Defenseman Antti Tuomisto skated in his third season with the Griffins and totaled 29 points (8-21—29), 34 penalty minutes and a plus-30 rating in 68 regular-season games, adding one assist, eight penalty minutes and a plus-three rating in eight postseason appearances. The 25-year-old notched career-high numbers in games played (68), goals (8), points (29) and plus-minus rating (+30). Tuomisto ranked among the team’s defensemen leaders in points (2nd), goals (1st), assists (2nd), plus-minus (2nd) and penalty minutes (3rd). He also placed among the AHL defensemen leaders in plus-minus (5th, T7th among all skaters) and game-winners (2, T14th). 

Regular Season Stat Line

68 GP, 8 goals, 21 assists, 29 points, +30 rating, 34 PIM 

Postseason Stat Line

8 GP, 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, +3 rating, 8 PIM 

Contract Status 

Unrestricted free agent

By the Numbers 

68 – Competed in a career-high 68 regular-season games, which ranked second on the roster and first among defensemen

8 – Career-best eight goals matched the combined total of goals across the previous two campaigns

29 – Career-high 29 points were two more than the previous high of 27 last season

200 – Competed in 200th professional game on Nov. 22 against Charlotte

100 – Showed two assists on April 17 at Milwaukee, which included 100th professional point

30 – Plus-30 rating set a new career best, ranked fifth in the AHL among defensemen, tied for seventh among all AHL skaters, and was +26 better than previous high of plus-4 in 2023-24 

1 – Scored lone power-play goal on Feb. 7 at Charlotte

2 – Potted two game-winners on Nov. 1 at Rockford and Feb. 7 at Charlotte, which tied career mark

4 – Posted four games with two assists on Nov. 2 against Rockford, Nov. 28 against Iowa, March 24 versus Milwaukee and April 17 at Milwaukee

4 – Had a career game on Nov. 25 at Texas, showing a career-best four points (1-3—4) and tying career high of three assists

2 – Season-high two-game assist streak from Feb. 13-15 (0-2—2) and Feb. 27-28 (0-2—2)  

3 – Season-best three-game point streak from Feb. 7-15 (1-2—3)

4 – Season-high four penalty minutes on Feb. 3 at Milwaukee 

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