Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)

Est. 1967

Current Cap Hit: $81,235,595
Projected Cap Hit: $81,235,596
Projected Cap Space: $6,764,404
Contracts: 49
Roster: 24
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 28 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
2 Rutger McGroarty WE RW 21 RFA $950,000 $950,000 $950,000
83 Matt Nieto LW 32 UFA $900,000
53 Philip Tomasino C 23 RFA $825,000
14 Bokondji Imama LW 28 UFA $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 38 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 30 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 34 $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
Chase Pietila D 21 — $860,000 $860,000 $860,000
Daniel Laatsch D 23 — $860,000 $860,000
Avery Hayes RW 22 — $830,000 $830,000
Non-roster Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Tristan Broz WE C 22 RFA $0
($925,000) 		$0
($925,000) 		$0
($925,000)
Chase Stillman WE RW 22 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)
Emil Bemström C 25 RFA $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)
Harrison Brunicke WE D 18 RFA $0
($875,000) 		$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)
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 21 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)

Reserve Rights

Player Age Position Expiration Draft Pick
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)
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 21 RW 2026-08-15 2022 124 OA (round 4)
2027 Expiration
Emil Järventie 20 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)
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)
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 23 C Indefinite 2021 218 OA (round 7)
Mikhail Ilyin 20 RW Indefinite 2023 142 OA (round 5)
Notes