This is a list of National Hockey League statistical leaders by country of birth, sorted alphabetically. The top ten players from each country are included. Statistics are current through the end of the 2025–26 NHL season and players currently playing in the National Hockey League are marked in boldface.
All players are listed by the current country of the players' birth location, regardless of their citizenship, where they were trained in hockey or what country they represented internationally.
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Australia Austria The Bahamas Belarus Belgium Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada
Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Haiti Indonesia
Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Netherlands Nigeria
Norway Paraguay Poland Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea
Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uzbekistan Venezuela 2 Notes 3 See also 4 External links
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Australia
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Jordan SpenceJordan Spence was born in Australia, but was raised in Japan. He has represented Canada internationally. LAK, OTT 253 92 0.36
Austria
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Thomas Vanek BUF, NYI, MTL, MIN, DET, FLA, VAN, CBJ 1,029 789 0.77 2 André BurakovskyAndré Burakovsky was born in Austria, but was raised in Sweden. He plays for Sweden internationally. WSH, COL, SEA, CHI 771 420 0.54 3 Michael Grabner VAN, NYI, TOR, NYR, NJD, ARI 640 276 0.43 4 Michael Raffl PHI, WSH, DAL 590 179 0.30 5 Marco Rossi MIN, VAN 235 136 0.58 6 Marco Kasper DET 159 56 0.41 7 Marko DaňoMarko Dano was born in Austria, but was raised in Slovakia. He plays for Slovakia internationally. CBJ, CHI, WPG, COL 141 45 0.32 8 Andreas Nödl PHI, CAR 183 36 0.20 9 Thomas Pöck NYR, NYI 118 17 0.14 10 Christoph Brandner MIN 35 9 0.14
The Bahamas Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 André DeveauxAndre Deveaux was born in The Bahamas, but was raised in Canada. TOR, NYR 31 2 0.06
Belarus
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Yegor Sharangovich NJD, CGY 438 226 0.52 2 Andrei Kostitsyn MTL, NSH 398 222 0.56 3 Ruslan Salei ANA, FLA, COL, DET 917 204 0.22 4 Sergei Kostitsyn MTL, NSH 353 176 0.50 5 Aliaksei Protas WSH 321 171 0.53 6 John MiszukJohn Miszuk was born in the Byelorussian SSR, but was raised in Canada. DET, CHI, PHI, MNS 237 46 0.19 7 Konstantin Koltsov PIT 144 38 0.26 8 Artyom Levshunov CHI 86 30 0.35 9 Sergei BautinSergei Bautin was born in the Byelorussian SSR, but represented Russia internationally. WIN, DET, SJS 132 30 0.23 10 Vladislav Kolyachonok ARI, UTA, PIT, DAL, BOS 87 17 0.20
Belgium Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Jan BendaJan Benda was born in Belgium to Czech parents, and was raised in the former Czechoslovakia. He also played major junior hockey in Canada. Benda has since acquired German citizenship and has represented that country internationally. WSH 9 3 0.33
Brazil
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Robyn RegehrRobyn and Richie Regehr are sons of Canadian Mennonite missionaries. Their parents were serving in Brazil when Robyn was born in 1980, and in Indonesia when Richie was born in 1983. The family eventually returned to Canada, where both brothers were trained in hockey. CGY, BUF, LAK 1,090 199 0.18 2 Mike GreenlayMike Greenlay was born in Brazil, but raised in Canada. EDM 2 1 0.50
Brunei Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Craig AdamsCraig Adams was born in the British protectorate of Brunei, but was raised in Canada. CAR, CHI, PIT 951 160 0.17
Bulgaria Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Alexandar GeorgievAlexandar Georgiev was born in Bulgaria and moved to Russia as a child. He has dual citizenship and represents Russia internationally. NYR, COL, SJS 303 8 0.03
Canada
