LAK Los Angeles Kings
Western Conference • Pacific Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$102,167,500
Projected Cap Space
$1,832,500
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.
| Season | Committed | Signed 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
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
| Corey Perry | RW |
41 |
$1,000,000 | UFA | | | |
1.0% |
| Erik Haula | C |
35 |
$3,600,000 | $3,600,000 | UFA | | |
3.5% |
| Mats Zuccarello | RW |
38 |
$1,000,000 | UFA | | | |
1.0% |
| Joel Armia | RW |
33 |
$2,500,000 | UFA | | | |
2.4% |
| Scott Laughton | C |
32 |
$3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | UFA | |
3.4% |
| Kevin Fiala | LW |
29 |
$7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | UFA | |
7.6% |
| Adrian Kempe | LW |
29 |
$10,625,000 | $10,625,000 | $10,625,000 | $10,625,000 | $10,625,000 |
10.2% |
| Artemi Panarin | LW |
34 |
$11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | UFA | | |
10.6% |
| Trevor Moore | LW |
31 |
$4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | UFA | | |
4.0% |
| Alex Turcotte | C |
25 |
$850,000 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Quinton Byfield | C |
23 |
$6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | UFA | |
6.0% |
| Alex Laferriere | RW |
24 |
$4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | RFA | | |
3.9% |
| Samuel Helenius | C |
23 |
$875,000 | $875,000 | RFA | | |
0.8% |
| Taylor Ward | RW |
28 |
$875,000 | $875,000 | UFA | | |
0.8% |
| Jared Wright | RW |
23 |
$942,500 | RFA | | | |
0.9% |
Defense 6 $34,875,000
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
| Drew Doughty | RD |
36 |
$11,000,000 | UFA | | | |
10.6% |
| Brian Dumoulin | LD |
34 |
$4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | UFA | | |
3.8% |
| Joel Edmundson | LD |
33 |
$3,850,000 | $3,850,000 | UFA | | |
3.7% |
| Cody Ceci | RD |
32 |
$4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | UFA | |
4.3% |
| Mikey Anderson | LD |
27 |
$4,125,000 | $4,125,000 | $4,125,000 | $4,125,000 | $4,125,000 |
4.0% |
| Brandt Clarke | RD |
23 |
$7,400,000 | $7,400,000 | $7,400,000 | $7,400,000 | $7,400,000 |
7.1% |
Goalies 2 $7,500,000
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
| Darcy Kuemper | G |
36 |
$5,250,000 | UFA | | | |
5.0% |
| Anton Forsberg | G |
33 |
$2,250,000 | UFA | | | |
2.2% |
Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $600,000
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 |
| Mike Richards | C |
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.
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
| Lane Pederson | C |
28 |
$875,000 | $875,000 | UFA | | |
0.8% |
| Cole Guttman | C |
27 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Jan Jenik | W |
25 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Andre Lee | LW |
25 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Martin Chromiak | RW |
23 |
$850,000 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Aatu Jamsen | RW |
23 |
$850,000 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Francesco Pinelli | C |
23 |
$850,000 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Kenny Connors | C |
23 |
$942,500 | RFA | | | |
0.9% |
| Kaleb Lawrence | C |
23 |
$927,500 | RFA | | | |
0.9% |
| Koehn Ziemmer | RW |
21 |
$904,166 | $904,166 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Vojtech Cihar | LW |
19 |
$974,167 | $974,167 | $974,167 | RFA | |
0.9% |
| Jimmy Lombardi | C |
19 |
$956,667 | $956,667 | $956,667 | RFA | |
0.9% |
| Grant Slukynsky | |
24 |
$952,500 | RFA | | | |
0.9% |
| Erik Gustafsson | LD |
34 |
$1,000,000 | UFA | | | |
1.0% |
| Joe Hicketts | D |
30 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Scott Perunovich | D |
27 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Kirill Kirsanov | D |
23 |
$942,500 | RFA | | | |
0.9% |
| Angus Booth | LD |
22 |
$901,667 | RFA | | | |
0.9% |
| Otto Salin | D |
22 |
$956,250 | $956,250 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Jakub Dvorak | D |
21 |
$905,000 | $905,000 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Jared Woolley | D |
20 |
$958,333 | $958,333 | $958,333 | RFA | |
0.9% |
| Henry Brzustewicz | D |
19 |
$1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | RFA | |
1.0% |
| Erik Portillo | |
25 |
$833,333 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Hampton Slukynsky | |
21 |
$1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | RFA | |
1.0% |
| Carter George | |
20 |
$929,166 | $929,166 | $929,166 | RFA | |
0.9% |