Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2017–18
41 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2017–18. Together they scored 887 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland finished first of 10 in the nations league. Mikko Rantanen scored the most, 84 points.
41
NHL players
887
Points
1st
Nations league
144
Goalie wins
FINNISH LEADERS
Points
Mikko Rantanen
COLRW· 81 GP
29G55A84P
Aleksander Barkov
FLAC· 79 GP
27G51A78P
Patrik LaineINACTIVE
WPGLW· 82 GP
44G26A70P
4
Mikael Granlund
MINC· 77 GP
21G46A67P
5
Sebastian Aho
CARC· 78 GP
29G36A65P
In the nations league
1st
of 10 ranked nations
43
league points
Rate2ndTop trio4thBlue line1stGoalies2ndPer million3rd
Finland accounts for 4.2% of the NHL's players and 4.4% of its points.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pekka RinneNSH | 59 | 42-13-0 | .927 | 2.31 | 8 |
Tuukka RaskBOS | 54 | 34-14-0 | .917 | 2.36 | 3 |
Antti RaantaARI | 47 | 21-17-0 | .930 | 2.24 | 3 |
| 37 | 15-14-0 | .912 | 2.56 | 1 | |
Juuse SarosNSH | 26 | 11-5-0 | .925 | 2.45 | 3 |
Antti NiemiPIT | 24 | 7-9-0 | .911 | 3.12 | 1 |
| 18 | 8-8-0 | .897 | 3.32 | 0 | |
Harri SateriFLA | 9 | 4-4-0 | .911 | 2.92 | 0 |
| 8 | 2-3-0 | .908 | 3.65 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Aleksander Barkov
C · 79 GP · 27G 51A78PHenrik BorgstromINACTIVE
C · 4 GP · 1G 0A1PHenrik HaapalaINACTIVE
LW · 5 GP · 0G 1A1PHarri SateriINACTIVE
G · 9 GP · 4 W · .9114WMiikka SalomakiINACTIVE
RW · 58 GP · 2G 6A8PEeli Tolvanen
RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0PPekka RinneINACTIVE
G · 59 GP · 42 W · .92742WJuuse Saros
G · 26 GP · 11 W · .92511WSebastian Aho
C · 78 GP · 29G 36A65PTeuvo Teravainen
C · 82 GP · 23G 41A64PJanne KuokkanenINACTIVE
C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0PMarkus NutivaaraINACTIVE
D · 61 GP · 7G 16A23PMarkus HannikainenINACTIVE
LW · 33 GP · 3G 3A6PJoonas Korpisalo
G · 18 GP · 8 W · .8978WEsa Lindell
D · 80 GP · 7G 20A27PJulius HonkaINACTIVE
D · 42 GP · 1G 3A4PKari LehtonenINACTIVE
G · 37 GP · 15 W · .91215WPatrik LaineINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 44G 26A70PJoel Armia
RW · 79 GP · 12G 17A29PSami NikuINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 1G 0A1PSeason 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 Denmark
Finland
1st in the league
7–0
Denmark
7th in the league
Finland wins 7–0 against Denmark.
0.49Points per game0.47
232Best trio138
0.36Defencemen's points per game0.33
.918Goalies' save percentage.915
7.3NHL players per million inhabitants1.2
887Total points222
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Top scorer
Mikko Rantanen
Finland's top scorer in 2017–18.
The team
Colorado Avalanche
Where Mikko Rantanen 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 2017–18
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.