| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | Colorado Avalanche | Acquired from Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Traded to Colorado Avalanche | |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Cleared Waivers | |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Placed on Waivers | |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Assigned to AHL | |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Recalled from AHL | |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Assigned to AHL | |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Cleared Waivers | |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Placed on Waivers | |
| May 10, 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25 | |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24 | |
| May 6, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Signed to an entry level contract. |
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| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | G/60 | A/60 | Pts/60 | xG/60 | GAE/60 | Sh% | xSh% | Sh%AE | %SA Rush | %SA Reb. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | PIT | 1 | 8:42 | 0.00 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 0.78 | -0.78 | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 52 | 529:13 | 0.57 | 1.47 | 2.04 | 0.65 | -0.08 | 7.25 | 8.31 | -1.06 | 3.30 | 8.79 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 13 | 111:23 | 0.00 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.24 | -0.24 | 0.00 | 8.83 | -8.83 | 0.00 | 16.67 |
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | SAF/60 | GF/60 | xGF/60 | SAA/60 | GA/60 | xGA/60 | GF% | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | PIT | 1 | 8:42 | 34.48 | 13.79 | 4.43 | 41.38 | 0.00 | 1.82 | 100.00 | 70.91 | 2.72 | -1.29 | 35.33 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 52 | 529:13 | 43.31 | 2.72 | 2.60 | 39.23 | 2.04 | 2.09 | 57.14 | 55.44 | -0.04 | -0.58 | 5.68 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 13 | 111:23 | 29.09 | 1.08 | 2.15 | 40.94 | 2.69 | 2.15 | 28.57 | 49.99 | -0.74 | -0.61 | -1.18 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | GP | Top Speed | Bursts>20/mi | Avg. Speed | ES Avg. Speed | Top Speed | Avg. Speed | %Long Range | %Mid Range | %High Danger | ES DZ% | ES NZ% | ES OZ% |
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| Percentile 0-25 | Percentile 25-50 | Percentile 50-75 | Percentile 75-100 |
| Season | Teammate | Teammate | Team | TOI | GF/60 | GA/60 | GF% | xGF/60 | xGA/60 | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
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| Type | Statistic | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | G/60 | Goals Against per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | A/60 | Assists per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | Pts/60 | Points per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | xG/60 | Expected Goals per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | GAE/60 | Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60). |
| Individual | Sh% | Shooting Percentage. |
| Individual | xSh% | Expected Shooting Percentage. |
| Individual | Sh%AE | Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%). |
| Individual | %SA Rush | Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush. |
| Individual | %SA Reb. | Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds. |
| On Ice | SAF/60 | Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | GF/60 | Goals For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | xGF/60 | Expected Goals For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | SAA/60 | Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | GA/60 | Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | xGA/60 | Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | GF% | Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against) |
| On Ice | xGF% | Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against) |
| On Ice | xGF Rel | xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice. |
| On Ice | xGA Rel | xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better). |
| On Ice | xGF% Rel | xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice. |
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Valtteri Puustinen signed a $1,550,000 2-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and General Manager Kyle Dubas on May 10, 2024 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.88% of the salary cap.
Valtteri Puustinen signed a $775,000 1-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and General Manager Kyle Dubas on June 20, 2023 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.93% of the salary cap.
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24 | $775,000 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | $385,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| Total | - | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | $385,000 |
Valtteri Puustinen signed a $1,685,000 2-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and General Manager Ron Hextall on May 6, 2021 with an AAV of $842,500. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.03% of the salary cap.
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 22 | $842,500 | $925,000 | $82,500 | $92,500 | $750,000 | $842,500 | $70,000 | ELC | ||
| 2022-23 | 23 | $842,500 | $925,000 | $82,500 | $92,500 | $750,000 | $842,500 | $70,000 | ELC | ||
| Total | $165,000 | $185,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,685,000 | $140,000 |
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| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G |
| 2014-15 | Jr. C SM-sarja | KalPa U16 | 32 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | U17 SM-sarja | KalPa U17 | 38 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 26 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2016-17 | U18 SM-sarja | HPK U18 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | U20 SM-liiga | HPK U20 | 52 | 15 | 19 | 34 | +13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 2018-19 | U20 SM-liiga | HPK U20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | WJC-20 | Finland U20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | Liiga | HPK | 47 | 10 | 3 | 13 | +8 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 4 | ||||||
| 2019-20 | Liiga | HPK | 54 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | Champions HL | HPK | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | EHT | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | Liiga | HPK | 51 | 21 | 20 | 41 | +11 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | WC | Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | EHT | Finland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | |||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0.0 | 10:14 | ||||||||||
| 2021-22 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 73 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -3 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 72 | 24 | 35 | 59 | -9 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 2023-24 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 52 | 5 | 15 | 20 | +4 | 6 | 86 | 5.8 | 11:45 | |||||||||
| 2023-24 | WC | Finland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2023-24 | EHT | Finland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | |||||||||||||
| 2023-24 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 24 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2024-25 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 | 8 | 25.0 | 9:54 | |||||||||
| 2024-25 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 48 | 16 | 19 | 35 | -3 | 6 | 2 | -1 | ||||||||||
| 2025-26 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 35 | 7 | 19 | 26 | +7 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| NHL Career | 66 | 7 | 17 | 24 | +2 | 10 | 95 | 7.4 | 11:22 | |||||||||||