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Pittsburgh Penguins

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Starting Goalie

CBJ

$69,583,416$69.58M

Unconfirmed

PIT

$84,896,625$84.90M

Unconfirmed

2024-25 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$3,141,806

Current Cap Space

$20,800,924

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$84,896,625

$65.00M

Floor

$88.00M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $80,980,595

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $0

Active Roster 23/23

Standard Contracts 48/50

Retained Remaining 1/3

Transactions

Mar

Koppanen, Joona

Koppanen was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton under emergency conditions Tuesday.

Mar

Aho, Sebastian

Aho was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.

Mar

Nieto, Matt

Nieto was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday, per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.

Mar

Aho, Sebastian

Aho was returned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday, according to Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.

Mar

Nieto, Matt

Nieto was loaned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

OUT

Bemstrom, Emil

Undisclosed

Day to Day

OUT

Novak, Thomas

Lower Body

Day to Day

OUT

Blomqvist, Joel

Undisclosed

Day to Day

Joseph, Pierre-Olivier

Upper Body

Day to Day

OUT

Shea, Ryan

Upper Body

Day to Day

Graham, Max

Knee

Season

All Injuries

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Preview Lineups

Starting Goalie

CBJ

$69,583,416$69.58M

Unconfirmed

PIT

$84,896,625$84.90M

Unconfirmed

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	2	1	3	1	2	1	1
2026	1	3	2	0	0	1	1
2027	1	2	3	2	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 164.85

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Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
NHL Cap Limit	$88,000,000$88.00M	$95,500,000$95.50M	$104,000,000$104.00M	$113,500,000$113.50M
Projected Cap Hit	$84,896,625$84.90M	$69,163,096$69.16M	$48,300,000$48.30M	$26,100,000$26.10M
Projected Cap Space	$3,141,806$3.14M	$26,336,904$26.34M	$55,700,000$55.70M	$87,400,000$87.40M
Annual Cap Hit	$80,980,595$80.98M	$69,163,096$69.16M	$48,300,000$48.30M	$26,100,000$26.10M
Current Cap Space	$20,800,924$20.80M	$26,336,904$26.34M	$55,700,000$55.70M	$87,400,000$87.40M
Deadline Cap Space	$14,362,543$14.36M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Active Roster	23/23	16/23	8/23	5/23
Standard Contracts	48/50	33/50	17/50	7/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	2	1	3	1	2	1	1
2026	1	3	2	0	0	1	1
2027	1	2	3	2	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 164.85

2025 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	14.49	Jan 31 2025 The Vancouver Canucks acquired Marcus Pettersson, and Drew O'Connor from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Danton Heinen, Vincent Desharnais, Melvin Fernstrom and a conditional 2025 1st round pick Trade Analysis
1	31.29
2	5.71	Mar 7 2025 The Washington Capitals acquired Anthony Beauvillier from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2025 2nd round pick Trade Analysis
2	5.71	Aug 6 2023 \| Traded Away The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Mike Hoffman and Rem Pitlick from the Montreal Canadiens for Jeff Petry, Casey DeSmith, Nathan Legare, and 2025 2nd Round Pick Trade Analysis
3	2.05	Aug 13 2024 The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Cody Glass, 2025 3rd Round Pick and 2026 6th Round Pick from Nashville Predators for Jordan Frasca Trade Analysis
3	2.05	Aug 13 2024 The St. Louis Blues acquired 2025 2nd Round Pick and 2026 5th Round Pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins for 2026 2nd Round Pick and 2025 3rd Round Pick Trade Analysis
3	2.05
4	0.98
5	0.54	Mar 7 2025 \| Traded Away The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Conor Timmins and Connor Dewar from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2025 5th round pick Trade Analysis
5	0.54	Nov 12 2024 The Washington Capitals acquired Lars Eller from the Pittsburgh Penguins for 2025 5th Round Pick and 2027 3rd Round Pick Trade Analysis
5	0.54	Jul 1 2024 The New York Rangers acquired Reilly Smith from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2027 2nd round pick and conditional 2025 5th round pick Trade Analysis
6	0.29
7	0.14

