PIT Pittsburgh PenguinsEastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$93,097,360
Projected Cap Space
$10,902,640
Total Salary (2026-27) · partial
$91,947,360
Potential Bonuses
$4,000,000
$55,736,250 · 53.6% $29,850,000 · 28.7% $3,736,110 · 3.6% $3,775,000 · 3.6% $10,902,640 · 10.5%
$93,097,360 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.
Season Committed Signed Contracts % of 2026-27 Cap 2026-27
$93,097,360
25
89.5% 2027-28
$53,261,250
15
51.2% 2028-29
$23,750,000
6
22.8% 2029-30
$11,900,000
3
11.4% 2030-31
$4,000,000
1
3.8%
Cap Hit Salary
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
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Sidney Crosby C
39
$8,700,000 UFA 8.4% Evgeni Malkin C
40
$5,500,000 UFA 5.3% Bryan Rust RW
34
$5,125,000 $5,125,000 UFA 4.9% Rickard Rakell RW
33
$5,000,000 $5,000,000 UFA 4.8% Thomas Novak C
29
$3,500,000 $4,650,000 $4,650,000 $4,650,000 UFA
3.4% Connor Dewar C
27
$2,250,000 $2,250,000 UFA 2.2% Justin Brazeau RW
28
$1,500,000 UFA 1.4% Blake Lizotte C
28
$2,250,000 $2,250,000 $2,250,000 UFA 2.2% Nicholas Robertson LW
24
$3,250,000 $3,250,000 RFA 3.1% Elmer Soderblom LW
25
$1,125,000 RFA 1.1% Egor Chinakhov LW
25
$6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 UFA 6.0% Hendrix Lapierre C
24
$1,300,000 $1,300,000 RFA 1.2% Ville Koivunen LW
23
$4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000
3.8% Andrei Kuzmenko LW
30
$5,000,000 UFA 4.8% Benjamin Kindel C
19
$986,250 $986,250 RFA 0.9%
Defense 6 $29,850,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Kris Letang RD
39
$6,100,000 $6,100,000 UFA 5.9% Erik Karlsson RD
36
$10,000,000 UFA 9.6% Trevor van Riemsdyk RD
35
$4,000,000 $4,000,000 UFA 3.8% Samuel Girard LD
28
$5,000,000 UFA 4.8% Kaedan Korczak RD
25
$3,250,000 $3,250,000 $3,250,000 $3,250,000 UFA
3.1% Declan Carlile LD
26
$1,500,000 $1,500,000 UFA 1.4%
Goalies 2 $3,736,110
Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 2 $3,775,000
Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Ryan Graves LD
31
$3,275,000 $3,350,000 $3,350,000 UFA 3.1% Parker Wotherspoon LD
28
$500,000 UFA 0.5%
Unsigned RFAs 2 $0
Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
Non-Roster / Minors 26 $27,624,999
Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Filip Hallander C
26
$850,000 UFA 0.8% David Gustafsson C
26
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Tristan Broz C
23
$942,500 RFA 0.9% Rutger McGroarty LW
22
$950,000 RFA 0.9% Mikhail Ye. Ilyin LW
21
$951,667 $951,667 RFA 0.9% Oliver Okuliar LW
26
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Tanner Howe LW
20
$929,166 $929,166 $929,166 RFA 0.9% Melvin Fernström RW
20
$965,000 $965,000 $965,000 RFA 0.9% Bill Zonnon LW
19
$1,075,000 $1,075,000 $1,075,000 RFA 1.0% Avery Hayes C
23
$905,000 RFA 0.9% Atley Calvert 22
$930,000 $930,000 RFA 0.9% Ryan Graves LD
31
$4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 UFA 4.3% Caleb Jones D
29
$900,000 UFA 0.9% Philip Kemp D
27
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Ilya Solovyov LD
26
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Daniel Laatsch D
24
$935,000 RFA 0.9% Owen Pickering D
22
$886,667 RFA 0.9% Harrison Brunicke RD
20
$929,166 $929,166 $929,166 RFA 0.9% Chase Pietila D
22
$960,000 $960,000 RFA 0.9% Finn Harding D
21
$955,000 $955,000 RFA 0.9% Jake Livanavage LD
22
$975,000 RFA 0.9% Tomas Galvas D
20
$1,007,500 $1,007,500 $1,007,500 RFA 1.0% Peyton Kettles D
18
$958,333 $958,333 $958,333 RFA 0.9% Joel Blomqvist 24
$875,000 $875,000 RFA 0.8% Taylor Gauthier 25
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Gabriel D'Aigle 19
$995,000 $995,000 $995,000 RFA 1.0%