Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)

Est. 1967

Current Cap Hit: $88,022,259
Projected Cap Hit: $85,052,077
Projected Cap Space: $10,447,923
Contracts: 50
Roster: 30
Injuries: 9
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
2025-2026 * *
2026-2027 *
2027-2028
2028-2029

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 38 UFA $8,700,000 $8,700,000
13 Kevin Hayes (Ret: 50.0%) Injured M-NTC C 33 UFA $3,571,428
71 Evgeni Malkin NMC C 39 UFA $6,100,000
17 Bryan Rust RW 33 UFA $5,125,000 $5,125,000 $5,125,000
67 Rickard Rakell Injured M-NTC RW 32 UFA $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
18 Thomas Novak C 28 UFA $3,500,000 $3,500,000
39 Anthony Mantha Injured RW 31 UFA $2,500,000
46 Blake Lizotte C 27 UFA $1,850,000
53 Philip Tomasino C 24 RFA $1,750,000
16 Justin Brazeau RW 27 UFA $1,500,000 $1,500,000
19 Connor Dewar C 26 UFA $1,100,000
81 Benjamin Kindel WE C 18 RFA $975,000 $975,000 $975,000
2 Rutger McGroarty WE Injured RW 21 RFA $950,000 $950,000
9 Tanner Howe WE Injured L 19 RFA $845,833 $845,833 $845,833
41 Ville Koivunen WE LW 22 RFA $805,833
11 Filip Hållander C 25 RFA $775,000 $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
24 Matt Dumba D 31 UFA $3,750,000
75 Connor Clifton D 30 UFA $3,333,333
28 Parker Wotherspoon D 28 UFA $1,000,000 $1,000,000
82 Caleb Jones Injured D 28 UFA $900,000 $900,000
5 Ryan Shea D 28 UFA $900,000
38 Owen Pickering WE D 21 RFA $886,666 $886,666
45 Harrison Brunicke WE D 19 RFA $845,833 $845,833 $845,833
3 John St. Ivany Injured D 26 UFA $775,000 $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
30 Joel Blomqvist WE Injured G 23 RFA $886,666
37 Artūrs Šilovs G 24 RFA $850,000
# 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

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
Danton Heinen LW 30 UFA $1,100,000
($2,250,000)
Tristan Broz WE C 23 RFA $0
($925,000) 		$0
($925,000)
Avery Hayes WE RW 23 RFA $0
($830,000) 		$0
($830,000)
Sam Poulin RW 24 RFA $0
($775,000)
Valtteri Puustinen RW 26 UFA $0
($775,000)
Bokondji Imama LW 29 UFA $0
($775,000)
Joona Koppanen LW 27 UFA $0
($775,000)
Rafaël Harvey-Pinard LW 26 UFA $0
($775,000)
Melvin Fernström WE R 19 RFA On Loan $0
($872,500) 		$0
($872,500) 		$0
($872,500)
Mikhail Ilyin WE RW 20 RFA On Loan $0
($851,666) 		$0
($851,666) 		$0
($851,666)
Ryan Graves D 30 UFA $3,350,000
($4,500,000) 		$3,275,000
($4,500,000) 		$3,225,000
($4,500,000) 		$3,175,000
($4,500,000)
Chase Pietila WE D 21 RFA $0
($860,000) 		$0
($860,000) 		$0
($860,000)
Daniel Laatsch WE D 23 RFA $0
($860,000) 		$0
($860,000)
Finn Harding WE D 20 RFA $0
($855,000) 		$0
($855,000) 		$0
($855,000)
Emil Pieniniemi WE D 20 RFA $0
($806,666) 		$0
($806,666) 		$0
($806,666)
Sebastian Aho D 29 UFA $0
($775,000)
Philip Kemp D 26 UFA $0
($775,000) 		$0
($775,000)
Alexander Alexeyev D 25 RFA $0
($775,000)
Sergey Murashov WE G 21 RFA $0
($861,110) 		$0
($861,110)
Filip Larsson G 27 UFA $0
($775,000)
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
Bill Zonnon 19 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 18 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 18 RW 2027-06-01 2025 105 OA (round 4)
Luke Devlin 21 C 2027-08-15 2022 182 OA (round 6)
Zam Plante 21 C 2027-08-15 2022 150 OA (round 5)
2028 Expiration
Joona Väisänen 21 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 18 LW 2029-06-01 2025 169 OA (round 6)
Charlie Trethewey 18 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)
Notes