

· C0G 0A · 12:36 TOI

Jordan Greenway

· LW0G 0A · 13:30 TOI

· RW0G 0A · 09:46 TOI

NYI3–6DAL

11 AmericansOCT 25 · 23:00 · last night

Jason Robertson

· LW2G 0A · 18:58 TOI

· G17 SV · 3 GA · .850 SV% · Win

Mitchell Chaffee

· RW0G 0A · 11:22 TOI

Matthew Kessel

· D0G 0A · 14:02 TOI

Matthew Seminoff

· RW0G 0A · 08:53 TOI

10 AmericansOCT 26 · 00:00 · overnight

Cole Caufield

· RW0G 2A · 15:50 TOI

Lane Hutson

· D1G 0A · 21:12 TOI

Jacob Fowler

· G33 SV · 1 GA · .971 SV% · Win

Chris Kreider

· LW0G 0A · 11:27 TOI

Adam Lowry

· C0G 0A · 13:37 TOI

Kyle Connor

· LW0G 0A · 24:23 TOI

Dylan Samberg

· D0G 0A · 20:14 TOI

Alex Iafallo

· LW0G 0A · 12:07 TOI

Neal Pionk

· D0G 0A · 25:21 TOI

Cole Koepke

· LW0G 0A · 09:12 TOI

COL2–6NSH

9 AmericansOCT 26 · 01:00 · overnight

· RW0G 0A · 11:46 TOI

Nick Perbix

· D0G 0A · 17:39 TOI

MIN4–2VAN

13 AmericansOCT 26 · 03:00 · overnight

· RW1G 0A · 13:42 TOI

Brock Boeser

· RW1G 0A · 18:39 TOI

Matt Boldy

· LW0G 1A · 22:40 TOI

· RW0G 0A · 12:17 TOI

Blake Coleman

· LW0G 0A · 14:22 TOI

· LW0G 0A · 16:28 TOI

Matt Kiersted

· D0G 0A · 12:11 TOI

NEXT GAMES · OCT 27 · upcoming

56Americans in3games

LAK@NYR

17 AmericansOCT 27 · 00:00

Adam Fox

· D15 pts this season

J.T. Miller

· C9 pts this season

Alex Laferriere

· RW7 pts this season

Noah Laba

· C4 pts this season

Trevor Moore

· LW2 pts this season

· RW0 pts this season

Drew Fortescue

· D0 pts this season

TOR@CGY

18 AmericansOCT 27 · 01:30

Auston Matthews

· C19 pts this season

Jack Roslovic

· C12 pts this season

Joel Farabee

· LW10 pts this season

Matt Coronato

· RW8 pts this season

Brandon Duhaime

· LW4 pts this season

· LW0 pts this season

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd

of 11 ranked nations

league points

Rate6thTop trio2ndBlue line2ndGoalies3rdPer million8th

USA accounts for 28.6% of the NHL's players and 28.5% of its points so far.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Jeremy SwaymanBOS	9	7-1-0	.919	2.21	1
Jake OettingerDAL	9	6-2-0	.929	1.43	3
Spencer KnightCHI	9	3-6-0	.890	3.48	0
John GibsonDET	8	3-4-0	.867	3.44	0
Joseph WollPHI	7	1-4-0	.904	2.99	0
Jacob FowlerMTL	6	5-1-0	.925	1.79	1
Joey DaccordSEA	6	3-3-0	.882	3.95	0
Brandon BussiCAR	6	2-2-0	.865	3.27	0
Anthony StolarzTOR	5	4-1-0	.905	2.79	0
Alex NedeljkovicSJS	5	3-1-0	.903	2.89	0
Devin CooleyCGY	5	3-2-0	.911	2.80	0
Dustin WolfCGY	5	1-4-0	.834	4.85	0
Charlie LindgrenWSH	3	2-1-0	.886	2.98	0
Casey DeSmithDAL	2	1-1-0	.925	1.94	0
Cooper BlackFLA	1	0-1-0	.850	3.15	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

227 players across 32 teams, plus 11 more on a roster without a game yet.

ANAAnaheim Ducks13 players

MINMinnesota Wild13 players

Quinn Hughes

D · 13 GP · 3G 13A16P

Matt Boldy

LW · 13 GP · 5G 6A11P

CHIChicago Blackhawks12 players

G · 9 GP · 3 W · .8903W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers11 players

G · 7 GP · 1 W · .9041W

PITPittsburgh Penguins10 players

TORToronto Maple Leafs10 players

Auston Matthews

C · 13 GP · 9G 10A19P

G · 5 GP · 4 W · .9054W

UTAUtah Mammoth10 players

Clayton Keller

RW · 12 GP · 4G 11A15P

WSHWashington Capitals10 players

G · 3 GP · 2 W · .8862W

Mitchell Gibson

G · No game yet–

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BOSBoston Bruins9 players

G · 9 GP · 7 W · .9197W

BUFBuffalo Sabres9 players

CARCarolina Hurricanes9 players

Jackson Blake

RW · 13 GP · 2G 11A13P

G · 6 GP · 2 W · .8652W

DETDetroit Red Wings9 players

Alex DeBrincat

RW · 11 GP · 6G 6A12P

G · 8 GP · 3 W · .8673W

EDMEdmonton Oilers8 players

DALDallas Stars7 players

Jason Robertson

LW · 11 GP · 5G 8A13P

G · 9 GP · 6 W · .9296W

Casey DeSmith

G · 2 GP · 1 W · .9251W

LAKLos Angeles Kings7 players

NSHNashville Predators7 players

SJSSan Jose Sharks7 players

G · 5 GP · 3 W · .9033W

VANVancouver Canucks7 players

WPGWinnipeg Jets7 players

Kyle Connor

LW · 11 GP · 9G 3A12P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets6 players

FLAFlorida Panthers6 players

Matthew Tkachuk

LW · 12 GP · 4G 12A16P

Brady Tkachuk

LW · 12 GP · 7G 5A12P

Seth Jones

D · 12 GP · 1G 11A12P

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8500W

NYINew York Islanders6 players

COLColorado Avalanche5 players

NJDNew Jersey Devils5 players

NYRNew York Rangers5 players

Adam Fox

D · 13 GP · 0G 15A15P

SEASeattle Kraken5 players

G · 6 GP · 3 W · .8823W

TBLTampa Bay Lightning5 players

VGKVegas Golden Knights5 players

Jack Eichel

C · 13 GP · 6G 13A19P

CGYCalgary Flames4 players

Joel Farabee

LW · 10 GP · 2G 8A10P

Matt Coronato

RW · 10 GP · 2G 6A8P

Devin Cooley

G · 5 GP · 3 W · .9113W

Dustin Wolf

G · 5 GP · 1 W · .8341W

MTLMontréal Canadiens4 players

Cole Caufield

RW · 11 GP · 6G 4A10P

G · 6 GP · 5 W · .9255W

OTTOttawa Senators4 players

Drake Batherson

RW · 12 GP · 7G 5A12P

STLSt. Louis Blues3 players

Season by season

USA had 121 players in the NHL in 1990–91 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 Belarus

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

USA

3rd in the league

7–0

Belarus

11th in the league

USA wins 7–0 against Belarus.

0.46Points per game0.45

54Best trio12

0.35Defencemen's points per game0.33

.894Goalies' save percentage–

0.7NHL players per million inhabitants0.7

872Total points15

227Players in the NHL6

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Top scorer

Auston Matthews

USA's top scorer in 2026–27.

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 2026–27

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 race

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 Belarus

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