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Finnish NHL players 2019–20

48 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2019–20. Together they scored 773 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland finished first of 10 in the nations league. Sebastian Aho scored the most, 66 points.

48
NHL players
773
Points
1st
Nations league
116
Goalie wins
2019–20Active season69/82 games
2018–192020–21

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

1st
of 10 ranked nations
39
league points
Rate3rdTop trio6thBlue line3rdGoalies1stPer million3rd

Finland accounts for 4.9% of the NHL's players and 4.5% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Tuukka RaskBOS
4126-8-0.9292.125
Juuse SarosNSH
4017-12-0.9142.704
Mikko KoskinenEDM
3818-13-0.9172.751
Joonas KorpisaloCBJ
3719-12-0.9112.602
Pekka RinneNSH
3618-14-0.8953.173
Antti RaantaARI
3315-14-0.9212.632
Kaapo KahkonenMIN
53-1-0.9132.960
Kasimir KaskisuoTOR
10-1-0.8426.000

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

48 players across 23 teams.
DALDallas Stars4 players
Miro Heiskanen
D · 68 GP · 8G 27A35P
Roope Hintz
C · 60 GP · 19G 14A33P
Esa Lindell
D · 69 GP · 3G 20A23P
Joel Kiviranta
LW · 11 GP · 1G 0A1P
FLAFlorida Panthers4 players
Aleksander Barkov
C · 66 GP · 20G 42A62P
Erik Haula
LW · 48 GP · 12G 12A24P
Aleksi SaarelaINACTIVE
C · 9 GP · 2G 2A4P
Henrik BorgstromINACTIVE
C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
MTLMontréal Canadiens4 players
Joel Armia
RW · 58 GP · 16G 14A30P
Artturi Lehkonen
LW · 70 GP · 13G 14A27P
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
C · 36 GP · 6G 2A8P
Otto LeskinenINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
NSHNashville Predators4 players
Mikael Granlund
C · 63 GP · 17G 13A30P
Miikka SalomakiINACTIVE
RW · 5 GP · 1G 0A1P
Pekka RinneINACTIVE
G · 36 GP · 18 W · .89518W
Juuse Saros
G · 40 GP · 17 W · .91417W
WPGWinnipeg Jets4 players
Patrik LaineINACTIVE
LW · 68 GP · 28G 35A63P
Ville Heinola
D · 8 GP · 1G 4A5P
Sami NikuINACTIVE
D · 17 GP · 0G 5A5P
Joona LuotoINACTIVE
LW · 16 GP · 0G 0A0P
CARCarolina Hurricanes3 players
Sebastian Aho
C · 68 GP · 38G 28A66P
Teuvo Teravainen
C · 68 GP · 15G 48A63P
Eetu Luostarinen
C · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
Urho Vaakanainen
D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
Tuukka RaskINACTIVE
G · 41 GP · 26 W · .92926W
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Rasmus Ristolainen
D · 69 GP · 6G 27A33P
Henri Jokiharju
D · 69 GP · 4G 11A15P
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COLColorado Avalanche2 players
Mikko Rantanen
RW · 42 GP · 19G 22A41P
Joonas DonskoiINACTIVE
RW · 65 GP · 16G 17A33P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets2 players
Markus NutivaaraINACTIVE
D · 37 GP · 3G 6A9P
Joonas Korpisalo
G · 37 GP · 19 W · .91119W
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Markus GranlundINACTIVE
C · 34 GP · 3G 1A4P
Mikko KoskinenINACTIVE
G · 38 GP · 18 W · .91718W
MINMinnesota Wild2 players
Mikko KoivuINACTIVE
C · 55 GP · 4G 17A21P
Kaapo Kahkonen
G · 5 GP · 3 W · .9133W
NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players
Sami VatanenINACTIVE
D · 47 GP · 5G 18A23P
Janne KuokkanenINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Kasperi Kapanen
RW · 69 GP · 13G 23A36P
Kasimir KaskisuoINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8420W
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Jani HakanpääINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 1G 0A1P
ARIArizona Coyotes1 player
Antti RaantaINACTIVE
G · 33 GP · 15 W · .92115W
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Olli Maatta
D · 65 GP · 4G 13A17P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Valtteri FilppulaINACTIVE
C · 70 GP · 6G 15A21P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Otto KoivulaINACTIVE
LW · 12 GP · 0G 0A0P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Kaapo Kakko
RW · 66 GP · 10G 13A23P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Juuso RiikolaINACTIVE
D · 36 GP · 1G 6A7P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Antti SuomelaINACTIVE
C · 20 GP · 1G 6A7P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Niko Mikkola
D · 5 GP · 0G 1A1P

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 2 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
258
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 Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Finland
Finland
1st in the league
3–3
Russia
Russia
3rd in the league

A draw, 3–3.

0.48Points per game0.55
192Best trio254
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.31
.914Goalies' save percentage.912
8.6NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
773Total points991
48Players in the NHL48
Finland against Russia season by season
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