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Valtteri Puustinen #48
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Selected in the 7th round (No. 203) of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, he has 24 points (7 goals, 17 assists) in 66 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 26.6 yrs (04.06.1999)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 82 kg
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    Drafted: 203rd in 2019
    Draft Team: Team logoPittsburgh Penguins
    Awards: -
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The 26-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Penguins controlling 63% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Valtteri Puustinen is off the ice, the Penguins control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 38% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 19% in the defensive zone.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 101st of 253 Wings
    Defense:Def: 2nd of 253 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.13
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.63
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    11.75
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.49
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.98
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.49
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.76
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.56
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.14
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.20
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.38
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.16
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.05
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.06
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.29
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.24
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.87
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.47
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.19
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
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Valtteri Puustinen
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
13.11.2024 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 8:33 0 0
15.11.2024 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -1 9:33 1 0.0% 0
11.04.2025 Team Logo Devils 1 1 0 1 1 12:00 1 100.0% 0
13.04.2025 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 -1 8:11 0 0
17.04.2025 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 0 9:31 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 0 1 -1 3 33.3% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 1 1 2 10:13 1 0.0% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Penguins 52 5 15 20 4 11:45 86 5.8% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 13 2 1 3 -4 9:54 8 25.0% 4
Total 66 7 17 24 2 95 7.4% 10
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played