| Eetu Luostarinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Luostarinen with the Panthers in 2024 | |||
| Born | (1998-09-02)2 September 1998 (age 27) Siilinjärvi, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams | Florida Panthers KalPa Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| National team |  Finland | ||
| NHL draft | 42nd overall,2017 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Eetu Luostarinen (born 2 September 1998) is a Finnish professionalice hockey player who is acenter for theFlorida Panthers of theNational Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the second round, 42nd overall, by theCarolina Hurricanes in the2017 NHL entry draft.[1] Luostarinen won back-to-backStanley Cups with the Panthers in2024 and2025.
Luostarinen began playing for KalPa after previously spending time in their junior teams, making his professional debut in the2016–17 Liiga season.[2] During his rookie season, on 4 January 2017, Luostarinen was signed to a three-year extension to remain with KalPa through 2020.[3]
In the2018–19 season, Luostarinen ranked tied for first in goals with 15 and finished second for KalPa with 36 points in 54 regular season games.
On 30 May 2019, Luostarinen left KalPa using his NHL out-clause to sign a three-year, entry-level contract with theCarolina Hurricanes.[4]
In the2019–20 season, Luostarinen began his first North American season with the Hurricanes AHL affiliate, theCharlotte Checkers. Showing early offensive potential with 7 points in 10 games, Luostarinen received his first recall to Carolina on 7 November 2019.[5] He made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes that day in a 4–2 defeat to theNew York Rangers at thePNC Arena.[6] He registered his first point, an assist, in his third game during a 8–2 victory over theOttawa Senators on 11 November 2019.[7] After 8 games with the Hurricanes, Luostarinen was returned to continue his season with the Checkers.
On 24 February, at the NHL trade deadline, Luostarinen was traded by the Hurricanes along withErik Haula,Lucas Wallmark andChase Priskie to the Florida Panthers in exchange forVincent Trocheck on 24 February 2020.[8] He was immediately re-assigned to AHL affiliate, theSpringfield Thunderbirds.
On 18 August 2020, Luostarinen agreed to return to former Liiga club KalPa on loan until the commencement of the delayed2020–21 North American season.[9]
On 17 January 2021, Luostarinen scored his first NHL goal, as well as his first multi-point game againstCollin Delia of theChicago Blackhawks, which broke a 2-2 tie and proved to be the game winner. In his first season with the Panthers, he recorded 3 goals and 5 assists in 44 games, and did not play during the Panthersfirst round series against theTampa Bay Lightning.
During the2021-22 season, Luostarinen scored his first career overtime goal againstWashington Capitals goaltenderVitek Veněček. In the2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, he played all 10 games for the panthers scoring 1 goal and 1 assist. On 8 July 2022, Luostarinen signed a two-year, $3 million contract with the Panthers.[10]
In the2022–23 season, Luostarinen had a career high 17 goals and 26 assists for 43 points, playing all 82 games and added 2 goals and 3 assists in 16 playoff games, with a multi-point playoff game against theBoston Bruins. He would miss theStanley Cup Final with a broken tibia, suffered during game 4 of the conference final against Carolina.[11] On 25 July 2023, Luostarinen signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension to stay with the Panthers.[12]
On 30 December 2023, Luostarinen recorded his first career multi-goal game against theMontreal Canadiens.[13] Scoring 12 goals and 15 assists in 82 games, he added another 2 goals and 6 assists in 24 playoff games en route to his, and the Panthers, firstStanley Cup on 24 June 2024.
In2024–25, Luostarinen scored 9 goals and 15 assists in 80 games. After the trade deadline, with the Panthers acquisition ofBrad Marchand, would end up on a line with Marchand andAnton Lundell. Throughout the playoffs, this line continued to produce,[14] in which Luostarinen recorded a 4 point game in the series clincher vs the Lightning.[15] On 17 June 2025, he won the Stanley Cup for the second time, assisting on the series winning goal.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | KalPa | Jr. A | 23 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | KalPa | Liiga | 32 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2017–18 | KalPa | Liiga | 55 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | KalPa | Jr. A | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 2018–19 | KalPa | Liiga | 54 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 44 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | KalPa | Liiga | 17 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 44 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 78 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 2024–25 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 80 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 25 | ||
| Liiga totals | 158 | 29 | 49 | 78 | 165 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | ||||
| NHL totals | 374 | 50 | 79 | 129 | 106 | 73 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 53 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2019 Slovakia | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Finland | WC |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Finland | 4NF | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Cup champion | 2024,2025 | [16] |
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