Jesse
Puljujarvi
R · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 33
- WAR
- 0.0
- PTS
- 1
2024-25№ 373 / 596
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Jesse Puljujarvi
#20R
HEIGHT : 193 cm · WEIGHT : 98 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : May 6, 1998 · Alvkarleby, Sweden
Drafted : 2016 · EDM · round 1, pick #4
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Florida Panthers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024-25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Carolina Hurricanes | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | 58 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 |
| 2021-22 | Edmonton Oilers | 65 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 20 |
| 2020-21 | Edmonton Oilers | 55 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 16 |
| 2018-19 | Edmonton Oilers | 46 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 2017-18 | Edmonton Oilers | 65 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 14 |
| 2016-17 | Edmonton Oilers | 28 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| NHL totals | 387 | 58 | 70 | 128 | 139 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Carolina Hurricanes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Edmonton Oilers | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
Jesse Puljujarvi: our analysis
2024-25 season: 5 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 12:44 TOI. WAR 0.0 (373rd of 596) · PAL 33, below average.
In 2024-25, Jesse Puljujarvi, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 33 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.0 ranks 373rd among 596 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: creation (77, well above average). On the other hand, penalty kill (28, below average) and discipline (28, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.6); his biggest cost: finishing (-1.0).
A marked decline: his PAL was 48 in 2022-23, against 33 now; his WAR, though, went from -0.9 to 0.0.
Jesse Puljujarvi's story
Moved to Tornio at age four, Puljujärvi took to skating and hockey there before relocating alone to Oulu at thirteen to join Kärpät’s junior program. A femur fracture interrupted one junior season, but he still became a regular in the U20 ranks as a mid‑teen and helped his club on its path through Finland’s youth championships.
Puljujärvi signed his first professional deal with Oulun Kärpät in May 2014 and appeared for the senior team that autumn, including in Champions Hockey League play. He set club records as one of Kärpät’s youngest players and youngest point scorers. After two seasons in Liiga, Edmonton selected him fourth overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and he soon signed an entry‑level contract with the Oilers.
His North American career has included stints in both the NHL and AHL: initial seasons in Edmonton alternated with time in Bakersfield, a return to Kärpät for 2019–20 where he led the team in scoring, then a two‑year re‑entry to the Oilers beginning in 2020. In February 2023 he was traded to Carolina. Over 2023–25 he moved between organisations, including Pittsburgh and its AHL affiliate Wilkes‑Barre/Scranton, a professional tryout with Charlotte (the Panthers’ AHL team), and a subsequent two‑way NHL deal with Florida; in July 2025 he signed a two‑year contract with Genève‑Servette HC in Switzerland.
Internationally, Puljujärvi figured prominently for Finland’s junior teams: silver at the 2015 IIHF U18s, then in 2016 winning gold at both the World Junior Championship and the U18 tournament — an uncommon double — and earning Best Forward and MVP honours at the World Juniors that year.
Observers describe his strengths as offensive instincts and a tendency to hold possession and attempt dekes; analytics noted challenges with puck carrying and a willingness to take risks. Time in the AHL and adjustments to the North American game helped him find better shooting positions and improve his play in the neutral zone.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:47
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:57
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.32
- EV points
- 9
- Hits
- 80
- Blocks
- 9
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 52.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 27.9 %
- Faceoffs
- 0.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 59 %
70
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 86
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 90
- Confidence 64 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 52
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 56
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 84
- Confidence 64 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 81
- Confidence 44 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 63
- Confidence 64 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 68
- Confidence 59 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 66
- Confidence 59 %
- DF
- Defense
- 81
- Confidence 54 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 78
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating86
- Top speed (35 %)36.3 · 80
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.752 · 83
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.7 · 85
- Speed consistency (15 %)36 · 84
ST — Strength90
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.633 · 87
- Body mass (50 %)0.977 · 85
EN — Endurance52
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.8 · 62
- Total ice time (20 %)325 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)43.3 · 65
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)10.1 · 45
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.332 · 61
DU — Durability56
- Share of games played (100 %)0.658 · 56
CK — Checking84
- Hits /60 (70 %)7.939 · 84
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)7.684 · 86
- Season volume (10 %)4.094 · 72
FG — Fighting81
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.967 · 81
DI — Discipline63
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.024 · 62
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.774 · 69
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.635 · 67
PA — Passing68
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.548 · 66
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.491 · 77
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.015 · 67
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.84 · 66
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.42 · 70
SC — Scoring66
