Top 58 NHL Players Born in the 1980s

Franchise faces, Vezina-winning goaltenders and Norris-winning defensemen share this list with grinders and late bloomers who quietly stacked Stanley Cup rings.

1. 1
   P. K. Subban

   Montreal defenseman who won the 2013 Norris Trophy and later reached the 2017 Final with Nashville.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Cam Ward

   Carolina goaltender who won the 2006 Conn Smythe Trophy as a rookie while backstopping the Hurricanes to the Cup.
   969pts
3. 3
   Eric Staal

   Carolina center who led the 2006 playoffs in points as the Hurricanes won their first Stanley Cup.
   969pts
4. 4
   Patrick Kane

   Buffalo-born winger who won three Stanley Cups with Chicago and in 2016 became the first American to win the Hart Trophy.
   898pts
5. 5
   Jakub Voráček

   Czech winger who played more than 1,000 NHL games, most of them in Philadelphia.
   887pts
6. 6
   Sergei Bobrovsky

   Russian goaltender with two Vezina Trophies (2013, 2017) who backstopped Florida to back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2024 and 2025.
   858pts
7. 7
   Sidney Crosby

   Pittsburgh captain born in 1987 who has won three Stanley Cups, two Hart Trophies and two Conn Smythe Trophies.
   858pts
8. 8
   Ryan Getzlaf

   Anaheim's longtime captain who won the 2007 Stanley Cup and retired as the franchise's career points leader.
   840pts
9. 9
   Vincent Lecavalier

   First overall pick in 1998 who won the 2004 Cup with Tampa Bay and the 2007 Rocket Richard Trophy with 52 goals.
   814pts
10. 10
    Claude Giroux

    Philadelphia captain from 2013 to 2022 who put up 102 points in 2017-18.
    765pts
11. 11
    Alex Ovechkin

    Washington winger born in 1985 who passed Wayne Gretzky's career goal record in 2025 and led the Capitals to the 2018 Cup.
    765pts
12. 12
    Braden Holtby

    Washington goaltender who won the 2016 Vezina Trophy and the 2018 Stanley Cup.
    727pts
13. 13
    Justin Williams

    Winger nicknamed 'Mr. Game 7' who won Cups with Carolina in 2006 and Los Angeles in 2012 and 2014, taking the 2014 Conn Smythe.
    711pts
14. 14
    Thomas Vanek

    Austrian winger who scored 373 NHL goals, including 43 for Buffalo in 2006-07.
    710pts
15. 15
    Ilya Kovalchuk

    First overall pick in 2001 who shared the 2004 Rocket Richard Trophy and scored over 400 NHL goals.
    710pts
16. 16
    Marian Gáborík

    Slovak sniper who scored 407 NHL goals and won the 2014 Stanley Cup with Los Angeles.
    710pts
17. 17
    Anze Kopitar

    Slovenian center who captained Los Angeles and won the Cup in 2012 and 2014 plus the 2016 Selke Trophy.
    710pts
18. 18
    Jonathan Quick

    American goaltender who won the 2012 Conn Smythe and Stanley Cups with Los Angeles in 2012 and 2014.
    650pts
19. 19
    Jason Spezza

    Ottawa center who tied for the 2007 playoff scoring lead and finished with more than 900 career points over 19 seasons.
    650pts
20. 20
    Jonathan Toews

    Chicago's captain for three Stanley Cups (2010, 2013, 2015), the first of which also brought him the Conn Smythe.
    650pts
21. 21
    Dustin Byfuglien

    Forward-turned-defenseman who won the 2010 Cup with Chicago before starring on Winnipeg's blue line.
    650pts
22. 22
    Henrik Sedin

    Vancouver's captain and career points leader who won both the Hart and Art Ross Trophies in 2010.
    650pts
23. 23
    Blake Wheeler

    Winnipeg captain from 2016 to 2022 who recorded 91 points in both 2017-18 and 2018-19.
    581pts
24. 24
    Zach Parise

    Minnesota-born winger who captained New Jersey to the 2012 Final and won 2010 Olympic silver.
    581pts
25. 25
    Tuukka Rask

    Boston goaltender who won the 2014 Vezina Trophy and retired as the Bruins' all-time leader in wins.
    581pts
26. 26
    Duncan Keith

    Chicago defenseman with two Norris Trophies, three Stanley Cups and the 2015 Conn Smythe Trophy.
    581pts
27. 27
    Shea Weber

    Defenseman famous for his slapshot who captained Nashville and Montreal and won two Olympic golds with Canada.
    581pts
28. 28
    Pekka Rinne

    Finnish goaltender who spent his whole NHL career with Nashville, winning the 2018 Vezina and reaching the 2017 Final.
    581pts
29. 29
    T. J. Oshie

