Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen reached a significant milestone in last night’s NHL game, moving up to third place in the all-time goal-scoring list for Finnish players.

Rantanen surpassed Olli Jokinen, who scored 321 regular-season goals during his NHL career. Rantanen now has a total of 322 goals.

The historic goal came as Dallas defeated the New York Islanders on home ice with a score of 6–3. Rantanen scored the last goal for his team with a wrist shot in the third period.

In the all-time goal-scoring list for Finnish players, only Teemu Selänne and Jari Kurri are ahead of Rantanen. Selänne leads the list with 684 goals, while Kurri finished his NHL career with 601 goals.

Rantanen has started the NHL season effectively. He has accumulated 14 points in 11 games played, with 6 goals and 8 assists.

For Dallas, defeating the Islanders marked their fifth consecutive victory. In addition to Rantanen, Finnish players Roope Hintz and Joel Kiviranta also contributed points. Hintz assisted on two goals, while Kiviranta was credited with an assist on one goal.

You can see Rantanen’s goal below or here.

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12:23 AM · Oct 26, 2026

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