Nations in the NHLSwedish NHL players 2026–27
83 Swedish players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and four more are on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 517 points, the third most of any country, and Sweden sits fifth of 11 in the nations league. Leo Carlsson leads with 26 points.
87
NHL players
517
Points
5th
Nations league
29
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season17/84 games
SWEDES LAST NIGHT · NOV 93 games7P
3G4A
13played
Jonathan Lekkerimäki RW scored 1 goal in the loss to Philadelphia Flyers.
Ivar Stenberg LW scored 1 goal in the win over New York Islanders.
Victor Eklund RW scored 1 goal in the loss to San Jose Sharks.
Mattias Ekholm D had 1 assist in the win over New York Rangers.
Mika Zibanejad C had 1 assist in the loss to Edmonton Oilers.
Player of the night
Jonathan Lekkerimäki
VAN
1G0A
NEXT GAMES · NOV 11 · upcoming
74Swedes in7games
WSH@OTT11 SwedesNOV 11 · 01:00
11 SwedesNOV 11 · 01:00Fabian Zetterlund
· LW8 pts this seasonWilliam Eklund
· LW2 pts this seasonTimothy Liljegren
· D1 pts this seasonLinus Ullmark
· G7 W this seasonSamuel Ersson
· G3 W this seasonJonas Johansson
· G1 W this seasonAndré Burakovsky
· LW0 pts this seasonRasmus Sandin
· D0 pts this seasonAron Dahlqvist
· D0 pts this seasonJonas Lagerberg Hoen
· RW0 pts this seasonOscar Holmertz
· C0 pts this seasonNJD@WPG9 SwedesNOV 11 · 01:00
9 SwedesNOV 11 · 01:00Jesper Bratt
· LW18 pts this seasonJesper Boqvist
· C7 pts this seasonViggo Björck
· C3 pts this seasonIsak Rosén
· RW2 pts this seasonElias Salomonsson
· D0 pts this seasonViktor Klingsell
· RW0 pts this seasonGustav Hillström
· C0 pts this seasonSigge Holmgren
· D0 pts this seasonAlexander Command
· C0 pts this seasonFLA@CBJ9 SwedesNOV 11 · 01:30
9 SwedesNOV 11 · 01:30Gustav Forsling
· D2 pts this seasonEmil Andrae
· D2 pts this seasonJacob Markström
· G4 W this seasonIsac Lundeström
· C0 pts this seasonTobias Björnfot
· D0 pts this seasonLudvig Jansson
· D0 pts this seasonMalte Vass
· D0 pts this seasonArvid Drott
· RW0 pts this seasonVictor Hedin Raftheim
· D0 pts this seasonDET@STL19 SwedesNOV 11 · 02:00
19 SwedesNOV 11 · 02:00Lucas Raymond
· LW16 pts this seasonViktor Arvidsson
· LW15 pts this seasonPhilip Broberg
· D13 pts this seasonJonatan Berggren
· RW5 pts this seasonAnton Johansson
· D5 pts this seasonWilliam Wallinder
· D4 pts this seasonTheo Lindstein
· D2 pts this seasonAlbert Johansson
· D1 pts this seasonAxel Sandin-Pellikka
· D1 pts this seasonOtto Stenberg
· C1 pts this seasonOskar Sundqvist
· C0 pts this seasonAndreas Englund
· D0 pts this seasonWilliam Lagesson
· D0 pts this seasonCalle Rosén
· D0 pts this seasonSimon Edvinsson
· D0 pts this seasonWilmer Skoog
· C0 pts this seasonMilton Gästrin
· C0 pts this seasonEddie Genborg
· RW0 pts this seasonLove Härenstam
· G0 W this seasonShow all
NSH@LAK11 SwedesNOV 11 · 04:00
11 SwedesNOV 11 · 04:00Filip Forsberg
· LW20 pts this seasonAdrian Kempe
· RW13 pts this seasonAdam Edström
· C7 pts this seasonErik Gustafsson
· D6 pts this seasonNils Höglander
· LW5 pts this seasonAdam Wilsby
· D5 pts this seasonAndre Lee
· LW3 pts this seasonAnton Forsberg
· G0 W this seasonErik Portillo
· G0 W this seasonElton Hermansson
· RW0 pts this seasonPhilip Hemmyr
· LW0 pts this seasonSWEDISH LEADERS
Points race
Leo Carlsson
ANAC· 18 GP
6G20A26P
William Nylander
TORRW· 19 GP
11G11A22P
Filip Forsberg
NSHLW· 17 GP
5G15A20P
Elias Pettersson
VANC· 20 GP+1 point last night
4G16A20P
5
Erik Karlsson
PITD· 18 GP
3G15A18P
In the nations league
5th
of 11 ranked nations
35
league points
Rate5thTop trio5thBlue line11thGoalies2ndPer million2nd
Sweden accounts for 10.0% of the NHL's players and 10.7% of its points so far.
