Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2015–16
38 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2015–16. Together they scored 582 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished fifth of 10 in the nations league. Jussi Jokinen scored the most, 60 points.
38
NHL players
582
Points
5th
Nations league
169
Goalie wins
FINNISH LEADERS
Points
Jussi JokinenINACTIVE
FLALW· 81 GP
18G42A60P
Aleksander Barkov
FLAC· 66 GP
28G31A59P
Mikko KoivuINACTIVE
MINC· 82 GP
17G39A56P
4
Mikael Granlund
MINC· 82 GP
13G31A44P
5
Rasmus Ristolainen
BUFD· 82 GP
9G32A41P
In the nations league
5th
of 10 ranked nations
28
league points
Rate6thTop trio6thBlue line3rdGoalies9thPer million3rd
Finland accounts for 3.8% of the NHL's players and 3.3% of its points.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pekka RinneNSH | 66 | 34-21-0 | .908 | 2.48 | 4 |
Tuukka RaskBOS | 64 | 31-22-0 | .915 | 2.56 | 4 |
Antti NiemiDAL | 48 | 25-13-0 | .905 | 2.67 | 3 |
| 43 | 25-10-0 | .906 | 2.76 | 2 | |
Karri RamoCGY | 37 | 17-18-0 | .909 | 2.63 | 1 |
| 31 | 16-11-0 | .920 | 2.60 | 0 | |
Antti RaantaNYR | 25 | 11-6-0 | .919 | 2.24 | 1 |
Joni OrtioCGY | 22 | 7-9-0 | .902 | 2.76 | 1 |
| 4 | 2-2-0 | .881 | 3.35 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1-1-0 | .882 | 3.40 | 0 | |
Juuse SarosNSH | 1 | 0-1-0 | .870 | 3.10 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Jyrki JokipakkaINACTIVE
D · 58 GP · 2G 10A12PEsa Lindell
D · 4 GP · 0G 0A0PAntti NiemiINACTIVE
G · 48 GP · 25 W · .90525WKari LehtonenINACTIVE
G · 43 GP · 25 W · .90625WMikko KoivuINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 17G 39A56PMikael Granlund
C · 82 GP · 13G 31A44PErik Haula
LW · 76 GP · 14G 20A34PMichael KeranenINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PKarri RamoINACTIVE
G · 37 GP · 17 W · .90917WJoni OrtioINACTIVE
G · 22 GP · 7 W · .9027WNiklas BackstromINACTIVE
G · 4 GP · 2 W · .8812WMiikka SalomakiINACTIVE
RW · 61 GP · 5G 5A10PPekka RinneINACTIVE
G · 66 GP · 34 W · .90834WJuuse Saros
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8700WSeason by season
In the NHL Draft
12 Finnish players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, three of them in the first round. Oscar Hemming went first, at number 14 to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Finnish NHL players all time
Finland against Slovakia
Finland
5th in the league
6–1
Slovakia
8th in the league
Finland wins 6–1 against Slovakia.
0.41Points per game0.38
175Best trio115
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.31
.910Goalies' save percentage.916
6.8NHL players per million inhabitants2.0
582Total points189
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Top scorer
Jussi Jokinen
Finland's top scorer in 2015–16.
The team
Florida Panthers
Where Jussi Jokinen plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2015–16
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Finland
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.