NJD New Jersey Devils

Eastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27

Projected Cap Hit

$95,122,500

Projected Cap Space

$8,877,500

% of Upper Limit

91.5%

NHL Roster

23/23

Contracts

40/50

Potential Bonuses

$350,000

Forwards $54,722,500 · 52.6%Defense $36,500,000 · 35.1%Goalies $3,900,000 · 3.8%Dead Cap $0 · 0.0%Cap Space $8,877,500 · 8.5%

$95,122,500 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	$95,122,500	23	91.5%
2027-28	$77,397,500	14	74.4%
2028-29	$62,925,000	10	60.5%
2029-30	$56,675,000	8	54.5%
2030-31	$37,375,000	4	35.9%

Forwards 13 $54,722,500

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Nick Bjugstad	C	33	$1,750,000	UFA				1.7%
Stefan Noesen	RW	33	$2,750,000	UFA				2.6%
Connor Brown	RW	32	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA		2.9%
Evan Rodrigues	C	32	$3,075,000	UFA				3.0%
Timo Meier	RW	29	$8,800,000	$8,800,000	$8,800,000	$8,800,000	$8,800,000	8.5%
Jesper Bratt	LW	27	$7,875,000	$7,875,000	$7,875,000	$7,875,000	$7,875,000	7.6%
Nico Hischier	C	27	$7,250,000	$11,700,000	$11,700,000	$11,700,000	$11,700,000	7.0%
Cody Glass	C	27	$2,500,000	UFA				2.4%
Jesper Boqvist	C	27	$1,500,000	UFA				1.4%
Jack Hughes	C	25	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA	7.7%
Arseny Gritsyuk	LW	25	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	UFA		3.1%
Dawson Mercer	C	24	$4,000,000	RFA				3.8%
Lenni Hämeenaho	RW	21	$972,500	$972,500	RFA			0.9%

Defense 7 $36,500,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Brenden Dillon	LD	35	$4,000,000	UFA				3.8%
Dougie Hamilton	RD	33	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA			8.7%
Brett Pesce	RD	31	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	UFA	5.3%
Jonas Siegenthaler	LD	29	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	UFA			3.3%
Johnathan Kovacevic	D	29	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA	3.8%
Declan Chisholm	LD	26	$1,600,000	UFA				1.5%
Luke Hughes	LD	22	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	8.7%

Goalies 3 $3,900,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Jake Allen	G	35	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	UFA	1.7%
David Rittich	G	33	$1,000,000	UFA				1.0%
Nico Daws	G	25	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	UFA			1.1%

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
Topias Vilen	LD	23	RFA					0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 17 $15,544,999

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Riley Tufte	LW	28	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Shane Lachance	LW	22	$942,500	RFA			0.9%
Marc McLaughlin	C	26	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Josh Filmon	LW	22	$913,333	RFA			0.9%
Amadeus Lombardi	C	23	$875,000	$875,000	RFA		0.8%
Cam Squires	RW	21	$938,333	$938,333	RFA		0.9%
Ben Steeves	LW	24	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Matyas Melovsky	C	22	$972,500	$972,500	RFA		0.9%
Xavier Parent	LW	25	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Vladislav Kolyachonok	LD	25	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Ethan Edwards	D	24	$942,500	RFA			0.9%
Seamus Casey	D	22	$950,000	RFA			0.9%
Etienne Morin	D	21	$934,166	$934,166	RFA		0.9%
Jeremy Hanzel	D	23	$926,667	RFA			0.9%
Mikael Diotte	D	23	$950,000	RFA			0.9%
Anton Silayev	D	20	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	RFA	1.0%
Jakub Málek		24	$875,000	$875,000	RFA		0.8%