Pittsburgh Penguins Active Financial Summary

A summary of financial breakdowns for the Pittsburgh Penguins, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits, top earnings, contracts, & free agents.

 

Salary Cap Breakdown Totals

A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.

    2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Total Cap Allocations   $104,823,510 $77,816,010 $48,331,667 $37,600,000 $26,100,000
Signed Players   49 25 11 6 5
Forwards   $43,228,242 $36,200,000 $18,225,000 $10,125,000 $10,125,000
Defensemen   $26,004,817 $24,625,175 $20,600,000 $20,600,000 $10,600,000
Goaltending   $6,973,640 $5,375,000 $5,375,000 $5,375,000 $5,375,000
Injured Reserve   $1,625,000
Suspended  
Buried/Buyout/Dead Cap   $916,667 $916,667 $916,667


 

Roster Cap Figures

Current & future salary payroll figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Penguins Salary Payroll Table

Forward Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Sidney Crosby C $8,700,000 NMC $8,700,000 NMC 0UFA 0- 0-
Evgeni Malkin C $6,100,000 NMC $6,100,000 NMC $6,100,000 NMC 0UFA 0-
Jake Guentzel C $6,000,000 M-NTC 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Bryan Rust RW $5,125,000 $5,125,000 $5,125,000 $5,125,000 $5,125,000
Reilly Smith RW $5,000,000 $5,000,000 0UFA 0- 0-
Rickard Rakell C $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Jeff Carter C $3,125,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Lars Eller C $2,450,000 $2,450,000 0UFA 0- 0-
Noel Acciari C $2,000,000 M-NTC $2,000,000 M-NTC $2,000,000 M-NTC 0UFA 0-
Drew O'Connor LW $925,000 $925,000 0UFA 0- 0-
Matt Nieto LW $900,000 $900,000 0UFA 0- 0-
Jansen Harkins C $712,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Radim Zohorna LW $722,324 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Colin White C $775,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Vincent Hinostroza C $693,918 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Jake Guentzel C UFA
Jeff Carter C UFA
Rem Pitlick C UFA
Corey Andonovski RW RFA
Colin White C UFA
Samuel Poulin RW RFA
Jansen Harkins C UFA
Dillon Hamaliuk LW RFA
Jonathan Gruden LW RFA
Vincent Hinostroza C UFA
Radim Zohorna LW UFA
Valtteri Puustinen LW RFA
Alexander Nylander RW RFA
 
Defenseman Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Erik Karlsson D $10,000,000 NMC $10,000,000 NMC $10,000,000 NMC $10,000,000 NMC 0UFA
Kris Letang D $6,100,000 NMC $6,100,000 NMC $6,100,000 NMC $6,100,000 M-NTC $6,100,000 M-NTC
Ryan Graves D $4,500,000 M-NTC $4,500,000 M-NTC $4,500,000 M-NTC $4,500,000 M-NTC $4,500,000 M-NTC
Marcus Pettersson D $4,025,175 M-NTC $4,025,175 M-NTC 0UFA 0- 0-
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D $825,000 0RFA 0- 0- 0-
Chad Ruhwedel D $800,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Ty Smith D $775,000 0RFA 0- 0- 0-
Dmitri Samorukov D $604,642 0RFA 0- 0- 0-
Will Butcher D 0- 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Jack St. Ivany D RFA
Jack Rathbone D RFA
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D RFA
Chad Ruhwedel D UFA
Dmitri Samorukov D RFA
Ty Smith D RFA
Ryan Shea D UFA
Taylor Fedun D UFA
Will Butcher D UFA
 
Goaltending Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Tristan Jarry G $5,375,000 $5,375,000 $5,375,000 $5,375,000 $5,375,000
Alex Nedeljkovic G $1,500,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Alex Nedeljkovic G UFA
Magnus Hellberg G UFA
   

Dead Cap Figures

Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Jeff Petry D $1,562,500 $1,562,500 0- 0- 0-
Jack Johnson D $916,667 $916,667 $916,667 0- 0-
 

 

Non-Roster Forwards Money

Player Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
PitlickRem Pitlick C $1,100,000 UFA - - -
AndonovskiCorey Andonovski RW $4,843 RFA - - -
PoulinSamuel Poulin RW $863,333 RFA - - -
FrascaJordan Frasca C $859,167 $859,167 RFA - -
SvejkovskyLukas Svejkovsky C $859,167 $859,167 RFA - -
AnsonsRaivis Ansons LW $844,167 $844,167 RFA - -
HamaliukDillon Hamaliuk LW $789,167 RFA - - -
GrudenJonathan Gruden LW $4,058 RFA - - -
NylanderAlexander Nylander RW $32,464 RFA - - -
PuustinenValtteri Puustinen LW $775,000 RFA - - -
KoppanenJoona Koppanen LW $775,000 $775,000 UFA - -
JohnstoneMarc Johnstone RW $775,000 $775,000 RFA - -
 

Non-Roster Defensemen Money

Player Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
PickeringOwen Pickering D $950,000 $950,000 RFA - -
BelliveauIsaac Belliveau D $875,000 $875,000 $875,000 RFA -
PieniniemiEmil Pieniniemi D $870,000 $870,000 $870,000 RFA -
St. IvanyJack St. Ivany D $857,500 RFA - - -
RathboneJack Rathbone D $850,000 RFA - - -
SheaRyan Shea D $775,000 UFA - - -
FedunTaylor Fedun D $762,500 UFA - - -
 

Non-Roster Goaltenders Money

Player Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
BlomqvistJoel Blomqvist G $747,362 $13,926 $886,667 RFA -
GauthierTaylor Gauthier G $859,167 $859,167 RFA - -
HellbergMagnus Hellberg G $98,640 UFA - - -