Valtteri
Puustinen
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Valtteri Puustinen stats, profile and latest news: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats and headlines.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 9:54
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:06
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.23
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 10
- Blocks
- 5
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 45.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 28.6 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100, computed from data (play-by-play, NHL EDGE, PickALeague analytics), never by hand. Each compares the player with others at the same position, over several seasons. 75 = established NHL player, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 37 %
75
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 72
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 58
- Confidence 43 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 62
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 56
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 75
- Confidence 43 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 77
- Confidence 25 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 72
- Confidence 43 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 80
- Confidence 37 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 70
- Confidence 37 %
- DF
- Defense
- 85
- Confidence 33 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 65
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 41
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating72
- Top speed (35 %)35.4 · 66
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.587 · 81
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.9 · 77
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.3 · 61
ST — Strength58
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.853 · 67
- Body mass (50 %)-1.38 · 61
EN — Endurance62
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.9 · 65
- Total ice time (20 %)597 · 61
- Shift length (15 %)42.6 · 64
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.7 · 69
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.816 · 69
DU — Durability56
- Share of games played (100 %)0.655 · 56
CK — Checking75
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.553 · 76
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.566 · 77
- Season volume (10 %)3.714 · 66
FG — Fighting77
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.941 · 77
DI — Discipline72
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.001 · 70
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.509 · 84
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.511 · 57
PA — Passing80
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.878 · 83
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.502 · 78
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.069 · 76
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.494 · 62
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.788 · 85
SC — Scoring70
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.743 · 66
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.881 · 76
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.389 · 66
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.357 · 76
- xG per shot (10 %)0.078 · 74
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)15.1 · 77
DF — Defense85
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.06 · 81
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.26 · 89
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.548 · 83
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.313 · 76
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.3 · 76
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.86 · 84
PS — Penalty shot65
- Shootouts (60 %)31.2 · 63
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience41
- Career regular-season games (65 %)56
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall75
- SC · Scoring (28 %)70
- PA · Passing (22 %)80
- DF · Defense (18 %)85
- SK · Skating (12 %)72
- EN · Endurance (8 %)62
- DI · Discipline (5 %)72
- ST · Strength (4 %)58
- CK · Checking (3 %)75
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
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.
PAL Rating
65/ 100
Performance · Above average
150 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 50
- Defense
- 82
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- Offense
- 55
- Creation
- 53
- Shooting
- 24
- Possession
- 80
- Defense
- 86
- Discipline
- 34
- Power play
- 27
- Penalty kill
- 13
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →WAR estimates how many wins a player added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player it could have called up from the AHL. It adds up offense, defense, special teams, shooting and penalties, then converts those goals into wins.
0.1
wins above replacement
-0.1 to 0.6 — 90% interval
332 of 596 forwards
+0.4 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.1
- EV defense
- +0.2
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +0.2
- Penalties
- -0.2
- Average → replacement
- +0.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | PIT | 11 | 0.1 | -0.1 to 0.6 | 332/596 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 52 | -0.1 | -0.8 to 0.5 | 469/608 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →NHL EDGE measures what the eye can't put a number on: skating speed, shot power, distance covered and time spent in each zone, captured by chips in the puck and the shoulder pads. The percentile places the player within the league: 90th means better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 108.8 km/h5th percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.1 km/h85th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3134th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 44.3 %81st percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 34.3 km20th percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.34 km14th percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.5 %78th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.4 %21st percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 38.3 %74th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 816th percentile | 226th percentile | 25.0 %100th percentile |
| High danger | 522nd percentile | 121st percentile | 20.0 %44th percentile |
| Mid range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 115th 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 17, 2025 | vs WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:31 |
| April 13, 2025 | vs BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8:12 |
| April 11, 2025 | @ NJD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:00 |
| November 15, 2024 | @ CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:33 |
| November 13, 2024 | vs DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:33 |
Valtteri Puustinen in five questions
How many goals does Valtteri Puustinen have in 2024-25?
Valtteri Puustinen has 2 goals and 3 points (1 assist) in 13 games in 2024-25.
How old and how tall is Valtteri Puustinen?
Valtteri Puustinen is 27 years old (born June 4, 1999). He is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 181 lb (82 kg).
Where is Valtteri Puustinen from?
Valtteri Puustinen was born in Kuopio, Finland.
How good is Valtteri Puustinen?
Valtteri Puustinen produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 332nd of 596 players at his position in the NHL.
Where can I find Valtteri Puustinen's full stats?
On this PickALeague page: his season-by-season stats, WAR, PAL rating and skill ratings, updated daily during the season.
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