"Offensively, Finland will have one of the deeper units in the tournament. From the Dallas Stars, Mikko Rantanen and Roope Hintz will look to translate their ability to score at will and in the biggest moments towards the Olympic stage; the former was able to score a Game 7 hat trick in the first round of the 2025 playoffs against the Colorado Avalanche."
"Finland might just be the team that is flying under the radar for the Olympic men's hockey event. For their own reasons, a lot of people will be giving Canada and the United States the title of favourites. Canada might just have the most feared power play lineup in the tournament, while the United States could easily be the grittiest. But Finland does enter this tournament as the reigning gold medallists, and they'll be getting their own infusion of NHL talent."
Finland arrives at the Olympic men's hockey tournament as reigning gold medallists and may be underrated relative to Canada and the United States. Canada projects elite power-play scoring, while the United States projects a gritty team identity. Finland adds significant NHL firepower up front, including Mikko Rantanen, Roope Hintz, Artturi Lekhonen, Mikael Granlund (captain) and Oliver Kapanen, giving Finland one of the deeper offensive units. Several key Finnish forwards are poised to carry scoring form into the Olympics after intense post-Olympic club schedules. Defensive lapses from the Four Nations Faceoff, including multiple games allowing five-plus goals, remain a primary concern.
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