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C · Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins · USA
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
24 (2002)
Contract
$4,000,000 × 1yr
Expires
RFA 2027 · age 25
Waivers
Exempt
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2025
Drafted
2021 Rd 1 (#2) PIT
Vitals
6'2" · 181 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 482 fwds
CK 63 15th
FG 51 55th
DI 90 72nd
SK 76 47th
ST 69 28th
EN 81 91st
DU 99 100th
PH 83 78th
FO 83 82nd
PA 78 73rd
SC 75 68th
DF 73 62nd
PS 67 83rd
EX 67 48th
LD 68 48th
OV 73 77th

Contract

Cap hit $4,000,000 3.8% of cap
Year 2 of 2
2025-26
2026-27
Expiry Status
RFA
2027 age 25
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 PIT 64 15 23 38 0.59 -14 6 3 3 0 176 8.5% 39
2023-24 PIT 82 20 36 56 0.68 +10 7 6 1 0 204 9.8% 67
2024-25 PIT 82 7 12 19 0.23 +1 6 0 0 0 132 5.3% 36
2025-26 PIT 82 12 18 30 0.37 -18 4 5 0 0 158 7.6% 15
CAREER 4 yrs 310 54 89 143 0.46 -21 23 14 4 0 -- 8.1% 157
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 PIT 22 3 7 10 0.45 +1 0 0 1 0 76 3.9% 6
2023-24 PIT 10 0 1 1 0.10 -5 4 0 0 0 17 0.0% 6
2024-25 PIT 4 0 0 0 0.00 -2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0% 3
2025-26 PIT 5 3 1 4 0.80 +3 4 1 0 0 11 27.3% 1
CAREER 4 app. 41 6 9 15 0.37 -3 8 1 1 0 -- 5.4% 16
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 SEA 82 20 30 50 -8 23 1 6 11 149 19:17
On Pace - 82 20 30 50 -8 23 1 6 11 149 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2021-22 SEA 10 3 6 9 0.90 -1 0 0 2 4 16.7% 16:56
2022-23 SEA 80 24 33 57 0.71 14 2 4 4 10 16.2% 17:06
2023-24 SEA 77 15 22 37 0.48 -11 20 1 6 13 11.3% 17:58
2024-25 SEA 82 20 23 43 0.52 0 14 2 5 9 13.6% 18:41
2025-26 SEA 82 20 30 50 0.61 -8 23 1 6 11 13.4% 19:17
Career NHL 331 82 114 196 0.59 -6 59 8 23 47 13.8% -

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
2022-23 20 C PIT 73 42 98 84 66 74 67 83 74 79 79 65 25 45 45 69
2023-24 21 C PIT 75 43 98 82 67 76 81 76 79 80 81 69 25 55 55 71
2024-25 22 C PIT 69 42 91 83 66 77 96 81 84 74 71 66 38 61 61 70
2025-26 23 C PIT 65 42 94 76 69 79 99 79 85 73 75 71 32 64 65 71
2026-27 24 C PIT 63 51 90 76 69 81 99 83 83 78 75 73 67 67 68 73
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2022-23 20 C PIT 73 42 98 84 66 74 67 83 74 79 79 65 25 45 45 69
2023-24 21 C PIT +2 +1 · −2 +1 +2 +14 −7 +5 +1 +2 +4 · +10 +10 +2
2024-25 22 C PIT −6 −1 −7 +1 −1 +1 +15 +5 +5 −6 −10 −3 +13 +6 +6 −1
2025-26 23 C PIT −4 · +3 −7 +3 +2 +3 −2 +1 −1 +4 +5 −6 +3 +4 +1
2026-27 24 C PIT −2 +9 −4 · · +2 · +4 −2 +5 · +2 +35 +3 +3 +2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2022-23 PIT $1,850,000 3 yr 2.2% 20 ELC Rookie
2025-26 PIT $4,000,000 2 yr 4.2% 23 RFA CURRENT
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