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American NHL players 2026–27

233 American players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and nine more are on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 1 307 points, the second most of any country, and USA sits third of 11 in the nations league. Auston Matthews leads with 26 points.

242
NHL players
1 307
Points
3rd
Nations league
62
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season16/84 games
USAAMERICANS LAST NIGHT · NOV 511 games
55P
20G35A2W
120played
Logan Cooley C had 4 points (3G 1A) in the loss to Montréal Canadiens.
Nick Schmaltz C had 3 points (1G 2A) in the loss to Montréal Canadiens.
Luke Hughes D had 2 points (1G 1A) in the win over St. Louis Blues.
Jalen Chatfield D had 2 points (1G 1A) in the win over New York Islanders.
Cutter Gauthier LW had 2 points (1G 1A) in the win over Edmonton Oilers.
Player of the night
Logan Cooley
UTA
3G1A
NEXT GAMES · NOV 7 · upcoming
68Americans in3games
Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
134-9-0.8913.340
128-3-0.9091.913
128-3-0.9122.321
114-5-0.8603.460
97-1-0.9252.172
93-4-0.8703.710
91-6-0.8983.120
84-3-0.8893.530
74-3-0.9122.690
73-2-0.8693.230
65-1-0.9092.660
63-2-0.8993.090
53-2-0.8813.080
44-0-0.8902.440
41-2-0.9092.420
10-1-0.8503.150
233 players across 32 teams, plus nine more on a roster without a game yet.
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USA had 121 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 301 in 2025–26. The peak was 2021–22, with 324. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 4 seasons USA won.

58 American players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, seven of them in the first round. Chase Reid went first, at number 7 to the Seattle Kraken.

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
USA
USA
3rd in the league
3–4
Canada
Canada
1st in the league

Canada wins 4–3 against USA.

0.48Points per game0.45
71Best trio101
0.37Defencemen's points per game0.36
.894Goalies' save percentage.890
0.7NHL players per million inhabitants8.5
1 307Total points1 752
233Players in the NHL340
USA against Canada season by season
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