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Pittsburgh Penguins: salary cap, 2026-27
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Flags: dead cap (buyouts/retained) reported · incomplete: cap hit not disclosed for 2 roster player(s).
Reported figures. Contract data comes from the open nhl-contracts dataset (CC0), which ties each number to a public source: A NHL.com club release, B NHL.com story, C ESPN wire, D PuckPedia public post, E CapFriendly archive to July 2024. Where the dataset was missing or wrong we checked figures by hand against a club release or team site ("club") or a reputable news report ("news"); each links to its source. "n/d" means not disclosed; we leave it blank rather than guess, so totals for teams with n/d contracts are understated.
Not fully modelled yet: LTIR relief, performance-bonus overages, the junior exemption from the 50-contract limit, and in-season proration. Buyouts and retained salary are included only where the dataset reports them. Contracts this season count only for players on the current NHL roster. Cap rules: 2026-27 payroll range (NHL, May 6, 2026) and the CBA (50-contract limit). Dataset updated 2026-11-04.
NHL roster contracts
| Player | Pos | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | AAV | Yrs left | Expiry | Clause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65Erik Karlsson (retained adj.) | D | $10.000M | $11.500M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | NMC | E | ||||
| 87Sidney Crosby | C | $8.700M | $8.700M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | B | ||||
| 59Egor Chinakhov | RW | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | 3 | 2028-29 not stated | – | B | ||
| 58Kris Letang | D | $6.100M | $6.100M | $6.100M | 2 | 2027-28 UFA | NMC, 10-team M-NTC | C · conflict: term_years | |||
| 71Evgeni Malkin | C | $5.500M | $5.500M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | club | ||||
| 17Bryan Rust | RW | $5.125M | $5.125M | $5.125M | 2 | 2027-28 UFA | – | C | |||
| 49Samuel Girard | D | $5.000M | $5.000M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | 9-team M-NTC | C | ||||
| 67Rickard Rakell | RW | $5.000M | $5.000M | $5.000M | 2 | 2027-28 UFA | M-NTC, 8-team M-NTC | C | |||
| 62Andrei Kuzmenko | LW | $5.000M | $5.000M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | B | ||||
| 57Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | $4.000M | $4.000M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | D | |||
| 41Ville Koivunen | RW | $4.000M | $4.000M | $4.000M | $4.000M | $4.000M | $4.000M | 8 | 2033-34 not stated | – | A |
| 18Tommy Novak | C | $3.500M | $4.650M | $4.650M | $4.650M | $3.500M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | – | C | |
| 6Kaedan Korczak | D | $3.250M | $3.250M | $3.250M | $3.250M | $3.250M | 4 | 2029-30 not stated | – | B | |
| 14Nick Robertson | LW | $3.250M | $3.250M | $3.250M | 2 | 2027-28 RFA | – | B | |||
| 37Arturs Silovs | G | $2.800M | $2.800M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | B | ||||
| 46Blake Lizotte | C | $2.250M | $2.250M | $2.250M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | B | |||
| 19Connor Dewar | C | $2.250M | $2.250M | $2.250M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | A | |||
| 24Spencer Stastney | D | $1.525M | $1.525M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | B | ||||
| 16Justin Brazeau | RW | $1.500M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | D | ||||
| 72Declan Carlile | D | $1.500M | $1.500M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | D | |||
| 22Hendrix Lapierre | C | $1.300M | $1.300M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 RFA | – | C | |||
| 25Elmer Soderblom | LW | $1.125M | $1.125M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 4Jake Livanavage | D | $0.975M | $1.100M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | D | ||||
| 7Ilya Solovyov | D | $0.850M | $0.850M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 1Sergei Murashov | G | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 81Ben Kindel | C | n/d | n/d | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | A |
Cap hit by season; italic = a signed extension that starts later. n/d = not disclosed by the sources (counted as $0 in totals). Years left includes 2026-27.
Dead cap (reported buyouts & retained salary)
| Player | Type | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Wotherspoon | retained (with VGK) | $0.500M | D |
Other signed contracts (not on the NHL roster)
Minor-league, junior or unassigned players under NHL contracts with PIT. They count toward the 50-contract limit but aren't in the cap totals above. Team is as signed.
| Player | Pos | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | AAV | Yrs left | Expiry | Clause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGRyan Graves | – | $4.500M | $4.500M | $4.500M | $4.500M | 3 | 2028-29 UFA | M-NTC | C | ||
| TGTomas Galvas | – | $1.008M | $1.008M | $1.008M | $1.075M | 3 | 2028-29 not stated | – | C | ||
| GDGabriel D'Aigle | – | $0.995M | $0.995M | $0.995M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | D | |||
| ACAtley Calvert | – | $0.930M | $0.930M | $0.930M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | D | |||
| TBTristan Broz | – | $0.925M | $0.925M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | C | ||||
| OPOwen Pickering | – | $0.887M | $1.200M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | C | ||||
| PKPeyton Kettles | – | $0.875M | $0.875M | $0.875M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | D | |||
| JBJoel Blomqvist | – | $0.875M | $0.875M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | D | |||
| MFMelvin Fernstrom | – | $0.873M | $0.873M | $0.975M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | D | |||
| EPEmil Pieniniemi | – | $0.838M | $0.950M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | E | ||||
| THTanner Howe | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C | ||||
| BYBrayden Yager | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C | ||||
| RMRutger McGroarty | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | D | ||||
| FHFinn Harding | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C | ||||
| CPChase Pietila | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| AHAvery Hayes | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| MIMikhail Ilyin | – | n/d | n/d | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | C | |||
| OOOliver Okuliar | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C | ||||
| TGTaylor Gauthier | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C | ||||
| DGDavid Gustafsson | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C |
Totals check
Roster cap hits $90.750M + dead cap $0.500M = $91.250M; ceiling $104.000M − $91.250M = $12.750M projected space.