The Pittsburgh Penguins are once again watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs from their living rooms after missing the postseason for the second year in a row.
Valtteri Puustinen has clawed his way from a seventh-round throwaway to NHL contributor. Player: Valtteri Puustinen Born: June 4, 1999 (24 years old) Height:
Jesse Puljujarvi scored two goals and Penguins teammate Valtteri Puustinen added a third to round out Finland's scoring in their 5-3 loss to Canada in the preliminary round of the World Championship in Czechia Saturday morning.
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed winger Valtteri Puustinen to a two-year, two-way contract with an AAV of $775,000 at the NHL level, the team announced Friday.
A young forward is sticking around the Steel City for a couple more years. On Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they have re-signed Valtteri Puustinen to a two-year contract beginning next season.
The Pittsburgh Penguins received strong depth contributions from winger Valtteri Puustinen this season.
The team’s preliminary round will get underway later this week. Two Penguins players have been added to the roster for Team Finland at the upcoming World Championships being held in Czechia.
Valtteri Puustinen and Jesse Puljujarvi will play a little more hockey this season. The Pittsburgh Penguins wingers were named to Team Finland for the 2024 IIHF World Championships.
TORONTO — And down the stretch they come. The Pittsburgh Penguins have the most arduous schedule of the five teams that are still realistically battling for one of the two available playoff spots in the Eastern Conference.
The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t have a hard time figuring out when their 7-4 loss to the New York Rangers Saturday at PPG Paints Arena got away from them.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have several positions needing drastic change, hence why they are 25th in the NHL by standings points. That allows players like Valtteri Puustinen to potentially carve out a spot for himself heading into next season.
PITTSBURGH – The season might be over for the Pittsburgh Penguins as reports indicate they are ready for a fire sale. Anyone not named Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, or Kris Letang could find themselves in a new uniform before the trade deadline.
CRANBERRY — Are the Pittsburgh Penguins almost back to full health? In their first practice after the bye and All-Star Game break, both LW Reilly Smith and defenseman John Ludvig were in full-contact sweaters.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who are heading into an extended break, on Sunday sent three players to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League — winger Valtteri Puustinen and defenseman Ryan Shea on regular reassignments, and defenseman John Ludvig on a conditioning assignment.
Valtteri Puustinen lit up the Pittsburgh Penguins scoresheet immediately following his call-up in December. The Penguins' 2019 seventh-round pick scored seven points (1G-6A) and 21 shots on goal in his first ten games at the NHL level this season.
When you tune into the Buffalo Sabres game against the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight, you will see a lot of big names donning the black and gold and some guy named Valtteri Puustinen.
Valtteri Puustinen has been a pleasant surprise for the Pittsburgh Penguins over the past month. He was recalled to the NHL roster on December 8th when the Penguins were desperate for talented right-wingers.
The Pittsburgh Penguins haven’t seen much success from their prospects over the last few seasons, and most of that is because they haven’t had a great pipeline for some time now.
If Lars Eller lauds an individual for their intelligence, considering the source, that's some seriously lofty praise. He's among the smartest NHL players, on or off the ice, I've ever covered.
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ bottom two lines will have a very different look tonight when they take on the Florida Panthers.
CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Valtteri Puustinen said in his training camp interview last year that his goal coming into the year was just to play "some more than last season" in the NHL.
With just four first-round picks over the past decade, it isn’t a surprise that the Penguins have one of the worst prospect pools in the NHL.
Finland is the latest country to unveil its roster for the upcoming World Championships which get underway on Friday. While they have plenty of players in the NHL, this team primarily consists of players playing in leagues overseas.
A more proven third option in case the injury bug bites yet again or one of the two netminders struggles would be a low-cost acquisition that could wind up being useful later down the road.
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