Anton Lundell (born 3 October 2001) is a Finnish professional

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for the

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of the

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(NHL). Lundell was considered a top prospect for the 2020 NHL entry draft, where he was selected 12th overall by the Panthers. Lundell won back-to-back

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with the Panthers in

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Playing career

Lundell first played as a youth as a 14-year old at the U16 level within the junior program of

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. Continuing his development through his fourth season with the club, Lundell made his professional debut registering nine goals and 19 points in 38 games during the

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. Showing potential as a prominent two-way forward, Lundell followed up his rookie season by improving his offensive totals with 10 goals and 28 points in 44 regular season games before the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the

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. On 7 June 2021, Lundell signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the

. Lundell made his NHL debut on 14 October 2021, in Florida's game against the

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. On 19 October 2021, Lundell scored his first NHL goal, against

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in a 4–1 Panthers win. On 31 January 2022, Lundell recorded his first multi-point NHL game (five assists) in the Panthers' 8–4 win over the

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. He was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for January 2022 after recording 17 points in 15 games. In the 2023–24 NHL season, Lundell reached the

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with the Panthers for the second straight year, defeating the

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in seven games and earning him a first career

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championship. A week after winning the Stanley Cup, Lundell signed a six-year, $30 million contract extension with the Panthers.

International play

Lundell won a gold medal with the Finland national under-18 team at the

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, putting up six points in seven games. He won a gold medal with the Finland junior national team at the

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, producing four points in seven games. After missing the 2020 World Juniors due to injury, Lundell returned for the 2021 World Juniors where he captained Finland to the Bronze Medal. He recorded six goals and ten points in seven games, ranking as one of the tournament's top three leading scorers. He also won a silver medal with the Finland national ice hockey team at the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lundell, Anton 2001 births Living people Finnish ice hockey centres Florida Panthers draft picks Florida Panthers players HIFK (ice hockey) players Ice hockey people from Espoo NHL first-round draft picks Swedish-speaking Finns Stanley Cup champions 21st-century Finnish sportsmen 4 Nations Face-Off players