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C-R · Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins · USA
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
29 (1997)
Contract
$2,000,000 × 2yr
Expires
UFA 2028 · age 31
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Trade · Jun 2026
Drafted
2016 Rd 1 (#16) EDM
Vitals
6'0" · 197 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 85 87th
FG 76 88th
DI 78 19th
SK 75 41st
ST 73 53rd
EN 54 7th
DU 80 36th
PH 62 27th
FO 75 71st
PA 60 27th
SC 57 18th
DF 75 68th
PS 25 34th
EX 71 63rd
LD 72 60th
OV 64 25th

Contract

Cap hit $2,000,000 1.9% of cap
Year 2 of 3
2025-26
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 31
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 EDM 3 0 0 0 0.00 +1 2 0 0 0 1 0.0% 2
2020-21 EDM 79 18 22 40 0.51 +17 30 3 3 0 194 9.3% 126
2021-22 EDM 14 3 3 6 0.43 +1 4 0 0 0 21 14.3% 17
2022-23 COL 82 8 12 20 0.24 -31 71 1 0 0 123 6.5% 177
2023-24 ANH 82 5 23 28 0.34 +16 50 1 0 0 131 3.8% 172
2024-25 EDM 82 8 9 17 0.21 +9 32 4 1 0 61 13.1% 66
2025-26 EDM 82 6 8 14 0.17 +5 52 1 0 1 77 7.8% 87
CAREER 7 yrs 424 48 77 125 0.29 +18 241 10 4 1 -- 7.9% 647
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2020-21 EDM 11 2 1 3 0.27 -3 4 0 0 0 22 9.1% 19
2021-22 EDM 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0% 0
2023-24 ANH 19 5 3 8 0.42 +8 19 2 0 0 34 14.7% 42
2024-25 EDM 13 1 3 4 0.31 -1 4 1 0 0 8 12.5% 15
2025-26 EDM 18 2 2 4 0.22 +1 15 0 0 0 13 15.4% 19
CAREER 5 app. 63 10 9 19 0.30 +5 42 3 0 0 -- 12.7% 95
2026-27 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 62 4 6 10 -6 47 1 0 0 49 9:41
On Pace - 82 5 8 13 -8 62 1 0 0 65 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2017-18 MIN 19 2 2 4 0.21 -3 13 0 0 0 6.3% 12:59
2018-19 MIN 49 6 11 17 0.35 -9 27 1 0 1 6.8% 15:53
2019-20 MIN 63 15 16 31 0.49 -10 55 1 0 2 11.7% 15:28
2020-21 NSH 38 10 9 19 0.50 3 13 2 0 0 14.1% 13:59
2021-22 NSH 82 13 9 22 0.27 -11 99 0 0 2 10.4% 13:50
2022-23 SJS 31 5 8 13 0.42 -9 42 0 2 4 8.6% 15:26
2023-24 SJS 77 11 7 18 0.23 -30 83 1 2 5 11.2% 15:44
2024-25 SJS 63 11 7 18 0.29 -24 46 0 0 0 11.6% 15:15
2024-25 CLB 12 0 0 0 0.00 -4 9 0 0 0 0.0% 11:46
2025-26 FLA 62 4 6 10 0.16 -6 47 1 0 0 8.2% 9:41
Career NHL 496 77 75 152 0.31 -103 434 6 4 14 10.1% -

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
2019-20 22 C EDM 79 56 84 81 70 73 82 66 56 67 62 75 25 52 52 66
2020-21 23 C EDM 75 74 76 83 71 70 87 65 72 70 75 81 25 59 59 70
2021-22 24 C EDM 87 45 89 83 70 66 77 61 39 69 77 64 25 61 62 66
2022-23 25 C COL 92 95 67 83 72 66 86 62 43 60 70 69 25 64 65 66
2023-24 26 C ANH 85 66 72 83 72 70 74 65 38 71 70 79 25 65 66 68
2024-25 27 C EDM 86 99 70 83 74 70 71 71 66 59 66 80 25 67 68 67
2025-26 28 C EDM 90 69 79 80 72 68 92 65 63 59 68 79 25 70 71 68
2026-27 29 C-R PIT 85 76 78 75 73 54 80 62 75 60 57 75 25 71 72 64
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 22 C EDM 79 56 84 81 70 73 82 66 56 67 62 75 25 52 52 66
2020-21 23 C EDM −4 +18 −8 +2 +1 −3 +5 −1 +16 +3 +13 +6 · +7 +7 +4
2021-22 24 C EDM +12 −29 +13 · −1 −4 −10 −4 −33 −1 +2 −17 · +2 +3 −4
2022-23 25 C COL +5 +50 −22 · +2 · +9 +1 +4 −9 −7 +5 · +3 +3 ·
2023-24 26 C ANH −7 −29 +5 · · +4 −12 +3 −5 +11 · +10 · +1 +1 +2
2024-25 27 C EDM +1 +33 −2 · +2 · −3 +6 +28 −12 −4 +1 · +2 +2 −1
2025-26 28 C EDM +4 −30 +9 −3 −2 −2 +21 −6 −3 · +2 −1 · +3 +3 +1
2026-27 29 C-R PIT −5 +7 −1 −5 +1 −14 −12 −3 +12 +1 −11 −4 · +1 +1 −4
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2019-20 EDM $1,425,000 3 yr 1.7% 22 ELC Rookie
2022-23 COL $2,000,000 1 yr 2.4% 25 RFA
2023-24 ANH $2,200,000 2 yr 2.6% 26 RFA
2025-26 EDM $2,000,000 3 yr 2.1% 28 RFA CURRENT
2022-23
Oct 30 2022
2022-23
to AVALANCHE
2023-24
Aug 18 2023
2023-24
to DUCKS
  • Luke Kunin 68
to AVALANCHE
2024-25
Jun 30 2024
2024-25
to OILERS
to DUCKS

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