    American winger famed for his 2014 Olympic shootout heroics who won the 2018 Stanley Cup with Washington.
    504pts
30. 30
    Nicklas Bäckström

    Swedish center who is Washington's career assists leader and won the 2018 Stanley Cup.
    504pts
31. 31
    Ryan Suter

    American defenseman with more than 1,400 NHL games for Nashville, Minnesota, Dallas and St. Louis and a 2010 Olympic silver.
    504pts
32. 32
    Henrik Lundqvist

    Swedish goaltender who won 459 games for the New York Rangers, the 2012 Vezina Trophy and 2006 Olympic gold.
    504pts
33. 33
    Henrik Zetterberg

    Swedish center who captained Detroit, won the 2008 Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe, and took 2006 Olympic gold.
    504pts
34. 34
    Brent Burns

    Bearded San Jose defenseman who won the 2017 Norris Trophy after a 29-goal season.
    504pts
35. 35
    Jamie Benn

    Dallas captain who won the Art Ross Trophy in 2015 with 87 points.
    415pts
36. 36
    Jeff Carter

    Center-winger who scored more than 400 NHL goals and won Cups with Los Angeles in 2012 and 2014.
    415pts
37. 37
    Corey Crawford

    Chicago goaltender who won Stanley Cups in 2013 and 2015 and two Jennings Trophies.
    415pts
38. 38
    Rick Nash

    Columbus winger who shared the 2004 Rocket Richard Trophy at age 19 and won Olympic gold in 2010 and 2014.
    415pts
39. 39
    Dany Heatley

    Winger who won the 2002 Calder Trophy and posted back-to-back 50-goal seasons with Ottawa.
    415pts
40. 40
    Joe Pavelski

    San Jose captain who scored more than 450 NHL goals and reached the 2020 Final with Dallas.
    415pts
41. 41
    Brad Marchand

    Agitating winger who won the 2011 Cup with Boston and a second title with Florida in 2025.
    415pts
42. 42
    Brad Richards

    Conn Smythe winner for Tampa Bay's 2004 title who added a second Cup with Chicago in 2015.
    415pts
43. 43
    Patrick Sharp

    Chicago winger who won the Stanley Cup in 2010, 2013 and 2015 and scored 287 NHL goals.
    415pts
44. 44
    Daniel Sedin

    Swedish winger who won the 2011 Art Ross Trophy and retired as Vancouver's all-time leading goal scorer.
    415pts
45. 45
    Dustin Brown

    Los Angeles captain who lifted the Stanley Cup in 2012 and again in 2014.
    415pts
46. 46
    Evgeni Malkin

    Russian center born in 1986 who won the 2009 Conn Smythe, two Art Ross Trophies and three Cups with Pittsburgh.
    313pts
47. 47
    Kris Letang

    Pittsburgh defenseman who won the Stanley Cup in 2009, 2016 and 2017.
    313pts
48. 48
    Marc-André Fleury

    Goaltender who won three Cups with Pittsburgh, the 2021 Vezina with Vegas, and retired second in all-time wins.
    313pts
49. 49
    Corey Perry

    Winger who won the 2007 Cup with Anaheim and both the Hart Trophy and Rocket Richard Trophy in 2010-11.
    313pts
50. 50
    Phil Kessel

    American winger who won Cups with Pittsburgh in 2016 and 2017 and Vegas in 2023, and set the NHL record of 1,064 consecutive games.
    313pts
51. 51
    Ryan Kesler

    Two-way center who won the 2011 Selke Trophy and reached that year's Final with Vancouver.
    313pts
52. 52
    Ryan Miller

    American goaltender who won the 2010 Vezina Trophy with Buffalo and was named MVP of the 2010 Olympic tournament.
    313pts
53. 53
    Carey Price

    Montreal goaltender who swept the Hart, Vezina and Ted Lindsay awards in 2015 and won 2014 Olympic gold.
    194pts
54. 54
    David Krejčí

    Czech center who led the playoffs in scoring in 2011 and 2013 and won the 2011 Cup with Boston.
    194pts
55. 55
    Patrice Bergeron

    Boston center who won a record six Selke Trophies and the 2011 Stanley Cup over a 19-season Bruins career.
    194pts
56. 56
    Logan Couture

    San Jose captain who led the 2016 playoffs with 30 points during the Sharks' run to the Final.
    194pts
57. 57
    Drew Doughty

    Los Angeles defenseman who won Cups in 2012 and 2014, the 2016 Norris Trophy and two Olympic golds with Canada.
    0pts
58. 58
    Mark Giordano

    Undrafted Calgary defenseman who won the Norris Trophy in 2019 at age 35.
    0pts

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