2026 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	31.29
2	5.71	Mar 7 2025 The Winnipeg Jets acquired Luke Schenn from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2026 2nd round pick and a 2027 4th round pick Trade Analysis
2	5.71	Aug 13 2024 The St. Louis Blues acquired 2025 2nd Round Pick and 2026 5th Round Pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins for 2026 2nd Round Pick and 2025 3rd Round Pick Trade Analysis
2	5.71
3	2.05	Aug 6 2023 The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Erik Karlsson, Dillon Hamaliuk and 2026 3rd Round Pick from the San Jose Sharks for Mikael Granlund, Mike Hoffman, Jan Rutta and 2024 1st round pick (top 10 protected) Trade Analysis
3	2.05
4	0.98	Mar 5 2025 \| Traded Away The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Luke Schenn and Thomas Novak from the Nashville Predators for Michael Bunting and a 2026 4th round pick Trade Analysis
5	0.54	Aug 13 2024 \| Traded Away The St. Louis Blues acquired 2025 2nd Round Pick and 2026 5th Round Pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins for 2026 2nd Round Pick and 2025 3rd Round Pick Trade Analysis
6	0.29	Aug 13 2024 The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Cody Glass, 2025 3rd Round Pick and 2026 6th Round Pick from Nashville Predators for Jordan Frasca Trade Analysis
6	0.29	Feb 22 2024 \| Traded Away The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Emil Bemstrom from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Alexander Nylander and a 2026 6th round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.14

2027 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	31.29
2	5.71	Jul 1 2024 The New York Rangers acquired Reilly Smith from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2027 2nd round pick and conditional 2025 5th round pick Trade Analysis
2	5.71
3	2.05	Mar 7 2025 The New Jersey Devils acquired Cody Glass and Jonathan Gruden from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Chase Stillman, Max Graham, and a 2027 3rd round pick Trade Analysis
3	2.05	Nov 12 2024 The Washington Capitals acquired Lars Eller from the Pittsburgh Penguins for 2025 5th Round Pick and 2027 3rd Round Pick Trade Analysis
3	2.05
4	0.98	Mar 7 2025 The Winnipeg Jets acquired Luke Schenn from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2026 2nd round pick and a 2027 4th round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.14

2028 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	31.29
2	5.71
3	2.05
4	0.98
5	0.54	Mar 5 2025 The San Jose Sharks acquired Vincent Desharnais from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2028 5th round pick Trade Analysis
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.14

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Mar 19

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Mar 18

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The #Canucks signed '21 5th Round Pick 22 y/o G Aku Koskenvuo to 2 year Entry Level Deal starting next season: NHL Salary 775K Signing Bonus 75K Minors 80K Cap Hit/AAV 850K Rep'd by @WillSportsGroup t.co/7lYs13GGEU

Mar 18

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The #CBJ signed '24 2nd Round Pick 19 y/o G Evan Gardner to 3 year Entry Level Deal Yr 1 775K NHL, 97.5K Signing Bonus, 102.5K GP Bonus, 85K Minors Yr 2 & 3 775/95/80/85 Cap Hit 871K, AAV 958K Rep'd by Shane Corston @rsghockey t.co/kqeYM36Nol

Full Roster Breakdown

The Pittsburgh Penguins have $3,141,806 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $84,896,625. The team currently has an active roster of 23 players, with 48 players under contract.

Forwards

$42,426,429$42.43M

48.2% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Crosby, Sidney C age37 posC shotl	$8,700,000$8.70M	$8,700,000$8.70M	$8,700,000$8.70M	$0 UFA
Malkin, Evgeni A age38 posC shotl	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$0 UFA
Hayes, Kevin age32 posC shotl	$3,571,429$3.57M	$3,571,429$3.57M	$0 UFA
Rust, Bryan A age32 posRW shotr	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$0 UFA 2028
Rakell, Rickard age31 posC shotr	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$0 UFA 2028
Novak, Thomas age27 posC shotl	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$0 UFA
Imama, Bokondji age28 posLW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Acciari, Noel age33 posC shotr	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$0 UFA
Heinen, Danton age29 posLW shotl	$2,250,000$2.25M	$2,250,000$2.25M	$0 UFA
Koppanen, Joona age27 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Bemstrom, Emil age25 posC shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Dewar, Connor age25 posC shotl	$1,180,000$1.18M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Lizotte, Blake age27 posC shotl	$1,850,000$1.85M	$1,850,000$1.85M	$0 UFA
Tomasino, Philip age23 posC shotr	$825,000$825K	$0 RFA
Totals	$42,426,429$42.43M	$38,096,429$38.10M	$22,325,000$22.33M	$10,125,000$10.13M

Defence

$26,950,000$26.95M

30.6% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Letang, Kris A age37 posD shotr	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$0 UFA 2028
Karlsson, Erik age34 posD shotr	$10,000,000$10.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$0 UFA
Grzelcyk, Matt age31 posD shotl	$2,750,000$2.75M	$0 UFA
Graves, Ryan age29 posD shotl	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$0 UFA 2029
Shea, Ryan age28 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$900,000$900K	$0 UFA
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier age25 posD shotl IR	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Timmins, Conor age26 posD shotr	$1,100,000$1.10M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Kolyachonok, Vladislav age23 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA
Totals	$26,950,000$26.95M	$22,275,000$22.27M	$20,600,000$20.60M	$10,600,000$10.60M

