A 27-year-old center from Rauma, Aho is a three-time NHL All-Star (2019, 2022, 2024) with 631 points (283 goals, 348 assists) in 677 games for the Carolina Hurricanes. He had two assists in three games for Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off from Feb. 12-20, played three games in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and has competed in the IIHF World Championship three times (2016, 2017, 2018).
The 29-year-old center and Florida Panthers captain has reached the Stanley Cup Final the past three seasons, winning the championship in 2024, and has 782 points (286 goals, 496 assists) in 804 games. He has been named an NHL All-Star twice (2018, 2023). Barkov, who is from Tampere, had two points (one goal, one assists) in three games during the 4 Nations Face-Off, one assist in two games at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and was held without a point in three games in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
An All-Star as a rookie, the 25-year-old from Espoo has averaged 24:30 of ice time per game for the Stars since entering the League in 2018 and has 283 points (58 goals, 225 assists) in 475 games for the Dallas Stars, who selected him with the No. 3 pick at the 2017 NHL Draft. Heiskanen had one goal in five games for Finland at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and competed at the World Championship in 2018 and 2022.
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The 31-year-old has 217 points (54 goals, 163 assists) in 684 games across 10 NHL seasons for the Stars, including five goals and 21 assists each of the past two seasons. A native of Vantaa, Lindell had one goal in three games at the 4 Nations Face-Off, played one game at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and has competed at the World Championship three times (2015, 2016, 2022).
The 28-year-old has 705 points (294 goals, 411 assists) in 652 games for the Stars, Colorado Avalanche and Hurricanes. He had 25 points (five goals, 20 assists) in 20 playoff games when the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in 2022 and has been named an All-Star twice (2019, 2023). From Nousiainen, Rantanen has played at the World Championship four times, most recently with nine assists in eight games in 2023.
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An NHL All-Star in 2022 and 2023, the 30-year-old from Forssa is 202-150-38 with a 2.68 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage in 408 games with the Nashville Predators since 2015. He was 0-2 with a 3.96 GAA and an .870 save percentage at the 4 Nations Face-Off and 4-2 with a 1.67 GAA and a .943 save percentage in the 2025 World Championship.
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