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#48 VALTTERI PUUSTINEN (R)
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
| Age | 24 | Birth Date | 1999-06-04 |
| Shoots | R | Draft Info | 2019 (7/203) |
| Height | 5'9 | Fantrax Roster% | 0 |
| Weight | 183 | Yahoo Roster% | 0 |
| Country | FIN | Status | Off Roster |
| 2023-2024 Regular Season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | PTS | PPP | TOI | PPTOI | SOG | HIT | BKS |
| 52 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 11:45 | 1:26 | 86 | 39 | 34 |
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Latest News & Analysis
More Player News| Date | Type | News |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-18 | Player Update | Puustinen was sent to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday. |
| 2024-03-08 | Player Update | Puustinen was summoned from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, per the AHL's transaction list. |
| 2024-03-08 | Player Update | Puustinen was loaned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports. |
| 2024-03-05 | Article | Top 300 Keeper League Skaters – March 2024 |
| 2024-02-15 | Player Update | Puustinen was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday. |
| 2024-01-28 | Player Update | Puustinen was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday |
| 2023-12-17 | Article | Ramblings: Raanta Waived, Kyrou Responds, Vilardi, Sharangovich, Jones (Dec 17) |
| 2023-12-08 | Player Update | Puustinen will join the team from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday. |
| 2023-11-16 | Player Update | Puustinen (upper body) has two points over three games since returning for AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. |
| 2023-11-01 | Injury Update | Puustinen (upper body) is considered week-to-week for AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Taylor Haase of DKPittsburghSports.com reports. |
| 2023-06-20 | Player Update | Puustinen signed a one-year, two-way contract with Pittsburgh on Tuesday. |
Fantasy Rankings
| Category | Rank |
|---|---|
| Top 300 Skaters | 298 |
| Top Prospect Forwards | 76 |
Salary/CapHit Information
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| Year | Salary | Cap Hit | AAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | 775,000 | 775,000 | 775,000 |
Upside Trend Chart
NHL ID: 8481703
2023-2024 Regular Season Game Log
| Date | OPP | Team | Status | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | PPG | PPP | HITS | BKS | FOW | FO% | PPTOI | %PP | SHTOI | %SH | TOI | HIghlights |
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Daily Fantasy Sports
| Game Date | Team | Opponent | DraftKings | Yahoo | FanDuel | OwnersBox |
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2023-2024 Regular Season Game Log
| Date | OPP | Team | Status | W | L | OTL | GA | SA | GAA | SV% | GSAA | SO | QS | RBS | MIN |
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DraftKings
| Game Date | Team | Opponent | DraftKings | Yahoo | FanDuel | OwnersBox |
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2023-2024 Regular Season Line Combinations
Even Strength Line Combinations
| Freq | Line Combination |
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| Num | Time | % | Line | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )
| PTS | %Total | Line Combination |
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Even Strength Best Linemate
| PTS | Linemate |
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Power Play Line Combinations
| Freq | Line Combination |
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| Num | Time | % | Line | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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Power Play Line Production (total pts: )
| PTS | %Total | Line Combination |
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Power Play Best Linemate
| PTS | Linemate |
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Pittsburgh Penguins Last Game Lines (2024-04-17)
Opponent: New York Islanders
| Num | Time | % | EV - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:26 | 23.6 | EVGENI MALKIN - RICKARD RAKELL - MICHAEL BUNTING | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 | 21 | 14 | 60.0 |
| 2 | 11:55 | 22.6 | SIDNEY CROSBY - BRYAN RUST - DREW O'CONNOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 13 | 12 | 52.0 |
| 3 | 9:04 | 17.2 | JEFF CARTER - JESSE PULJUJARVI - JANSEN HARKINS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 16 | 6 | 72.7 |
| 4 | 8:40 | 16.4 | LARS ELLER - REILLY SMITH - VALTTERI PUUSTINEN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 13 | 5 | 72.2 |
| Num | Time | % | EV - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 17:25 | 33.0 | PIERRE-OLIVIER JOSEPH - KRIS LETANG | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 17 | 17 | 50.0 |
| 2 | 14:56 | 28.3 | ERIK KARLSSON - MARCUS PETTERSSON | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 68.2 | 32 | 11 | 74.4 |
| 3 | 9:32 | 18.1 | RYAN SHEA - JACK ST. IVANY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 9 | 15 | 37.5 |
| Num | Time | % | PP - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 1:22 | 62.6 | JEFF CARTER - EVGENI MALKIN - SIDNEY CROSBY - MICHAEL BUNTING | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 2 | 0:49 | 37.4 | EVGENI MALKIN - SIDNEY CROSBY - BRYAN RUST - MICHAEL BUNTING | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Num | Time | % | PP - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 2:11 | 100.0 | ERIK KARLSSON | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 9 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Num | Time | % | SH - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 2:19 | 45.4 | LARS ELLER - DREW O'CONNOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 1:37 | 31.7 | JEFF CARTER - BRYAN RUST | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 0:30 | 9.8 | JEFF CARTER - REILLY SMITH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Num | Time | % | SH - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 2:35 | 50.7 | MARCUS PETTERSSON - KRIS LETANG | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 2:00 | 39.2 | RYAN SHEA - JACK ST. IVANY | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 0:31 | 10.1 | MARCUS PETTERSSON - RYAN SHEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 2023-2024 Regular Season Stats
| Name | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | SHA | GAA | SV% | GSAA | SO | QUAL | QUAL% | RBS | RBS% | MIN |
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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Prospect Profile Pages
| Name | Age | Draf Year | Draf Round | Draf Pick | Link | Upside | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FILIP LINDBERG | 25 | 2019 | 7 | 197 | 4.0 | 3.5 | |
| TAYLOR GAUTHIER | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| JOEL BLOMQVIST | 22 | 2020 | 2 | 52 | 7.5 | 3.0 |
Career Stats (Regular Season)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | 82GP Pace | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | SOG/G | HITS | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | BLKS | FOW | FOW% | PPTOI | %PP | %SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | PIT | 52 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0.38 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 86 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 25.0 | 01:26 | 26.4 | 0.0 | 11:45 |
