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.
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 3 undrafted Latvian NHL players - Herberts Vasiļjevs, Pēteris Skudra and Matīss Kivlenieks.
Sandis Ozoliņš is the record-holder in all categories, while Kārlis Skrastiņš owned the NHL record for most consecutive games by a defenceman.
| Name | Position | GP | G | A | P | PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandis Ozoliņš | D | 875 | 167 | 397 | 564 | 638 |
| Sergejs Žoltoks | F | 588 | 111 | 147 | 258 | 166 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | F | 539 | 71 | 83 | 154 | 155 |
| Kārlis Skrastiņš | D | 832 | 32 | 104 | 136 | 375 |
| Teodors Bļugers | F | 199 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 62 |
| Rūdolfs Balcers | F | 144 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 44 |
| 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 |
| Kristians Rubins | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 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 | 146 | 7 163 | 2 | 6 | 326 | 2.73 | 51 | 47 | 20 | 6 | 3 078 | 0.894 |
| Elvis Merzļikins | 33 | 1 816 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 2.35 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 919 | 0.923 |
| Matīss Kivlenieks | 6 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.95 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 0.898 |
| Kristers Gudļevskis | 3 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 0.959 |
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| 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 |
| Teodors Bļugers | F | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Elvis Merzļikins | 2 | 123 | 4 | 1.96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 | .946 |
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?;
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