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PIT Pittsburgh Penguins

Eastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27

The Pittsburgh Penguins carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $96,697,360, 93.0% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, leaving $7,302,640 in projected cap space — 9th-most in the NHL. Their largest cap hits belong to Erik Karlsson ($10,000,000), Sidney Crosby ($8,700,000), Egor Chinakhov ($6,250,000). 11 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit
$96,697,360
Projected Cap Space
$7,302,640
% of Upper Limit
93.0%
NHL Roster
26/23
Contracts
48/50
Total Salary (2026-27) · partial
$86,262,849
LTIR Pool
$0
Potential Bonuses
$4,000,000
Forwards $55,736,250 · 53.6%Defense $36,725,000 · 35.3%Goalies $3,736,110 · 3.6%Dead Cap $500,000 · 0.5%Cap Space $7,302,640 · 7.0%
$96,697,360 of $104,000,000 Upper Limit — hover any segment for details

Future Cap Commitments under current contracts

Committed counting dollars by season (NHL roster + dead cap, as signed today). % shown against the 2026-27 Upper Limit of $104.0M — future ceilings will be set annually and are expected to rise.
SeasonCommittedSigned Contracts% of 2026-27 Cap
2026-27 $96,697,360 27 93.0%
2027-28 $54,411,250 15 52.3%
2028-29 $24,900,000 6 23.9%
2029-30 $11,900,000 3 11.4%
2030-31 $4,000,000 1 3.8%
Toggle the season columns between cap hit (AAV) and actual salary paid. Where cash isn't yet on file the cap-hit figure is shown.

Forwards 15 $55,736,250

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Sidney CrosbyC 39 $8,700,000UFA 8.4%
Egor ChinakhovLW 25 $6,250,000$6,250,000$6,250,000UFA 6.0%
Evgeni MalkinC 40 $5,500,000UFA 5.3%
Bryan RustRW 34 $5,125,000$5,125,000UFA 4.9%
Rickard RakellRW 33 $5,000,000$5,000,000UFA 4.8%
Andrei KuzmenkoLW 30 $5,000,000UFA 4.8%
Ville KoivunenLW 23 $4,000,000$4,000,000$4,000,000$4,000,000$4,000,000 3.8%
Thomas NovakC 29 $3,500,000$4,650,000$4,650,000$4,650,000UFA 3.4%
Nicholas RobertsonLW 25 $3,250,000$3,250,000RFA 3.1%
Connor DewarC 27 $2,250,000$2,250,000UFA 2.2%
Blake LizotteC 28 $2,250,000$2,250,000$2,250,000UFA 2.2%
Justin BrazeauRW 28 $1,500,000UFA 1.4%
Hendrix LapierreC 24 $1,300,000$1,300,000RFA 1.2%
Elmer SoderblomLW 25 $1,125,000RFA 1.1%
Benjamin KindelC 19 $986,250$986,250RFA 0.9%

Defense 9 $36,725,000

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Erik KarlssonRD 36 $10,000,000UFA 9.6%
Kris LetangRD 39 $6,100,000$6,100,000UFA 5.9%
Samuel GirardLD 28 $5,000,000UFA 4.8%
Ryan GravesLD 31 $4,500,000$4,500,000$4,500,000UFA 4.3%
Trevor van RiemsdykRD 35 $4,000,000$4,000,000UFA 3.8%
Kaedan KorczakRD 25 $3,250,000$3,250,000$3,250,000$3,250,000UFA 3.1%
Spencer StastneyLD 26 $1,525,000UFA 1.5%
Declan CarlileLD 26 $1,500,000$1,500,000UFA 1.4%
Ilya SolovyovLD 26 $850,000UFA 0.8%

Goalies 2 $3,736,110

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Arturs SilovsG 25 $2,800,000RFA 2.7%
Sergei MurashovG 22 $936,110RFA 0.9%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $500,000

Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Parker WotherspoonLD 29 $500,000UFA 0.5%

Unsigned RFAs 2 $0

Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Vasiliy PonomarevC 24 RFA 0.0%
Alexander AlexeyevD 26 RFA 0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 23 $21,424,999

Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Bill ZonnonLW 20 $1,075,000$1,075,000$1,075,000RFA 1.0%
Melvin FernströmRW 20 $965,000$965,000$965,000RFA 0.9%
Mikhail Ye. IlyinLW 21 $951,667$951,667RFA 0.9%
Rutger McGroartyLW 22 $950,000RFA 0.9%
Tristan BrozC 23 $942,500RFA 0.9%
Atley Calvert 23 $930,000$930,000RFA 0.9%
Tanner HoweLW 20 $929,166$929,166$929,166RFA 0.9%
Avery HayesC 23 $905,000RFA 0.9%
David GustafssonC 26 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Oliver OkuliarLW 26 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Tomas GalvasD 20 $1,007,500$1,007,500$1,007,500RFA 1.0%
Jake LivanavageLD 22 $975,000RFA 0.9%
Chase PietilaD 22 $960,000$960,000RFA 0.9%
Peyton KettlesD 19 $958,333$958,333$958,333RFA 0.9%
Finn HardingD 21 $955,000$955,000RFA 0.9%
Daniel LaatschD 24 $935,000RFA 0.9%
Harrison BrunickeRD 20 $929,166$929,166$929,166RFA 0.9%
Caleb JonesD 29 $900,000UFA 0.9%
Owen PickeringD 22 $886,667RFA 0.9%
Philip KempD 27 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Gabriel D'Aigle 19 $995,000$995,000$995,000RFA 1.0%
Joel Blomqvist 24 $875,000$875,000RFA 0.8%
Taylor Gauthier 25 $850,000UFA 0.8%