The full nations leagueSwedish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 11-2-0 | .922 | 1.99 | 0 | |
| 9 | 4-3-0 | .886 | 2.74 | 1 | |
| 9 | 3-3-0 | .889 | 3.14 | 0 | |
| 8 | 7-1-0 | .945 | 1.33 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0-4-0 | .901 | 2.51 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0-3-0 | .842 | 4.67 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3-0-0 | .880 | 2.95 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1-1-0 | .846 | 4.60 | 0 |
Every Swedish player in the NHL, team by team
Lucas Raymond
LW · 18 GP · 6G 10A16PViktor Arvidsson
LW · 18 GP · 8G 7A15PAnton Johansson
D · 18 GP · 2G 3A5PWilliam Wallinder
D · 13 GP · 2G 2A4PAlbert Johansson
D · 11 GP · 0G 1A1PAxel Sandin-Pellikka
D · 7 GP · 0G 1A1PAndreas Englund
D · 13 GP · 0G 0A0PFabian Zetterlund
LW · 18 GP · 2G 6A8PWilliam Eklund
LW · 4 GP · 1G 1A2PAndré Burakovsky
LW · 8 GP · 0G 0A0PLinus Ullmark
G · 8 GP · 7 W · .9457WSamuel Ersson
G · 9 GP · 3 W · .8893WJonas Johansson
G · 4 GP · 1 W · .8461WElias Pettersson
C · 20 GP · 4G 16A20PJonathan Lekkerimäki
RW · 20 GP · 7G 8A15PLinus Karlsson
C · 20 GP · 4G 6A10PLiam Öhgren
LW · 19 GP · 6G 3A9PElias Pettersson
D · 20 GP · 3G 1A4PTom Willander
D · 16 GP · 0G 3A3PPhilip Broberg
D · 17 GP · 4G 9A13PJonatan Berggren
RW · 15 GP · 2G 3A5PTheo Lindstein
D · 6 GP · 0G 2A2POtto Stenberg
C · 3 GP · 0G 1A1PCalle Rosén
D · No game yet–Adrian Kempe
RW · 14 GP · 6G 7A13PErik Gustafsson
D · 13 GP · 1G 5A6PAndre Lee
LW · 13 GP · 1G 2A3PAnton Forsberg
G · 6 GP · 0 W · .9010WJoel Eriksson Ek
C · 19 GP · 6G 11A17PJonas Brodin
D · 19 GP · 0G 7A7PJesper Wallstedt
G · 16 GP · 11 W · .92211WFilip Gustavsson
G · No game yet–Show all 32 teams
Victor Olofsson
LW · 6 GP · 4G 2A6PRasmus Andersson
D · 19 GP · 2G 4A6PWilliam Karlsson
C · 19 GP · 3G 2A5PAlexander Holtz
RW · 2 GP · 0G 1A1PSimon Holmström
RW · 17 GP · 5G 5A10PVictor Eklund
RW · 17 GP · 6G 3A9PEmil Heineman
LW · 17 GP · 2G 6A8PIvar Stenberg
LW · 20 GP · 6G 6A12PAlexander Wennberg
C · 10 GP · 0G 3A3PFilip Bystedt
C · 5 GP · 0G 0A0PPontus Holmberg
RW · 17 GP · 6G 7A13PVictor Hedman
D · 16 GP · 4G 2A6PDennis Hildeby
G · 4 GP · 3 W · .8803WSeason by season
In the NHL Draft
25 Swedish players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, seven of them in the first round. Ivar Stenberg went first, at number 2 to the San Jose Sharks.
Swedish NHL players all time
Sweden against Belarus
Sweden
5th in the league
6–1
Belarus
11th in the league
Sweden wins 6–1 against Belarus.
0.48Points per game0.45
68Best trio20
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.34
.894Goalies' save percentage–
7.8NHL players per million inhabitants0.7
517Total points25
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Top scorer
Leo Carlsson
Sweden's top scorer in 2026–27.
The team
Anaheim Ducks
Where Leo Carlsson plays.
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