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Rantanen becomes 3rd-fastest Finn to 700 career points

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Stars winger Mikko Rantanen reached the 700-point mark with his second assist in Dallas' 5-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday.

Rantanen is the third-fastest Finnish player to hit the milestone, trailing only Hall of Famers Jari Kurri and Teemu Selanne.

Player Games to 700 points
Jari Kurri 483
Teemu Selanne 541
Mikko Rantanen 645

Rantanen ranks seventh on the NHL's all-time scoring list among Finnish players, though he's still not even halfway to first place.

Player Games Points
Teemu Selanne 1451 1457
Jari Kurri 1251 1398
Saku Koivu 1124 832
Aleksander Barkov* 801 778
Olli Jokinen 1231 750
Mikko Koivu 1035 750
Mikko Rantanen* 645 700

*Active player

Only Kurri (1.118) has the edge on Rantanen (1.085) when it comes to points per game.

Rantanen has recorded four goals and nine assists in 13 games since joining the Stars. He's up to 83 points in 75 games on the season.

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