Pittsburgh Penguins 2023-2024 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Pittsburgh Penguins 2023-2024 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player (24) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap % Notes
Karlsson Erik Karlsson D 33 $10,500,000 $1,000,000 - $11,500,000 $11,500,000 $10,000,000 11.54 NMC
Crosby Sidney Crosby C 36 $3,000,000 - - $3,000,000 $8,700,000 $8,700,000 10.04 NMC
Letang Kris Letang D 36 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000 $6,100,000 $6,100,000 7.04 NMC
Malkin Evgeni Malkin C 37 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $6,100,000 $6,100,000 7.04 NMC
Guentzel Jake Guentzel C 29 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 6.92 M-NTC
Jarry Tristan Jarry G 28 $5,300,000 $1,500,000 - $6,800,000 $5,375,000 $5,375,000 6.20
Rust Bryan Rust RW 31 $5,125,000 - - $5,125,000 $5,125,000 $5,125,000 5.91
Smith Reilly Smith RW 32 $5,250,000 - - $5,250,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 5.77
Graves Ryan Graves D 28 $3,750,000 $2,000,000 - $5,750,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 5.19 M-NTC
Pettersson Marcus Pettersson D 27 $4,025,175 - - $4,025,175 $4,025,175 $4,025,175 4.64 M-NTC
Carter Jeff Carter C 39 $3,000,000 - - $3,000,000 $3,125,000 $3,125,000 3.61
Eller Lars Eller C 34 $1,450,000 $1,000,000 - $2,450,000 $2,450,000 $2,450,000 2.83
Acciari Noel Acciari C 32 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 - $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 2.31 M-NTC
Nedeljkovic Alex Nedeljkovic G 28 $1,500,000 - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 1.73
O'Connor Drew O'Connor LW 25 $925,000 - - $925,000 $925,000 $925,000 1.07
Nieto Matt Nieto LW 31 $900,000 - - $900,000 $900,000 $900,000 1.04
Smith Ty Smith D 23 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 0.89 Two-Way
White Colin White C 27 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 0.89 Two-Way
Zohorna Radim Zohorna LW 27 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $722,324 0.83 Two-Way
Harkins Jansen Harkins C 26 $875,000 - - $875,000 $850,000 $712,000 0.82
Hinostroza Vincent Hinostroza C 29 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $693,918 0.80 Two-Way
Nylander Alexander Nylander RW 25 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $604,642 0.70
Samorukov Dmitri Samorukov D 24 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $604,642 0.70 Two-Way
Hellberg Magnus Hellberg G 32 $785,000 - - $785,000 $785,000 $98,640 0.11 Two-Way
 

2023 Injured Reserve Cap

Player (3) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Joseph Pierre-Olivier Joseph
(Lower-body)
D 24 $850,000 - - $850,000 $825,000 $825,000 0.95
Ruhwedel Chad Ruhwedel
(Lower-body)
D 33 $800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 0.92
Butcher Will Butcher
(Undisclosed)
D 29 $775,000 - - $775,000 - - 0.00
 

2023 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Rakell Rickard Rakell
(Upper-body)
C 30 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 5.77
 

2023 Buried Cap

Player (3) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
BlomqvistJoel Blomqvist G 22 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $867,500 $886,667 $747,362 0.86
AndonovskiCorey Andonovski RW 24 $832,500 $92,500 - $925,000 $925,000 $4,843 0.01
GrudenJonathan Gruden LW 23 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $4,058 0.00
 

2023 Buyout Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
JohnsonJack Johnson D 37 $916,667 - - $916,667   $916,667 $916,667 1.06
 

2023 Retained Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary   Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
PetryJeff Petry D 36 - - - - $1,562,500 $1,562,500 1.80
 

2023-2024 Cap Totals

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

Cap Type Adj Cap Total
2023-2024 NHL Salary Cap Max $83,500,000
2023-2024 NHL Salary Cap Floor $61,790,000
Active Contracts $76,811,341
Injured Reserve Money $1,625,000
Long Term Reserve Money $5,000,000
Buried Money $756,263
Buyout Money $916,667
Retained Money $1,562,500
Total Allocated Cap $86,671,771
Cap Type Cap Total
2023-2024 Salary Cap Max $83,500,000
2023-2024 Salary Cap Floor $61,790,000
Overage/Adjustment $0
Pittsburgh's Adjusted Salary Cap $83,500,000
Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Cap Total Adjusted Cap Total
Active Contracts $72,535,175 $6,500,000 - $79,035,175 $79,610,175 $76,811,341
Injured Reserve $2,425,000 - - $2,425,000 $1,625,000 $1,625,000
Long Term Injured Reserve $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Buried $2,382,500 $185,000 $57,500 $2,567,500 $756,263 $756,263
Buyout Money $916,667 - - $916,667 $916,667 $916,667
Retained Money - - - - $1,562,500 $1,562,500
Total Cap Allocations $84,259,342 $6,685,000 $57,500 - $89,470,605 $86,671,771
Long Term Injured Reserve Utilized - - - - - $-3,171,771
Cap Space $0


2023-2024 Non-Roster Players

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

Player (20) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
BlomqvistJoel Blomqvist G 22 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $886,667 $747,362 0.86
AndonovskiCorey Andonovski RW 24 $832,500 $92,500 - $80,000 $925,000 $4,843 0.01
GrudenJonathan Gruden LW 23 $775,000 - - $100,000 $775,000 $4,058 0.00
PitlickRem Pitlick C 26 $1,100,000 - - $1,100,000 $1,100,000 - 0.00
PickeringOwen Pickering D 20 $855,000 $95,000 $250,000 $82,500 $950,000 - 0.00
BelliveauIsaac Belliveau D 21 $787,500 $87,500 - $80,000 $875,000 - 0.00
PieniniemiEmil Pieniniemi D 18 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $870,000 - 0.00
PoulinSamuel Poulin RW 22 $832,500 - - $70,000 $863,333 - 0.00
FrascaJordan Frasca C 22 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $859,167 - 0.00
GauthierTaylor Gauthier G 22 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $859,167 - 0.00
SvejkovskyLukas Svejkovsky C 22 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $859,167 - 0.00
St. IvanyJack St. Ivany D 24 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $857,500 - 0.00
RathboneJack Rathbone D 24 $950,000 - - $950,000 $850,000 - 0.00
AnsonsRaivis Ansons LW 22 $775,000 $77,500 - $80,000 $844,167 - 0.00
HamaliukDillon Hamaliuk LW 23 $832,500 - - $80,000 $789,167 - 0.00
JohnstoneMarc Johnstone RW 27 $775,000 - - $100,000 $775,000 - 0.00
KoppanenJoona Koppanen LW 25 $775,000 - - $450,000 $775,000 - 0.00
PuustinenValtteri Puustinen LW 24 $775,000 - - - $775,000 - 0.00
SheaRyan Shea D 26 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 - 0.00
FedunTaylor Fedun D 35 $775,000 - - $325,000 $762,500 - 0.00