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Eetu Luostarinen

#27 · Centre · Florida Panthers

Born Sep 2, 1998 in Siilinjarvi, FIN (age 28) · 6'3", 191 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 42nd overall in 2017 by CAR (round 2)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2026-27. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex Formenton EDM · 2 P in 4 GP Alex Iafallo WPG · 2 P in 4 GP Arshdeep Bains VAN · 2 P in 4 GP Berkly Catton SEA · 2 P in 4 GP Bobby McMann SEA · 2 P in 4 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0102030402019-20: 1 points119-202020-21: 8 points820-212021-22: 26 points2621-222022-23: 43 points4322-232023-24: 27 points2723-242024-25: 24 points2424-252025-26: 33 points3325-262026-27: 2 points226-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2019-20 CAR 8 0 1 1 -2 0 9 9 0.13 $898K
2020-21 FLA 44 3 5 8 -11 12 34 55 0.18 $898K
2021-22 FLA 78 9 17 26 1 12 84 103 0.33 $898K
2022-23 FLA 82 17 26 43 19 28 132 64 0.52 $1.5M
2023-24 FLA 82 12 15 27 1 26 119 129 0.33 $1.5M
2024-25 FLA 80 9 15 24 12 28 87 183 0.30 $3M
2025-26 FLA 73 11 22 33 4 32 107 121 0.45 $3M
2026-27 FLA 4 2 0 2 1 4 6 8 0.50 $3M
8 seasons Career 451 63 101 164 25 142 578 672 0.36

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2021-22 FLA 10 1 1 2 -3 2 9 17 0.20
2022-23 FLA 16 2 3 5 2 4 14 37 0.31
2023-24 FLA 24 2 6 8 2 22 27 64 0.33
2024-25 FLA 23 5 14 19 11 25 34 87 0.83
4 seasons Playoffs 73 10 24 34 12 53 84 205 0.47

2026-27 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
4 2 0 2 1 4 6 8 0.50 33.3 15:35

Contract

$3MCap hitends in 2027, then extended to 2035
$1.5MCap dollars per point2 points in 4 games
$508KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.9 goals above replacement, projected
$6.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.4MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over all of it: what the player has done so far, plus the games left at a rate taken from his last three seasons and this one. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 647 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Florida Panthers on Jul 25, 2023, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $9M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2026-27, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Florida Panthers on Jul 1, 2026, 8 years and $40M at $5M a season, beginning in 2027-28.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $3M $1M $2.5M $3.5M
2025-26 $3M $1M $2M $3M
2026-27 $3M $1M $1.5M $2.5M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2026 Florida Panthers Extension not begun 2027-28 to 2034-35 8 $40M $5M
Jul 25, 2023 Florida Panthers Extension 2024-25 to 2026-27 3 $9M $3M
Jul 8, 2022 Florida Panthers Extension 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $3M $1.5M
May 30, 2019 Carolina Hurricanes Entry-level 2019-20 to 2021-22 3 $2.775M $898K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2026-27 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2026-27 analytics

Rating, projected over the full season

2026-27 is still being played, so these are a projection of his whole season, not a count so far: what he has done in 4 games (+0.1 goals above replacement), plus the 75 more he is taken to play, going by how much of his team's games he has played before, at a rate set by his last three seasons and this one. The more he plays, the more this season counts, and by the last game it is simply his season.

+5.9Goals above replacement162nd of 647 skaters, 116th of 422 forwards
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 422 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-1.8 19th percentileEven-strength defence+3.2 96th percentilePower play0.0 52nd percentilePenalty kill+0.0 63rd percentilePenalties+1.0 77th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

02468102019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

55.8Corsi for %43 attempts for, 34 against
-4.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
60.8Expected goals for %1.8 expected for, 1.1 against
-5.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %1 for, 1 against
98.1PDO5.3% shooting + 92.9% saves
8Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis429:5555.763.71-1
Lars Eller · Eetu Luostarinen · Sandis Vilmanis23:27100.0100.00-0
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Eetu Luostarinen21:19100.00.00-0
Sam Reinhart · Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell10:550.00.00-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.1Expected goalsfrom 8 unblocked attempts
+0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.02 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 13.2% chance per attempt1st
Finishing +0.9 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 0 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Goals 2Expected 1.1

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Oct 6, 2026 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 15:43
Oct 4, 2026 @ ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:12
Oct 1, 2026 @ SJS L 3-4 (OT) 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 16:28
Sep 29, 2026 @ CAR W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:58