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NHL battle of the nations 1994–95

Sweden won the 1994–95 nations league ahead of Russia, when every country is weighed by how good its players are rather than how many there are. Counted in raw points Canada won, as always.

The nations league ranks the 8 countries with at least five NHL skaters in five disciplines and adds up the placings.

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1994–95Active season48/82 games
8 countries with at least five skaters. First in a category gets 8 points, second 7 and so on down to 1 for last. The table is the total.
1
SwedenSweden28 players
PHIMikael Renberg57 ptsNYITommy Söderström8 W
Rate3rdTop trio3rdBlue line4thGoalies3rdPer million3rd
29pts
2
RussiaRussia59 players
WINAlexei Zhamnov65 ptsWINNikolai Khabibulin8 W
Rate2ndTop trio2ndBlue line1stGoalies5thPer million7th
28pts
3
FinlandFinland11 players
WINTeemu Selanne48 pts
Rate1stTop trio6thBlue line2ndGoalies6thPer million4th
26pts
4
CzechiaCzechia29 players
PITJaromir Jagr70 ptsBUFDominik Hasek19 W
Rate5thTop trio5thBlue line8thGoalies1stPer million2nd
24pts
5
USAUSA146 players
PHIJohn LeClair54 ptsWSHJim Carey18 W
Rate6thTop trio4thBlue line3rdGoalies2ndPer million6th
24pts
6
CanadaCanada504 players
PHIEric Lindros70 ptsPITKen Wregget25 W
Rate8thTop trio1stBlue line7thGoalies4thPer million1st
24pts
7
Ukraine5 players
WSHPeter Bondra43 pts
Rate4thTop trio7thBlue line6thGoalies6thPer million8th
14pts
8
SlovakiaSlovakia7 players
BOSJozef Stumpel18 pts
Rate7thTop trio8thBlue line5thGoalies6thPer million5th
14pts
How the nations league is counted

Every country with at least five NHL skaters is ranked in five disciplines. First in a discipline is worth 8 points, second 7 and so on down to 1 for last. The league table is the sum. A shared placing gives the same points.

  • Points per gameAll the nation's skaters' points divided by their games, evened out toward the NHL average.
  • Best trioThe three best scorers' points combined.
  • Defencemen's points per gameThe defencemen's points per game, evened out the same way.
  • Goalies' save percentageThe goalies' save percentage, evened out toward the NHL average. A country without a goalie comes last.
  • NHL players per million inhabitantsHow many NHL players the country has per million inhabitants.

The rate disciplines are evened out so that a small country cannot win on one hot player: we add 400 games (300 for defencemen, 1,500 shots for goalies) at the NHL's own average before dividing. This season the NHL average is 0.44 points per game and player. A country with many games is barely affected; one with few is pulled toward the middle.

A player counts for his birth country, except Swedes, who count as Swedish wherever they were born. Players born in Sweden who represent another country count for no country. Regular season only, and only players with at least one game.

806 players and 9 898 points in the NHL this season.

Sweden accounts for 4.6% of all NHL points with 3.5% of the players. Sweden has 3.5% of the players and 4.6% of the points, and sits fourth in raw points.

Total points

CanadaCanada
5 781
USAUSA
1 847
RussiaRussia
888
SwedenSweden
459
CzechiaCzechia
410
FinlandFinland
179
Ukraine
95
SlovakiaSlovakia
50

Goalie wins

CanadaCanada
415
USAUSA
77
CzechiaCzechia
19
RussiaRussia
12
SwedenSweden
9
FinlandFinland
0
Ukraine
0
SlovakiaSlovakia
0
The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Sweden
Sweden
1st in the league
3–4
USA
USA
5th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Sweden.

0.51Points per game0.45
154Best trio148
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.34
.901Goalies' save percentage.902
2.6NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
459Total points1 847
28Players in the NHL146
Sweden against USA season by season
The winner's flag above Sweden's placing. Sweden has won 5 of the last 30 seasons.
RussiaRussia7 titlesCzechiaCzechia7 titlesSwedenSweden5 titlesCanadaCanada4 titlesFinlandFinland3 titlesSlovakiaSlovakia2 titlesUSAUSA1 titleGermanyGermany1 title
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