The following Latvian ice hockey players have played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Apart from the players listed below, there have been several NHL players of Latvian descent. Harold Snepsts, Mike Knuble as well as Aris Brimanis and Jarrod Skalde are among such examples. Players This is a list of players drafted in the NHL Amateur and Entry Draft. In 1975 Viktor Khatulev became the first Latvian and also the first Soviet hockey player to be drafted. Alberts Šmits is the currently highest drafted Latvian player in history, taken 5th overall by the New York Rangers in 2026.

Red players have not officially played a game in the NHL.

Name Position DraftYear Team Round No.Olivers Murnieks F 2026 Buffalo Sabres 4 124Patriks Plumins G 2026 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 114Rudolfs Berzkalns F 2026 Edmonton Oilers 2 58Alberts Šmits D 2026 New York Rangers 1 5 Darels Uļjanskis D 2024 Anaheim Ducks 7 214 Mikus Vecvanags G 2024 Montreal Canadiens 5 134 Eriks Mateiko F 2024 Washington Capitals 3 90 Klāvs Veinbergs F 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 7 224 Sandis Vilmanis F 2022 Florida Panthers 5 157 Dans Ločmelis F 2022 Boston Bruins 4 119 Raivis Ansons F 2020 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 149 Artūrs Šilovs G 2019 Vancouver Canucks 6 156 Rodrigo Ābols F 2016 Vancouver Canucks 7 184 Rūdolfs Balcers F 2015 San Jose Sharks 5 142 Kārlis Čukste D 2015 San Jose Sharks 5 130 Mārtiņš Dzierkals F 2015 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 68 Edgars Kulda F 2014 Arizona Coyotes 7 193 Elvis Merzļikins G 2014 Columbus Blue Jackets 3 76 Kristers Gudļevskis G 2013 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 124 Teodors Bļugers F 2012 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 52 Zemgus Girgensons F 2012 Buffalo Sabres 1 14 Kristiāns Pelšs F 2010 Edmonton Oilers 7 181 Artūrs Kulda D 2006 Atlanta Thrashers 7 200 Kaspars Daugaviņš F 2006 Ottawa Senators 3 91 Oskars Bārtulis D 2005 Philadelphia Flyers 3 91 Mārtiņš Karsums F 2004 Boston Bruins 2 64 Lauris Dārziņš F 2003 Nashville Predators 9 268 Raimonds Daņiličs F 2003 Tampa Bay Lightning 8 255 Armands Bērziņš F 2002 Minnesota Wild 5 155 Krišjānis Rēdlihs D 2002 New Jersey Devils 5 154 Jēkabs Rēdlihs D 2002 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 119 Juris Štāls F 2001 New York Rangers 9 269 Jānis Sprukts F 2000 Florida Panthers 8 234 Agris Saviels D 2000 Colorado Avalanche 2 63 Georgijs Pujacs D 1999 Boston Bruins 9 264 Kaspars Astašenko D 1999 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 127 Kārlis Skrastiņš D 1998 Nashville Predators 8 230 Aleksandrs Andrejevs D 1997 Phoenix Coyotes 8 207 Harijs Vītoliņš F 1993 Winnipeg Jets 9 228 Aleksandrs Kerčs F 1993 Edmonton Oilers 3 60 Viktors Ignatjevs D 1992 San Jose Sharks 11 243 Grigorijs Panteļejevs F 1992 Boston Bruins 6 136 Sergejs Žoltoks F 1992 Boston Bruins 3 55 Sandis Ozoliņš D 1991 San Jose Sharks 2 30 Helmuts Balderis F 1989 Minnesota North Stars 12 238 Artūrs Irbe G 1989 Minnesota North Stars 10 196 Harijs Vītoliņš F 1988 Montreal Canadiens 9 228 Viktors Hatuļevs F 1975 Philadelphia Flyers 9 160

There have also been 7 undrafted Latvian NHL players - Herberts Vasiļjevs, Pēteris Skudra, Raitis Ivanāns, Ronalds Ķēniņš, Matīss Kivlenieks, Kristiāns Rubīns and Uvis Balinskis.

Statistics Sandis Ozoliņš is the record-holder in all categories, while Kārlis Skrastiņš owned the NHL record for most consecutive games by a defenceman.

Regular season

Skaters

Name Position GP G A P PIM Sandis Ozoliņš D 875 167 397 564 638 Sergejs Žoltoks F 588 111 147 258 166 Zemgus Girgensons F 844 100 114 214 270 Teodors Bļugers F 453 58 111 169 188 Kārlis Skrastiņš D 832 32 104 136 375 Rūdolfs Balcers F 170 28 34 62 50 Uvis Balinskis D 156 10 26 36 65 Raitis Ivanāns F 282 12 6 18 569Rodrigo Ābols F 64 5 10 15 22 Herberts Vasiļjevs F 51 8 7 15 22 Kaspars Daugaviņš F 91 6 9 15 21 Grigorijs Panteļejevs F 54 8 6 14 12 Ronalds Ķēniņš F 38 4 8 12 14 Oskars Bārtulis D 66 1 8 9 32 Helmuts Balderis F 26 3 6 9 2 Mārtiņš Karsums F 24 1 5 6 6Sandis Vilmanis F 19 3 2 5 4 Kaspars Astašenko D 23 1 2 3 8 Jānis Sprukts F 14 1 2 3 2 Artūrs Kulda D 15 0 2 2 8 Viktors Ignatjevs D 11 0 1 1 6 Harijs Vītoliņš F 8 0 0 0 4 Aleksandrs Kerčs F 5 0 0 0 2 Kristiāns Rubīns D 3 0 0 0 4 Alberts Šmits D 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Name GP Mins W L T SO A PIM GA GAA Saves Save% Artūrs Irbe 568 32,066 218 236 79 33 9 90 1,513 2.83 14,092 0.899 Elvis Merzļikins 274 15,301 108 111 38 12 7 24 821 3.22 7,367 0.900 Pēteris Skudra 146 7,163 51 47 20 6 2 6 326 2.73 3,078 0.894 Artūrs Šilovs 58 3,339 27 20 10 2 3 6 171 3.07 906 0.886 Matīss Kivlenieks 6 285 1 1 2 0 0 0 14 2.95 137 0.898 Kristers Gudļevskis 3 132 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1.37 73 0.959

Playoffs

Scoring Name Pos GP G A P PIM Sandis Ozoliņš D 137 23 67 90 131 Sergejs Žoltoks F 45 4 14 18 0 Teodors Bļugers F 37 2 4 6 10 Kārlis Skrastiņš D 20 0 3 3 12 Ronalds Ķēniņš F 5 1 1 2 4 Uvis Balinskis D 5 1 0 1 2Zemgus Girgensons F 12 0 0 0 4 Oskars Bārtulis D 7 0 0 0 4 Kaspars Daugaviņš F 7 0 0 0 2 Viktors Ignatjevs D 1 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders Name GP Mins W L SO GA GAA Saves Save% Artūrs Irbe 51 2,981 23 27 0 142 2.86 1,439 0.901 Artūrs Šilovs 13 795 7 4 2 34 2.57 331 0.907 Pēteris Skudra 3 116 0 1 0 6 2 51 0.895 Elvis Merzļikins 2 123 1 1 0 4 1.96 70 0.946 Kristers Gudļevskis 2 40 0 1 0 2 3.02 18 0.900

See also List of Latvians in the Kontinental Hockey League