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Valtteri Puustinen

#48

age26

posRW,LW

shotr

h5'9"

w183lbs

Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$775,000$775K

Year 2 of 2

24/25

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 27

Profile

Draft Team

Round7

Pick203

Year2019

Agent Markus Lehto

Birthdate Jun 4, 1999

Birthplace Kuopio

Nationality Finland

UFA Year 2026

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $1.35M

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP66

A17

P24

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.36

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.11

Career Statline Details

2024-2026 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,550,000$1.55M

cap hit$775,000$775K

Valtteri Puustinen is signed to a 2 year, $1,550,000 contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season, playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Puustinen an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On May 10 2024

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

Signing GM Kyle Dubas

% Cap Contract Start 0.88%

Signing Status UFA-Group6age 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	UFAage 27
AAV	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Base	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	26	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	6	2	4	6	0
2024-25	25	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	13	2	1	3	4	25.0	47.0	-5.3	43.0	-11.4	0.00	0.53	1	8:46	1:06	0:00
2024-25	25	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	48	16	19	35	6												Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2023-24	24	$775,000 $775K	WC	Finland	7	1	1	2	2
2023-24	24	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	52	5	15	20	6	56.8	56.0	6.2	52.0	1.4	0.56	2.01	1	10:19	1:23	0:00
2023-24	24	$775,000 $775K	International	Finland (all)	9	1	2	3	2
2023-24	24	$775,000 $775K	EHT	Finland	2	0	1	1	0
2023-24	24	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	24	5	8	13	4												Playoffs	2	1	2	3	0
2022-23	23	$842,500 $843K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	72	24	35	59	22
2021-22	22	$842,500 $843K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	1	1	0	100.0	71.0	28.4	46.0	5.1	0.00	6.90	0	8:42	1:06	0:00
2021-22	22	$842,500 $843K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	73	20	22	42	14												Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0
2020-21	21		WC	Finland	2	0	0	0	0
2020-21	21		Liiga	HPK	51	21	20	41	14
2020-21	21		International	Finland (all)	4	0	1	1	0
2020-21	21		EHT	Finland	2	0	1	1	0
2019-20	20		Liiga	HPK	54	17	23	40	22
2019-20	20		EHT	Finland	3	1	0	1	0
2019-20	20		Champions HL	HPK	4	0	1	1	2
2018-19	19		WJC-20	Finland U20	6	0	3	3	4
2018-19	19		U20 SM-sarja	HPK U20	11	3	6	9	6
2018-19	19		Liiga	HPK	47	10	3	13	14												Playoffs	16	2	3	5	0
2018-19	19		International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	14	2	5	7	12
2017-18	18		U20 SM-sarja	HPK U20	52	15	19	34	14												Playoffs	5	1	3	4	0
2017-18	18		International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	3	0	1	1	4
2016-17	17		U18 SM-sarja	HPK U18	44	8	25	33	33												Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2015-16	16		U17 SM-sarja	KalPa U17	38	15	27	42	26												Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
2014-15	15		U16 SM-sarja Q	KalPa U16	10	4	11	15	6
2014-15	15		U16 SM-sarja	KalPa U16	32	10	14	24	10
NHL Totals					66	7	17	24
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

05/10

2024

Puustinen, Valtteri

2yrs

$775,000

Cap Hit

06/20

2023

Puustinen, Valtteri

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

05/6

2021

Puustinen, Valtteri

2yrs

$842,500

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Puustinen, Valtteri

Cleared

Oct

Puustinen, Valtteri

Puustinen was placed on waivers by Pittsburgh on Thursday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Apr

Puustinen, Valtteri

Puustinen was sent to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday.

Apr

Puustinen, Valtteri

Puustinen scored a power-play goal in Friday's 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Apr

Puustinen, Valtteri

Puustinen was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday.

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Contract History

2023-2024 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$775,000$775K

cap hit$775,000$775K

expiry 2024 UFA-Group6 age 25

Signed On Jun 20 2023

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

Signing GM Kyle Dubas

% Cap Contract Start 0.93%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Qualifying Offer $813,750$814K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	UFA-Group6age 25
AAV	$775,000$775K
Base	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$385,000$385K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2021-2023 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,685,000$1.69M

cap hit$842,500$843K

expiry 2023 RFA age 24

Signed On May 6 2021

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

Signing GM Ron Hextall

% Cap Contract Start 1.03%

Signing Status age 22

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$842,500$843K	$842,500$843K	RFAage 24
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$750,000$750K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	$82,500$83K	$82,500$83K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$842,500$843K	$842,500$843K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

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