There are 31 Minnesota born players on NHL opening day rosters. This list does not include players such as T.J. Oshie, Tucker Poolman, Jake Gentzel, and Neal Pionk, who spent portions (or most) of their hockey development in Minnesota. The Wild, Rangers, Islanders, and the Hurricanes each have three Minnesotans on their rosters and 20 NHL teams have at least one Minnesotan.
| Player | Position | Team | Born |
| Mikey Anderson | D | Kings | Fridley |
| Nick Bjugstad | C | Wild | Blaine |
| Brock Boeser | RW | Canucks | Burnsville |
| Will Borgen | D | Kraken | Moorhead |
| Travis Boyd | C | Coyotes | Hopkins |
| Justin Braun | D | Flyers | Minneapolis |
| Justin Faulk | D | Blues | South St. Paul |
| Derek Forbort | D | Bruins | Duluth |
| Jake Gardiner | D | Hurricanes | Minnetonka |
| Alex Goligoski | D | Wild | Grand Rapids |
| Justin Holl | D | Maple Leafs | Tonka Bay |
| Nick Jensen | D | Capitals | Rodgers |
| Erik Johnson | D | Avalanche | Bloomington |
| Karson Kuhlman | C | Bruins | Esko |
| Nick Leddy | D | Red Wings | Eden Prairie |
| Anders Lee | LW | Islanders | Edina |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | Rangers | Burnsville |
| Blake Lizotte | C | Kings | Lindstrom |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | Lightning | St. Paul |
| K’Andre Miller | D | Rangers | St. Paul |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | Sabres | Eden Prairie |
| Brock Nelson | C | Islanders | Warroad |
| Kyle Okposo | RW | Sabres | St. Paul |
| Zach Parise | LW | Islanders | Minneapolis |
| Rem Pitlick | C | Wild | Plymouth |
| Tyler Pitlick | C | Flames | Minneapolis |
| Nate Schmidt | D | Jets | ST. Cloud |
| Brady Skjei | D | Hurricanes | Lakeville |
| Derek Stepan | C | Hurricanes | Hastings |
| Jarred Tinordi | D | Rangers | Burnsville |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | Jets | Plymouth |