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German NHL players 2026–27

8 German players have played in the NHL in 2026–27. Together they have 84 points, the seventh most of any country, and Germany sits fourth of 11 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl leads with 34 points.

8
NHL players
84
Points
4th
Nations league
7
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season17/84 games
2025–26
GermanyGERMANS LAST NIGHT · NOV 81 game
1P
1G0A
1played
JJ Peterka RW scored 1 goal in the win over Florida Panthers.
Player of the night
JJ Peterka
BOS
1G0A
FLA1–4BOSGermany1 GermansNOV 8 · 19:00 · last night
JJ Peterka
· RW1G 0A · 16:54 TOI
NEXT GAMES · NOV 10 · upcoming
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NYR@EDMGermany2 GermansNOV 10 · 02:00
Leon Draisaitl
· C34 pts this season
Josh Samanski
· C1 pts this season

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

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

Germany accounts for 1.0% 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
105-3-0.8903.080
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 Belarus

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
4th in the league
6–1
Belarus
Belarus
11th in the league

Germany wins 6–1 against Belarus.

0.56Points per game0.45
71Best trio20
0.37Defencemen's points per game0.34
.890Goalies' save percentage–
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants0.7
84Total points25
8Players in the NHL6
Germany against Belarus season by season
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Leon Draisaitl
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