Not on an NHL roster · Right wing · Shoots R

Valtteri Puustinen

Age 27 · 5'11" · 180 lb · Born in Kuopio, FIN

No contract on file.

2024-25 regular season

Goals

25.0% shooting

Assists

1 primary

Points

0.23 per game

TOI/GP

9:54

PP 1:06 · PK 0:00

xGF%

49.9

5v5, -5.4 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.01

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

-4

Blocks 5 · Hits 10

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	SOG	HIT	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Apr 17 vs WSH · W 5-2	0	1	2	9:31	1:03	0:00	—	67	1	0	0	-0.07
Apr 13 vs BOS · L 4-1	0	0	2	8:12	0:00	0:00	—	—	0	0	-1	-0.05
Apr 11 @ NJD · W 4-2	1	1	1	12:00	1:26	0:00	—	—	0	0	+1	+0.60
Nov 15 @ CBJ · L 6-2	0	1	2	9:33	0:38	0:00	—	50	0	0	-1	-0.01
Nov 13 vs DET · OTL 3-2	0	0	0	8:33	0:44	0:00	—	0	0	1	0	-0.10

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2023-24 · 523 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%55.3%

85th percentile

Relative xGF%+5.7

89th percentile

HDCF%59.3%

90th percentile

CF%52.4%

74th percentile

Relative CF%+1.8

69th percentile

FF%52.6%

74th percentile

GF%56.8%

80th percentile

CF/6063.6

70th percentile

CA/6057.8

70th percentile

ixG/600.92

44th percentile

Goals above expected-3.0

21st percentile

IPP72.0%

75th percentile

PDO101.0

67th percentile

OZS%54.8%

59th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2023-24

Shooting volume: 62
Playmaking: 88
Zone entries(est.): —
Forechecking: —
Physicality: 57
Defensive impact: 97
Puck management: 56
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

No unblocked shots yet.

Strengths

Defensive impact: 97th percentile among wingers.
Playmaking: 88th percentile among wingers.

Similar style: Stefan Noesen (NJD), Joshua Roy

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.

Where his Game Score comes from

2023-24 · 52 GP · goals above average

Season total -1.0 goals, or -0.02 per game.

Even strength offense: +0.3
Even strength defense: +0.6
Power play: -0.1
Finishing: -3.0
Playmaking: +1.4
Penalties: -0.2

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2024-25	PIT	13	2	1	3	-4	8	9:54	—	+0.01
2023-24	PIT	52	5	15	20	+4	86	11:45	—	-0.02

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 27, forwards typically produce 96% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Skating · NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.