Penguins Lock in Dewar and Solovyov on New Contract Extensions
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced two contract extensions: forward Connor Dewar signed a two-year deal through 2027-28 with an average value of $2.25 million, and defenseman Ilya Solovyov agreed to a one-year extension through 2026-27 at $850,000. Dewar enjoyed a breakout 2025-26 season (14 goals, 16 assists, 30 points) with strong penalty-kill usage and 144 hits; Solovyov, who split 2025-26 between Colorado and Pittsburgh, posted career highs in games (30), goals (1), assists (7) and points (8) and debuted in the playoffs for Pittsburgh.