More Than Four in 10 NHL Skaters Are Canadian
Americans are next with 206 skaters.
More than four in 10 NHL skaters this season are Canadian, and they have scored about four in 10 of the league's points.
Through games of Nov. 3, 323 Canadians had played among 745 skaters overall, or 43.4%. Skaters are everyone except goalies.
Those Canadians totaled 1,716 points out of 4,183 across the league, or 41.0%. The next largest group, Americans, accounted for 206 skaters, leaving no other country close.
Edmonton star Connor McDavid is the league's scoring leader, with 40 points in 16 games, a pace for 205 points over a full season.
Questions people ask
What counts as a point in hockey?
A player gets a point for each goal and a point for each assist. An assist is a pass to a teammate who scores.
How long is an NHL season?
NHL teams play 82 regular season games. A pace is found by dividing a player's current points by games played, then multiplying by 82. For McDavid, 40 points in 16 games works out to 2.5 per game, or 205 over 82.