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German NHL players 2026–27

8 German players have played in the NHL in 2026–27. Together they have 68 points, the seventh most of any country, and Germany sits fourth of 11 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl leads with 26 points.

8
NHL players
68
Points
4th
Nations league
7
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season14/84 games
2025–26
GermanyGERMANS LAST NIGHT · OCT 314 games
7P
1G6A
4played
Tim Stützle C had 2 points (1G 1A) in the win over San Jose Sharks.
JJ Peterka RW had 2 assists in the win over Chicago Blackhawks.
Leon Draisaitl C had 2 assists in the win over New York Islanders.
Moritz Seider D had 1 assist in the loss to St. Louis Blues.
Player of the night
Tim Stützle
OTT
1G1A
CHI4–5BOSGermany1 GermansOCT 31 · 18:00 · last night
JJ Peterka
· RW0G 2A · 21:15 TOI
STL5–4DETGermany1 GermansOCT 31 · 18:00 · last night
Moritz Seider
· D0G 1A · 24:33 TOI
EDM4–0NYIGermany1 GermansOCT 31 · 19:00 · last night
Leon Draisaitl
· C0G 2A · 19:41 TOI
OTT5–1SJSGermany1 GermansOCT 31 · 21:00 · last night
Tim Stützle
· C1G 1A · 20:14 TOI
NEXT GAMES · NOV 1 · today
5Germans in4games
WPG0–5CARLiveGermany1 GermansNOV 1 · 19:00 · today
Nico Daws
· G2 W this season
MIN@WSHGermany1 GermansNOV 1 · 21:30
Nico Sturm
· C1 pts this season
EDM@NYRGermany2 GermansNOV 2 · 00:00
Leon Draisaitl
· C26 pts this season
Josh Samanski
· C1 pts this season
OTT@ANAGermany1 GermansNOV 2 · 02:00
Tim Stützle
· C21 pts this season

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 11 ranked nations
36
league points
Rate1stTop trio3rdBlue line2ndGoalies7thPer million11th

Germany accounts for 1.0% of the NHL's players and 1.8% of its points so far.

The full nations league

German goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Philipp GrubauerSEA
95-2-0.8863.240
Nico DawsWPG
62-3-0.8872.860

Season by season

Germany had 3 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 9 in 2025–26. The peak was 2010–11, with 11. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 1 season Germany won.
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–
–
–3
–94
–
–
–
–4
–99
–
8
8
98
805
7
7
8
711
810
9
10
10
1010
1015
8
10
5
88
420
8
6
7
49
125

In the NHL Draft

Two German players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Noah Kosick went first, at number 192 to the Anaheim Ducks.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Germany against Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
4th in the league
3–4
Sweden
Sweden
5th in the league

Sweden wins 4–3 against Germany.

0.54Points per game0.48
58Best trio56
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.32
.890Goalies' save percentage.894
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants7.7
68Total points417
8Players in the NHL82
Germany against Sweden season by season
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Top scorer
Leon Draisaitl
Germany's top scorer in 2026–27.
The team
Edmonton Oilers
Where Leon Draisaitl plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
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Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2026–27
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Germany
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.