DET Detroit Red Wings

Eastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27

Projected Cap Hit

$84,427,916

Projected Cap Space

$19,572,084

% of Upper Limit

81.2%

NHL Roster

22/23

Contracts

41/50

Potential Bonuses

$2,000,000

Forwards $52,612,083 · 50.6%Defense $23,415,833 · 22.5%Goalies $8,400,000 · 8.1%Dead Cap $0 · 0.0%Cap Space $19,572,084 · 18.8%

$84,427,916 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	$84,427,916	22	81.2%
2027-28	$50,266,250	13	48.3%
2028-29	$29,175,000	4	28.1%
2029-30	$25,325,000	3	24.4%
2030-31	$25,325,000	3	24.4%

Forwards 13 $52,612,083

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
J.T. Compher	C	31	$5,100,000	$5,100,000	UFA			4.9%
Andrew Copp	C	32	$5,625,000	UFA				5.4%
Dylan Larkin	C	29	$8,700,000	$8,700,000	$8,700,000	$8,700,000	$8,700,000	8.4%
Viktor Arvidsson	LW	33	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA			4.8%
Keegan Kolesar	RW	29	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	UFA			2.4%
Mason Appleton	RW	30	$2,900,000	UFA				2.8%
Alex Debrincat	LW	28	$7,875,000	UFA				7.6%
Michael Rasmussen	C	27	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	UFA			3.1%
Lucas Raymond	RW	24	$8,075,000	$8,075,000	$8,075,000	$8,075,000	$8,075,000	7.8%
Carter Mazur	LW	24	$875,000	$875,000	RFA			0.8%
Marco Kasper	C	22	$886,666	RFA				0.9%
Emmitt Finnie	C	21	$921,667	$921,667	RFA			0.9%
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård	RW	20	$953,750	$953,750	RFA			0.9%

Defense 7 $23,415,833

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Ben Chiarot	LD	35	$3,850,000	$3,850,000	$3,850,000	UFA		3.7%
Justin Faulk	RD	34	$6,500,000	UFA				6.2%
Jacob Bryson	LD	28	$850,000	UFA				0.8%
Jacob Bernard-Docker	RD	26	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	UFA			1.5%
Moritz Seider	RD	25	$8,550,000	$8,550,000	$8,550,000	$8,550,000	$8,550,000	8.2%
Albert Johansson	LD	25	$1,125,000	RFA				1.1%
Axel Sandin Pellikka	RD	21	$940,833	$940,833	RFA			0.9%

Goalies 2 $8,400,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
John Gibson	G	32	$6,400,000	UFA				6.2%
Daniil Tarasov	G	27	$2,000,000	UFA				1.9%

Unsigned RFAs 3 $0

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	% of Cap
Simon Edvinsson	LD	23	RFA	0.0%
Eemil Viro	D	24	RFA	0.0%
Carter Gylander		25	RFA	0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 21 $19,519,166

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Sheldon Dries	C	32	$875,000	$875,000	UFA		0.8%
Dominik Shine	C	33	$875,000	$875,000	UFA		0.8%
John Leonard	LW	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Chase Stillman	RW	23	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Dylan James	LW	22	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	RFA		1.0%
Cameron Butler	RW	24	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Nate Danielson	C	21	$909,166	$909,166	RFA		0.9%
Jesse Kiiskinen	RW	20	$945,833	$945,833	RFA		0.9%
Noah Dower Nilsson	C	21	$990,000	$990,000	$990,000	RFA	1.0%
Wilmer Skoog	C	26	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ondrej Becher	C	22	$940,000	RFA			0.9%
Carter Bear	C	19	$974,167	$974,167	$974,167	RFA	0.9%
Eddie Genborg	LW	19	$997,500	$997,500	$997,500	RFA	1.0%
Théo Rochette		24	$1,025,000	RFA			1.0%
William Lagesson	LD	30	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ronald Attard	D	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
William Wallinder	D	23	$875,000	$875,000	RFA		0.8%
Shai Buium	D	23	$942,500	RFA			0.9%
Anton Johansson	D	22	$970,000	$970,000	RFA		0.9%
Trey Augustine		21	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	RFA	1.0%
Michal Postava		24	$975,000	RFA			0.9%