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Canadian NHL players 2026–27

353 Canadian players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and 11 more are on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 2 167 points, the first most of any country, and Canada sits second of 11 in the nations league. Connor McDavid leads with 50 points.

364
NHL players
2 167
Points
2nd
Nations league
104
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season19/84 games
CanadaCANADIANS LAST NIGHT · NOV 1414 games
81P
33G48A2W
226played
Mark Scheifele C had 4 points (1G 3A) in the win over Chicago Blackhawks.
Connor Brown RW had 3 points (1G 2A) in the win over Washington Capitals.
Matthew Schaefer D was in action last night against Anaheim Ducks.
Mark Jankowski LW scored 2 goals in the win over Seattle Kraken.
Evan Rodrigues C scored 2 goals in the win over Washington Capitals.
Player of the night
Mark Scheifele
WPG
1G3A
NEXT GAMES · NOV 15 · overnight
210Canadians in7games
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Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
1611-3-0.9042.521
158-6-0.9222.282
157-4-0.8803.390
157-7-0.9112.371
137-5-0.8883.170
116-3-0.8962.530
115-5-0.8723.580
112-8-0.8753.421
109-1-0.9052.481
107-2-0.9062.470
106-4-0.8803.190
95-3-0.9062.510
95-1-0.9082.502
84-2-0.8633.560
83-3-0.8733.391
64-1-0.9242.171
61-3-0.8633.990
53-0-0.8673.420
51-3-0.8494.270
51-3-0.8703.610
31-1-0.8553.600
21-1-0.8803.090
10-0-0.6259.000
10-0-0.8335.090
10-0-0.9001.850
353 players across 32 teams, plus 11 more on a roster without a game yet.
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Canada had 538 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 421 in 2025–26. The peak was 1993–94, with 565. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 4 seasons Canada won.

68 Canadian players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, ten of them in the first round. Gavin McKenna went first overall, to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Canada
Canada
2nd in the league
7–0
Slovakia
Slovakia
9th in the league

Canada wins 7–0 against Slovakia.

0.45Points per game0.44
114Best trio27
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.34
.891Goalies' save percentage–
8.8NHL players per million inhabitants1.5
2 167Total points43
353Players in the NHL8
Canada against Slovakia season by season
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