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Loading…A 78.9 overall puts Korczak 48th among 327 rated defensemen, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position. That makes him the 2nd-highest-rated player on the Pittsburgh Penguins roster.
Defensive impact is where he wins, at 89, while finishing at 21 is the clear area to improve.
He surged from 63.5 in 2024-25 to 84.2 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 4-season card history.
At $3.25M through 2029-30 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $9.26M, so the Pittsburgh Penguins save roughly $6.01M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 11th-largest on the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL roster and uses 3.1% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $6.33M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 71 |
| Defense | 89 |
| Play driving | 71 |
| Finishing | 21 |
| Penalty kill | 66 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VGK | 78 | 84.2 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 40 | 63.5 | -0.3 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 26 | 77.4 | -0.1 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 10 | 77.5 | 0.1 |
Other PIT defensemen by rating: Samuel Girard (72.5), Erik Karlsson (72.2), Ryan Johnson (71.7), Kris Letang (64.5). See the full Pittsburgh Penguins cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.