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Head Coach Mike Sullivan
Assistant Coach Todd Reirden
Assistant Coach Mike Vellucci
Goaltending Coach Andy Chiodo
Playoff Odds 100%
Projected Cap Hit $83,839,216
Projected Cap Space $-1,339,216
Current Cap Space $3,887,675
LTIR Pool $5,842,017
Roster 23/23
Contracts 46/50
Transactions
Casey DeSmith | DeSmith saved 31 of 34 shots in a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Mar 25
Chad Ruhwedel | Ruhwedel netted a goal in a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Mar 25
Evgeni Malkin | Malkin tallied a goal in Pittsburgh's 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Mar 25
Jake Guentzel | Guentzel contributed a goal in a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Mar 25
Ryan Poehling | Poehling scored a goal in Pittsburgh's 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Mar 25

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Injury Report
Jan Rutta
Expected Return Tue Mar 28, 2023
Jan Rutta - OUT - Lower Body
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Jan Rutta | Rutta was labeled week-to-week Monday due to his lower-body problem.

Sat Mar 18, 2023
Jan Rutta | Rutta (undisclosed) is not on the ice for pregame warmups and isn't expected to play Saturday against the New York Rangers, Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
Jeff Petry
Expected Return Tue Mar 28, 2023
Jeff Petry - DAY-TO-DAY - Upper Body
Sat Mar 25, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) will be missing from the lineup Saturday versus Washington, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports.

Thu Mar 23, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) won't return Thursday versus Dallas, per the NHL media site.
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) isn't expected to play against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) is with the Pittsburgh Penguins for their two-game road trip, Rob Rossi of The Athletic reports Tuesday.
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) is considered day-to-day and will miss out against the Ottawa Senators on Monday.
Sat Mar 18, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) won't play Saturday versus the New York Rangers, Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
Fri Mar 17, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) was not at practice Friday, Rob Rossi of The Athletic reports.
Thu Mar 16, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) left Thursday's game versus the New York Rangers in the first period, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports.
Thu Mar 16, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (undisclosed) will be in the lineup Thursday versus the New York Rangers, Rob Rossi of The Athletic reports.
Nick Bonino
Expected Return Tue Apr 4, 2023
Nick Bonino - IR-LT - Abdomen
Sat Mar 18, 2023
Nick Bonino | Bonino (kidney laceration) was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, retroactive to March 9.

Sat Mar 11, 2023
Nick Bonino | Bonino (kidney laceration) is out week-to-week, according to coach Mike Sullivan, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Dmitry Kulikov
Expected Return Thu Apr 6, 2023
Dmitry Kulikov - IR-LT - Lower Body
Wed Mar 15, 2023
Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Wednesday.

Tue Mar 14, 2023
Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov (lower body) was labeled week-to-week by coach Mike Sullivan on Tuesday, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports.
Sun Mar 12, 2023
Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov left Sunday's game against the New York Rangers with a lower-body injury, Rob Rossi of The Athletic reports.
Marcus Pettersson
Expected Return Thu Apr 13, 2023
Marcus Pettersson - IR-LT - Lower Body
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Marcus Pettersson | Pettersson (lower body) was designated for long-term injured reserve Monday retroactively to March 18.

Sat Mar 18, 2023
Marcus Pettersson | Pettersson is undergoing evaluation for a lower-body injury he sustained in Saturday's game versus the New York Rangers, Taylor Haase of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve
Entry Level Contract
Slide Eligible
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(13) Forwards $49,725,000 60.3% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Carter, Jeff C 38
$3,125,000
NMC
$3,125,000
NMC
$0
UFA
Crosby, Sidney C 35
$8,700,000
NMC
$8,700,000
NMC
$8,700,000
NMC
$0
UFA
Malkin, Evgeni C 36
$6,100,000
NMC
$6,100,000
NMC
$6,100,000
NMC
$6,100,000
NMC
$0
UFA

(2026)
Bonino, Nick
LTIR
C 34
$1,025,000
NTC
$0
UFA
Granlund, Mikael LW 31
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
$0
UFA
Zucker, Jason LW 31
$5,500,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Rust, Bryan RW 30
$5,125,000
$5,125,000
$5,125,000
$5,125,000
$5,125,000
$0
UFA

(2028)
Rakell, Rickard LW 29
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2028)
Archibald, Josh RW 30
$900,000
$0
UFA
Guentzel, Jake LW 28
$6,000,000
M-NTC
$6,000,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Heinen, Danton LW 27
$1,000,000
$0
UFA
Nylander, Alexander LW 25
$750,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Poehling, Ryan C 24
$750,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
O'Connor, Drew LW 24
$750,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$49,725,000
$39,050,000
$29,925,000
$16,225,000
$10,125,000
(8) Defence $27,512,675 33.3% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Letang, Kris D 35
$6,100,000
NMC
$6,100,000
NMC
$6,100,000
NMC
$6,100,000
NMC
$6,100,000
NMC
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2028)
Kulikov, Dmitry
LTIR
D 32
$1,125,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Petry, Jeff D 35
$6,250,000
M-NTC
$6,250,000
M-NTC
$6,250,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Dumoulin, Brian D 31
$4,100,000
$0
UFA
Fedun, Taylor D 34
$762,500
$762,500
$0
UFA
Ruhwedel, Chad D 32
$800,000
$800,000
$0
UFA
Pettersson, Marcus
LTIR
D 26
$4,025,175
$4,025,175
M-NTC
$4,025,175
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Friedman, Mark D 27
$775,000
$775,000
$0
UFA
Rutta, Jan D 32
$2,750,000
$2,750,000
$2,750,000
$0
UFA
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier D 23
$825,000
$825,000
$0
RFA
TOTALS
$27,512,675
$22,287,675
$19,125,175
$6,100,000
$6,100,000
(2) Goalies $5,300,000 6.4% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Jarry, Tristan G 27
$3,500,000
$0
UFA
DeSmith, Casey G 31
$1,800,000
$1,800,000
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$5,300,000
$1,800,000
(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
TOTALS
(1) Buyout & Retained Salary $1,916,667 2.3% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Johnson, Jack
Buyout
D 36
$1,916,667
$916,667
$916,667
$916,667
TOTALS
$1,916,667
$916,667
$916,667
$916,667
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2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
Roster Size

Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR.

