The Pittsburgh Penguins have added another forward to their lineup for the 2025-26 season.
The Penguins have signed Anthony Mantha to a one-year, $2.5 million contract. The deal also includes $2 million in performance bonuses.
Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports was first with the financials on Wednesday.
PuckPedia reports that Mantha will get $250,000 for every 10 games played and will get the $2 million bonus if he plays in 80 games.
Mantha was limited to only 13 games during the 2024-25 season after tearing his ACL in November. He recorded four goals and seven points before the injury cut his season short.
The Penguins will look for him to fill a top-nine role this season, similar to Anthony Beauvillier's role last season before they traded him to the Washington Capitals for a second-round pick. They signed Beauvillier in free agency last July, and he compiled 13 goals and 20 points in 63 games until he was flipped.
Mantha will have every opportunity to play with Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin, depending on what head coach Dan Muse wants to do with his line combinations.
Before the 2024-25 season, Mantha split the 2023-24 season with the Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights, finishing with 23 goals and 44 points in 74 games. Mantha is a 10-year veteran and has compiled 146 goals and 303 points in 507 career games.
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