List of Latvians in the NHL
This is a list of Latvian ice hockey players who 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.
Red players did not play in the NHL.
There were 2 undrafted Latvian NHL players - Herberts Vasiļjevs and Pēteris Skudra.
Statistics
Sandis Ozoliņš is the record-holder in all categories, while Kārlis Skrastiņš owns the NHL record for most consecutive games by a defenceman.
Regular season
Scoring
| Name | Position | GP | G | A | P | PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandis Ozoliņš | D | 875 | 167 | 397 | 564 | 638 |
| Sergejs Žoltoks | F | 588 | 111 | 147 | 258 | 166 |
| Kārlis Skrastiņš | D | 832 | 32 | 104 | 136 | 375 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | F | 352 | 44 | 58 | 102 | 103 |
| Raitis Ivanāns | F | 282 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 569 |
| 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 |
| Helmuts Balderis | F | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Oskars Bārtulis | D | 66 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| Mārtiņš Karsums | F | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Jānis Sprukts | F | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Kaspars Astašenko | D | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 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 |
Goaltenders
| Name | GP | Mins | A | PM | GA | GAA | W | L | T | SO | Saves | Save% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artūrs Irbe | 568 | 32 066 | 9 | 90 | 1 513 | 2.83 | 218 | 236 | 79 | 33 | 14 092 | 0.899 |
| Pēteris Skudra | 147 | 7 162 | 2 | 6 | 326 | 2.22 | 51 | 47 | 20 | 6 | 2 935 | 0.9 |
| Kristers Gudļevskis | 3 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 0.959 |
The green players are those who have played at least one NHL game in 2018/2019 season.
Pos - the player's position; GP - played games; G - goals A - assists; P - points; PM - penalty minutes; Mins - game time; GA - Goals Against; GAA - Goals against average; W - L - T - Victory - Loss - Draw; SO - shutouts; Saves - repel shots?; Save% - repel shots percentage
Play-offs
Scoring
| Name | Pos | GP | G | A | P | PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandis Ozoliņš | D | 137 | 23 | 67 | 90 | 131 |
| Sergejs Žoltoks | F | 45 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0 |
| Kārlis Skrastiņš | D | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Ronalds Ķēniņš | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 | GA | GAA | W | L | SO | Saves | Save Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artūrs Irbe | 51 | 2 981 | 142 | 2.86 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 1 439 | 0.901 |
| Pēteris Skudra | 3 | 116 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0.895 |
| Kristers Gudļevskis | 2 | 40 | 2 | 3.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0.9 |
The green players are those who have played at least one NHL game in 2017/2018 season.
Pos - the player's position; GP - played games; G - goals A - assists; P - points; PM - penalty minutes; Mins - game time; GA - Goals Against; GAA - Goals against average; W - L - T - Victory - Loss - Draw; SO - shutouts; Saves - repel shots?; Save% - repel shots percentage