The Pittsburgh Penguins has finally agreed with the $800,000 Deal for a veteran star player from…

The Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday signed forward Jesse Puljujarvi to a two-year contract, general manager Kyle Dubas announced. The two-year contract runs through the end of the 2024-25 season and carries an average annual value of $800,000. Puljujarvi, 25, signed a professional tryout with Pittsburgh on Dec. 10 and has played in 13 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season, tallying four goals, five assists and nine points while continuing to rehabilitate from off-season hip surgery.

The 6-foot-4 Finnish winger played for the Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes during the 2022–2023 season, collecting five goals, eleven assists, and sixteen points from 75 games. Between Edmonton and Carolina, Puljujarvi has played in 334 NHL games and recorded 51 goals, 63 assists, and 114 career points. The Edmonton Oilers selected Puljujarvi with the fourth overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft.