List of Slovaks in the NHL

The following is a list of ice hockey players from Slovakia who played or are playing in the National Hockey League (NHL). It is sorted by all-time points scored.

Since the 1958–59 season, 76 Slovak forwards and defencemen have played at least one game in the NHL. Also, four goalies native to Slovakia have appeared in games.

At the top of this list, there is the unranked position of Stan Mikita. Stan Mikita was born in Slovakia, but left at the age of eight. He learned to play hockey in Canada and represented Canada internationally, so his first place may be disputed by some sources. All other players started their pro-careers in Europe.

Active players currently playing in the NHL are in bold.

All-time scoring leaders
RankNameTeam(s)Season(s)GPGoalsAssistsPoints
1 Stan Mikita Blackhawks 1958–1980 1394 541 926 1467
2 Peter Šťastný Nordiques, Devils, Blues 1980–1995 977 450 789 1239
3 Marián Hossa Senators, Thrashers, Penguins, Red Wings, Blackhawks 1997–2018 1309 525 609 1134
4 Peter Bondra Capitals, Senators, Thrashers, Blackhawks 1990–2007 1081 503 389 892
5 Marián Gáborík Wild, Rangers, Blue Jackets, Kings, Senators 2000–Present 1015 407 408 815
6 Pavol Demitra Senators, Blues, Kings, Wild, Canucks 1993–2010 847 304 464 768
7 Miroslav Šatan Oilers, Sabres, Islanders, Penguins, Bruins 1995–2010 1050 363 372 735
8 Žigmund Pálffy Islanders, Kings, Penguins 1993–2006 684 329 384 713
9 Zdeno Chára Islanders, Senators, Bruins 1997–Present 1458 200 442 642
10 Jozef Stümpel Bruins, Kings, Panthers 1991–2008 957 196 481 677
11 Anton Šťastný Nordiques 1980–1989 650 252 384 636
12 Ľubomír Višňovský Kings, Oilers, Ducks, Islanders 2000–2015 883 128 367 495
13 Michal Handzuš Blues, Coyotes, Flyers, Blackhawks, Kings, Sharks, Blackhawks 1998–2014 1009 185 298 483
14 Richard Zedník Capitals, Islanders, Canadiens, Panthers 1995–2009 745 200 179 379
15 Róbert Švehla Panthers, Maple Leafs 1994–2003 655 68 267 335
16 Ladislav Nagy Blues, Coyotes, Stars, Kings 1999–2008 435 115 196 311
17 Marián Šťastný Nordiques, Maple Leafs 1981–1986 322 121 173 294
18 Tomáš Tatar Red Wings, Golden Knights, Canadiens 2010–Present 507 144 142 286
19 Peter Ihnačák Maple Leafs 1982–1990 417 102 165 267
20 Andrej Meszároš Senators, Lightning, Flyers, Bruins, Sabres 2005–2015 645 63 175 238
21 Andrej Sekera Sabres, Hurricanes, Kings, Oilers, Stars 2007–Present 707 45 191 236
22 Zdeno Cíger Devils, Oilers, Rangers, Lightning 1990–1996, 2001–02 352 94 134 228
23 Tomáš Kopecký Red Wings, Blackhawks, Panthers 2005–2015 578 68 106 174
24 Marek Svatoš Avalanche, Predators, Senators 2003–2011 344 100 72 172
25 Richard Pánik Lightning, Maple Leafs, Blackhawks, Coyotes, Capitals 2012–Present 410 75 84 159
26 Branko Radivojevič Coyotes, Flyers, Wild 2001–2008 399 52 68 120
27 Vladimír Országh Islanders, Predators, Blues 1997–2000, 2001–2006 289 54 65 119
28 Ľuboš Bartečko Blues, Thrashers 1998–2003 257 46 65 111
29 Juraj Kolník Islanders, Panthers 2000–2007 240 46 49 95
30 Ronald Petrovický Flames, Rangers, Thrashers, Penguins 2000–2007 342 41 51 92
31 Milan Jurčina Bruins, Capitals, Islanders 2005–2012 430 22 59 81
