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American NHL players 2026–27

238 American players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and nine more are on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 1 470 points, the second most of any country, and USA sits second of 11 in the nations league. Auston Matthews leads with 28 points.

247
NHL players
1 470
Points
2nd
Nations league
68
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season18/84 games
USAAMERICANS LAST NIGHT · NOV 116 games
27P
7G20A
65played
John Carlson D had 5 points (1G 4A) in the win over Buffalo Sabres.
Jake Guentzel C had 4 assists in the win over Buffalo Sabres.
Jack Eichel C had 2 points (1G 1A) in the win over Utah Mammoth.
Jayden Struble D had 2 points (1G 1A) in the win over Anaheim Ducks.
Andrew Peeke D had 2 assists in the loss to Vegas Golden Knights.
Player of the night
John Carlson
TBL
1G4A
NEXT GAMES · NOV 12 · today
221Americans in11games
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Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
144-10-0.8813.660
139-3-0.9061.993
139-3-0.9192.221
124-6-0.8663.430
118-1-0.9252.142
103-5-0.8693.750
102-6-0.9012.910
95-4-0.9122.630
94-3-0.8813.830
75-2-0.9072.720
73-3-0.8953.230
73-2-0.8693.230
55-0-0.9121.961
53-2-0.8813.080
41-2-0.9092.420
10-1-0.8503.150
238 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
2nd in the league
6–1
Germany
Germany
4th in the league

USA wins 6–1 against Germany.

0.47Points per game0.56
82Best trio74
0.38Defencemen's points per game0.37
.894Goalies' save percentage.891
0.7NHL players per million inhabitants0.1
1 470Total points88
238Players in the NHL8
USA against Germany season by season
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