NJD New Jersey DevilsEastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$100,150,000
Projected Cap Space
$3,850,000
Total Salary (2026-27)
$99,325,000
$58,500,000 · 56.2% $36,500,000 · 35.1% $3,900,000 · 3.8% $1,250,000 · 1.2% $3,850,000 · 3.7%
$100,150,000 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
$100,150,000
23
96.3% 2027-28
$81,175,000
14
78.1% 2028-29
$62,925,000
10
60.5% 2029-30
$56,675,000
8
54.5% 2030-31
$37,375,000
4
35.9%
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 13 $58,500,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Nick Bjugstad C
34
$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% Anthony Mantha LW
31
$4,750,000 $4,750,000 UFA 4.6% Evan Rodrigues C
33
$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
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% 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%
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
36
$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%
Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $1,250,000
Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
Non-Roster / Minors 20 $18,267,499
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 Colin White C
29
$900,000 UFA 0.9% Riley Tufte LW
28
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Shane Lachance LW
22
$942,500 RFA 0.9% Marc McLaughlin C
27
$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% Lenni Hämeenaho RW
21
$972,500 $972,500 RFA 0.9% 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% Topias Vilen LD
23
$850,000 RFA 0.8% 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%