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.732 · 64
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.834 · 72
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.286 · 68
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.108 · 67
- xG per shot (10 %)0.076 · 65
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)15.5 · 79
DF — Defense81
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.081 · 84
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.139 · 81
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.598 · 76
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.04 · 79
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.938 · 77
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)60 · 70
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.107 · 70
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience78
- Career regular-season games (65 %)84
- Career playoff games (25 %)63
- NHL seasons (10 %)78
OV — Overall70
- SC · Scoring (28 %)66
- PA · Passing (22 %)68
- DF · Defense (18 %)81
- SK · Skating (12 %)86
- EN · Endurance (8 %)52
- DI · Discipline (5 %)63
- ST · Strength (4 %)90
- CK · Checking (3 %)84
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70 | 86 | 66 | 81 |
| 2023-24 | 69 | 82 | 68 | 85 |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 83 | 58 | 87 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.0
wins above replacement
373 of 596
PAL Rating
33/ 100
Performance · Below average
283 of 451 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 43
- Defense
- 50
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- Offense
- 33
- Creation
- 77
- Shooting
- 33
- Possession
- 49
- Defense
- 56
- Discipline
- 28
- Power play
- 41
- Penalty kill
- 28
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | FLA | 0.0 | 33 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | CAR | -0.9 | 48 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.0
wins above replacement
-0.5 to 0.3 — 90% interval
373 of 596 forwards
-0.0 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- +0.6
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -1.0
- Penalties
- -0.2
- Average → replacement
- +0.9
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | FLA | 28 | 0.0 | -0.5 to 0.3 | 373/596 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 22 | 0.2 | -0.3 to 0.5 | 303/608 |
| 2022-23 | CAR | 75 | -0.9 | -1.7 to -0.3 | 603/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 133.9 km/h34th percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.5 km/h70th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 7256th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 44.0 %76th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 99.6 km32nd percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.31 km37th percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 43.4 %90th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.4 %85th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 37.6 %84th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 5037th percentile | 433rd percentile | 8.0 %7th percentile |
| High danger | 1736th percentile | 444th percentile | 23.5 %65th percentile |
| Mid range | 1439th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 958th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2025 | @ TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 |
| April 14, 2025 | vs NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:13 |
| April 12, 2025 | vs BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:48 |
| April 8, 2025 | vs TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:51 |
| April 6, 2025 | @ DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 |
Jesse Puljujarvi: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Jesse Puljujarvi have in 2024-25?
Jesse Puljujarvi has 4 goals and 10 points (6 assists) in 31 games in 2024-25.
How old is Jesse Puljujarvi?
Jesse Puljujarvi is 28 years old: he was born on May 7, 1998.
How tall is Jesse Puljujarvi, and how much does he weigh?
Jesse Puljujarvi is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 216 lb (98 kg).
Where is Jesse Puljujarvi from?
Sweden: Jesse Puljujarvi was born in Alvkarleby, Sweden.
How good is Jesse Puljujarvi?
Jesse Puljujarvi produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 373rd of 596 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 33 out of 100: below average for his position.
Is Jesse Puljujarvi a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 373rd of 596 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Jesse Puljujarvi getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 48 in 2022-23 to 33 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Jesse Puljujarvi's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Jesse Puljujarvi has 387 games, 58 goals, 70 assists and 128 points. His best season: 2021-22, with 36 points in 65 games.
Where was Jesse Puljujarvi drafted?
Jesse Puljujarvi was drafted 4th overall (round 1) by Edmonton Oilers in 2016.
How does Jesse Puljujarvi perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Jesse Puljujarvi has 27 games and 6 points in his career. His pace (0.22 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.33).
What is Jesse Puljujarvi's nationality?
Jesse Puljujarvi is Finnish. Internationally: Represents Finland; silver medal at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship (Switzerland); 2016 World Junior Championship (U20) gold (5 January 2016) — declared Best Forward and Most Valuable Player; 2016 World U18 Championship gold.
What awards has Jesse Puljujarvi won?
Heino Pulli award — U18 rookie of the year (2012–13 season) ; President's Trophy of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association (May 2016) ; Best Forward of the 2016 World Junior Championship ; Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2016 World Junior Championship.
How many championships has Jesse Puljujarvi won?
6: Finnish Championship (Liiga) with Oulun Kärpät (end of 2014–15 season); Mestis bronze medal with Kajaanin Hokki (spring 2015); Liiga bronze with Oulun Kärpät (2015–16 season); CHL silver with Oulun Kärpät (2015–16 season); U20 junior championship silver with Oulun Kärpät U20 (2013–14 season); Finnish U16 championship (playoffs) with the Kärpät U16 team (season mentioned in the article).
What is Jesse Puljujarvi's nickname?
He is nicknamed The Bison King.
Where did Jesse Puljujarvi play before turning pro?
Junior years with Tornio IHC and then Oulun Kärpät juniors (U16, U18, U20 seasons up to turning professional in May 2014).
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