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L/R · Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins · USA
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LW1
Depth chart
1st line LW
Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
25 (2001)
Contract
$8,250,000 × 3y
Expires
RFA 2029
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Jun 2024
Drafted
2019 Rd 1 (#9) PIT
Vitals
5'8" · 175 lb
LW1
Depth chart
1st line LW
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Ratings

Percentile vs 494 fwds
CK 67 27th
FG 41 11th
DI 94 93rd
SK 79 66th
ST 61 2nd
EN 78 80th
DU 98 86th
PH 91 95th
FO 34 16th
PA 81 85th
SC 96 100th
DF 65 21st
PS 90 99th
EX 68 54th
LD 70 55th
OV 76 89th

Contract

Cap hit $8,250,000 $8.161M remaining
Year 3 of 5
2024-25
2026-27
2028-29
Expiry Status
RFA
2029 age 28
Clauses 1-way

Season so far

in 1 GP

Steady

Goals
0 37th leader252
pace 0 (last yr 29)
Sht% 0.0% 37th
Assists
0 52nd leader252
pace 0 (last yr 31)
Plus/Minus +1 16th
Points
0 72nd leader336
pace 0 (last yr 60)
P/20 0.00 72nd
ATOI
16:50 66th leader25:36
last yr 17:27
PP share 68%

Stats

2026-27 · Penguins
GP G A P +/- PiM ATOI P/20 GW GT S S% PPG PPP SHG Hits HTT FO% HT PP TOI %PP SH TOI %SH EV TOI
YTD 1 0 0 0 +1 0 16:50 0.00 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2:43 67.9 0:00 0.0 14:07
On Pace 82 0 0 0 82 0 - - 0 0 164 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - - - - -
OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 PIT 82 30 26 56 0.68 +8 4 8 6 0 267 11.2% 49
2023-24 PIT 76 29 30 59 0.78 +47 8 4 9 0 222 13.1% 37
2024-25 PIT 82 30 36 66 0.80 +25 12 5 10 0 260 11.5% 69
2025-26 PIT 82 29 31 60 0.73 +5 26 4 6 0 275 10.5% 90
CAREER 4 yrs 322 118 123 241 0.75 +85 50 21 31 0 -- 11.5% 245
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 PIT 23 7 6 13 0.57 -7 0 0 2 0 74 9.5% 9
2023-24 PIT 10 6 3 9 0.90 0 0 1 2 0 39 15.4% 7
2024-25 PIT 4 2 1 3 0.75 -1 0 0 0 0 15 13.3% 5
2025-26 PIT 5 1 3 4 0.80 -2 2 0 0 0 19 5.3% 2
CAREER 4 app. 42 16 13 29 0.69 -10 2 1 4 0 -- 10.9% 23
2026-27 Regular Season
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Shots Hits Ice time Face-off PP PK EV
Date Opp Result G A P +/- PIM S SAT SB Hit HTT L# TOI POSS FO% FOT TOI G A S TOI G S TOI G A S
Oct 26 PHL W 4-1 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 1 0 0 F1 16:50 1:17 - 0 2:43 0 0 0 0:00 - - 14:07 0 0 2
1 GP 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 1 0 0 -- 16:50 1:17 - 0 2:43 0 0 0 0:00 0 0 14:07 0 0 2
Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2026-27 MTL 11 6 4 10 +4 6 1 0 1 36 19:01
On Pace - 82 45 30 75 +30 45 7 0 7 268 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2020-21 MTL 10 4 1 5 0.50 -1 2 2 0 0 13.3% 13:58
2021-22 MTL 67 23 20 43 0.64 -24 10 3 5 13 12.2% 16:41
2022-23 MTL 46 26 10 36 0.78 -10 2 3 7 10 16.5% 18:03
2023-24 MTL 82 28 37 65 0.79 -4 16 7 9 21 8.9% 19:25
2024-25 MTL 82 37 33 70 0.85 +9 14 8 10 17 15.4% 18:05
2025-26 MTL 81 51 37 88 1.09 +29 14 12 11 29 19.8% 18:11
2026-27 MTL 11 6 4 10 0.91 +4 6 1 0 1 16.7% 19:01
Career NHL 379 175 142 317 0.84 +3 64 36 42 91 14.3% -

Trophy Case

Calder Calder
as Rookie of the Year
2022-23 PIT

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2021-22 20 RW PIT 61 40 93 80 56 66 51 70 25 60 80 54 25 44 44 62
2022-23 21 RW PIT 61 40 94 84 56 74 68 83 44 75 85 62 75 54 55 69
2023-24 22 RW PIT 63 40 98 84 59 78 77 86 25 67 96 59 80 58 59 71
2024-25 23 LW PIT 69 41 93 87 61 81 81 96 38 81 85 59 83 63 64 73
2025-26 24 LW PIT 71 42 94 81 61 78 99 84 36 79 90 60 76 65 66 73
2026-27 25 L/R PIT 67 41 94 79 61 78 98 91 34 81 96 65 90 68 70 76
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2021-22 20 RW PIT 61 40 93 80 56 66 51 70 25 60 80 54 25 44 44 62
2022-23 21 RW PIT · · +1 +4 · +8 +17 +13 +19 +15 +5 +8 +50 +10 +11 +7
2023-24 22 RW PIT +2 · +4 · +3 +4 +9 +3 −19 −8 +11 −3 +5 +4 +4 +2
2024-25 23 LW PIT +6 +1 −5 +3 +2 +3 +4 +10 +13 +14 −11 · +3 +5 +5 +2
2025-26 24 LW PIT +2 +1 +1 −6 · −3 +18 −12 −2 −2 +5 +1 −7 +2 +2 ·
2026-27 25 L/R PIT −4 −1 · −2 · · −1 +7 −2 +2 +6 +5 +14 +3 +4 +3
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2021-22 PIT $1,308,333 3 yr 1.6% 20 ELC Rookie
2024-25 PIT $8,250,000 5 yr 9.4% 23 RFA CURRENT
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