Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesse Puljujarvi will not be playing in Game 4 against New Jersey on Tuesday, as he has been listed as a healthy scratch. Throughout the playoffs, Puljujarvi has recorded one assist, 12 shots on goal, and has a minus-3 rating across seven games. Replacement winger MacKenzie MacEachern will take Puljujarvi's place on the fourth line. Puljujarvi continues to struggle in the playoffs as he did in the regular season, with five goals and 11 assists in 75 contests playing with Edmonton and Carolina.
Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jesse Puljujarvi will rejoin the lineup for Friday's Game 3 against the Islanders. He was a healthy scratch for the first two games of the series, but Teuvo Teravainen's (hand) injury will force Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour to switch things up. Brind'Amour is also expected to juggle his lines a bit, so it's unclear where Puljujarvi will play. The Finnish winger was used throughout the lineup during the regular season after he was picked up via a trade from Edmonton at the end of February. The former fourth-overall pick failed to score and registered only two points in 17 regular-season outings with the Hurricanes.
Jesse Puljujarvi Set For Hurricanes Debut Saturday
Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jesse Puljujarvi is expected to make his team debut Saturday against Vegas. He was picked up from Edmonton with a trade on Feb. 28, but Puljujarvi ran into some visa issues and he only joined the team just a few days ago. Derek Stepan is coming out of the lineup to make room for Puljujarvi. The Finnish winger tallied only 14 points in 58 games with the Oilers this season, so he won't have to do a lot to have a better time in Carolina. He starts off as a bottom-six forward for the Hurricanes, but Puljujarvi is slated to skate with the second power-play unit Saturday and could get some ice time on scoring lines soon as well.
Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jesse Puljujarvi has finally joined the team and could make his debut in Tuesday's matchup against Montreal. The Finnish forward had some visa issues that kept him from joining his new team straight away after the Hurricanes traded for him on Feb. 28. Puljujarvi's Edmonton career ended up being a disappointment and he will have plenty to prove as a Hurricane. The former fourth-overall pick managed only five goals and 14 points in 58 games with the Oilers this season and averaged a measly 0.35 points per game across his whole career in Canada.
The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired right wing Jesse Puljujarvi from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for forward prospect Patrik Puistola. Puljujarvi has not been able to live up to the expectations since being selected fourth overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, and he has only managed to score five goals and add nine assists through 58 games this season. The 24-year-old is in the final year of his current contract and can become a restricted free agent this summer. Puljujarvi could benefit from the fresh start in the Hurricanes organization and regain fantasy value, while joining the core of Finnish forwards that includes Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, and Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
Jesse Puljujarvi Racks Up Three Points Against Columbus
Edmonton Oilers right wing Jesse Puljujarvi scored two power-play goals and handed out one assist as the team returned to winning ways on Thursday with a 5-2 victory over Columbus. This was a huge offensive performance by Puljujarvi which included a team-high eight shots on goal. Sitting on 23 points for the season, Puljujarvi is now very close to surpassing his points tally from last year (25). He should have no problem getting there before the calendar flips to 2022, as the Finnish winger is skating with Connor McDavid.
Jesse Puljujarvi Provides Lone Goal For Edmonton On Tuesday
Edmonton Oilers right-winger Jesse Puljujarvi scored the only goal Edmonton could muster on Tuesday night. The Oilers dropped their third straight game by a score of 4-1. Puljujarvi continued to play well with four shots on goal and three scoring chances. He also scored his eighth goal of the season in 24 games. Considering his career high is 15 goals, just set last year, Puljujarvi is well on his way to smashing past that number. He has undoubtedly cemented a role in the Edmonton top-six and fantasy owners could expect even better numbers to come.
Jesse Puljujarvi Ends Goal Drought With Game-Winner
Edmonton Oilers right wing Jesse Puljujarvi recorded the game-winning goal in Saturday's 3-2 victory over Vegas, ending an eight-game goal drought with his seventh marker of the season. He had six total shots in the game and recorded one hit in 14:10 of ice time. Puljujarvi boasts 16 points in 20 games for the campaign, but he was recently dropped to the third line and it's given a big blow to his fantasy value. However, the Finnish winger should find his way back into the top six soon if he can impress with a scoring surge.
Jesse Puljujarvi Scores 10th of Season, Heating Up for Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers forward Jesse Puljujarvi scored his 10th marker of the season on Saturday with an even-strength goal assisted by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Puljujarvi now has two goals in his last three games and is only three goals away from a new career-best for goals scored in a season. You cannot ask for a better remedy to fantasy irrelevance than playing alongside McDavid and Draisaitl, who sit first and second in the league for points scored, and it appears Puljujarvi is taking advantage of that now. Teammate Kailer Yamamoto did see some time on that line on Saturday, so Puljujarvi is not locked on Edmonton's top line yet. That said, Puljujarvi is rostered in only 11 percent of Yahoo! leagues, which is criminally low as long as he continues to see time with McDavid and Draisaitl.
Edmonton Oilers forward Jesse Puljujarvi will miss Thursday's game versus the Montreal Canadiens after getting placed on the league's COVID-19 list. While it has not been determined how long the 22-year-old might miss, the news comes after Puljujarvi had started to show a little life offensively with three goals over his past four games. After spending the 2019-2020 campaign overseas, the talented Finn has looked good in his return to Edmonton, producing five points (three goals, two assists), 37 shots and 28 hits in 15 games. Fantasy managers should know more about his status at some point over the weekend.
Edmonton Oilers right wing Jesse Puljujarvi celebrated his first goals of the season in Tuesday's 4-2 win over Ottawa, scoring the team's second marker of the game and making it 4-0 before the Senators attempted a comeback. Darnell Nurse and Leon Draisaitl also found the back of the net, while Connor McDavid and Tyson Barrie each finished with two assists. Puljujarvi has been slow out of the gate with four points in 12 games, but he now finds himself on McDavid's line, which should give him a big boost.
