Alright, this is wild.
Forward Valtteri Puustinen, the Penguins' seventh-round pick in 2019, entered Tuesday as HPK's leading scorer with six goals and seven assists in 16 games. That's why he wears the golden helmet.
He increased his lead with a ridiculous between-the-legs goal in the first period. Just watch:
... watch it again:
... maybe one more time:
... okay, just one more time:
Incredible.
Puustinen, 20, will likely make the jump to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton next season. The 5-foot-9, 183-pound winger goes by the nickname “Kuopion Phil Kessel,” in Finland, due to his hard shot and some physical similarities.
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