| 2021-2022 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:06 | 23.7 | 0.0 | 10:14 | |
| 3 Year AVG | 82 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 0.40 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 135 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 25.0 | 01:25 | 26.3 | 0.0 | 11:43 | |
| CAREER | 53 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0.40 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 87 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 25.0 | 01:25 | 26.3 | 0.0 | 11:43 |
Career Stats (Per Game)
| Season | Team | GP | G | G/GP | A | A/GP | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | PIM/GP | SOG | SOG/GP | PPP | PPP/GP | HITS | HITS/GP | BKS | BKS/GP | FOW | FOW/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | PIT | 52 | 5 | 0.10 | 15 | 0.29 | 20 | 0.38 | 6 | 0.12 | 86 | 1.65 | 2 | 0.04 | 39 | 0.75 | 34 | 0.65 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 2021-2022 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Stats (Non-NHL) AHL Profile Page
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | +/- | SOG | SOG/G | S% | PPP | NHLe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 24 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.54 | 4 | -6 | 51 | 2.1 | 9.8 | 3 | 22 |
| 2022-2023 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 72 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 0.82 | 22 | -9 | 188 | 2.6 | 12.8 | 28 | 33 |
| 2021-2022 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 73 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 0.58 | 14 | -15 | 183 | 2.5 | 10.9 | 17 | 23 |
| 2020-2021 | Liiga | HPK | 51 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 0.80 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2020-2021 | WC | Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020-2021 | EHT | Finland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019-2020 | Liiga | HPK | 54 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 0.74 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2019-2020 | Champions HL | HPK | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019-2020 | EHT | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018-2019 | Liiga | HPK | 47 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0.28 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018-2019 | U20 SM-sarja | HPK U20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018-2019 | WJC-20 | Finland U20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017-2018 | U20 SM-sarja | HPK U20 | 52 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 0.65 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016-2017 | U18 SM-sarja | HPK U18 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 0.75 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015-2016 | U17 SM-sarja | KalPa U17 | 38 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 1.11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014-2015 | Jr. C SM-sarja | KalPa U16 | 32 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0.75 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | 82GP Pace | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | SOG/G | HITS | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | BLKS | FOW | FOW% | PPTOI | %PP | %SH | TOI |
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Career Stats (Per Game)
| Season | Team | GP | G | G/GP | A | A/GP | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | PIM/GP | SOG | SOG/GP | PPP | PPP/GP | HITS | HITS/GP | BKS | BKS/GP | FOW | FOW/GP |
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Career Stats (Non-NHL) AHL Profile Page
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | +/- | SOG | SOG/G | S% | PPP | NHLe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2018-2019 | Liiga | HPK | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2017-2018 | U20 SM-sarja | HPK U20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016-2017 | U18 SM-sarja | HPK U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015-2016 | U17 SM-sarja | KalPa U17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | 82GP Pace | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | SOG/G | HITS | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | BLKS | FOW | FOW% | PPTOI | %PP | %SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | PIT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 03:10 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 14:52 |
| 2022-2023 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 01:45 | 41.4 | 0.4 | 14:39 | |
| 2021-2022 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:44 | 58.6 | 0.0 | 13:24 | |
| 3 Year AVG | 82 | 12 | 70 | 82 | 1.00 | 82 | 35 | 0 | 129 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 02:21 | 53.7 | 0.1 | 14:23 | |
| CAREER | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 02:21 | 53.7 | 0.1 | 14:23 |
Career Stats (Per Game)
| Season | Team | GP | G | G/GP | A | A/GP | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | PIM/GP | SOG | SOG/GP | PPP | PPP/GP | HITS | HITS/GP | BKS | BKS/GP | FOW | FOW/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | PIT | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | 0.67 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 2022-2023 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2021-2022 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Regular Season Quarterly Comparison
2023-2024
| Quarter | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | PPP | PPTOI | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 2 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 2:10 | 11:14 |
| 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1:35 | 12:24 |
| 4 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0:47 | 11:46 |
Lines by quarter
| Quarter | Line Combination |
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2022-2023
| Quarter | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | PPP | PPTOI | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
Lines by quarter
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Advanced Stats
| Year | PDO | 5 on 5 S% | OZ Start% | PTS/60 | SOG/60 | %PP | IPP | PPIPP | CF% | Sec Assists | Sec Assist % |
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Expected Goals
| Year | GF 5v5 | xGF 5v5 | xGF/60 | GA 5v5 | xGA 5v5 | xGA/60 | xG% 5v5 |
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Extended Game Log
| Date | OPP | TEAM | CF | CA | CF% | GF 5v5 | xGF 5v5 | xGF/60 | GA 5v5 | xGA 5v5 | xGA/60 | xG% 5v5 |
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Even Strength Line Combinations
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| Num | Time | % | Line | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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Even Strength Line Production
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Power Play Line Combinations
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| Num | Time | % | Line | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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Power Play Line Production
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