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Which NHL teams are sending the most players to Winter Olympics?

by January 14, 2026
by January 14, 2026

When the 4 Nations Face-Off teams were named last year, the Washington Capitals had no representatives.

But every NHL team will have at least one player on the rosters for the 12 countries participating in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are sending a league-high 10 players, though Brayden Point and Victor Hedman are currently hurt. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are next with nine players.

The Chicago Blackhawks (Finland’s Teuvo Teravainen) and New York Islanders (Canada’s Bo Horvat) are sending one each while the Capitals have three (Canada’s Tom Wilson and Logan Thompson, plus Slovakia’s Martin Fehervary).

Here are the NHL players chosen for the 2026 Winter Olympics, broken down by their NHL team:

Anaheim Ducks (4)

Forwards: Leo Carlsson (Sweden), Mikael Granlund (Finland)

Defenseman: Radko Gudas (Czechia)

Goaltender: Lukas Dostal (Czechia)

Boston Bruins (6)

Forwards: Elias Lindholm (Sweden), David Pastrnak (Czechia), Pavel Zacha (Czechia)

Defensemen: Henri Jokiharju (Finland), Charlie McAvoy (USA)

Goaltender: Jeremy Swayman (USA)

Buffalo Sabres (3)

Forwards: Tage Thompson (USA)

Defenseman: Rasmus Dahlin (Sweden)

Goaltender: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Finland)

Calgary Flames (2)

Forwards: Martin Pospisil (Slovakia)

Defenseman: Rasmus Andersson (Sweden)

Carolina Hurricanes (4)

Forwards: Sebastian Aho (Finland), Nikolaj Ehlers (Denmark)

Defenseman: Jaccob Slavin (USA)

Goalies: Frederik Andersen (Denmark)

Chicago Blackhawks (1)

Forward: Teuvo Teravainen (Finland)

Colorado Avalanche (8)

Forwards: Joel Kiviranta (Finland), Gabriel Landeskog (Sweden), Artturi Lehkonen (Finland), Nathan MacKinnon (Canada), Martin Necas (Czechia), Brock Nelson (USA)

Defensemen: Cale Makar (Canada), Devon Toews (Canada)

Columbus Blue Jackets (2)

Defenseman: Zach Werenski (USA)

Goaltender: Elvis Merzlikins (Lativa)

Dallas Stars (7)

Forwards: Radek Faksa (Czechia), Roope Hintz (Finland), Mikko Rantanen (Finland)

Defensemen: Thomas Harley (Canada), Miro Heiskanen (Finland), Esa Lindell (Finland)

Goaltender: Jake Oettinger (USA)

Detroit Red Wings (3)

Forwards: Dylan Larkin (USA), Lucas Raymond (Sweden)

Defensemen: Moritz Seider (Germany)

Edmonton Oilers (2)

Forwards: Leon Draisaitl (Germany), Connor McDavid (Canada)

Florida Panthers (9)

Forwards: Anton Lundell (Finland), Eetu Luostarinen (Finland), Brad Marchand (Canada), Sam Reinhart (Canada), Matthew Tkachuk (USA)

Defensemen: Uvis Balinskis (Latvia), Gustav Forsling (Sweden), Seth Jones (USA), Niko Mikkola (Finland)

Los Angeles Kings (5)

Forwards: Joel Armia (Finland), Kevin Fiala (Switzerland), Adrian Kempe (Sweden)

Defenseman: Drew Doughty (Canada)

Goaltender: Darcy Kuemper (Canada)

Minnesota Wild (8)

Forwards: Matt Boldy (USA), Joel Eriksson Ek (Sweden), Nico Sturm (Germany)

Defensemen: Jonas Brodin (Sweden), Brock Faber (USA), Quinn Hughes (USA)

Goaltender: Filip Gustavsson (Sweden), Jesper Wallstedt (Sweden)

Montreal Canadiens (4)

