Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 2026–27

237 American players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and ten more are on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 1 443 points, the second most of any country, and USA sits third of 11 in the nations league. Auston Matthews leads with 28 points.

247

NHL players

1 443

Points

3rd

Nations league

Goalie wins

2026–27Active season18/84 games

2025–26

AMERICANS LAST NIGHT · NOV 107 games

27P

9G18A

72played

Kyle Connor LW scored 2 goals in the win over New Jersey Devils.

Jack Roslovic C had 2 points (1G 1A) in the loss to Colorado Avalanche.

Cole Hutson D had 2 points (1G 1A) in the win over Ottawa Senators.

Jimmy Snuggerud RW had 2 points (1G 1A) in the win over Detroit Red Wings.

Andrew Copp C had 2 points (1G 1A) in the loss to St. Louis Blues.

9 AmericansNOV 11 · 01:00 · overnight

· RW0G 1A · 13:56 TOI

· LW0G 0A · 13:18 TOI

MIN2–1MTL

14 AmericansNOV 11 · 01:00 · overnight

Bobby Brink

· RW1G 0A · 13:11 TOI

Quinn Hughes

· D0G 1A · 29:28 TOI

Cole Caufield

· RW0G 1A · 16:04 TOI

Matt Boldy

· LW0G 1A · 20:47 TOI

Lane Hutson

· D0G 1A · 26:47 TOI

Jacob Fowler

· G22 SV · 2 GA · .917 SV%

Michael McCarron

· C0G 0A · 15:28 TOI

Ryan Hartman

· RW0G 0A · 11:18 TOI

Matt Kiersted

· D0G 0A · 10:19 TOI

Nick Foligno

· LW0G 0A · 10:23 TOI

Zach Bogosian

· D0G 0A · 14:59 TOI

Chris Kreider

· LW0G 0A · 12:34 TOI

Marcus Foligno

· LW0G 0A · 09:48 TOI

Blake Coleman

· LW0G 0A · 15:35 TOI

WSH3–2OTT

10 AmericansNOV 11 · 01:00 · overnight

· RW0G 0A · 14:53 TOI

Drake Batherson

· RW0G 0A · 16:06 TOI

Alex Tuch

· RW0G 0A · 19:11 TOI

9 AmericansNOV 11 · 01:00 · overnight

Kyle Connor

· LW2G 0A · 22:53 TOI

Jack Hughes

· C0G 1A · 25:04 TOI

Alex Iafallo

· LW0G 1A · 13:54 TOI

· LW0G 0A · 07:12 TOI

11 AmericansNOV 11 · 01:30 · overnight

Seth Jones

· D0G 1A · 21:48 TOI

Matthew Tkachuk

· LW0G 1A · 17:13 TOI

Garnet Hathaway

· RW0G 0A · 10:59 TOI

Jack Devine

· RW0G 0A · 13:58 TOI

Matthew Knies

· LW0G 0A · 16:08 TOI

Cole Sillinger

· C0G 0A · 15:11 TOI

Brady Tkachuk

· LW0G 0A · 16:51 TOI

Mathieu Olivier

· RW0G 0A · 14:45 TOI

9 AmericansNOV 11 · 02:00 · overnight

Jimmy Snuggerud

· RW1G 1A · 18:39 TOI

· G30 SV · 3 GA · .909 SV% · Loss

· RW0G 0A · 19:49 TOI

Mason Appleton

· C0G 0A · 10:03 TOI

J.T. Compher

· LW0G 0A · 15:56 TOI

NSH3–0LAK

10 AmericansNOV 11 · 04:00 · overnight

· RW0G 0A · 16:36 TOI

· LW0G 0A · 15:34 TOI

NEXT GAMES · NOV 12 · upcoming

129Americans in6games

TBL@BUF

24 AmericansNOV 12 · 01:00

NYR@CGY

13 AmericansNOV 12 · 01:30

Adam Fox

· D21 pts this season

Joel Farabee

· LW18 pts this season

Matt Coronato

· RW15 pts this season

J.T. Miller

· C13 pts this season

25 AmericansNOV 12 · 04:00

Jackson LaCombe

· D22 pts this season

Cutter Gauthier

· LW22 pts this season

Judd Caulfield

· RW9 pts this season

· RW5 pts this season

Nick Perbix

· D4 pts this season

Frank Vatrano

· RW3 pts this season

· RW0 pts this season

· LW0 pts this season

Ryan Ufko

· D0 pts this season

Nikita Klepov

· RW0 pts this season

PIT@SJS

24 AmericansNOV 12 · 04:00

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 29.2% 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	9-3-0	.919	2.22	1
John GibsonDET	12	4-6-0	.866	3.43	0
Jacob FowlerMTL	11	8-1-0	.925	2.14	2
Dustin WolfCGY	10	3-5-0	.869	3.75	0
Joseph WollPHI	10	2-6-0	.901	2.91	0
Joey DaccordSEA	9	4-3-0	.881	3.83	0
Devin CooleyCGY	8	5-3-0	.912	2.71	0
Anthony StolarzTOR	7	5-2-0	.907	2.72	0
Alex NedeljkovicSJS	7	3-3-0	.895	3.23	0
Brandon BussiCAR	7	3-2-0	.869	3.23	0
Connor HellebuyckNJD	5	5-0-0	.912	1.96	1
Charlie LindgrenWSH	5	3-2-0	.881	3.08	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

