• Puljujarvi spent the entire 2015-16 season with Karpat of the Finnish Elite League, where he has registered 13-15—28 in 50 regular season games and 4-5—9 in 10 postseason contests.

• On home soil at the 2016 World Junior Championship in Helsinki, Puljujarvi led Finland to a gold medal while playing on a dynamic line with Patrik Laine (No. 2 ranked European Skater) and Sebastian Aho (drafted 35th overall by CAR in 2015).

• Puljujarvi (5-12—17 in 7 GP) led all players at the 2016 World Junior Championship in assists and points en route to gold, collecting Most Valuable Player, Best Forward and All-Star Team honors.

• Internationally, Puljujarvi also earned gold at the 2016 Under-18 World Championship (5-2—7 in 4 GP), scoring a hat trick in the gold medal game against rival Sweden and a silver medal with Finland at the 2015 Under-18 World Championship (2-5—7 in 7 GP).

• A regular on successful teams, in 2014-15 Puljujarvi played 21 games with Karpat (4 7—11), who eventually went on to win the Finnish Elite League Championship, and spent 15 games with Hokki (8-5—13), who earned bronze in Finland’s second division. He also was a member of Karpat’s silver medal junior squad in 2013-14, racking up seven goals in 12 postseason contests.

• Lists Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin as his favorite NHL player.

NEWS:

FINNISH TALENT PULJUJARVI DRAWS SELANNE COMPARISONS

PULJUJARVI PROPELS FINLAND TO WORLD UNDER-18 GOLD

GETTING TO KNOW JESSE...

My go-to karaoke choice is: Cheek
Last TV show I binge-watched is: The Blacklist
The celebrity that always makes me laugh is: Sami Hedberg
The app I spend way too much time on is: WhatsApp, Instagram
The coolest person I've ever met is: Teemu Selanne
If I could be one person for a day it would be: LeBron James
I am inspired by: Family
I am afraid of: Nightmares
I dream of: Playing in the NHL

STATISTICS

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P	PIM
2023-2024	PITTSBURGH	NHL	22	3	1	4	6
2023-2024	WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON	AHL	13	4	5	9	8
2022-2023	EDMONTON	NHL	58	5	9	14	30
2022-2023	CAROLINA	NHL	17	0	2	2	2
2021-2022	EDMONTON	NHL	65	14	22	36	20
2020-2021	EDMONTON	NHL	55	15	10	25	16
2020-2021	KARPAT	FINLAND	16	7	5	12	43
2019-2020	KARPAT	FINLAND	56	24	29	53	52
2018-2019	EDMONTON	NHL	46	4	5	9	16
2018-2019	BAKERSFIELD	AHL	4	2	2	4	7
2017-2018	EDMONTON	NHL	65	12	8	20	14
2017-2018	BAKERSFIELD	AHL	10	1	4	5	4
2016-2017	BAKERSFIELD	AHL	39	12	16	28	10
2016-2017	EDMONTON	NHL	28	1	7	8	10
2016-2017	FIN (Carlson Hockey Games 2017)	ITLTOUR	3	0	0	0	0
2015-2016	KARPAT	FINLAND	50	13	15	28	22
2015-2016	FINLAND (2016 WJC Championships)	ITLTOUR	7	5	12	17	0
2015-2016	FIN (2016 IIHF U18 World Championship)	ITLTOUR	4	5	2	7	2
2015-2016	FIN U20 (4-Nations tournament 2015 - Tampere)	ITLTOUR	3	2	0	2	0
2014-2015	KARPAT	FINLAND	21	4	7	11	10
2014-2015	HOKKI	FINLAND-2	15	8	5	13	8
2014-2015	KARPAT JR.	FINLAND-JR.	11	12	6	18	10
2014-2015	FIN (2015 IIHF U18 World Championship)	ITLTOUR	7	2	5	7	4
2014-2015	FINLAND (2015 WJC Championships)	ITLTOUR	5	0	0	0	0
2014-2015	FIN U18 (Ivan Hlinka Memorial 2014)	ITLTOUR	4	3	2	5	4
2014-2015	FIN U18 (5 Nations in Kravare & Poruba 2015)	ITLTOUR	4	0	0	0	2
2014-2015	FIN U20 (4 Nations in Jonkoping 2014)	ITLTOUR	3	3	3	6	4
2014-2015	FIN U20 (4 Nations tournament - Prerov 2014)	ITLTOUR	3	0	2	2	14
2013-2014	KARPAT JR.	FINLAND-JR.	18	12	11	23	4
2013-2014	KARPAT U18	FIN-JR. U18	8	7	7	14	8
2012-2013	KARPAT U18	FIN-JR. U18	42	31	20	51	14