Valtteri Puustinen #48

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Pittsburgh Penguins

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Player Information

The 26-year-old has 3 points (2 goals, 1 assists) in 13 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 7th round (No. 203) of the 2019 NHL Draft, he has 24 points (7 goals, 17 assists) in 66 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Country:	FIN
Age:	26.3 yrs (04.06.1999)
Height / Weight:	180 cm / 82 kg
Shoots:	R
Drafted:	203rd in 2019
Draft Team:	Pittsburgh Penguins
Awards:	-

Player RatingPowered by CORE

75

Overall Rating

Offense:Off: 130th of 225 Wings

Defense:Def: 9th of 225 Wings

Season by Season Ratings:

Contract InformationPowered by CORE

Actual AAV:	$0.775M
Player Contract Value:	$5.000M
Remaining:	1 year(s)
Contract Ends:	2026 UFA
Age at the end:	27.1 yrs (04.06.1999)

Valtteri Puustinen

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
13.11.2024	Red Wings	1	0	0	0	0	8:33	0		0
15.11.2024	Blue Jackets	1	0	0	0	-1	9:33	1	0.0%	0
11.04.2025	Devils	1	1	0	1	1	12:00	1	100.0%	0
13.04.2025	Bruins	1	0	0	0	-1	8:11	0		0
17.04.2025	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	Penguins	1	0	1	1	2	10:13	1	0.0%	0
2023-24	Penguins	52	5	15	20	4	11:45	86	5.8%	6
2024-25	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

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Player Match	Name	Team	Pos	Age	Height / Weight	Season P/G	Career P/G	Offense Rating	Defense Rating	Actual AAV
	Valtteri Puustinen		RW	26.3 yrs	180 cm / 82 kg	0.23	0.36	69	85	$0.775M
85%	Kailer Yamamoto		RW	27 yrs	175 cm / 80 kg	0.25	0.43	69	86	$0.775M
84%	Jack Drury		C	25.7 yrs	180 cm / 84 kg	0.25	0.30	64	82	$1.725M
84%	Ethen Frank		C	27.7 yrs	180 cm / 85 kg	0.29	0.29	66	81	$0.775M
83%	Erik Haula		LW	34.5 yrs	180 cm / 86 kg	0.30	0.44	67	82	$3.150M

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