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German NHL players 2026–27

8 German players have played in the NHL in 2026–27. Together they have 91 points, the seventh most of any country, and Germany sits fourth of 11 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl leads with 37 points.

8
NHL players
91
Points
4th
Nations league
8
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season18/84 games
2025–26
GermanyGERMANS LAST NIGHT · NOV 124 games
3P
1G2A
4played
Moritz Seider D had 2 assists in the loss to Florida Panthers.
Tim Stützle C scored 1 goal in the win over Colorado Avalanche.
Philipp Grubauer G stopped 26 of 30 shots (.867) in the loss to Carolina Hurricanes.
Player of the night
Moritz Seider
DET
0G2A
CAR4–1SEAGermany1 GermansNOV 12 · 18:00 · last night
Philipp Grubauer
· G26 SV · 4 GA · .867 SV% · Loss
MTL5–2BOSGermany1 GermansNOV 13 · 01:00 · overnight
JJ Peterka
· RW0G 0A · 18:01 TOI
COL3–4OTTGermany1 GermansNOV 13 · 01:00 · overnight
Tim Stützle
· C1G 0A · 23:33 TOI
DET4–5FLAGermany1 GermansNOV 13 · 01:30 · overnight
Moritz Seider
· D0G 2A · 26:31 TOI
NEXT GAMES · NOV 14 · upcoming
9Germans in6games
SEA@CARGermany1 GermansNOV 14 · 19:00
Philipp Grubauer
· G5 W this season
WPG@CHIGermany1 GermansNOV 14 · 21:30
Nico Daws
· G3 W this season
MIN@BOSGermany3 GermansNOV 15 · 01:00
JJ Peterka
· RW14 pts this season
Nico Sturm
· C2 pts this season
Lukas Reichel
· LW0 pts this season
EDM@TORGermany2 GermansNOV 15 · 01:00
Leon Draisaitl
· C37 pts this season
Josh Samanski
· C1 pts this season
DET@TBLGermany1 GermansNOV 15 · 01:00
Moritz Seider
· D13 pts this season
OTT@PITGermany1 GermansNOV 15 · 01:00
Tim Stützle
· C24 pts this season

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 11 ranked nations
37
league points
Rate1stTop trio4thBlue line2ndGoalies5thPer million11th

Germany accounts for 0.9% of the NHL's players and 1.7% of its points so far.

The full nations league

German goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Philipp GrubauerSEA
115-4-0.8873.170
Nico DawsWPG
73-3-0.8902.720

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 Canada

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
4th in the league
2–5
Canada
Canada
1st in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Germany.

0.56Points per game0.45
75Best trio112
0.37Defencemen's points per game0.35
.890Goalies' save percentage.890
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants8.7
91Total points2 073
8Players in the NHL350
Germany against Canada season by season
Pick a rivalCanadaCanadaRussiaRussiaUSAUSASwedenSwedenFinlandFinlandCzechiaCzechiaSwitzerlandSwitzerlandSlovakiaSlovakiaLatviaLatviaBelarusBelarus
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