The Penguins' fastest skater in their season finale against the Capitals?

That would of course be Joona Koppanen, at over 22 miles per hour. Next? Valtteri Puustinen, at 21.59 miles per hour. Ville Koivunen was up there too, finishing in the top-5. That, of course, begs the question: What has the Finns all so fast?

"Gotta be the sauna," Koppanen said. 

"Maybe it's the Finnish food," Puustinen said after contemplating. But after asking what Koppanen's theory was, he agreed with him, saying "Yes! The sauna! We go to the sauna all summer!"

"I didn't know I was fast," Koivunen deadpanned with a look of surprise on his face. "Those two are fast ... It's the Finnish chocolate."

Whatever the reason, Koppanen in particular is generally one of the fastest skaters in these lists from game-to-game. It's something that's easy to miss with the eye test, because he doesn't look like he's moving that fast. At 6-foot-5, it might take him a little longer to get going. But once he gets going, that long stride turns into serious speed.

"He's a big guy, but he moves really good," Puustinen said of Koppanen. "He's bigger, and so many times you don't see that with a bigger guy. But he moves."

It's not just that big stride that has Koppanen picking up the pace this season. When it comes to his skating -- like his physicality and other aspects of his game -- he thinks it's all a result of getting more comfortable with the system in his second year as a Penguin.

"I don't think I had to think so much," Koppanen explained. "I can just let it go and get on the forecheck better, too. That's what gets myself in the game, too."

Koppanen is set to be a free agent this summer, and he wouldn't be a bad option to bring back on another league-minimum deal like the one he has now. At 27, he's not exactly young. But he's fine minor-league depth and a good option to bring up for the bottom-six when needed, especially for a team that could stand to add some speed.