Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)

Est. 1967

Current Cap Hit: $92,507,534
Projected Cap Hit: $92,507,535
Projected Cap Space: $2,992,465
Contracts: 39
Roster: 41
Injuries: 2
Retained Contracts: 0
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 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031
87 Sidney Crosby NMC C 37 UFA $8,700,000 $8,700,000
13 Kevin Hayes (Ret: 50.0%) M-NTC C 33 UFA $3,571,428
71 Evgeni Malkin NMC C 38 UFA $6,100,000
17 Bryan Rust RW 33 UFA $5,125,000 $5,125,000 $5,125,000
67 Rickard Rakell M-NTC RW 32 UFA $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
82 Thomas Novak C 28 UFA $3,500,000 $3,500,000
43 Danton Heinen M-NTC LW 30 UFA $2,250,000
46 Blake Lizotte C 27 UFA $1,850,000
2 Rutger McGroarty WE RW 21 RFA $950,000 $950,000
26 Tristan Broz WE C 22 RFA $925,000 $925,000
Melvin Fernström WE R 19 RFA $872,500 $872,500 $872,500
61 Chase Stillman WE RW 22 RFA $863,333
Mikhail Ilyin RW 20 RFA $851,666 $851,666 $851,666
74 Tanner Howe WE L 19 RFA $845,833 $845,833 $845,833
Avery Hayes RW 22 RFA $830,000 $830,000
41 Ville Koivunen WE LW 22 RFA $805,833
22 Sam Poulin RW 24 RFA $775,000
48 Valtteri Puustinen RW 26 UFA $775,000
36 Filip Hållander C 25 RFA $775,000 $775,000
14 Bokondji Imama LW 28 UFA $775,000
15 Joona Koppanen LW 27 UFA $775,000
# Defense Clause Position Age Expires As 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031
65 Erik Karlsson (Ret: 13.0%) NMC D 35 UFA $10,005,000 $10,005,000
58 Kris Letang NMC D 38 UFA $6,100,000 $6,100,000 $6,100,000
75 Connor Clifton D 30 UFA $3,333,333
5 Ryan Shea D 28 UFA $900,000
38 Owen Pickering WE D 21 RFA $886,666 $886,666
Chase Pietila WE D 21 RFA $860,000 $860,000 $860,000
Daniel Laatsch D 23 RFA $860,000 $860,000
Finn Harding WE D 20 RFA $855,000 $855,000 $855,000
45 Harrison Brunicke WE D 19 RFA $845,833 $845,833 $845,833
79 Emil Pieniniemi WE D 20 RFA $806,666 $806,666 $806,666
3 John St. Ivany WE D 25 UFA $775,000 $775,000
52 Vladislav Kolyachonok D 24 RFA $775,000
25 Sebastian Aho D 29 UFA $775,000
# Goaltending Clause Position Age Expires As 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031
35 Tristan Jarry M-NTC G 30 UFA $5,375,000 $5,375,000 $5,375,000
39 Alex Nedeljkovic G 29 UFA $2,500,000
30 Joel Blomqvist WE G 23 RFA $886,666
1 Sergey Murashov WE G 21 RFA $861,110 $861,110
31 Filip Larsson G 26 UFA $775,000
# LTIR Clause Position Age Expires As 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031
55 Noel Acciari M-NTC C 33 UFA $2,000,000
27 Ryan Graves M-NTC D 30 UFA $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 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031
Jack Johnson D 38 $916,667
Non-roster Position Age Expires As 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031
Vasiliy Ponomarev C 23 RFA

Reserve Rights

Player Age Position Expiration Draft Pick
Vasiliy Ponomarev 23 C Qualifying Offer 2020 53 OA (round 2)
2025 Expiration
Cooper Foster 20 C 2025-06-01 2023 174 OA (round 6)
Cameron Berg 23 C 2025-08-15 2021 125 OA (round 4)
2026 Expiration
Max Graham 21 C 2026-06-01 2024 139 OA (round 5)
Filip Lindberg 26 G 2026-06-30 2019 197 OA (round 7)
Cruz Lucius 21 RW 2026-08-15 2022 124 OA (round 4)
2027 Expiration
Benjamin Kindel 18 C 2027-06-01 2025 11 OA (round 1)
Bill Zonnon 18 LW 2027-06-01 2025 22 OA (round 1)
Emil Järventie 20 LW 2027-06-01 2023 217 OA (round 7)
Gabriel D'Aigle 18 G 2027-06-01 2025 84 OA (round 3)
Jordan Charron 18 RW 2027-06-01 2025 154 OA (round 5)
Kale Dach 18 C 2027-06-01 2025 201 OA (round 7)
Kalle Kangas 20 D 2027-06-01 2023 223 OA (round 7)
Peyton Kettles 17 D 2027-06-01 2025 39 OA (round 2)
Quinn Beauchesne 18 D 2027-06-01 2025 148 OA (round 5)
Ryan Miller 18 C 2027-06-01 2025 130 OA (round 5)
Travis Hayes 17 RW 2027-06-01 2025 105 OA (round 4)
Luke Devlin 21 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)
Mac Swanson 19 C 2028-08-15 2024 207 OA (round 7)
2029 Expiration
Brady Peddle 18 D 2029-06-01 2025 91 OA (round 3)
Carter Sanderson 17 LW 2029-06-01 2025 169 OA (round 6)
Charlie Trethewey 17 D 2029-06-01 2025 73 OA (round 3)
William Horcoff 18 C 2029-06-01 2025 24 OA (round 1)
Other Expiration
Alex D'Orio 26 G Indefinite Undrafted N/A
Joseph Masonius 28 D Indefinite 2016 181 OA (round 6)
Kirill Tankov 23 C Indefinite 2021 218 OA (round 7)
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