Pittsburgh Penguins 2021-2022 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Pittsburgh Penguins 2021-2022 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player (23) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap % Notes
Malkin Evgeni Malkin C 35 $4,500,000 $5,000,000 - $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 11.32 NMC
Crosby Sidney Crosby C 34 $9,000,000 - - $9,000,000 $8,700,000 $8,700,000 10.36 NMC
Letang Kris Letang D 34 $7,250,000 - - $7,250,000 $7,250,000 $7,250,000 8.64 NMC
Guentzel Jake Guentzel C 27 $7,000,000 - - $7,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 7.15
Zucker Jason Zucker LW 30 $6,250,000 - - $6,250,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 6.55 M-NTC
Matheson Michael Matheson D 27 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $4,875,000 $4,875,000 5.81 M-NTC
Marino John Marino D 24 $1,750,000 - - $1,750,000 $4,400,000 $4,400,000 5.24
Dumoulin Brian Dumoulin D 30 $4,100,000 - - $4,100,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000 4.88
Pettersson Marcus Pettersson D 25 $4,025,175 - - $4,025,175 $4,025,175 $4,025,175 4.79
Jarry Tristan Jarry G 26 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 4.17
Rust Bryan Rust RW 29 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 4.17
Kapanen Kasperi Kapanen RW 25 $800,000 $1,540,000 - $2,340,000 $3,200,000 $3,200,000 3.81
McGinn Brock McGinn LW 27 $2,750,000 - - $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $2,750,000 3.28
Carter Jeff Carter C 37 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 $5,272,727 $2,636,363 3.14
Rakell Rickard Rakell C 28 $3,800,000 - - $741,000 $3,789,444 $2,463,139 2.93
Blueger Theodor Blueger C 27 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 $2,200,000 $2,200,000 2.62
DeSmith Casey DeSmith G 30 $1,500,000 - - $1,500,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 1.49
Heinen Danton Heinen C 26 $1,100,000 - - $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 1.31
Rodrigues Evan Rodrigues LW 28 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 1.19
Boyle Brian Boyle C 37 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 0.89
Ruhwedel Chad Ruhwedel D 31 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 0.89
Friedman Mark Friedman D 26 $750,000 - - $750,000 $725,000 $725,000 0.86
Domingue Louis Domingue G 29 $750,000 - - $281,250 $750,000 $281,250 0.34 Two-Way
 

2021 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Beaulieu Nathan Beaulieu
(Upper-body)
D 29 $1,250,000 - - $243,750 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 1.49
 

2021 Buried Cap

Player (10) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
O'ConnorDrew O'Connor LW 23 $832,500 $92,500 $850,000 $558,756 $925,000 $518,000 0.62
ZohornaRadim Zohorna LW 25 $750,000 - - $251,250 $750,000 $251,250 0.30
BjorkqvistKasper Bjorkqvist RW 24 $750,000 - - $120,000 $750,000 $120,000 0.14
JosephPierre-Olivier Joseph D 22 $832,500 - $212,500 $74,934 $863,333 $77,706 0.09
AngelloAnthony Angello C 25 $750,000 - - $78,750 $725,000 $76,125 0.09
FedunTaylor Fedun D 33 $750,000 - - $26,250 $750,000 $26,250 0.03
RiikolaJuuso Riikola D 28 $1,300,000 - - $1,300,000 $1,150,000 $25,000 0.03
ChaputMichael Chaput C 29 $750,000 - - $18,750 $750,000 $18,750 0.02
PuustinenValtteri Puustinen LW 22 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $100,000 $842,500 $8,426 0.01
HallanderFilip Hallander C 21 $750,000 - $132,500 $7,500 $764,167 $7,642 0.01
 

2021 Buyout Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
JohnsonJack Johnson D 35 $916,667 - - $916,667   $1,116,667 $1,116,667 1.33
 

2021 Retained Cap

Player (3) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary   Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Aston-ReeseZach Aston-Reese C 27 $1,388,625 - - $1,388,625 - - 0.00
SimonDominik Simon C 27 $603,750 - - $603,750 - - 0.00
LaffertySam Lafferty C 26 $344,000 - - $344,000 - - 0.00
 

2021-2022 Cap Totals

Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.

Cap Type Adj Cap Total
2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max $81,500,000
2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor $60,200,000
Active Contracts $80,455,927
Long Term Reserve Money $1,250,000
Buried Money $1,129,149
Buyout Money $1,116,667
Total Allocated Cap $83,951,743
Cap Type Cap Total
2021-2022 Salary Cap Max $81,500,000
2021-2022 Salary Cap Floor $60,200,000
Overage/Adjustment $0
Pittsburgh's Adjusted Salary Cap $81,500,000
Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Cap Total Adjusted Cap Total
Active Contracts $73,825,175 $6,540,000 - $76,837,425 $84,887,346 $80,455,927
Long Term Injured Reserve $1,250,000 - - $243,750 $1,250,000 $1,250,000
Buried $8,215,000 $185,000 $1,277,500 $2,536,190 $1,129,149 $1,129,149
Buyout Money $916,667 - - $916,667 $1,116,667 $1,116,667
Total Cap Allocations $86,543,217 $6,725,000 $1,277,500 - $88,383,162 $83,951,743
Long Term Injured Reserve Utilized - - - - - $-2,451,743
Cap Space $0


2021-2022 Non-Roster Players

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (23) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
O'ConnorDrew O'Connor LW 23 $832,500 $92,500 $850,000 $70,000 $925,000 $518,000 0.62
ZohornaRadim Zohorna LW 25 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $251,250 0.30
BjorkqvistKasper Bjorkqvist RW 24 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $120,000 0.14
JosephPierre-Olivier Joseph D 22 $832,500 - $212,500 $70,000 $863,333 $77,706 0.09
AngelloAnthony Angello C 25 $750,000 - - - $725,000 $76,125 0.09
FedunTaylor Fedun D 33 $750,000 - - - $750,000 $26,250 0.03
RiikolaJuuso Riikola D 28 $1,300,000 - - - $1,150,000 $25,000 0.03
ChaputMichael Chaput C 29 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $18,750 0.02
PuustinenValtteri Puustinen LW 22 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $842,500 $8,426 0.01
HallanderFilip Hallander C 21 $750,000 - $132,500 $70,000 $764,167 $7,642 0.01
LeeCameron Lee D 24 $832,500 $92,500 $425,000 $7,000 $925,000 - 0.00
LindbergFilip Lindberg G 23 $832,500 $92,500 - $80,000 $925,000 - 0.00
NylanderAlexander Nylander RW 23 $874,125 - - $874,125 $874,125 - 0.00
PoulinSamuel Poulin RW 20 $832,500 $92,500 - $832,500 $863,333 - 0.00
ManiscalcoJoshua Maniscalco D 22 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $853,333 - 0.00
AlmariNiclas Almari D 23 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $809,167 - 0.00
AlmeidaJustin Almeida C 22 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $809,166 - 0.00
DrozgJan Drozg RW 22 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $809,166 - 0.00
ReillyWill Reilly D 24 $750,000 $82,500 - - $806,250 - 0.00
LegareNathan Legare RW 21 $750,000 $92,500 $132,500 $70,000 $789,167 - 0.00
GrudenJonathan Gruden LW 21 $750,000 $82,500 - $70,000 $788,333 - 0.00
BelleriveJordy Bellerive C 22 $750,000 - - $70,000 $733,333 - 0.00
D'OrioAlex D'Orio G 22 $750,000 - - $70,000 $733,333 - 0.00