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German NHL players 2026–27

8 German players have played in the NHL in 2026–27. Together they have 71 points, the seventh most of any country, and Germany sits fourth of 11 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl leads with 28 points.

8
NHL players
71
Points
4th
Nations league
7
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season14/84 games
2025–26
GermanyGERMANS LAST NIGHT · NOV 13 games
3P
0G3A
3played
Leon Draisaitl C had 2 assists in the win over New York Rangers.
Nico Sturm C had 1 assist in the win over Washington Capitals.
Player of the night
Leon Draisaitl
EDM
0G2A
MIN5–1WSHGermany1 GermansNOV 1 · 21:30 · last night
Nico Sturm
· C0G 1A · 09:22 TOI
EDM4–1NYRGermany1 GermansNOV 2 · 00:00 · overnight
Leon Draisaitl
· C0G 2A · 20:08 TOI
OTT3–6ANAGermany1 GermansNOV 2 · 02:00 · overnight
Tim Stützle
· C0G 0A · 22:54 TOI
NEXT GAMES · NOV 3 · upcoming
3Germans in2games
VGK@BOSGermany2 GermansNOV 3 · 01:00
JJ Peterka
· RW11 pts this season
Lukas Reichel
· LW0 pts this season
DET@FLAGermany1 GermansNOV 3 · 01:00
Moritz Seider
· D8 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 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
2nd in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Germany.

0.54Points per game0.46
60Best trio89
0.36Defencemen's points per game0.35
.889Goalies' save percentage.890
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants8.4
71Total points1 551
8Players in the NHL336
Germany against Canada season by season
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