BOS Boston Bruins

Eastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27

Projected Cap Hit

$98,609,583

Projected Cap Space

$5,390,417

% of Upper Limit

94.8%

NHL Roster

23/23

Contracts

42/50

Potential Bonuses

$1,000,000

Forwards $55,382,083 · 53.3%Defense $33,550,000 · 32.3%Goalies $9,062,500 · 8.7%Dead Cap $615,000 · 0.6%Cap Space $5,390,417 · 5.2%

$98,609,583 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.

Season	Committed	Signed Contracts	% of 2026-27 Cap
2026-27	$98,609,583	24	94.8%
2027-28	$78,377,917	15	75.4%
2028-29	$68,950,000	10	66.3%
2029-30	$68,950,000	10	66.3%
2030-31	$32,750,000	4	31.5%

Forwards 14 $55,382,083

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Sean Kuraly	C	33	$1,850,000	UFA				1.8%
Elias Lindholm	C	31	$7,750,000	$7,750,000	$7,750,000	$7,750,000	$7,750,000	7.5%
David Pastrnak	RW	30	$11,250,000	$11,250,000	$11,250,000	$11,250,000	$11,250,000	10.8%
Pavel Zacha	C	29	$4,750,000	UFA				4.6%
Michael Eyssimont	LW	29	$1,450,000	UFA				1.4%
Casey Mittelstadt	C	27	$5,750,000	UFA				5.5%
Morgan Geekie	C	27	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	5.3%
Tanner Jeannot	LW	29	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	UFA	3.3%
Mark Kastelic	C	27	$1,566,667	$1,566,667	UFA			1.5%
John-Jason Peterka	LW	24	$7,700,000	$7,700,000	$7,700,000	$7,700,000	UFA	7.4%
Marat Khusnutdinov	LW	23	$925,000	RFA				0.9%
Alex Steeves	C	26	$1,625,000	$1,625,000	UFA			1.6%
Fraser Minten	C	22	$879,166	RFA				0.8%
James Hagens	C	19	$986,250	$986,250	RFA			0.9%

Defense 7 $33,550,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Hampus Lindholm	LD	32	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA	6.2%
Nikita Zadorov	LD	31	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA	4.8%
William Borgen	RD	29	$4,100,000	$4,100,000	$4,100,000	$4,100,000	UFA	3.9%
Charlie McAvoy	RD	28	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA	9.1%
Henri Jokiharju	RD	27	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA			2.9%
Connor Clifton	RD	31	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	UFA			2.2%
Mason Lohrei	LD	25	$3,200,000	RFA				3.1%

Goalies 2 $9,062,500

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Michael Dipietro	G	27	$812,500	UFA				0.8%
Jeremy Swayman	G	27	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	7.9%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $615,000

Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Brandon Carlo	RD	29	$615,000	UFA				0.6%

Unsigned RFAs 1 $0

Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Matthew Poitras	C	22	RFA					0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 19 $16,871,667

Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Brendan Gaunce	C	32	$875,000	$875,000	UFA		0.8%
Lukas Reichel	C	24	$950,000	RFA			0.9%
Riley Duran	C	24	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Kalle Väisänen	LW	23	$938,333	RFA			0.9%
Navrin Mutter	LW	25	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Brian Halonen	LW	27	$875,000	$875,000	UFA		0.8%
Dans Locmelis	C	22	$960,000	$960,000	RFA		0.9%
Ivan Ivan	C	23	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Attilio Biasca		23	$980,000	$980,000	RFA		0.9%
Jordan Harris	LD	26	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Jonathan Aspirot	LD	27	$887,500	$887,500	UFA		0.9%
Maxence Guenette	D	25	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Billy Sweezey	D	30	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Frédéric Brunet	LD	22	$875,000	$875,000	RFA		0.8%
Loke Johansson	D	20	$928,334	$928,334	$928,334	RFA	0.9%
Jiri Patera		27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Simon Zajicek		25	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Luke Cavallin		25	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Max Lundgren		24	$952,500	RFA			0.9%