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BOS Boston Bruins

Eastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27

The Boston Bruins carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $97,547,083, 93.8% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, leaving $6,452,917 in projected cap space — 10th-most in the NHL. Their largest cap hits belong to David Pastrnak ($11,250,000), Charlie McAvoy ($9,500,000), Jeremy Swayman ($8,250,000). 7 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit
$97,547,083
Projected Cap Space
$6,452,917
% of Upper Limit
93.8%
NHL Roster
23/23
Contracts
43/50
Total Salary (2026-27) · partial
$103,275,000
LTIR Pool
$0
Potential Bonuses
$1,000,000
Forwards $53,157,083 · 51.1%Defense $32,312,500 · 31.1%Goalies $9,062,500 · 8.7%Dead Cap $3,015,000 · 2.9%Cap Space $6,452,917 · 6.2%
$97,547,083 of $104,000,000 Upper Limit — hover any segment for details

Future Cap Commitments under current contracts

Committed counting dollars by season (NHL roster + dead cap, as signed today). % shown against the 2026-27 Upper Limit of $104.0M — future ceilings will be set annually and are expected to rise.
SeasonCommittedSigned Contracts% of 2026-27 Cap
2026-27 $97,547,083 27 93.8%
2027-28 $84,790,417 18 81.5%
2028-29 $76,150,000 11 73.2%
2029-30 $76,150,000 11 73.2%
2030-31 $39,950,000 5 38.4%
Toggle the season columns between cap hit (AAV) and actual salary paid. Where cash isn't yet on file the cap-hit figure is shown.

Forwards 13 $53,157,083

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
David PastrnakRW 30 $11,250,000$11,250,000$11,250,000$11,250,000$11,250,000 10.8%
Elias LindholmC 31 $7,750,000$7,750,000$7,750,000$7,750,000$7,750,000 7.5%
John-Jason PeterkaLW 24 $7,700,000$7,700,000$7,700,000$7,700,000UFA 7.4%
Casey MittelstadtC 27 $5,750,000UFA 5.5%
Morgan GeekieC 28 $5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000 5.3%
Pavel ZachaC 29 $4,750,000UFA 4.6%
Tanner JeannotLW 29 $3,400,000$3,400,000$3,400,000$3,400,000UFA 3.3%
Sean KuralyC 33 $1,850,000UFA 1.8%
Mark KastelicC 27 $1,566,667$1,566,667UFA 1.5%
James HagensC 19 $986,250$986,250RFA 0.9%
Marat KhusnutdinovLW 24 $925,000RFA 0.9%
Fraser MintenC 22 $879,166$7,200,000$7,200,000$7,200,000$7,200,000 0.8%
Matthew PoitrasC 22 $850,000RFA 0.8%

Defense 8 $32,312,500

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Charlie McAvoyRD 28 $9,500,000$9,500,000$9,500,000$9,500,000UFA 9.1%
Hampus LindholmLD 32 $6,500,000$6,500,000$6,500,000$6,500,000UFA 6.2%
Nikita ZadorovLD 31 $5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000UFA 4.8%
William BorgenRD 29 $4,100,000$4,100,000$4,100,000$4,100,000UFA 3.9%
Mason LohreiLD 25 $3,200,000RFA 3.1%
Connor CliftonRD 31 $2,250,000$2,250,000UFA 2.2%
Jonathan AspirotLD 27 $887,500$887,500UFA 0.9%
Frédéric BrunetLD 23 $875,000$875,000RFA 0.8%

Goalies 2 $9,062,500

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Jeremy SwaymanG 27 $8,250,000$8,250,000$8,250,000$8,250,000$8,250,000 7.9%
Michael DipietroG 27 $812,500UFA 0.8%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 4 $3,015,000

Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Henri JokiharjuRD 27 $1,775,000$1,725,000UFA 1.7%
Alex SteevesC 26 $400,000$350,000UFA 0.4%
Michael EyssimontLW 30 $225,000UFA 0.2%
Brandon CarloRD 29 $615,000UFA 0.6%

Non-Roster / Minors 20 $21,184,167

Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Alex SteevesC 26 $1,625,000$1,625,000UFA 1.6%
Michael EyssimontLW 30 $1,450,000UFA 1.4%
Attilio Biasca 23 $980,000$980,000RFA 0.9%
Dans LocmelisC 22 $960,000$960,000RFA 0.9%
Lukas ReichelC 24 $950,000RFA 0.9%
Kalle VäisänenLW 23 $938,333RFA 0.9%
Brendan GaunceC 32 $875,000$875,000UFA 0.8%
Brian HalonenLW 27 $875,000$875,000UFA 0.8%
Riley DuranC 24 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Navrin MutterLW 25 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Ivan IvanC 24 $850,000RFA 0.8%
Henri JokiharjuRD 27 $3,000,000$3,000,000UFA 2.9%
Loke JohanssonD 20 $928,334$928,334$928,334RFA 0.9%
Jordan HarrisLD 26 $850,000RFA 0.8%
Maxence GuenetteD 25 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Billy SweezeyD 30 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Max Lundgren 24 $952,500RFA 0.9%
Jiri Patera 27 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Simon Zajicek 25 $850,000RFA 0.8%
Luke Cavallin 25 $850,000RFA 0.8%