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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 third of 11 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl leads with 37 points.

8
NHL players
91
Points
3rd
Nations league
9
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season19/84 games
2025–26
GermanyGERMANS LAST NIGHT · NOV 144 games
0P
0G0A1W
4played
Philipp Grubauer G stopped 22 of 23 shots (.957) in the loss to Carolina Hurricanes.
Nico Daws G stopped 12 of 13 shots (.923) in the win over Chicago Blackhawks.
Player of the night
Philipp Grubauer
SEA
22SV1GA
SEA1–5CARGermany1 GermansNOV 14 · 19:00 · last night
Philipp Grubauer
· G22 SV · 1 GA · .957 SV%
WPG5–4CHIGermany1 GermansNOV 14 · 21:30 · last night
Nico Daws
· G12 SV · 1 GA · .923 SV% · Win
MIN0–0BOSLiveGermany1 GermansNOV 15 · 01:00 · overnight
JJ Peterka
· RW14 pts this season
DET0–0TBLLiveGermany1 GermansNOV 15 · 01:00 · overnight
Moritz Seider
· D13 pts this season
NEXT GAMES · NOV 15 · overnight
9Germans in5games
MIN0–0BOSLiveGermany3 GermansNOV 15 · 01:00 · overnight
JJ Peterka
· RW14 pts this season
Nico Sturm
· C2 pts this season
Lukas Reichel
· LW0 pts this season
EDM0–0TORLiveGermany2 GermansNOV 15 · 01:00 · overnight
Leon Draisaitl
· C37 pts this season
Josh Samanski
· C1 pts this season
DET0–0TBLLiveGermany1 GermansNOV 15 · 01:00 · overnight
Moritz Seider
· D13 pts this season
OTT0–0PITLiveGermany1 GermansNOV 15 · 01:00 · overnight
Tim Stützle
· C24 pts this season
EDM@PHIGermany2 GermansNOV 16 · 01:30
Leon Draisaitl
· C37 pts this season
Josh Samanski
· C1 pts this season

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 11 ranked nations
38
league points
Rate1stTop trio4thBlue line2ndGoalies4thPer 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
125-4-0.8933.110
Nico DawsWPG
84-3-0.8922.580

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 Switzerland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
3rd in the league
5–2
Switzerland
Switzerland
7th in the league

Germany wins 5–2 against Switzerland.

0.55Points per game0.45
75Best trio48
0.36Defencemen's points per game0.35
.891Goalies' save percentage.890
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants1.2
91Total points71
8Players in the NHL11
Germany against Switzerland season by season
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Leon Draisaitl
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