LAK Los Angeles Kings
Western Conference • Pacific Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$102,225,000
Projected Cap Space
$1,775,000
Total Salary (2026-27)
$102,750,000
Potential Bonuses
$6,000,000
Forwards $58,250,000 · 56.0% Defense $35,875,000 · 34.5% Goalies $7,500,000 · 7.2% Dead Cap $600,000 · 0.6% Cap Space $1,775,000 · 1.7%
$102,225,000 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
$102,225,000
24
98.3% 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%
Cap Hit Salary
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 14 $58,250,000
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
30
$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%
Defense 7 $35,875,000
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% Erik Gustafsson LD
34
$1,000,000 UFA
1.0% 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
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 26 $23,926,249
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
29
$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
26
$850,000 UFA
0.8% Martin Chromiak RW
23
$850,000 RFA
0.8% Aatu Jamsen RW
24
$850,000 RFA
0.8% Francesco Pinelli C
23
$850,000 RFA
0.8% Kenny Connors C
23
$942,500 RFA
0.9% Jared Wright RW
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% Elton Hermansson
18
$1,075,000 $1,075,000 $1,075,000 RFA
1.0% Grant Slukynsky
24
$952,500 RFA
0.9% 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%