Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)

Est. 1967

Current Cap Hit: $80,160,595
Projected Cap Hit: $80,160,596
Projected Cap Space: $7,839,404
Contracts: 48
Roster: 23
Injuries: 3
Retained Contracts: 2
Daily Cap Breakdown
Team logo history

Draft Picks

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
2024-2025 * * * *
2025-2026 * *
2026-2027
2027-2028

NHL Roster

# Offense Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
87 Sidney Crosby NMC C 37 UFA $8,700,000 $8,700,000 $8,700,000
13 Kevin Hayes (Ret: 50.0%) M-NTC C 32 UFA $3,571,428 $3,571,428
71 Evgeni Malkin NMC C 38 UFA $6,100,000 $6,100,000
17 Bryan Rust NMC RW 32 UFA $5,125,000 $5,125,000 $5,125,000 $5,125,000
67 Rickard Rakell M-NTC RW 31 UFA $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
82 Thomas Novak C 27 UFA $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000
43 Danton Heinen M-NTC LW 29 UFA $2,250,000 $2,250,000
46 Blake Lizotte C 27 UFA $1,850,000 $1,850,000
24 Connor Dewar C 25 RFA $1,180,000
53 Philip Tomasino C 23 RFA $825,000
14 Bokondji Imama LW 28 UFA $775,000
52 Emil Bemström C 25 RFA $775,000
# Defense Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
65 Erik Karlsson (Ret: 13.0%) NMC D 34 UFA $10,005,000 $10,005,000 $10,005,000
58 Kris Letang NMC D 37 UFA $6,100,000 $6,100,000 $6,100,000 $6,100,000
24 Matt Grzelcyk D 31 UFA $2,750,000
25 Conor Timmins D 26 RFA $1,100,000
73 Pierre-Olivier Joseph Injured D 25 RFA $950,000
52 Vladislav Kolyachonok D 23 RFA $775,000 $775,000
5 Ryan Shea D 28 UFA $725,000 $900,000
# Goaltending Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
35 Tristan Jarry M-NTC G 29 UFA $5,375,000 $5,375,000 $5,375,000 $5,375,000
39 Alex Nedeljkovic G 29 UFA $2,500,000 $2,500,000
# LTIR Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
55 Noel Acciari M-NTC C 33 UFA $2,000,000 $2,000,000
27 Ryan Graves M-NTC D 29 UFA $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000

Icons: WE=Waivers Exempt Injured=Injured Suspended=Suspended 🧑‍⚖️=Suspended

Non-Roster

Money in parentheses is the base NHL cap hit

Buyouts Position Age 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Jack Johnson D 38 $916,667 $916,667
Retained Position Age 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Jeff Petry (Ret: 25.0%) D 37 $1,562,500
Reilly Smith (Ret: 25.0%) RW 33 $1,250,000
Future Position Age 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Finn Harding D 20 — $855,000 $855,000 $855,000
Non-roster Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Rutger McGroarty WE RW 20 RFA $0
($950,000) 		$0
($950,000) 		$0
($950,000)
Tristan Broz WE C 22 RFA $0
($925,000) 		$0
($925,000) 		$0
($925,000)
Matt Nieto LW 32 UFA $0
($900,000)
Chase Stillman WE RW 21 RFA $0
($863,333) 		$0
($863,333)
Raivis Ansons WE RW 23 RFA $0
($844,166)
Ville Koivunen WE LW 21 RFA $0
($805,833) 		$0
($805,833)
Vasiliy Ponomarev WE C 23 RFA $0
($795,000)
Joona Koppanen LW 27 UFA $0
($775,000)
Marc Johnstone RW 28 UFA $0
($775,000)
Sam Poulin RW 24 RFA $0
($775,000) 		$0
($775,000)
Valtteri Puustinen RW 25 UFA $0
($775,000) 		$0
($775,000)
Mathias Laferrière RW 24 RFA $0
($775,000)
Jimmy Huntington C 26 UFA $0
($775,000)
Tanner Howe WE L 19 RFA In Juniors $0
($875,000) 		$0
($875,000) 		$0
($875,000)
Owen Pickering WE D 21 RFA $0
($886,666) 		$0
($886,666) 		$0
($886,666)
Isaac Belliveau WE D 22 RFA $0
($875,000) 		$0
($875,000)
Filip Král D 25 RFA $0
($775,000)
John St. Ivany WE D 25 UFA $0
($775,000) 		$0
($775,000) 		$0
($775,000)
Mac Hollowell D 26 RFA $0
($775,000)
Nate Clurman D 26 UFA $0
($775,000)
Sebastian Aho D 29 UFA $0
($775,000) 		$0
($775,000)
Colton Poolman D 29 UFA $0
($775,000)
Harrison Brunicke WE D 18 RFA In Juniors $0
($875,000) 		$0
($875,000) 		$0
($875,000)
Emil Pieniniemi WE D 20 RFA In Juniors $0
($838,333) 		$0
($838,333) 		$0
($838,333)
Joel Blomqvist WE G 23 RFA $0
($886,666) 		$0
($886,666)
Sergey Murashov WE G 20 RFA $0
($861,110) 		$0
($861,110) 		$0
($861,110)
Taylor Gauthier WE G 24 RFA $0
($859,166)
Filip Larsson G 26 UFA $0
($775,000) 		$0
($775,000)
Dillon Hamaliuk LW 24 RFA
Maxim Čajkovič RW 24 RFA

Reserve Rights

Player Age Position Expiration Draft Pick
Dillon Hamaliuk 24 LW Qualifying Offer 2019 55 OA (round 2)
Maxim Čajkovič 24 RW Qualifying Offer 2019 89 OA (round 3)
2025 Expiration
Cooper Foster 19 C 2025-06-01 2023 174 OA (round 6)
Kasper Björkqvist 27 RW 2025-06-30 2016 61 OA (round 2)
Cameron Berg 23 C 2025-08-15 2021 125 OA (round 4)
Daniel Laatsch 23 D 2025-08-15 2021 215 OA (round 7)
2026 Expiration
Max Graham 20 C 2026-06-01 2024 139 OA (round 5)
Filip Lindberg 26 G 2026-06-30 2019 197 OA (round 7)
Cruz Lucius 20 RW 2026-08-15 2022 124 OA (round 4)
2027 Expiration
Emil Järventie 19 LW 2027-06-01 2023 217 OA (round 7)
Kalle Kangas 20 D 2027-06-01 2023 223 OA (round 7)
Filip Hållander 24 C 2027-06-30 2018 58 OA (round 2)
Chase Pietila 21 D 2027-08-15 2024 111 OA (round 4)
Luke Devlin 20 C 2027-08-15 2022 182 OA (round 6)
Zam Plante 20 C 2027-08-15 2022 150 OA (round 5)
2028 Expiration
Joona Väisänen 20 D 2028-06-01 2024 175 OA (round 6)
Melvin Fernström 19 R 2028-06-01 2024 93 OA (round 3)
Mac Swanson 19 C 2028-08-15 2024 207 OA (round 7)
Other Expiration
Alex D'Orio 25 G Indefinite Undrafted N/A
Joseph Masonius 28 D Indefinite 2016 181 OA (round 6)
Kirill Tankov 22 C Indefinite 2021 218 OA (round 7)
Mikhail Ilyin 20 RW Indefinite 2023 142 OA (round 5)
Notes