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Vegas Golden Knights: salary cap, 2026-27
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Flags: incomplete: cap hit not disclosed for 1 roster player(s).
Reported figures. Contract data comes from the open nhl-contracts dataset (CC0), which ties each number to a public source: A NHL.com club release, B NHL.com story, C ESPN wire, D PuckPedia public post, E CapFriendly archive to July 2024. Where the dataset was missing or wrong we checked figures by hand against a club release or team site ("club") or a reputable news report ("news"); each links to its source. "n/d" means not disclosed; we leave it blank rather than guess, so totals for teams with n/d contracts are understated.
Not fully modelled yet: LTIR relief, performance-bonus overages, the junior exemption from the 50-contract limit, and in-season proration. Buyouts and retained salary are included only where the dataset reports them. Contracts this season count only for players on the current NHL roster. Cap rules: 2026-27 payroll range (NHL, May 6, 2026) and the CBA (50-contract limit). Dataset updated 2026-11-04.
NHL roster contracts
| Player | Pos | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | AAV | Yrs left | Expiry | Clause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Jack Eichel | C | $13.500M | $13.500M | $13.500M | $13.500M | $13.500M | $13.500M | 8 | 2033-34 not stated | – | B |
| 93Mitch Marner | RW | $12.000M | $12.000M | $12.000M | $12.000M | $12.000M | $12.000M | 7 | 2032-33 not stated | – | B |
| 61Mark Stone | RW | $9.500M | $9.000M | $9.000M | $9.500M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | NMC | E | ||
| 4Rasmus Andersson | D | $8.500M | $8.500M | $8.500M | $8.500M | $8.500M | $8.500M | 7 | 2032-33 not stated | – | A |
| 27Shea Theodore | D | $7.425M | $7.425M | $7.425M | $7.425M | $7.425M | $7.425M | 6 | 2031-32 not stated | – | B |
| 15Noah Hanifin | D | $7.350M | $7.350M | $7.350M | $7.350M | $7.350M | $7.350M | 6 | 2031-32 UFA | NTC | B |
| 48Tomas Hertl (retained adj.) | C | $6.750M | $8.137M | $8.137M | $8.137M | $8.137M | 4 | 2029-30 UFA | NMC, M-NTC | C | |
| 33Adin Hill | G | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | 5 | 2030-31 not stated | – | B |
| 71William Karlsson | C | $5.900M | $6.750M | $6.750M | $5.900M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | M-NTC, 10-team M-NTC | E | ||
| 49Ivan Barbashev | LW | $5.000M | $5.000M | $5.000M | 2 | 2027-28 UFA | M-NTC | C | |||
| 5Jeremy Lauzon | D | $4.000M | $4.000M | $4.000M | $4.000M | $4.000M | $4.000M | 6 | 2031-32 not stated | NTC | A |
| 3Brayden McNabb | D | $3.650M | $3.650M | $3.650M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | 10-team M-NTC | B | |||
| 26Nic Dowd | C | $3.000M | $3.000M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 21Brett Howden | C | $2.500M | $2.500M | $2.500M | $2.500M | $2.500M | 4 | 2029-30 not stated | – | B | |
| 79Carter Hart | G | $2.000M | $2.000M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | B | ||||
| 95Victor Olofsson | LW | $1.638M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | D | ||||
| 24Trevor Connelly | LW | $0.975M | $1.225M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C | ||||
| 36Raphael Lavoie | C | $0.900M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C | ||||
| 52Dylan Coghlan | D | $0.875M | $0.875M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | D | |||
| 17Marc Gatcomb | C | $0.875M | $0.875M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | C | |||
| 46Jonas Rondbjerg | RW | $0.850M | $0.850M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | news | ||||
| 29Parker Wotherspoon (retained adj.) | D | $0.500M | $1.000M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 42Braeden Bowman | RW | n/d | $3.400M | $3.400M | $3.400M | $3.400M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | B |
Cap hit by season; italic = a signed extension that starts later. n/d = not disclosed by the sources (counted as $0 in totals). Years left includes 2026-27.
Other signed contracts (not on the NHL roster)
Minor-league, junior or unassigned players under NHL contracts with VGK. They count toward the 50-contract limit but aren't in the cap totals above. Team is as signed.
| Player | Pos | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | AAV | Yrs left | Expiry | Clause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLCarl Lindbom | – | $0.900M | $0.900M | $0.900M | $0.900M | 3 | 2028-29 not stated | – | A | ||
| CWCameron Whitehead | – | $0.875M | $0.875M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C | ||||
| VHVille Heinola | – | $0.850M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | D | ||||
| AHAlexander Holtz | – | $0.837M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | D | ||||
| JGJordan Gustafson | – | $0.830M | $0.858M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | C | ||||
| MCMathieu Cataford | – | $0.828M | $0.855M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | E | ||||
| BHBen Hemmerling | – | $0.821M | $0.844M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | E | ||||
| MSMatyas Sapovaliv | – | $0.803M | $0.860M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | E | ||||
| MMMichael McLeod | – | n/d | n/d | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | B | |||
| JDJakub Demek | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | D | ||||
| JFJoe Fleming | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | D | ||||
| LCLukas Cormier | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A |
Totals check
Roster cap hits $103.938M + dead cap $0.000M = $103.938M; ceiling $104.000M − $103.938M = $0.062M projected space.