Finnish star in great form in Switzerland: rose to the top of the scoring list – has already surpassed last season’s goal count
Finnish forward Petteri Puhakka has started his season in the Swiss top league in a remarkable scoring form.
Puhakka, representing EHC Kloten, scored two goals in Friday’s match against Lugano, which propelled him to the top of the Swiss league’s scoring chart. The Finnish forward has already netted 12 goals in the early part of the season.
In total, Puhakka has recorded 15 points with 12 goals and 3 assists in 16 games this season.
Puhakka is in his second season with Kloten. His effective start to the season is a significant improvement compared to last season, during which he managed to score ten times throughout the entire season. Last season’s goal tally has already been surpassed in October.
Puhakka recorded 24 points with 10 goals and 14 assists in 49 games last season. Before moving to Switzerland, he represented Tappara for several seasons.
Finnish players have also shone in the Swiss top league during the early season. The scoring leaderboard is topped by Roby Järventie (9+13=22), with Kristian Tanus (5+15=20) in third place, and Jerry Turkulainen (4+12=16) also making it into the top ten.
In the goal-scoring chart, Järventie and Jere Innala share fourth place with nine goals each. In the assist leaderboard, Tanus is in a tie for second place with 15 assists.
Meanwhile, the entire league’s defensemen scoring chart is led by Anttoni Honka with his points tally of 7+7=14.
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