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Finnish NHL players 2022–23

54 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2022–23. Together they scored 1 136 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland finished fifth of 9 in the nations league. Mikko Rantanen scored the most, 105 points.

54
NHL players
1 136
Points
5th
Nations league
133
Goalie wins
2022–23Last season82/82 games
2021–222023–24

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

5th
of 9 ranked nations
25
league points
Rate5thTop trio6thBlue line6thGoalies5thPer million3rd

Finland accounts for 5.1% of the NHL's players and 5.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Juuse SarosNSH
6433-23-0.9192.692
Ville HussoDET
5626-22-0.8963.114
Joonas KorpisaloLAK
3918-14-0.9152.871
Kaapo KahkonenSJS
379-20-0.8833.851
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF
3317-11-0.8923.610
Antti RaantaCAR
2719-3-0.9102.234
Kevin LankinenNSH
199-8-0.9162.750
Eetu MakiniemiSJS
21-0-0.9062.130
Justus AnnunenCOL
21-1-0.8543.580
Leevi MeriläinenOTT
20-1-0.8784.230

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

54 players across 26 teams.
DALDallas Stars5 players
Roope Hintz
C · 73 GP · 37G 38A75P
Miro Heiskanen
D · 79 GP · 11G 62A73P
Esa Lindell
D · 82 GP · 8G 16A24P
Jani HakanpääINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 6G 10A16P
Joel Kiviranta
LW · 70 GP · 8G 1A9P
FLAFlorida Panthers5 players
Aleksander Barkov
C · 68 GP · 23G 55A78P
Eetu Luostarinen
C · 82 GP · 17G 26A43P
Anton Lundell
C · 73 GP · 12G 21A33P
Aleksi HeponiemiINACTIVE
C · 10 GP · 1G 2A3P
Anton LevtchiINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
CARCarolina Hurricanes4 players
Sebastian Aho
C · 75 GP · 36G 31A67P
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
C · 82 GP · 18G 25A43P
Teuvo Teravainen
C · 68 GP · 12G 25A37P
Antti RaantaINACTIVE
G · 27 GP · 19 W · .91019W
COLColorado Avalanche4 players
Mikko Rantanen
RW · 82 GP · 55G 50A105P
Artturi Lehkonen
LW · 64 GP · 21G 30A51P
Sampo Ranta
LW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P
Justus Annunen
G · 2 GP · 1 W · .8541W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3 players
Patrik LaineINACTIVE
LW · 55 GP · 22G 30A52P
Joona LuotoINACTIVE
LW · 7 GP · 1G 0A1P
Mikael Pyyhtia
LW · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P
NSHNashville Predators3 players
Juuso Parssinen
C · 45 GP · 6G 19A25P
Juuse Saros
G · 64 GP · 33 W · .91933W
Kevin Lankinen
G · 19 GP · 9 W · .9169W
ARIArizona Coyotes2 players
Matias Maccelli
LW · 64 GP · 11G 38A49P
Juuso Välimäki
D · 78 GP · 4G 30A34P
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Henri Jokiharju
D · 60 GP · 3G 10A13P
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · 33 GP · 17 W · .89217W
Show all 26 teams
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Olli Maatta
D · 78 GP · 6G 17A23P
Ville Husso
G · 56 GP · 26 W · .89626W
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Jesse PuljujarviINACTIVE
RW · 75 GP · 5G 11A16P
Markus NiemelainenINACTIVE
D · 23 GP · 0G 0A0P
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players
Rasmus Kupari
C · 66 GP · 3G 12A15P
Joonas Korpisalo
G · 39 GP · 18 W · .91518W
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Robin SaloINACTIVE
D · 11 GP · 2G 2A4P
Otto KoivulaINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 0G 2A2P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Lassi ThomsonINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Leevi Meriläinen
G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8780W
SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players
Kaapo Kahkonen
G · 37 GP · 9 W · .8839W
Eetu MakiniemiINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 1 W · .9061W
STLSt. Louis Blues2 players
Kasperi Kapanen
RW · 66 GP · 15G 19A34P
Niko Mikkola
D · 81 GP · 1G 5A6P
WPGWinnipeg Jets2 players
Saku MaenalanenINACTIVE
RW · 64 GP · 4G 6A10P
Ville Heinola
D · 10 GP · 0G 1A1P
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Urho Vaakanainen
D · 23 GP · 0G 2A2P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Joona KoppanenINACTIVE
LW · 5 GP · 0G 1A1P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Joel Armia
RW · 43 GP · 7G 7A14P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Erik Haula
LW · 80 GP · 14G 27A41P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Kaapo Kakko
RW · 82 GP · 18G 22A40P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Rasmus Ristolainen
D · 74 GP · 3G 17A20P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Mikael Granlund
C · 79 GP · 10G 31A41P
SEASeattle Kraken1 player
Eeli Tolvanen
RW · 61 GP · 18G 13A31P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Aatu Räty
C · 15 GP · 2G 1A3P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Henrik BorgstromINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

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
248
119
5
6
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
5th in the league
1–6
Russia
Russia
2nd in the league

Russia wins 6–1 against Finland.

0.50Points per game0.54
258Best trio288
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.33
.904Goalies' save percentage.912
9.6NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
1 136Total points1 383
54Players in the NHL59
Finland against Russia season by season
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