Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 2026–27

235 American players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and ten more are on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 1 391 points, the second most of any country, and USA sits third of 11 in the nations league. Auston Matthews leads with 27 points.

245

NHL players

1 391

Points

3rd

Nations league

Goalie wins

2026–27Active season17/84 games

2025–26

AMERICANS LAST NIGHT · NOV 712 games

63P

24G39A2W

126played

Jake Guentzel C had 3 points (2G 1A) in the win over Minnesota Wild.

Thomas Harley D had 3 points (1G 2A) in the win over San Jose Sharks.

Matthew Tkachuk LW had 3 assists in the loss to Washington Capitals.

Brady Tkachuk LW scored 2 goals in the loss to Washington Capitals.

Tommy Novak C scored 2 goals in the win over Los Angeles Kings.

10 AmericansNOV 7 · 18:30 · last night

Matthew Tkachuk

· LW0G 3A · 23:55 TOI

Brady Tkachuk

· LW2G 0A · 21:29 TOI

Alex Tuch

· RW1G 0A · 24:01 TOI

Jack St. Ivany

· D1G 0A · 13:50 TOI

Ryan Leonard

· RW0G 1A · 14:32 TOI

Seth Jones

· D0G 1A · 26:31 TOI

Garnet Hathaway

· RW0G 0A · 10:08 TOI

7 AmericansNOV 7 · 19:00 · last night

Nick Perbix

· D1G 0A · 19:02 TOI

Jimmy Snuggerud

· RW1G 0A · 18:09 TOI

8 AmericansNOV 7 · 23:00 · last night

· G7 SV · 3 GA · .700 SV%

· RW0G 0A · 14:40 TOI

MTL4–2TOR

9 AmericansNOV 8 · 01:00 · overnight

Chris Kreider

· LW1G 0A · 11:37 TOI

· RW0G 1A · 16:28 TOI

Lane Hutson

· D0G 1A · 22:55 TOI

Jacob Fowler

· G26 SV · 2 GA · .929 SV% · Win

Brandon Duhaime

· LW0G 0A · 09:42 TOI

11 AmericansNOV 8 · 01:00 · overnight

Clayton Keller

· RW1G 1A · 18:33 TOI

· LW0G 1A · 14:43 TOI

· RW0G 0A · 16:39 TOI

8 AmericansNOV 8 · 01:00 · overnight

· RW0G 0A · 11:11 TOI

Matthew Kessel

· D0G 0A · 18:20 TOI

CHI2–9CAR

16 AmericansNOV 8 · 02:00 · overnight

· LW0G 2A · 16:45 TOI

Jackson Blake

· RW1G 0A · 17:35 TOI

K'Andre Miller

· D0G 1A · 21:52 TOI

Spencer Knight

· G11 SV · 6 GA · .647 SV% · Loss

· LW0G 0A · 10:29 TOI

· RW0G 0A · 12:29 TOI

SJS3–4DAL

12 AmericansNOV 8 · 02:00 · overnight

· LW1G 0A · 17:40 TOI

Eric Pohlkamp

· D0G 1A · 14:44 TOI

Alex Nedeljkovic

· G26 SV · 4 GA · .867 SV% · Loss

Jake Oettinger

· G20 SV · 3 GA · .870 SV% · Win

Collin Graf

· RW0G 0A · 15:43 TOI

· RW0G 0A · 08:54 TOI

Kiefer Sherwood

· LW0G 0A · 17:16 TOI

Michael Kesselring

· D0G 0A · 17:36 TOI

TBL4–3MIN

13 AmericansNOV 8 · 02:00 · overnight

· LW1G 0A · 18:52 TOI

Quinn Hughes

· D0G 1A · 29:29 TOI

Bobby Brink

· RW0G 0A · 13:03 TOI

Nick Foligno

· LW0G 0A · 08:05 TOI

· LW0G 0A · 07:15 TOI

Ryan Hartman

· RW0G 0A · 15:38 TOI

· LW0G 0A · 21:56 TOI

DET0–4COL

10 AmericansNOV 8 · 03:00 · overnight

John Leonard

· LW0G 0A · 10:21 TOI

Sam Malinski

· D0G 0A · 18:28 TOI

Carter Mazur

· LW0G 0A · 09:50 TOI

Logan O'Connor

· RW0G 0A · 12:22 TOI

Sheldon Dries

· C0G 0A · 12:47 TOI

Alex DeBrincat

· RW0G 0A · 15:59 TOI

J.T. Compher

· LW0G 0A · 16:16 TOI

