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COLE CAUFIELD > Montreal Canadiens The 25-year-old erupted last season for an American-best 51 goals and had a special knack for scoring clutch goal after clutch goal. Twenty-nine of Caufield's goals gave Montreal the lead in a game, the second- most all time behind Brett Hull (39). JASON ROBERTSON > Dallas Stars The 27-year-old's 96 points (45G, 51A) led all Americans last season. Robertson has eclipsed 80 or more points in four con- secutive seasons and had a goal in seven consecutive games last season. JACK HUGHES > New Jersey Devils Hughes scored one of the greatest goals in American hockey history last year when he found the back of the net 1:41 into overtime to deliver the U.S. Men's Olympic Ice Hockey Team its first gold medal in 46 years with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Canada. Hughes played in 61 games for the Devils last season, finishing the season with 27 goals and 50 assists. Last year, Hughes became the fastest player in Devils history to reach 400 career points (414 games). ALEX DEBRINCAT > Detroit Red Wings The 28-year-old's 15 power-play goals was tied with Jason Rob- ertson for the most by an American player last season. Debrincat also tied his career-high of 41 goals for the third time, while not missing a single game for the fifth consecutive season. AUSTON MATTHEWS > Toronto Maple Leafs Matthews is second among active American players with 428 goals, trailing only Patrick Kane (508). The captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs has scored 27 or more goals in each of his first 10 seasons. ZACH WERENSKI > Columbus Blue Jackets Werenski recorded 22 goals and 59 assists for 81 points. His 26:37 average ice time was second in the NHL, and he led league blueliners in multi-point efforts, even- strength goals (tied) and shots on goal. He also ranked second in points, points- per-game (1.08) and even-strength points. The Grosse Pointe, Michigan, native is one of three American blueliners to notch consecutive 20-goal campaigns, along with Phil Housley (six-straight from 1986-92) and Reed Larson (five- straight from 1979-84). QUINN HUGHES > Minnesota Wild Hughes led all American-born defense- men with 69 assists last season. The 26-year-old also scored seven goals and was a blockbuster mid-season acquisi- tion by Wild general manager Bill Guerin. Hughes' 34 power-play points was also best in the NHL. LANE HUTSON > Montreal Canadiens The 22-year-old set career-highs in goals (12), assists (66) and points (78) while also finishing a +36 in 82 games. Hutson also led all American blueliners with 13 assists in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. BROCK NELSON COLORADO AVALANCHE F O W 735 CHARLIE COYLE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS F O W 626 QUINN HUGHES MINNESOTA WILD DYLAN LARKIN DETROIT RED WINGS A S S I S T S 69 F O W 789 SIZZLING SCORERS JASON ROBERTSON DALLAS STARS G O A L S 45 MATT BOLDY MINNESOTA WILD G O A L S 42 COLE CAUFIELD MONTREAL CANADIENS G O A L S 51 BLUE-LINE BLASTS MOST FACEOFF WINS BY AN AMERICAN (2025-26) TOP 3 AMERICAN ASSIST LEADERS (2025-26) TOP 3 AMERICAN GOAL SCORERS (2025-26) LANE HUTSON MONTREAL CANADIENS A S S I S T S 66 JACK EICHEL VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS A S S I S T S 63 30 // OCTOBER 2026 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM PHOTOS BY Getty Images WATCH: How Jack Hughes and Team USA ended a 46-year drought in the most incredible fashion | NBC Sports