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Swedish 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 527 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
527
Points
5th
Nations league
31
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season17/84 games
SwedenSWEDES LAST NIGHT · NOV 107 games
10P
5G5A2W
30played
Gabriel Landeskog LW scored 2 goals in the win over Toronto Maple Leafs.
Filip Forsberg LW was in action last night against Los Angeles Kings.
Lucas Raymond LW had 2 assists in the loss to St. Louis Blues.
Nils Höglander LW was in action last night against Los Angeles Kings.
Jesper Bratt LW scored 1 goal in the loss to Winnipeg Jets.
Player of the night
Gabriel Landeskog
COL
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NEXT GAMES · NOV 11 · overnight
62Swedes in7games
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Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
1712-2-0.9241.930
105-3-0.9002.561
103-3-0.8843.110
87-1-0.9451.330
70-4-0.9062.460
50-3-0.8424.670
43-0-0.8802.950
41-1-0.8464.600
83 players across 32 teams, plus four more on a roster without a game yet.
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Sweden had 17 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 103 in 2025–26. The peak was 2019–20, with 111. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 6 seasons Sweden won.

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.

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Sweden
Sweden
5th in the league
6–1
Latvia
Latvia
10th in the league

Sweden wins 6–1 against Latvia.

0.48Points per game0.43
70Best trio15
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.33
.896Goalies' save percentage.888
7.8NHL players per million inhabitants3.2
527Total points16
83Players in the NHL6
Sweden against Latvia season by season
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