Goaltenders

$7,875,000$7.88M

8.9% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Jarry, Tristan age29 catchesL	$5,375,000$5.38M	$5,375,000$5.38M	$5,375,000$5.38M	$5,375,000$5.38M	$0 UFA 2028
Nedeljkovic, Alex age29 catchesL	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$0 UFA
Totals	$7,875,000$7.88M	$7,875,000$7.88M	$5,375,000$5.38M	$5,375,000$5.38M

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Totals

Buyout

$916,667$917K

1.0% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Johnson, Jack age38 posD shotl Buyout	$916,667$917K	$916,667$917K	$0
Totals	$916,667$917K	$916,667$917K

Retained

$2,812,500$2.81M

3.2% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26
Petry, Jeff age37 posD shotr Retained	$1,562,500$1.56M	$0
Smith, Reilly age33 posRW shotl Retained	$1,250,000$1.25M	$0
Totals	$2,812,500$2.81M

Roster vs Non-roster Players

All players on the NHL Roster have their cap hit count towards the team's cap hit.
Players who are not on the NHL Roster (in other leagues) do not count against the cap up to the burying threshold. Non-roster players who have a cap hit above the burying threshold carry a cap charge for the excess.
The team's cap hit each day includes players who are on the NHL Roster as of 5pm Eastern.
Players assigned to the minors must clear waivers if they are not waivers exempt.
See the PuckPedia Waivers Tracker here.

Non-roster Forwards

$10,833,334$10.83M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Nieto, Matt age32 posLW shotl	$900,000$900K	$0 UFA
Bjorkqvist, Kasper age27 posRW shotl	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Hallander, Filip age24 posC shotl	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Laferriere, Mathias age24 posC shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Huntington, Jimmy age26 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Poulin, Samuel age24 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA
Puustinen, Valtteri age25 posRW shotr	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Ponomarev, Vasiliy age23 posC shotl	$795,000$795K	$0 RFA
Ansons, Raivis age23 posRW shotl	$844,167$844K	$0 RFA
Stillman, Chase age22 posRW shotr	$863,334$863K	$863,334$863K	$0 RFA
Koivunen, Ville age21 posC shotl	$805,833$806K	$805,833$806K	$0 RFA
Broz, Tristan age22 posC shotl	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA
McGroarty, Rutger age20 posC shotl	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Johnstone, Marc age28 posRW shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Howe, Tanner age19 posLW shotl	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$0 RFA
Hayes, Avery age22 posC shotr		$830,000$830K	$830,000$830K
Totals	$10,833,334$10.83M	$6,799,167$6.80M	$3,580,000$3.58M

Non-roster Defence

$8,125,000$8.13M

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Clurman, Nathan age26 posD shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Aho, Sebastian age29 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
St. Ivany, Jack age25 posD shotr	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Hollowell, Mac age26 posD shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Kral, Filip age25 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Poolman, Colton age29 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Belliveau, Isaac age22 posD shotl	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$0 RFA
Laatsch, Daniel age23 posD shotl		$860,000$860K	$860,000$860K
Pickering, Owen age21 posD shotl	$886,667$887K	$886,667$887K	$886,667$887K	$0 RFA
Pieniniemi, Emil age20 posD shotl	$838,333$838K	$838,333$838K	$838,333$838K	$0 RFA
Brunicke, Harrison age18 posD shotr	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$0 RFA
Pietila, Chase age21 posD shotr		$860,000$860K	$860,000$860K	$860,000$860K
Harding, Finn age20 posD shotr		$855,000$855K	$855,000$855K	$855,000$855K
Totals	$8,125,000$8.13M	$7,600,000$7.60M	$5,950,000$5.95M	$1,715,000$1.72M

Non-roster Goaltenders

$3,381,944$3.38M

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Larsson, Filip age26 catchesL	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Lindberg, Filip age26 catchesL	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Blomqvist, Joel age23 catchesL	$886,667$887K	$886,667$887K	$0 RFA
Gauthier, Taylor age24 catchesR	$859,167$859K	$0 RFA
Murashov, Sergei age20 catchesR	$861,110$861K	$861,110$861K	$861,110$861K	$0 RFA
Totals	$3,381,944$3.38M	$2,522,777$2.52M	$861,110$861K