Forwards: Oliver Kapanen (Finland), Juraj Slafkovsky (Slovakia), Nick Suzuki, (Canada), Alexandre Texier (France)

Nashville Predators (4)

Forward: Filip Forsberg (Sweden), Erik Haula (Finland)

Defenseman: Roman Josi (Switzerland)

Goaltenders: Juuse Saros (Finland)

New Jersey Devils (8)

Forwards: Jesper Bratt (Sweden), Nico Hischier (Switzerland), Jack Hughes (USA), Timo Meier (Switzerland), Ondrej Palat (Czechia)

Defenseman: Simon Nemec (Slovakia), Jonas Siegenthaler (Switzerland)

Goaltender: Jacob Markstrom (Sweden)

New York Islanders (1)

Forward: Bo Horvat (Canada)

New York Rangers (3)

Forwards: J.T. Miller (USA), Vincent Trocheck (USA), Mika Zibanejad (Sweden)

Ottawa Senators (6)

Forwards: Lars Eller (Denmark), Tim Stutzle (Germany), Brady Tkachuk (USA)

Defenseman: Nikolas Matinpalo (Finland), Jake Sanderson (USA)

Philadelphia Flyers (4)

Forward: Rodrigo Abols (Latvia)

Defensemen: Rasmus Ristolainen (Finland), Travis Sanheim (Canada)

Goaltender: Dan Vladar (Czechia)

Pittsburgh Penguins (4)

Forwards: Sidney Crosby (Canada), Rickard Rakell (Sweden)

Defenseman: Erik Karlsson (Sweden)

Goaltender: Arturs Silovs (Latvia)

St. Louis Blues (5)

Forwards: Dalibor Dvorsky (Slovakia), Pius Suter (Switzerland)

Defensemen: Philip Broberg (Sweden), Colton Parayko (Canada)

Goaltender: Jordan Binnington (Canada)

San Jose Sharks (4)

Forwards: Macklin Celebrini (Canada), Philipp Kurashev (Switzerland), Pavol Regenda (Slovakia), Alexander Wennberg (Sweden)

Seattle Kraken (3)

Forwards: Kaapo Kakko (Finland), Eeli Tolvanen (Finland)

Goaltender: Philipp Grubauer (Germany)

Tampa Bay Lightning (10)

Forwards: Oliver Bjorkstrand (Denmark), Anthony Cirelli (Canada), Zemgus Girgensons (Latvia), Jake Guentzel (USA), Brandon Hagel (Canada), Pontus Holmberg (Sweden), Brayden Point (Canada)

Defensemen: Erik Cernak (Slovakia), Victor Hedman (Sweden), J.J. Moser (Switzerland)

Toronto Maple Leafs (3)

Forwards: Auston Matthews (USA), William Nylander (Sweden)

Defenseman: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Sweden)

Utah Mammoth (4)

Forwards: Clayton Keller (USA), JJ Peterka (Germany)

Defenseman: Olli Maatta (Finland)

Goaltender: Karel Vejmelka (Czechia)

Vancouver Canucks (5)

Forwards: Teddy Blueger (Latvia), David Kampf (Czechia), Elias Pettersson (Sweden)

Defenseman: Filip Hronek (Czechia)

Goaltender: Kevin Lankinen (Finland)

Vegas Golden Knights (7)

Forwards: Jack Eichel (USA), Tomas Hertl (Czechia), Mitch Marner (Canada), Mark Stone (Canada)

Defensemen: Noah Hanifin (USA), Shea Theodore (Canada)

Goaltender: Akira Schmid (Switzerland)

Washington Capitals (3)

Forward: Tom Wilson (Canada)

Defenseman: Martin Fehervary (Slovakia)

Goaltender: Logan Thompson (Canada)

Winnipeg Jets (4)

Forwards: Kyle Connor (USA), Nino Niederreiter (Switzerland)

Defenseman: Josh Morrissey (Canada)

Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (USA)

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