Here is a list I came up with it. A top NHL player (maybe the best?) from each state based on place of birth:
Alabama Audley Tuten
Alaska Scott Gomez
Arizona Jim Brown
California Lee Norwood
Colorado John Grahame
Connecticut Craig Janney
Delaware Mark Eaton
Florida Dan Hinote
Georgia Eric Chouinard
Idaho Pat Shea
Illinois Chris Chelios
Indiana John Michael Liles
Iowa Scott Clemmensen
Maine Danny Bolduc
Maryland Jeff Halpern
Massachusetts Jeremy Roenick
Michigan Mike Modano
Minnesota Frank Brimsek
Missouri Pat LaFontaine
Montana Bill Lindsay
Nebraska Jed Ortmeyer
New Hampshire Deron Quint
New Jersey Randy Wood
New York Joe Mullen
North Dakota Fido Purpur
Ohio Dave Ellett
Oklahoma Tyler Arnason
Oregon Derek Gustafson
Pennsylvania Mike Richter
Rhode Island Brian Boucher
Texas Brian Leetch
Utah Steve Konowalchuk
Vermont John LeClair
Virginia Eric Weinrich
Washington Wayne Hicks
Washington, DC Kevyn Adams
Wisconsin Gary Suter
None: Arkansas, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wyoming.