11 AmericansNOV 8 · 03:00 · overnight

Tommy Novak

· C2G 0A · 14:39 TOI

Alex Laferriere

· RW1G 0A · 18:39 TOI

· LW0G 0A · 14:39 TOI

· LW0G 0A · 16:20 TOI

VAN2–4EDM

11 AmericansNOV 8 · 04:00 · overnight

Max Sasson

· C1G 0A · 14:22 TOI

Brock Boeser

· RW1G 0A · 20:21 TOI

Ty Emberson

· D0G 1A · 13:56 TOI

Owen Michaels

· RW0G 0A · 09:57 TOI

· LW0G 0A · 06:58 TOI

Paul Cotter

· LW0G 0A · 14:25 TOI

Drew O'Connor

· LW0G 0A · 14:29 TOI

NEXT GAMES · NOV 8 · today

138Americans in6games

FLA1–3BOSLive

24 AmericansNOV 8 · 19:00 · today

PIT@ANA

30 AmericansNOV 9 · 02:00

Jackson LaCombe

· D19 pts this season

Cutter Gauthier

· LW18 pts this season

Tommy Novak

· C14 pts this season

Judd Caulfield

· RW9 pts this season

Nick Robertson

· LW7 pts this season

· RW5 pts this season

· RW5 pts this season

Frank Vatrano

· RW3 pts this season

· RW0 pts this season

· RW0 pts this season

Rutger McGroarty

· RW0 pts this season

Chase Pietila

· D0 pts this season

Nikita Klepov

· RW0 pts this season

Jake Livanavage

· D0 pts this season

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd

of 11 ranked nations

league points

Rate6thTop trio2ndBlue line1stGoalies3rdPer million8th

USA accounts for 28.3% of the NHL's players and 29.4% of its points so far.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Spencer KnightCHI	14	4-10-0	.881	3.66	0
Jake OettingerDAL	13	9-3-0	.906	1.99	3
Jeremy SwaymanBOS	13	8-3-0	.914	2.31	1
John GibsonDET	11	4-5-0	.860	3.46	0
Jacob FowlerMTL	10	8-1-0	.926	2.15	2
Dustin WolfCGY	10	3-5-0	.869	3.75	0
Joey DaccordSEA	9	4-3-0	.881	3.83	0
Joseph WollPHI	9	1-6-0	.898	3.12	0
Devin CooleyCGY	7	4-3-0	.912	2.69	0
Alex NedeljkovicSJS	7	3-3-0	.895	3.23	0
Brandon BussiCAR	7	3-2-0	.869	3.23	0
Anthony StolarzTOR	6	5-1-0	.909	2.66	0
Charlie LindgrenWSH	5	3-2-0	.881	3.08	0
Connor HellebuyckNJD	4	4-0-0	.890	2.44	0
Casey DeSmithDAL	4	1-2-0	.909	2.42	0
Cooper BlackFLA	1	0-1-0	.850	3.15	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

235 players across 32 teams, plus ten more on a roster without a game yet.

ANAAnaheim Ducks14 players

Jackson LaCombe

D · 17 GP · 1G 18A19P

Cutter Gauthier

LW · 16 GP · 12G 6A18P

MINMinnesota Wild13 players

Quinn Hughes

D · 19 GP · 6G 20A26P

Matt Boldy

LW · 19 GP · 7G 10A17P

CHIChicago Blackhawks12 players

G · 14 GP · 4 W · .8814W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers11 players

Trevor Zegras

C · 18 GP · 4G 10A14P

G · 9 GP · 1 W · .8981W

TORToronto Maple Leafs11 players

Auston Matthews

C · 18 GP · 11G 16A27P

Jack Roslovic

C · 18 GP · 8G 10A18P

G · 6 GP · 5 W · .9095W

BOSBoston Bruins10 players

G · 13 GP · 8 W · .9148W

DETDetroit Red Wings10 players

Alex DeBrincat

RW · 18 GP · 7G 9A16P

G · 11 GP · 4 W · .8604W

UTAUtah Mammoth10 players

Clayton Keller

RW · 18 GP · 5G 19A24P

Logan Cooley

C · 18 GP · 11G 10A21P

Nick Schmaltz

C · 18 GP · 9G 11A20P

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WSHWashington Capitals10 players