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Wayne Gretzky EDM, LAK, STL, NYR 1,487 2,857 1.92 2 Mark Messier EDM, NYR, VAN, NYR 1,756 1,887 1.07 3 Gordie Howe DET, HFD 1,767 1,850 1.05 4 Ron Francis HFD/CAR, PIT, TOR 1,731 1,798 1.04 5 Marcel Dionne DET, LAK, NYR 1,348 1,771 1.31 6 Sidney Crosby PIT 1,420 1,761 1.24 7 Steve Yzerman DET 1,514 1,755 1.16 8 Mario Lemieux PIT 915 1,723 1.88 9 Joe Sakic QUE/COL 1,378 1,641 1.19 10 Phil Esposito CHI, BOS, NYR 1,282 1,590 1.24
Croatia Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Borna Rendulić COL, VAN 15 2 0.13
Czech Republic
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Jaromír Jágr PIT, WSH, NYR, PHI, DAL, BOS, NJD, FLA, CGY 1,733 1,921 1.11 2 Patrik Eliáš NJD 1,240 1,025 0.83 3 David Pastrňák BOS 833 933 1.12 4 Jakub Voráček CBJ, PHI 1,058 806 0.76 5 Milan Hejduk COL 1,020 805 0.79 6 David Krejčí BOS 1,032 786 0.76 7 Václav Prospal PHI, OTT, FLA, TBL, ANA, NYR, CBJ 1,108 765 0.69 8 Bobby Holík HFD, NJD, NYR, ATL 1,314 747 0.57 9 Petr Sýkora NJD, ANA, NYR, EDM, PIT, MIN 1,017 721 0.71 10 Martin Straka PIT, OTT, NYI, FLA LAK, NYR 954 717 0.75
Denmark
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Nikolaj Ehlers WPG, CAR 756 591 0.78 2 Frans Nielsen NYI, DET 925 473 0.51 3 Lars Eller STL, MTL, WSH, COL, PIT, OTT 1,184 439 0.37 4 Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ, SEA, TBL 704 416 0.59 5 Mikkel Bødker PHX/ARI, COL, SJS, OTT 709 327 0.46 6 Jannik Hansen VAN, SJS 626 256 0.41 7 Peter Regin OTT, NYI, CHI 243 67 0.28 8 Poul PopielPoul Popiel was born in Denmark but moved to Canada as a child and lost his Danish citizenship when he became an American citizen. BOS, LAK, DET, VAN, EDM 224 54 0.24 9 Philip Larsen DAL, EDM, VAN 150 37 0.25 10 Frederik Andersen ANA, TOR, CAR 552 17 0.03
Estonia
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Leo KomarovLeo Komarov was born in the Estonian SSR, but was raised in Finland and represents Finland internationally. TOR, NYI 491 170 0.35
Finland
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Teemu Selänne WIN, ANA, SJS, COL 1,451 1,457 1.00 2 Jari Kurri EDM, LAK, NYR, ANA, COL 1,251 1,398 1.12 3 Tomas SandströmTomas Sandstrom was born in Finland, but played internationally for Sweden. NYR, LAK, PIT, DET, ANA 983 856 0.87 4 Saku Koivu MTL, ANA 1,124 832 0.74 6 Mikko Rantanen COL, CAR, DAL 716 782 1.09 6 Aleksander Barkov FLA 804 782 0.97 7 Olli Jokinen LAK, NYI, FLA, PHX, CGY, NYR, WPG, NSH, TOR, STL 1,231 750 0.61 8 Sebastian Aho CAR 756 711 0.94 9 Mikko Koivu MIN, CBJ 1,035 711 0.69 10 Mikael Granlund MIN, NSH, PIT, SJS, DAL, ANA 960 661 0.68
France
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Paul MacLeanPaul MacLean was born in France, but was raised in Canada. STL, WIN, DET 719 673 0.94 2 Antoine Roussel DAL, VAN, ARI 607 197 0.32 3 Pierre-Édouard Bellemare PHI, VGK, COL, TBL, SEA 699 138 0.20 4 Alexandre Texier CBJ, STL, MTL 283 111 0.39 5 Philippe Bozon STL 144 41 0.28 6 Xavier OuelletXavier Ouellet was born in France, but was raised in Canada. He plays for Canada internationally. DET, MTL 178 28 0.16 7 Yohann Auvitu NJD, EDM 58 13 0.22 8 Stéphane Da Costa OTT 47 11 0.23 9 Benoit-Olivier GroulxBo Groulx was born in France, but was raised in Canada. ANA, TOR 78 10 0.13 10 Kalle KossilaKalle Kossila was born in France, but was raised in Finland. He plays for Finland internationally. ANA 19 3 0.16
Germany
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Leon Draisaitl EDM 855 1,053 1.23 2 Dany HeatleyDany Heatley was born in West Germany, in what is now Germany. His Canadian father retired from hockey and the family moved to Canada when Heatley was still a toddler. Heatley plays for Canada internationally. ATL, OTT, SJS, MIN, ANA 869 791 0.91 3 Walt TkaczukWalt Tkaczuk was born in Allied-occupied Germany in 1947. His birthplace lies within the territory that became the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) in 1949. His family moved to Canada when he was two years old. NYR 945 678 0.72 4 Marco Sturm SJS, BOS, LAK, WSH, VAN, FLA 938 487 0.52 5 Jochen Hecht STL, EDM, BUF 833 463 0.56 6 Tim Stützle OTT 447 409 0.91 7 Christian Ehrhoff SJS, VAN, BUF, PIT, LAK, CHI 789 339 0.43 8 Willie HuberWillie Huber was born in West Germany, in what is now Germany. He played internationally for Canada. DET, NYR, VAN, PHI 655 321 0.49 9 Mikhail GrabovskiMikhail Grabovski was born to Belarusian parents in East Germany, in what is now Germany. His family returned to Belarus when he was three years old, and he plays for that country internationally. MTL, TOR, WSH, NYI 534 296 0.55 10 Uwe Krupp BUF, NYI, QUE/COL, DET, ATL 729 281 0.39
