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Slovak NHL players 2026–27

8 Slovak players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and one more is on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 28 points, the ninth most of any country, and Slovakia sits tenth of 11 in the nations league. Juraj Slafkovský leads with 9 points.

9
NHL players
28
Points
10th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season14/84 games
2025–26
SlovakiaSLOVAKS LAST NIGHT · OCT 314 games
2P
2G0A
5played
Dalibor Dvorsky RW scored 1 goal in the win over Detroit Red Wings.
Martin Pospisil C scored 1 goal in the loss to Colorado Avalanche.
Player of the night
Dalibor Dvorsky
STL
1G0A
STL5–4DETSlovakia1 SlovaksOCT 31 · 18:00 · last night
Dalibor Dvorsky
· RW1G 0A · 11:03 TOI
BUF3–2LAKSlovakia1 SlovaksOCT 31 · 21:00 · last night
Martin Chromiak
· RW0G 0A · 17:31 TOI
PIT4–5MTLSlovakia1 SlovaksNOV 1 · 00:00 · overnight
Juraj Slafkovský
· LW0G 0A · 17:23 TOI
CGY2–5COLSlovakia2 SlovaksNOV 1 · 03:00 · overnight
Martin Pospisil
· C1G 0A · 14:36 TOI
Simon Nemec
· D0G 0A · 23:06 TOI
NEXT GAMES · NOV 1 · today
2Slovaks in2games
MIN@WSHSlovakia1 SlovaksNOV 1 · 21:30
Martin Fehérváry
· D3 pts this season
EDM@NYRSlovakia1 SlovaksNOV 2 · 00:00
Adam Sykora
· LW0 pts this season

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

10th
of 11 ranked nations
16
league points
Rate10thTop trio9thBlue line9thGoalies10thPer million6th

Slovakia accounts for 1.0% of the NHL's players and 0.7% of its points so far.

The full nations league

Season by season

Slovakia had 3 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 9 in 2025–26. The peak was 2003–04, with 37. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 2 seasons Slovakia won.
–
–
–
87
894
3
3
5
718
799
5
3
2
231
305
3
5
6
314
410
1
8
1
811
815
4
9
10
1010
1020
10
9
9
109
1225

In the NHL Draft

Eight Slovak players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Adam Goljer went first, at number 49 to the Los Angeles Kings.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Slovakia against Finland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
10th in the league
0–7
Finland
Finland
6th in the league

Finland wins 7–0 against Slovakia.

0.44Points per game0.48
19Best trio53
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.34
–Goalies' save percentage.883
1.5NHL players per million inhabitants7.1
28Total points179
8Players in the NHL40
Slovakia against Finland season by season
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