NYI New York Islanders
Eastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$97,502,083
Projected Cap Space
$6,497,917
Potential Bonuses
$3,750,000
Forwards $57,515,833 · 55.3%Defense $27,986,250 · 26.9%Goalies $12,000,000 · 11.5%Dead Cap $0 · 0.0%Cap Space $6,497,917 · 6.2%
$97,502,083 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 |
$97,502,083 |
24 |
93.8% |
| 2027-28 |
$71,827,083 |
14 |
69.1% |
| 2028-29 |
$55,400,000 |
9 |
53.3% |
| 2029-30 |
$44,800,000 |
7 |
43.1% |
| 2030-31 |
$32,150,000 |
4 |
30.9% |
Forwards 14 $57,515,833
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
|---|
| Brayden Schenn | C |
34 |
$6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | UFA | | |
6.2% |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW |
35 |
$4,750,000 | UFA | | | |
4.6% |
| Casey Cizikas | C |
35 |
$2,500,000 | UFA | | | |
2.4% |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C |
33 |
$4,850,000 | $4,850,000 | $4,850,000 | UFA | |
4.7% |
| Ondrej Palat | LW |
35 |
$6,000,000 | UFA | | | |
5.8% |
| Anthony Duclair | LW |
30 |
$3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | UFA | | |
3.4% |
| Bo Horvat | C |
31 |
$8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 |
8.2% |
| Mathew Barzal | C |
29 |
$9,150,000 | $9,150,000 | $9,150,000 | $9,150,000 | $9,150,000 |
8.8% |
| Pierre Engvall | LW |
30 |
$3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | UFA |
2.9% |
| Kyle MacLean | LW |
27 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Simon Holmstrom | RW |
25 |
$3,625,000 | RFA | | | |
3.5% |
| Matias Maccelli | LW |
25 |
$2,250,000 | RFA | | | |
2.2% |
| Emil Heineman | LW |
24 |
$1,100,000 | RFA | | | |
1.1% |
| Calum Ritchie | C |
21 |
$940,833 | $940,833 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
Defense 7 $27,986,250
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
|---|
| Scott Mayfield | RD |
33 |
$3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | UFA |
3.4% |
| Adam Pelech | LD |
31 |
$5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | UFA | |
5.5% |
| Ryan Pulock | RD |
31 |
$6,150,000 | $6,150,000 | $6,150,000 | $6,150,000 | UFA |
5.9% |
| Tony DeAngelo | RD |
30 |
$4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | UFA | | |
4.3% |
| Alexander Romanov | LD |
26 |
$6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 |
6.0% |
| Matthew Kessel | RD |
26 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Matthew Schaefer | LD |
18 |
$986,250 | $986,250 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
Goalies 3 $12,000,000
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
|---|
| Semyon Varlamov | G |
38 |
$2,750,000 | UFA | | | |
2.6% |
| Vitek Vanecek | G |
30 |
$1,000,000 | UFA | | | |
1.0% |
| Ilya Sorokin | G |
30 |
$8,250,000 | $8,250,000 | $8,250,000 | $8,250,000 | $8,250,000 |
7.9% |
Unsigned RFAs 4 $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 |
|---|
| Ruslan Iskhakov | C |
25 |
RFA | | | | |
0.0% |
| Alex Jefferies | LW |
24 |
RFA | | | | |
0.0% |
| Joey Larson | RW |
25 |
RFA | | | | |
0.0% |
| Henrik Tikkanen | |
25 |
RFA | | | | |
0.0% |
Non-Roster / Minors 17 $15,741,666
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 |
|---|
| Matt Luff | RW |
29 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Liam Foudy | C |
26 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Mitchell Chaffee | RW |
28 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Quinn Finley | LW |
21 |
$980,000 | $980,000 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Daylan Kuefler | LW |
24 |
$875,000 | $875,000 | RFA | | |
0.8% |
| Jesse Nurmi | LW |
21 |
$938,333 | $938,333 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Cole Eiserman | LW |
19 |
$1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | RFA | |
1.0% |
| Victor Eklund | LW |
19 |
$974,167 | $974,167 | $974,167 | RFA | |
0.9% |
| Gleb Veremyev | C |
23 |
$935,000 | RFA | | | |
0.9% |
| Daniil Prokhorov | |
19 |
$965,000 | $965,000 | $965,000 | RFA | |
0.9% |
| Ethan Bear | D |
29 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Marshall Warren | LD |
25 |
$850,000 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Isaiah George | LD |
22 |
$913,333 | RFA | | | |
0.9% |
| Calle Odelius | D |
22 |
$865,000 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Jesse Pulkkinen | D |
21 |
$930,833 | RFA | | | |
0.9% |
| Kashawn Aitcheson | D |
19 |
$1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | RFA | |
1.0% |
| Joshua Kotai | |
23 |
$965,000 | $965,000 | RFA | | |
0.9% |