On March 12, 2012, Teemu Selanne scored his 659th career goal and 1,399th career point against the Colorado Avalanche, thus surpassing Jari Kurri as the all-time leading scorer in NHL history among Finnish-born players. While Finland has often been overshadowed by its neighbor Sweden in hockey, it has nevertheless produced its fair share of NHL players, chief among them Kurri and Selanne, two of the top players of their respective generations and both Hall of Fame members. Between these two “Finnish Flashes”, who remain #1 and #2 in scoring among their countrymen and are also close friends in real life, their great careers beg the question:
Who was better – Jari Kurri or Teemu Selanne?