Alex Tuch

RW · 15 GP · 11G 2A13P

Ryan Leonard

RW · 15 GP · 5G 6A11P

G · 5 GP · 3 W · .8813W

BUFBuffalo Sabres9 players

Tage Thompson

C · 16 GP · 10G 9A19P

CARCarolina Hurricanes9 players

Jackson Blake

RW · 19 GP · 5G 14A19P

Shayne Gostisbehere

D · 19 GP · 3G 11A14P

G · 7 GP · 3 W · .8693W

PITPittsburgh Penguins9 players

EDMEdmonton Oilers8 players

LAKLos Angeles Kings8 players

Alex Laferriere

RW · 15 GP · 3G 8A11P

SJSSan Jose Sharks8 players

G · 7 GP · 3 W · .8953W

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets7 players

Zach Werenski

D · 15 GP · 2G 12A14P

Charlie Coyle

C · 15 GP · 3G 10A13P

DALDallas Stars7 players

Jason Robertson

LW · 17 GP · 9G 10A19P

G · 13 GP · 9 W · .9069W

Casey DeSmith

G · 4 GP · 1 W · .9091W

FLAFlorida Panthers7 players

Matthew Tkachuk

LW · 18 GP · 4G 22A26P

Brady Tkachuk

LW · 18 GP · 10G 10A20P

Seth Jones

D · 18 GP · 3G 17A20P

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8500W

Jack Devine

RW · No game yet–

NSHNashville Predators7 players

VANVancouver Canucks7 players

Brock Boeser

RW · 19 GP · 7G 9A16P

WPGWinnipeg Jets7 players

Kyle Connor

LW · 17 GP · 13G 6A19P

NYINew York Islanders6 players

COLColorado Avalanche5 players

NJDNew Jersey Devils5 players

Jack Hughes

C · 17 GP · 9G 14A23P

G · 4 GP · 4 W · .8904W

NYRNew York Rangers5 players

Adam Fox

D · 18 GP · 2G 19A21P

SEASeattle Kraken5 players

Mackie Samoskevich

RW · 15 GP · 6G 5A11P

G · 9 GP · 4 W · .8814W

TBLTampa Bay Lightning5 players

Jake Guentzel

C · 16 GP · 10G 7A17P

VGKVegas Golden Knights5 players

Jack Eichel

C · 18 GP · 7G 16A23P

Trevor Connelly

LW · 18 GP · 7G 5A12P

CGYCalgary Flames4 players

Joel Farabee

LW · 17 GP · 6G 11A17P

Matt Coronato

RW · 17 GP · 3G 11A14P

Devin Cooley

G · 7 GP · 4 W · .9124W

Dustin Wolf

G · 10 GP · 3 W · .8693W

MTLMontréal Canadiens4 players

Lane Hutson

D · 17 GP · 3G 14A17P

Cole Caufield

RW · 17 GP · 11G 5A16P

Chris Kreider

LW · 17 GP · 3G 6A9P

Jacob Fowler

G · 10 GP · 8 W · .9268W

OTTOttawa Senators4 players

Drake Batherson

RW · 18 GP · 9G 9A18P

STLSt. Louis Blues3 players

Jimmy Snuggerud

RW · 17 GP · 9G 3A12P

Season by season

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.

In the NHL Draft

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.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

American NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Most points by American players

Most goalie wins

Best seasons by a American player

USA against Finland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.

USA

3rd in the league

5–2

Finland

7th in the league

USA wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.48Points per game0.49

79Best trio64

0.38Defencemen's points per game0.34

.892Goalies' save percentage.884

0.7NHL players per million inhabitants7.3

1 391Total points224

235Players in the NHL41

USA against Finland season by season

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Top scorer

Auston Matthews

USA's top scorer in 2026–27.

The team

Toronto Maple Leafs

Where Auston Matthews plays.

Nations in the NHL

Every nation in the NHL

How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.

Nations league

NHL battle of the nations 2026–27

The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.

Against Sweden

Sweden vs USA

Seven rounds, season by season.

The Swedes

Every Swede in the NHL

Team by team, with position and stats.

AMERICAN LEADERS

Points race

Goals

Assists

Goalies: wins

In the nations league

American goalies

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

Season by season

In the NHL Draft

American NHL players all time

Most points by American players

Most goalie wins

Best seasons by a American player

USA against Finland

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