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23 16 9 4
Standard Player Contracts

Number of players signed to Standard Player Contracts (SPC's). Cannot exceed 50 players. Some players do not count towards this, such as 18/19 Year-Old players in Junior with less than 10 NHL Games Played in Season.

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46 28 16 6
Upper Limit

The maximum Salary Cap Hit of all players counting towards the active roster. Often referred to as "Salary Cap". This is determined in the summer and is based on the previous season's revenues, per the CBA.

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$82,500,000 $83,500,000 $83,500,000 $83,500,000
Projected Cap Hit

Anticipated Season-End Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap. Assumes current roster is in effect for the remainder of season.

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$83,839,216 $64,054,342 $49,966,842 $23,241,667
Projected Cap Space

Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit.

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$-1,339,216 $19,445,658 $33,533,158 $60,258,333
Current Cap Space

Amount of Annual Cap Hit that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. For teams using LTIR, Current Cap Space is the amount of annual cap hit that can be added without exceeding the Salary Cap by more than the team's LTIR Pool.

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$3,887,675 $19,445,658 $33,533,158 $60,258,333
Maximum LTIR Pool

The maximum amount of Long Term Injured Reserve space potentially available. This is the Cap Hit of player on LTIR less the Cap Space available for team at time player was on LTIR. A player can go on LTIR when they expect to miss 10 games and 24 days in the season. A player on LTIR does not come off of the salary cap, instead a team is allowed to exceed the cap by the LTIR amount.

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$5,842,017 $0 $0 $0
Current Roster Annual Cap Hit

Anticipated Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap + retained salary + buyouts.

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$84,454,342 $64,054,342 $49,966,842 $23,241,667
Carryover Bonus Overages

Teams can exceed the salary cap due to players receiving performance bonuses. If a team exceeds the salary cap due to performance bonuses, they carryover to the previous season and reduce the cap space a team has.

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$0 $0 $0 $0
Potential Bonuses

Performance Bonuses that players on the active roster are eligible to achieve. A team can exceed the salary cap due to performance bonuses, but they carry over to the following season.

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$0 $0 $0 $0
Retained Salary Remaining

Teams can retain salary/cap hit when they trade a player. A team can only have a maximum of 3 players that they retained salary on.

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3 3 3 3
(21) Non-Roster
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Tokarski, Dustin G 33
$775,000
$0
UFA
Ouellet, Xavier D 29
$762,500
$762,500
$0
UFA
Bengtsson, Lukas D 28
$0
RFA
Caggiula, Drake LW 28
$750,000
$0
UFA
Bjorkqvist, Kasper RW 25
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Masonius, Joseph D 26
$0
$0
UFA
Phillips, Clayton D 23
$0
Palojarvi, Antti D 24
$0
$0
UFA
Smith, Ty D 23
$863,334
$0
RFA
Hallander, Filip C 22
$764,167
$0
RFA
Gruden, Jonathan C 22
$788,333
$0
RFA
St. Ivany, John D 23
$857,500
$857,500
$0
RFA
Diliberatore, Peter D 22
$880,833
$0
RFA
Uher, Dominik C 30
$0
RFA
Poulin, Samuel LW 22
$863,334
$863,334
$0
RFA
Legare, Nathan RW 22
$789,167
$789,167
$0
RFA
Caulfield, Judd C 22
$0
$0
UFA
Lindberg, Filip G 24
$925,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Puustinen, Valtteri LW 23
$842,500
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Airola, Santeri D 22
$0
$0
UFA
Kim, Michael D 27
$0
$0
UFA
Blomqvist, Joel G 21
$0
$0
UFA
Svejkovsky, Lukas C 21
$859,167
$859,167
$859,167
$0
RFA
Ansons, Raivis RW 21
$844,167
$844,167
$844,167
$0
RFA
Yoder, Chase C 20
$0
$0
UFA
Maniscalco, Josh D 24
$853,333
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Broz, Tristan C 20
$0
$0
UFA
Belliveau, Isaac D 20
$875,000
$875,000
$875,000
$0
UFA
McCleary, Ryan D 19
$0
$0
UFA
Laatsch, Daniel D 21
$0
$0
UFA
Sillinger, Kirill C 21
$0
$0
UFA
Frasca, Jordan C 21
$859,167
$859,167
$859,167
$0
RFA
Gauthier, Taylor G 22
$859,167
$859,167
$859,167
$0
RFA
Andonovski, Corey RW 24
$925,000
$925,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Swoyer, Colin D 24
$842,500
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Glover, Ty C 22
$859,167
$859,167
$859,167
$0
RFA
Pickering, Owen D 19
$950,000
$918,333
$918,333
$918,333
$0
RFA

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Murashov, Sergei G 18
$0
$0
UFA
Plante, Zam C 18
$0
$0
UFA
Collins, Nolan D 18
$0
$0
UFA
Devlin, Luke C 19
$0
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$17,713,336
$10,271,669
$6,074,168
$1,793,333