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7 SWEDESThe Detroit Red Wings currently have 7 Swedish players on the roster. Together they have recorded 13 points (5 goals and 8 assists) in this regular season (2026-2027).
#23 Lucas Raymond, the left wing (L) from Göteborg, has played 407 games across 6 seasons for the Detroit Red Wings. In total, he has recorded 334 points (123 goals, 211 assists) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 4 points (0 goals, 4 assists) through 7 games for the Detroit Red Wings — a 0.57 points-per-game pace while averaging 20:30 of ice time at -3.
#33 Viktor Arvidsson, the left wing (L) from Skellefteå, has played 7 games across 1 season for the Detroit Red Wings. In total, he has recorded 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist) through 7 games for the Detroit Red Wings — a 0.57 points-per-game pace while averaging 18:53 of ice time at -4.
#42 Anton Johansson, the defenseman (D) from Stockholm, has played 7 games across 1 season for the Detroit Red Wings. In total, he has recorded 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist) through 7 games for the Detroit Red Wings — a 0.29 points-per-game pace while averaging 15:00 of ice time at +1.
#54 William Wallinder, the defenseman (D) from Solleftea, has played 3 games across 1 season for the Detroit Red Wings. In total, he has recorded 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist) through 3 games for the Detroit Red Wings — a 0.67 points-per-game pace while averaging 14:44 of ice time at 0.
#44 Axel Sandin-Pellikka, the defenseman (D) from Gällivare, has played 74 games across 2 seasons for the Detroit Red Wings. In total, he has recorded 22 points (7 goals, 15 assists) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist) through 6 games for the Detroit Red Wings — a 0.17 points-per-game pace while averaging 12:23 of ice time at -1.
#20 Albert Johansson, the defenseman (D) from Karlstad, has played 150 games across 3 seasons for the Detroit Red Wings. In total, he has recorded 20 points (6 goals, 14 assists) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) through 7 games for the Detroit Red Wings — a 0.00 points-per-game pace while averaging 16:07 of ice time at -1.
#24 Andreas Englund, the defenseman (D) from Stockholm, has played 3 games across 1 season for the Detroit Red Wings. In total, he has recorded 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) through 3 games for the Detroit Red Wings — a 0.00 points-per-game pace while averaging 12:14 of ice time at 0.
Lucas Raymond is the team's top Swedish scorer in this regular season (2026-2027), with 4 points.
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Swedish players who have played at least one regular-season game for the Detroit Red Wings and are no longer with the organisation. Statistics cover their regular-season games for the team.