Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2020–21
58 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2020–21. Together they scored 678 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland finished fifth of 10 in the nations league. Mikko Rantanen scored the most, 66 points.
58
NHL players
678
Points
5th
Nations league
117
Goalie wins
FINNISH LEADERS
Points
Mikko Rantanen
COLRW· 52 GP
30G36A66P
Aleksander Barkov
FLAC· 50 GP
26G32A58P
Sebastian Aho
CARC· 56 GP
24G33A57P
4
Roope Hintz
DALC· 41 GP
15G28A43P
5
Joonas DonskoiINACTIVE
COLRW· 51 GP
17G14A31P
In the nations league
5th
of 10 ranked nations
30
league points
Rate5thTop trio3rdBlue line10thGoalies5thPer million2nd
Finland accounts for 5.7% of the NHL's players and 5.0% of its points.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 17-14-0 | .909 | 3.01 | 2 | |
Juuse SarosNSH | 36 | 21-11-0 | .927 | 2.28 | 3 |
| 33 | 9-13-0 | .894 | 3.30 | 0 | |
| 26 | 13-13-0 | .899 | 3.17 | 0 | |
| 24 | 16-8-0 | .902 | 2.88 | 2 | |
Tuukka RaskBOS | 24 | 15-5-0 | .913 | 2.28 | 2 |
Pekka RinneNSH | 24 | 10-12-0 | .907 | 2.84 | 2 |
Ville HussoSTL | 17 | 9-6-0 | .893 | 3.21 | 1 |
Antti RaantaARI | 12 | 5-5-0 | .905 | 3.36 | 0 |
| 4 | 1-3-0 | .906 | 3.88 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1-1-0 | .875 | 2.66 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0-0-0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0-0-0 | .750 | 5.63 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Mikael Granlund
C · 51 GP · 13G 14A27PEeli Tolvanen
RW · 40 GP · 11G 11A22PErik Haula
LW · 51 GP · 9G 12A21PJuuse Saros
G · 36 GP · 21 W · .92721WPekka RinneINACTIVE
G · 24 GP · 10 W · .90710WKasimir KaskisuoINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000WAleksander Barkov
C · 50 GP · 26G 32A58PMarkus NutivaaraINACTIVE
D · 30 GP · 0G 10A10PEetu Luostarinen
C · 44 GP · 3G 5A8PJuho LammikkoINACTIVE
C · 44 GP · 4G 1A5PAleksi HeponiemiINACTIVE
C · 9 GP · 1G 1A2PRasmus Ristolainen
D · 49 GP · 4G 14A18PHenri Jokiharju
D · 46 GP · 3G 5A8PArttu RuotsalainenINACTIVE
C · 17 GP · 5G 1A6PUkko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · 4 GP · 1 W · .9061WRoope Hintz
C · 41 GP · 15G 28A43PMiro Heiskanen
D · 55 GP · 8G 19A27PEsa Lindell
D · 56 GP · 5G 11A16PJoel Kiviranta
LW · 26 GP · 6G 5A11PJesperi Kotkaniemi
C · 56 GP · 5G 15A20PJoel Armia
RW · 41 GP · 7G 7A14PArtturi Lehkonen
LW · 47 GP · 7G 6A13POtto LeskinenINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PPatrik LaineINACTIVE
LW · 46 GP · 12G 12A24PKristian VesalainenINACTIVE
LW · 12 GP · 0G 1A1PSami NikuINACTIVE
D · 6 GP · 0G 0A0PVille Heinola
D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0PShow all 25 teams
Season 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 Czechia
Finland
5th in the league
5–2
Czechia
6th in the league
Finland wins 5–2 against Czechia.
0.44Points per game0.49
181Best trio138
0.26Defencemen's points per game0.28
.907Goalies' save percentage.907
10.4NHL players per million inhabitants3.2
678Total points544
58Players in the NHL35
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Top scorer
Mikko Rantanen
Finland's top scorer in 2020–21.
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 2020–21
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.