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

ANAAnaheim Ducks14 players

Cutter Gauthier

LW · 17 GP · 15G 7A22P

Jackson LaCombe

D · 18 GP · 1G 21A22P

CHIChicago Blackhawks13 players

G · 14 GP · 4 W · .8814W

Drew Commesso

G · No game yet–

MINMinnesota Wild13 players

Quinn Hughes

D · 20 GP · 6G 21A27P

Matt Boldy

LW · 20 GP · 7G 11A18P

Bobby Brink

RW · 20 GP · 2G 8A10P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers11 players

Trevor Zegras

C · 20 GP · 4G 10A14P

G · 10 GP · 2 W · .9012W

TORToronto Maple Leafs11 players

Auston Matthews

C · 20 GP · 11G 17A28P

Jack Roslovic

C · 19 GP · 9G 11A20P

G · 7 GP · 5 W · .9075W

Miles Wood

LW · No game yet–

BOSBoston Bruins10 players

G · 13 GP · 9 W · .9199W

DETDetroit Red Wings10 players

Alex DeBrincat

RW · 19 GP · 7G 9A16P

G · 12 GP · 4 W · .8664W

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 · 16 GP · 11G 2A13P

Jakob Chychrun

D · 16 GP · 2G 10A12P

Ryan Leonard

RW · 16 GP · 5G 6A11P

G · 5 GP · 3 W · .8813W

BUFBuffalo Sabres9 players

Tage Thompson

C · 17 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 · 16 GP · 3G 8A11P

SJSSan Jose Sharks8 players

G · 7 GP · 3 W · .8953W

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets7 players

Zach Werenski

D · 16 GP · 2G 12A14P

Charlie Coyle

C · 16 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 · 19 GP · 4G 23A27P

Seth Jones

D · 19 GP · 3G 18A21P

Brady Tkachuk

LW · 19 GP · 10G 10A20P

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8500W

NSHNashville Predators7 players

VANVancouver Canucks7 players

Brock Boeser

RW · 20 GP · 7G 10A17P

COLColorado Avalanche6 players

NYINew York Islanders6 players

NYRNew York Rangers6 players

Adam Fox

D · 19 GP · 2G 19A21P

WPGWinnipeg Jets6 players

Kyle Connor

LW · 19 GP · 15G 6A21P

NJDNew Jersey Devils5 players

Jack Hughes

C · 19 GP · 9G 17A26P

G · 5 GP · 5 W · .9125W

SEASeattle Kraken5 players

Mackie Samoskevich

RW · 15 GP · 6G 5A11P

G · 9 GP · 4 W · .8814W

TBLTampa Bay Lightning5 players

Jake Guentzel

C · 17 GP · 10G 7A17P

VGKVegas Golden Knights5 players

Jack Eichel

C · 19 GP · 8G 16A24P

Trevor Connelly

LW · 19 GP · 7G 5A12P

CGYCalgary Flames4 players

Joel Farabee

LW · 18 GP · 7G 11A18P

Matt Coronato

RW · 18 GP · 4G 11A15P

Devin Cooley

G · 8 GP · 5 W · .9125W

Dustin Wolf

G · 10 GP · 3 W · .8693W

MTLMontréal Canadiens4 players

Lane Hutson

D · 18 GP · 3G 15A18P

Cole Caufield

RW · 18 GP · 11G 6A17P

Chris Kreider

LW · 18 GP · 3G 6A9P

Jacob Fowler

G · 11 GP · 8 W · .9258W

OTTOttawa Senators4 players

Drake Batherson

RW · 19 GP · 9G 9A18P

STLSt. Louis Blues3 players

Jimmy Snuggerud

RW · 18 GP · 10G 4A14P

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 Slovakia

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

USA

3rd in the league

6–1

Slovakia

9th in the league

USA wins 6–1 against Slovakia.

0.47Points per game0.45

82Best trio26

0.38Defencemen's points per game0.35

.894Goalies' save percentage–

0.7NHL players per million inhabitants1.5

1 443Total points41

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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 Slovakia

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