32 Ľubomír Sekeráš Wild, Stars 2000–2004 213 18 53 71
33 Radoslav Suchý Coyotes, Blue Jackets 1999–2006 451 14 57 71
34 Róbert Petrovický Whalers, Stars, Blues, Lightning, Islanders 1992–1997, 1998–2001 208 27 38 65
35 Marcel Hossa Canadiens, Rangers Coyotes 2001–2008 237 31 30 61
36 Tomáš Surový Penguins 2002–2006 126 27 32 59
37 Tomáš Jurčo Red Wings, Blackhawks 2013–2018 201 22 28 50
38 Marko Daňo Blue Jackets, Blackhawks, Jets, Avalanche 2014–Present 138 19 26 45
39 Radovan Somík Flyers 2002–2004 113 12 20 32
40 Ivan Majeský Panthers, Thrashers, Capitals 2002–2006 202 8 23 31
41 Marián Cisár Predators 1999–2002 73 13 17 30
42 Martin Marinčin Oilers, Maple Leafs 2013–Present 201 4 26 30
43 Ivan Čiernik Senators, Capitals 1997–98, 2000–2004 90 12 14 26
44 Igor Liba Rangers, Kings 1988–89 37 7 18 25
45 Branislav Mezei Islanders, Panthers 2000–2008 240 5 19 24
46 Martin Cibák Lightning 2001–02, 2003–2006 154 5 18 23
47 Richard Lintner Predators, Rangers, Penguins 1999–2001, 2002–03 112 8 12 20
48 Miroslav Ihnačák Maple Leafs, Red Wings 1985–1987, 1988–89 56 8 9 17
49 Štefan Ružička Flyers 2005–07 55 4 13 17
50 Milan Bartovič Sabres, Blackhawks 2002–2004, 2005–06 50 3 14 17
51 Martin Štrbák Kings, Penguins 2003–04 49 5 11 16
52 Erik Černák Lightning 2018–Present 56 5 11 16
53 Róbert Döme Penguins, Flames 1997–98, 1999–00, 2002–03 53 7 7 14
54 Dušan Pašek North Stars 1988–89 48 4 10 14
55 Jiří Bicek Devils 2000–2004 62 6 7 13
56 Peter Sejna Blues 2002–2007 49 7 4 11
57 Christián Jaroš Senators 2017–Present 32 1 9 10
58 Peter Cehlárik Bruins 2016–Present 37 5 5 10
59 Peter Ölvecký Wild, Predators 2008–2010 32 2 5 7
60 Boris Valábik Thrashers 2007–2010 80 0 7 7
61 Peter Bartoš Wild 2000–01 13 4 2 6
62 Peter Smrek Blues, Rangers 2000–2002 28 2 4 6
63 Jozef Balej Canadiens, Rangers, Canucks 2003–2006 18 1 5 6
64 Andrej Nedorost Blue Jackets 2001–2004 28 2 3 5
65 Kristián Kudroč Lightning, Panthers 2000–2002, 2003–04 26 2 2 4
66 Miroslav Zálešák Sharks 2002–2004 12 1 2 3
67 Vladimír Mihálik Lightning 2008–2010 15 0 3 3
68 Marek Hrivík Rangers, Flames 2015–18 24 0 3 3
69 Ľubomír Vaic Canucks 1997–98, 1999–00 9 1 1 2
70 Jerguš Bača Whalers 1990–1992 10 0 2 2
71 Tomáš Malec Hurricanes, Senators 2002–2007 46 0 2 2
72 Andrej Podkonický Panthers, Capitals 2000–01, 2003–04 8 1 0 1
73 Mário Bližňák Canucks 2009–11 6 1 0 1
74 Roman Tvrdoň Capitals 2003–04 9 0 1 1
75 Ivan Droppa Blackhawks 1993–94, 1995–96 19 0 1 1
76 Ivan Baranka Rangers 2007–08 1 0 1 1
77 Stanislav Gron Devils 2000–01 1 0 0 0
78 Jozef Čierny Oilers 1993–94 1 0 0 0
79 Milan Kytnár Oilers 2011–12 1 0 0 0
80 Jaroslav Obšut Blues, Avalanche 2000–2002 7 0 0 0
81 Ladislav Karabin Penguins 1993–94 9 0 0 0
82 Radoslav Hecl Sabres 2002–03 14 0 0 0

Statistics are correct on 1 May 2019

Goalies
  • Jaroslav Halák: 489 games – 28 129 minutes – 254W-161L-52OTL – 47 Shutouts – GAA: 2.49
  • Peter Budaj: 368 games – 20 216 minutes – 158W-132L-40OTL – 18 Shutouts – GAA: 2.70
  • Rastislav Staňa: 6 games – 211 minutes – 1W-2L – 0 Shutouts – GAA: 3.13
  • Jan Lašák: 6 Games – 267 minutes – 0W-4L – 0 Shutouts – GAA: 4.04

See also
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