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Finnish NHL players 2018–19

48 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2018–19. Together they scored 984 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland finished second of 10 in the nations league. Aleksander Barkov scored the most, 96 points.

48
NHL players
984
Points
2nd
Nations league
122
Goalie wins
2018–19Last season82/82 games
2017–182019–20

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd
of 10 ranked nations
32
league points
Rate3rdTop trio4thBlue line6thGoalies7thPer million3rd

Finland accounts for 4.8% of the NHL's players and 4.8% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Pekka RinneNSH
5630-19-0.9182.424
Mikko KoskinenEDM
5525-21-0.9062.934
Tuukka RaskBOS
4627-13-0.9122.484
Juuse SarosNSH
3117-10-0.9152.623
Joonas KorpisaloCBJ
2710-7-0.8972.950
Antti NiemiMTL
178-6-0.8873.780
Antti RaantaARI
125-6-0.9062.880
Christopher GibsonNYI
20-0-0.9411.500

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

48 players across 24 teams.
NSHNashville Predators5 players
Mikael Granlund
C · 79 GP · 16G 38A54P
Miikka SalomakiINACTIVE
RW · 37 GP · 3G 4A7P
Eeli Tolvanen
RW · 4 GP · 1G 1A2P
Pekka RinneINACTIVE
G · 56 GP · 30 W · .91830W
Juuse Saros
G · 31 GP · 17 W · .91517W
CARCarolina Hurricanes4 players
Sebastian Aho
C · 82 GP · 30G 53A83P
Teuvo Teravainen
C · 82 GP · 21G 55A76P
Saku MaenalanenINACTIVE
RW · 34 GP · 4G 4A8P
Janne KuokkanenINACTIVE
C · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P
DALDallas Stars4 players
Miro Heiskanen
D · 82 GP · 12G 21A33P
Esa Lindell
D · 82 GP · 11G 21A32P
Roope Hintz
C · 58 GP · 9G 13A22P
Julius HonkaINACTIVE
D · 29 GP · 0G 4A4P
MTLMontréal Canadiens4 players
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
C · 79 GP · 11G 23A34P
Artturi Lehkonen
LW · 82 GP · 11G 20A31P
Joel Armia
RW · 57 GP · 13G 10A23P
Antti NiemiINACTIVE
G · 17 GP · 8 W · .8878W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3 players
Markus NutivaaraINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 5G 16A21P
Markus HannikainenINACTIVE
LW · 44 GP · 4G 3A7P
Joonas Korpisalo
G · 27 GP · 10 W · .89710W
FLAFlorida Panthers3 players
Aleksander Barkov
C · 82 GP · 35G 61A96P
Henrik BorgstromINACTIVE
C · 50 GP · 8G 10A18P
Juho LammikkoINACTIVE
C · 40 GP · 0G 6A6P
WPGWinnipeg Jets3 players
Patrik LaineINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 30G 20A50P
Sami NikuINACTIVE
D · 30 GP · 1G 3A4P
Kristian VesalainenINACTIVE
LW · 5 GP · 0G 1A1P
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
Urho Vaakanainen
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Tuukka RaskINACTIVE
G · 46 GP · 27 W · .91227W
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EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Jesse PuljujarviINACTIVE
RW · 46 GP · 4G 5A9P
Mikko KoskinenINACTIVE
G · 55 GP · 25 W · .90625W
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Valtteri FilppulaINACTIVE
C · 72 GP · 17G 14A31P
Christopher GibsonINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 0 W · .9410W
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Olli Maatta
D · 60 GP · 1G 13A14P
Juuso RiikolaINACTIVE
D · 37 GP · 2G 3A5P
SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players
Joonas DonskoiINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 14G 23A37P
Antti SuomelaINACTIVE
C · 27 GP · 3G 5A8P
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Kalle KossilaINACTIVE
C · 8 GP · 1G 0A1P
ARIArizona Coyotes1 player
Antti RaantaINACTIVE
G · 12 GP · 5 W · .9065W
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Rasmus Ristolainen
D · 78 GP · 5G 38A43P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Juuso Välimäki
D · 24 GP · 1G 2A3P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Henri Jokiharju
D · 38 GP · 0G 12A12P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Mikko Rantanen
RW · 74 GP · 31G 56A87P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Mikko KoivuINACTIVE
C · 48 GP · 8G 21A29P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Sami VatanenINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 4G 13A17P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Jori LehteraINACTIVE
C · 27 GP · 1G 2A3P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Kasperi Kapanen
RW · 78 GP · 20G 24A44P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Markus GranlundINACTIVE
C · 77 GP · 12G 10A22P
VGKVegas Golden Knights1 player
Erik Haula
LW · 15 GP · 2G 5A7P

Season by season

Finland had 16 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 51 in 2025–26. The peak was 2021–22, with 61. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 3 seasons Finland won.
2
6
6
310
393
3
6
7
617
698
4
6
5
638
603
5
2
6
438
409
1
3
3
334
714
5
5
1
158
520
6
5
5
851
825

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.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Finnish NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Finland against Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Finland
Finland
2nd in the league
2–5
Sweden
Sweden
3rd in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.47Points per game0.42
266Best trio227
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.35
.909Goalies' save percentage.912
8.6NHL players per million inhabitants9.1
984Total points2 173
48Players in the NHL96
Finland against Sweden season by season
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