Haiti Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Claude VilgrainClaude Vilgrain was born in Haiti, but was raised in Canada. VAN, NJD, PHI 89 53 0.60
Indonesia Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Richie Regehr CGY 20 4 0.20
Italy Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Luca SbisaLuca Sbisa was born in Italy, but moved to Switzerland with his family when he was one year old. He represented Switzerland internationally. PHI, ANA, VAN, VGK, NYI, WPG, NSH 549 113 0.21 2 Nelson DebenedetNelson Debenedet was born in Italy, but moved to Canada as a child. DET, PIT 46 14 0.30
Jamaica Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Graeme TownshendGraeme Townshend was born in Jamaica, but emigrated with his family to Canada in his early childhood, and was trained in Canada. BOS, NYI, OTT 45 10 0.22
Japan Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Ryan O'MarraRyan O'Marra was born to Canadian parents in Tokyo. The family returned to Canada when he was one year old. EDM, ANA 33 7 0.21
Kazakhstan
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Nik Antropov TOR, NYR, ATL/WPG 788 465 0.59 2 Alexander PerezhoginAlexander Perezhogin was born in the Kazakh SSR of the former Soviet Union, but represents Russia internationally. MTL 128 34 0.27 3 Pavel VorobyevPavel Vorobiev was born in the Kazakh SSR of the former Soviet Union, but has represented Russia internationally. CHI 57 25 0.44 4 Evgeni NabokovEvgeni Nabokov was born in the Kazakh SSR of the former Soviet Union, but has represented Kazakhstan and Russia internationally. SJS, NYI, TBL 697 15 0.02 5 Viktor AntipinViktor Antipin was born in Kazakhstan, but represents Russia internationally. BUF 47 10 0.21 6 Maxim Kuznetsov DET, LAK 136 10 0.07 7 Anton KhudobinAnton Khudobin was born in the Kazakh SSR of the former Soviet Union, but represents Russia internationally. MIN, BOS, CAR, ANA, DAL, CHI 260 8 0.03 8 Konstantin Pushkarev LAK 17 5 0.29 9 Konstantin Shafranov STL 5 3 0.60 10 Vitali Kolesnik COL 8 1 0.13
Latvia
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Sandis OzoliņšSandis Ozoliņš was born in the Latvian SSR, in what is now Latvia. Internationally, he played with three countries (in order): the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Latvia. SJS, COL, CAR, FLA, ANA, NYR 875 564 0.64 2 Sergei ZholtokSergei Zholtok was born in the Latvian SSR, in what is now Latvia. Internationally, he played with three countries (in order): the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Latvia. BOS, OTT, MTL, EDM, MIN, NSH 588 258 0.44 3 Zemgus Girgensons BUF, TBL 844 214 0.25 4 Teddy Blueger PIT, VGK, VAN 453 169 0.37 5 Kārlis Skrastiņš NSH, COL, FLA, DAL 832 136 0.16 6 Rūdolfs Balcers OTT, SJS, FLA, TBL 170 62 0.36 7 Uvis Balinskis FLA 156 36 0.23 8 Viktor TikhonovViktor Tikhonov was born in the Latvian SSR, in what is now Latvia. He represents Russia internationally. PHX/ARI, CHI 111 22 0.20 9 Raitis Ivanāns MTL, LAK, CGY 282 18 0.06 10 Herberts Vasiļjevs FLA, ATL, VAN 51 15 0.29
Lebanon Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Ed HatoumEd Hatoum was born in Lebanon, but was raised in Canada. DET, VAN 47 9 0.19
Lithuania
Rank Name Team(s) GP Pts P/GP 1 Dainius ZubrusDainius Zubrus was born in the Lithuanian SSR, in what is now Lithuania. He has played internationally for both Russia and Lithuania. PHI, MTL, WSH, BUF, NJD, SJS 1,293 591 0.46 2 Darius KasparaitisDarius Kasparaitis was born in the Lithuanian SSR, in what is now Lithuania. In international competitions, he has played for the Soviet Union, the CIS/Unified Team, Russia, and Lithuania. NYI, PIT, COL, NYR 863 163 0.19
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