Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2016–17
38 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2016–17. Together they scored 735 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland finished fifth of 10 in the nations league. Mikael Granlund scored the most, 69 points.
38
NHL players
735
Points
5th
Nations league
135
Goalie wins
FINNISH LEADERS
Points
Mikael Granlund
MINC· 81 GP
26G43A69P
Patrik LaineINACTIVE
WPGLW· 73 GP
36G28A64P
Mikko KoivuINACTIVE
MINC· 80 GP
18G40A58P
4
Aleksander Barkov
FLAC· 61 GP
21G31A52P
5
Sebastian Aho
CARC· 82 GP
24G25A49P
In the nations league
5th
of 10 ranked nations
27
league points
Rate3rdTop trio5thBlue line9thGoalies8thPer million3rd
Finland accounts for 3.9% of the NHL's players and 4.1% of its points.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tuukka RaskBOS | 65 | 37-20-0 | .915 | 2.23 | 8 |
Pekka RinneNSH | 61 | 31-19-0 | .918 | 2.42 | 3 |
| 59 | 22-25-0 | .902 | 2.85 | 3 | |
Antti NiemiDAL | 37 | 12-12-0 | .892 | 3.30 | 0 |
Antti RaantaNYR | 30 | 16-8-0 | .922 | 2.26 | 4 |
Juuse SarosNSH | 21 | 10-8-0 | .923 | 2.35 | 1 |
| 14 | 7-5-0 | .905 | 2.88 | 1 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Lauri KorpikoskiINACTIVE
LW · 69 GP · 8G 12A20PEsa Lindell
D · 73 GP · 6G 12A18PJulius HonkaINACTIVE
D · 16 GP · 1G 4A5PKari LehtonenINACTIVE
G · 59 GP · 22 W · .90222WAntti NiemiINACTIVE
G · 37 GP · 12 W · .89212WMikael Granlund
C · 81 GP · 26G 43A69PMikko KoivuINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 18G 40A58PErik Haula
LW · 72 GP · 15G 11A26PTeemu PulkkinenINACTIVE
LW · 13 GP · 2G 0A2PMarkus NutivaaraINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 2G 5A7PMarkus HannikainenINACTIVE
LW · 10 GP · 1G 1A2PJoonas Korpisalo
G · 14 GP · 7 W · .9057WMiikka SalomakiINACTIVE
RW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0PPekka RinneINACTIVE
G · 61 GP · 31 W · .91831WJuuse Saros
G · 21 GP · 10 W · .92310WSeason 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 Russia
Finland
5th in the league
1–6
Russia
2nd in the league
Russia wins 6–1 against Finland.
0.44Points per game0.46
191Best trio234
0.29Defencemen's points per game0.30
.912Goalies' save percentage.918
6.8NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
735Total points917
38Players in the NHL42
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Top scorer
Mikael Granlund
Finland's top scorer in 2016–17.
The team
Minnesota Wild
Where Mikael Granlund 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 2016–17
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.