LAK Los Angeles Kings

Western Conference • Pacific Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$102,167,500
Projected Cap Space
$1,832,500
% of Upper Limit
98.2%
NHL Roster
23/23
Contracts
44/50
Potential Bonuses
$6,057,500
Forwards $59,192,500 · 56.9%Defense $34,875,000 · 33.5%Goalies $7,500,000 · 7.2%Dead Cap $600,000 · 0.6%Cap Space $1,832,500 · 1.8%
$102,167,500 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 $102,167,500 24 98.2%
2027-28 $77,375,000 16 74.4%
2028-29 $44,875,000 8 43.1%
2029-30 $22,650,000 4 21.8%
2030-31 $22,650,000 4 21.8%

Forwards 15 $59,192,500

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Corey PerryRW 41 $1,000,000UFA 1.0%
Erik HaulaC 35 $3,600,000$3,600,000UFA 3.5%
Mats ZuccarelloRW 38 $1,000,000UFA 1.0%
Joel ArmiaRW 33 $2,500,000UFA 2.4%
Scott LaughtonC 32 $3,500,000$3,500,000$3,500,000UFA 3.4%
Kevin FialaLW 29 $7,875,000$7,875,000$7,875,000UFA 7.6%
Adrian KempeLW 29 $10,625,000$10,625,000$10,625,000$10,625,000$10,625,000 10.2%
Artemi PanarinLW 34 $11,000,000$11,000,000UFA 10.6%
Trevor MooreLW 31 $4,200,000$4,200,000UFA 4.0%
Alex TurcotteC 25 $850,000RFA 0.8%
Quinton ByfieldC 23 $6,250,000$6,250,000$6,250,000UFA 6.0%
Alex LaferriereRW 24 $4,100,000$4,100,000RFA 3.9%
Samuel HeleniusC 23 $875,000$875,000RFA 0.8%
Taylor WardRW 28 $875,000$875,000UFA 0.8%
Jared WrightRW 23 $942,500RFA 0.9%

Defense 6 $34,875,000

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Drew DoughtyRD 36 $11,000,000UFA 10.6%
Brian DumoulinLD 34 $4,000,000$4,000,000UFA 3.8%
Joel EdmundsonLD 33 $3,850,000$3,850,000UFA 3.7%
Cody CeciRD 32 $4,500,000$4,500,000$4,500,000UFA 4.3%
Mikey AndersonLD 27 $4,125,000$4,125,000$4,125,000$4,125,000$4,125,000 4.0%
Brandt ClarkeRD 23 $7,400,000$7,400,000$7,400,000$7,400,000$7,400,000 7.1%

Goalies 2 $7,500,000

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Darcy KuemperG 36 $5,250,000UFA 5.0%
Anton ForsbergG 33 $2,250,000UFA 2.2%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $600,000

Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Mike RichardsC 41 $600,000$600,000$600,000$500,000$500,000 0.6%

Non-Roster / Minors 25 $22,908,749

Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Lane PedersonC 28 $875,000$875,000UFA 0.8%
Cole GuttmanC 27 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Jan JenikW 25 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Andre LeeLW 25 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Martin ChromiakRW 23 $850,000RFA 0.8%
Aatu JamsenRW 23 $850,000RFA 0.8%
Francesco PinelliC 23 $850,000RFA 0.8%
Kenny ConnorsC 23 $942,500RFA 0.9%
Kaleb LawrenceC 23 $927,500RFA 0.9%
Koehn ZiemmerRW 21 $904,166$904,166RFA 0.9%
Vojtech CiharLW 19 $974,167$974,167$974,167RFA 0.9%
Jimmy LombardiC 19 $956,667$956,667$956,667RFA 0.9%
Grant Slukynsky 24 $952,500RFA 0.9%
Erik GustafssonLD 34 $1,000,000UFA 1.0%
Joe HickettsD 30 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Scott PerunovichD 27 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Kirill KirsanovD 23 $942,500RFA 0.9%
Angus BoothLD 22 $901,667RFA 0.9%
Otto SalinD 22 $956,250$956,250RFA 0.9%
Jakub DvorakD 21 $905,000$905,000RFA 0.9%
Jared WoolleyD 20 $958,333$958,333$958,333RFA 0.9%
Henry BrzustewiczD 19 $1,075,000$1,075,000$1,075,000RFA 1.0%
Erik Portillo 25 $833,333UFA 0.8%
Hampton Slukynsky 21 $1,075,000$1,075,000$1,075,000RFA 1.0%
Carter George 20 $929,166$929,166$929,166RFA 0.9%