“Teletext TV statistics” reveal the difficult situation of Finnish goaltenders in the NHL – see an extensive package of early season Finnish numbers

shows on Saturday 7.1. of the match Columbus–Carolina and on Sunday 8.1. of the match Dallas-Florida. Saturday’s broadcast on TV2, Areena, the app and ‘s website starts at 11 p.m. Sunday’s broadcast starts at 10:30 p.m.

How did Finnish NHL players’ autumn go compared to previous NHL autumns?

The so-called advanced statistics about the overall picture of playing have of course played a big role in hockey for years. However, we decided to list what the start of the season looks like for Finnish players when looking at traditional statistics, which are also sometimes called Teletext statistics.

We looked at, among other things, playing times, power points and save percentages.

The period under review was from the beginning of the NHL season (October 7, 2022) to the end of the year (December 31, 2022). By the end of the year, the teams had played 34–40 matches, while the regular season lasts 82 matches per team.

For comparison, the same statistics were made for previous seasons starting from autumn 2016. The exception in the comparison is the 2020–21 season, which was shortened due to the corona virus, for which the entire regular season of 56 matches was calculated.

This is what the sharpest tip of the Finnish points exchange looks like

First, let’s look at the brightest Finnish stars in the power point statistics.

Alexander Barkov can be found in the top five Finns in the power points since autumn 2016. The 27-year-old Florida captain is the only one whose name can be found in the top five in the comparison period every autumn.

Patrick Laine was among the top five Finnish scorers for four seasons in a row from 2016 to 2019, but not anymore after that. Of course, Laine has suffered from injuries. For example, during the fall season of 2021, he played only ten matches.

Sebastian Aho has been on the list every time since autumn 2017.

Mikko Rantanen has been in the group five times, when the review period is seven seasons. In the fall of 2019, he was sixth on the list because he was sidelined for weeks due to a leg injury.

Mikael Granlund and Teuvo Teräväinen have been among the five best Finnish power players in three autumns. Roope Hintz and Joonas Donskoi can be found twice in the list. Jesse Puljujärvi your wedge on the list in autumn 2021.

In the fall of 2022, a defenseman, Dallas, was among the top five Finnish point guards in power points Miro Heiskanen, who scored 5+24=29 in 35 matches. The last time a defender was among the top five Finns in power points was in the fall of 2016, Rasmus Ristolainen (36 matches, 3+22=25).

In the fall, 47 Finns will play in the NHL – three will make their debut

A total of 47 Finns got on the ice in the NHL during the fall season of 2022.

Among them, the most ice time, an average of 25.15 per game, was clocked by Dallas star pack Heiskanen.

Among the forwards, Rantanen got the most ice time during the fall, 22:55, especially at the end of the year due to injuries in Colorado.

As expected, the most goalkeepers played in Nashville during the fall of 2022 Juuse Saros (27 games) and Detroit Ville Husso (24).

Of the 47 Finns, there were 26 forwards, 13 defenders and eight goalkeepers.

The number of 47 players follows the trend of the previous four seasons. The number has increased substantially from autumn 2016 (35 Finns) and 2017 (37).

During the first NHL game of his career in the fall of 2022, the Nashville forward recorded statistics Juuso Pärssinen21, and a forward for the New York Islanders Aatu Räty20, who also opened their goal account in their debut matches.

Also, San Jose’s goalkeeper Eetu Mäkiniemi got his first two NHL games. In December, he was replaced in goal for the third period of the Vancouver match – Mäkiniemi surrendered twice, San Jose lost in overtime 5-6. Mäkiniemi, 23, then played the entire game in a 6–1 win against Anaheim.

A collapse in the ice time of the Finnish defenders

The average ice time of Finnish field players during the fall of 2022 in the NHL was 15:42. The average ice time was the highest (16.07) in the fall of 2016, when there were, however, the smallest number of Finnish players in the examined period.

The average ice time of Finnish forwards in the fall of 2022 was 15:59. From the previous fall, it grew by no less than a minute. The average Ice Age of 14:59 in autumn 2021 is the lowest of the review period.

Twice the forwards’ average ice time has been over 16 minutes, i.e. in the fall of 2016 and in the fall of 2019.

In the fall of 2022, the average superiority time of Finnish attackers was exactly two minutes. Twice, in 2017 and 2019, it has been just over two. Last fall, it was the lowest during the review period: 1.29.

The average ice time of the Finnish defenders was 17:58 during the fall of 2022, which is clearly the lowest of the review period. The drop from the previous fall was 42 seconds.

In the autumns of 2017, 2018 and 2019, the average ice time of the Finnish teams was more than 20 minutes. In the fall of 2017, there were only six Finnish packages, while this fall there were 13 of them.

Similarly, the yv time received by Finnish defenders, an average of 33 seconds per match, is the lowest in the review period. In the years 2016–2019, the yv time was more than a minute, in autumn 2017 it was as much as 1.53.

This was the Finns’ average scoring and goal pace

Finnish forwards scored an average of 0.55 points per game during the fall of 2022. It is slightly better than last season. Measured by the point average, the autumns of 2018 and 2019 are slightly ahead.

In autumn 2022, Finnish forwards scored an average of 0.22 goals per match. Measured in goals, only autumn 2019 (0.24) and season 2020–21 (0.24) were slightly tougher.

During the fall of 2022, Finnish teams scored 0.27 points per match. In the seasonal comparison of defenders, it is the second lowest reading of the period.

The highest point average, 0.38 per match, can be found in autumn 2019. In the years 2016–2019, the reading was at least 0.3 every time.

Finnish teams scored an average of 0.07 goals per match during the fall of 2022. The highest reading (0.1) is from autumn 2019.

The save percentage of Finnish goalkeepers is the weakest in the comparison period

Finnish goalkeepers cannot be said to have excelled during the fall of 2022. The winning percentage of 44.8 is the second lowest in the comparison period. In the fall of 2017, the Finnish cashiers remained at a profit percentage of 43.5.

The save percentage of Finnish goalkeepers during the fall of 2022 was 90.4, which is the weakest reading of the review period. The highest percentage (91.8) can be found in autumn 2016.

Of course, the readings tell, among other things, that there are hardly any Finnish goalkeepers in the NHL’s best teams. Only from the teams of Finnish defenders Antti Raannan Carolina is headed to the playoffs. Carolina also had its difficulties at the beginning of the season, but since then Raanta’s save percentage has risen to around 90.

shows on Saturday 7.1. of the match Columbus–Carolina and on Sunday 8.1. of the match Dallas-Florida. Saturday’s broadcast on TV2, Areena, the app and ‘s website starts at 11 p.m. Sunday’s broadcast starts at 10:30 p.m.