Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2026–27
41 Finnish players have played in the NHL in 2026–27. Together they have 232 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland sits sixth of 11 in the nations league. Sebastian Aho leads with 26 points.
41
NHL players
232
Points
6th
Nations league
20
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season18/84 games
FINNS LAST NIGHT · NOV 105 games4P
1G3A1W
10played
Anton Lundell C had 2 assists in the win over Columbus Blue Jackets.
Artturi Lehkonen LW scored 1 goal in the win over Toronto Maple Leafs.
Eetu Luostarinen C had 1 assist in the win over Columbus Blue Jackets.
Juuse Saros G stopped 30 shots for a shutout in the win over Los Angeles Kings.
Player of the night
Anton Lundell
FLA
0G2A
NEXT GAMES · NOV 12 · upcoming
17Finns in6games
FINNISH LEADERS
Points race
Sebastian Aho
CARC· 19 GP
10G16A26P
Mikko Rantanen
DALRW· 17 GP
9G12A21P
Mikael Granlund
ANAC· 17 GP
5G15A20P
4
Artturi Lehkonen
COLLW· 19 GP+1 point last night
13G5A18P
5
Roope Hintz
DALC· 17 GP
7G8A15P
In the nations league
6th
of 11 ranked nations
30
league points
Rate4thTop trio6thBlue line9thGoalies8thPer million3rd
Finland accounts for 4.9% of the NHL's players and 4.7% of its points so far.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2-8-0 | .888 | 3.41 | 0 | |
Juuse SarosNSH | 13 | 6-3-0 | .919 | 2.42 | 1 |
| 11 | 5-3-0 | .878 | 3.27 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1-8-0 | .808 | 6.03 | 0 | |
Ville HussoANA | 6 | 2-3-0 | .868 | 3.55 | 0 |
| 4 | 3-1-0 | .873 | 3.40 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1-0-0 | .893 | 3.04 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Mikko Rantanen
RW · 17 GP · 9G 12A21PRoope Hintz
C · 17 GP · 7G 8A15PMiro Heiskanen
D · 15 GP · 3G 8A11PArttu Hyry
RW · 17 GP · 4G 2A6PJoel Kiviranta
LW · 13 GP · 2G 1A3PEsa Lindell
D · 12 GP · 0G 1A1PAnton Lundell
C · 18 GP · 4G 4A8PEetu Luostarinen
C · 19 GP · 2G 3A5PNiko Mikkola
D · 19 GP · 2G 2A4PAleksander Barkov
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0PSebastian Aho
C · 19 GP · 10G 16A26PJesperi Kotkaniemi
C · 17 GP · 5G 5A10PJuuso Välimäki
D · 8 GP · 2G 1A3PAatu Räty
C · 4 GP · 1G 0A1PLeevi Meriläinen
G · 14 GP · 2 W · .8882WKevin Lankinen
G · 9 GP · 1 W · .8081WSeason by season
In the NHL Draft
11 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 Belarus
Finland
6th in the league
6–1
Belarus
11th in the league
Finland wins 6–1 against Belarus.
0.49Points per game0.45
67Best trio21
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.34
.885Goalies' save percentage–
7.3NHL players per million inhabitants0.7
232Total points26
41Players in the NHL6
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Top scorer
Sebastian Aho
Finland's top scorer in 2026–27.
The team
Carolina Hurricanes
Where Sebastian Aho 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 2026–27
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.