NJD New Jersey Devils

Eastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27

The New Jersey Devils carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $103,944,271, 99.9% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, leaving $55,729 in projected cap space — 25th-most in the NHL. Their largest cap hits belong to Dougie Hamilton ($9,000,000), Luke Hughes ($9,000,000), Timo Meier ($8,800,000). 9 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit

$103,944,271

Projected Cap Space

$55,729

% of Upper Limit

99.9%

NHL Roster

25/23

Contracts

45/50

Total Salary (2026-27) · partial

$103,869,271

LTIR Pool

Potential Bonuses

Forwards $62,375,000 · 60.0%Defense $36,500,000 · 35.1%Goalies $3,750,000 · 3.6%Dead Cap $1,319,271 · 1.3%Cap Space $55,729 · 0.1%

$103,944,271 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	$103,944,271	25	99.9%
2027-28	$89,300,000	16	85.9%
2028-29	$70,175,000	11	67.5%
2029-30	$63,925,000	9	61.5%
2030-31	$44,625,000	5	42.9%

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 15 $62,375,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Timo Meier	RW	29	$8,800,000	$8,800,000	$8,800,000	$8,800,000	$8,800,000	8.5%
Jack Hughes	C	25	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA	7.7%
Jesper Bratt	LW	28	$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%
Anthony Mantha	LW	32	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA			4.6%
Dawson Mercer	C	24	$4,000,000	RFA				3.8%
Arseny Gritsyuk	LW	25	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	UFA		3.1%
Evan Rodrigues	C	33	$3,075,000	UFA				3.0%
Connor Brown	RW	32	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA		2.9%
Luke Evangelista	RW	24	$3,000,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	2.9%
Stefan Noesen	RW	33	$2,750,000	UFA				2.6%
Cody Glass	C	27	$2,500,000	UFA				2.4%
Nick Bjugstad	C	34	$1,750,000	UFA				1.7%
Jesper Boqvist	C	27	$1,500,000	UFA				1.4%
Amadeus Lombardi	C	23	$875,000	$875,000	RFA			0.8%

Defense 7 $36,500,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Dougie Hamilton	RD	33	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA			8.7%
Luke Hughes	LD	23	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	8.7%
Brett Pesce	RD	31	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	UFA	5.3%
Brenden Dillon	LD	35	$4,000,000	UFA				3.8%
Johnathan Kovacevic	D	29	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA	3.8%
Jonas Siegenthaler	LD	29	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	UFA			3.3%
Declan Chisholm	LD	26	$1,600,000	UFA				1.5%

Goalies 3 $3,750,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Jake Allen	G	36	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	UFA	1.7%
Nico Daws	G	25	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	UFA			1.1%
Remi Poirier	G	25	$850,000	UFA				0.8%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 2 $1,319,271

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
Bonus Carryover Overage	—	—	$1,250,000					1.2%
Seamus Casey Season Opening IR	—	—	$69,271					0.1%

Non-Roster / Minors 20 $18,392,499

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Lenni Hämeenaho	RW	21	$972,500	$972,500	RFA		0.9%
Matyas Melovsky	C	22	$972,500	$972,500	RFA		0.9%
Shane Lachance	LW	23	$942,500	RFA			0.9%
Cam Squires	RW	21	$938,333	$938,333	RFA		0.9%
Josh Filmon	LW	22	$913,333	RFA			0.9%
Colin White	C	29	$900,000	UFA			0.9%
Riley Tufte	LW	28	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Marc McLaughlin	C	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ben Steeves	LW	24	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Xavier Parent	LW	25	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Anton Silayev	D	20	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	RFA	1.0%
Seamus Casey	D	22	$950,000	RFA			0.9%
Mikael Diotte	D	23	$950,000	RFA			0.9%
Ethan Edwards	D	24	$942,500	RFA			0.9%
Etienne Morin	D	21	$934,166	$934,166	RFA		0.9%
Jeremy Hanzel	D	23	$926,667	RFA			0.9%
Vladislav Kolyachonok	LD	25	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Topias Vilen	LD	23	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
David Rittich		34	$1,000,000	UFA			1.0%
Jakub Málek		24	$875,000	$875,000	RFA		0.8%