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NYI New York Islanders

Eastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27

The New York Islanders carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $101,251,250, 97.4% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, leaving $2,748,750 in projected cap space — 13th-most in the NHL. Their largest cap hits belong to Mathew Barzal ($9,150,000), Bo Horvat ($8,500,000), Ilya Sorokin ($8,250,000). 10 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit
$101,251,250
Projected Cap Space
$2,748,750
% of Upper Limit
97.4%
NHL Roster
24/23
Contracts
46/50
Total Salary (2026-27) · partial
$95,849,167
LTIR Pool
$0
Potential Bonuses
$4,250,000
Forwards $55,490,000 · 53.4%Defense $29,486,250 · 28.4%Goalies $11,000,000 · 10.6%Dead Cap $5,275,000 · 5.1%Cap Space $2,748,750 · 2.6%
$101,251,250 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.
SeasonCommittedSigned Contracts% of 2026-27 Cap
2026-27 $101,251,250 25 97.4%
2027-28 $71,526,250 15 68.8%
2028-29 $55,049,167 10 52.9%
2029-30 $43,425,000 7 41.8%
2030-31 $32,150,000 4 30.9%
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 14 $55,490,000

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Mathew BarzalC 29 $9,150,000$9,150,000$9,150,000$9,150,000$9,150,000 8.8%
Bo HorvatC 31 $8,500,000$8,500,000$8,500,000$8,500,000$8,500,000 8.2%
Brayden SchennC 35 $6,500,000$6,500,000UFA 6.2%
Ondrej PalatLW 35 $6,000,000UFA 5.8%
Jean-Gabriel PageauC 33 $4,850,000$4,850,000$4,850,000UFA 4.7%
Kyle PalmieriRW 35 $4,750,000UFA 4.6%
Simon HolmstromRW 25 $3,625,000RFA 3.5%
Anthony DuclairLW 31 $3,500,000$3,500,000UFA 3.4%
Casey CizikasC 35 $2,500,000UFA 2.4%
Matias MaccelliLW 25 $2,250,000RFA 2.2%
Emil HeinemanLW 24 $1,100,000RFA 1.1%
Victor EklundLW 20 $974,167$974,167$974,167RFA 0.9%
Calum RitchieC 21 $940,833$940,833RFA 0.9%
Kyle MacLeanLW 27 $850,000UFA 0.8%

Defense 8 $29,486,250

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Alexander RomanovLD 26 $6,250,000$6,250,000$6,250,000$6,250,000$6,250,000 6.0%
Ryan PulockRD 32 $6,150,000$6,150,000$6,150,000$6,150,000UFA 5.9%
Adam PelechLD 32 $5,750,000$5,750,000$5,750,000UFA 5.5%
Tony DeAngeloRD 30 $4,500,000$4,500,000UFA 4.3%
Scott MayfieldRD 33 $3,500,000$3,500,000$3,500,000$3,500,000UFA 3.4%
Logan StanleyLD 28 $1,500,000UFA 1.4%
Matthew SchaeferLD 19 $986,250$986,250RFA 0.9%
Matthew KesselRD 26 $850,000UFA 0.8%

Goalies 2 $11,000,000

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Ilya SorokinG 31 $8,250,000$8,250,000$8,250,000$8,250,000$8,250,000 7.9%
Semyon VarlamovG 38 $2,750,000UFA 2.6%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 2 $5,275,000

Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Pierre EngvallLW 30 $1,775,000$1,725,000$1,675,000$1,625,000UFA 1.7%
Bonus Carryover Overage— — $3,500,000 3.4%

Unsigned RFAs 1 $0

Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Ruslan IskhakovC 26 RFA 0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 23 $23,424,999

Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Pierre EngvallLW 30 $3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000UFA 2.9%
Cole EisermanLW 20 $1,075,000$1,075,000$1,075,000RFA 1.0%
Quinn FinleyLW 22 $980,000$980,000RFA 0.9%
Daniil Prokhorov 19 $965,000$965,000$965,000RFA 0.9%
Jesse NurmiLW 21 $938,333$938,333RFA 0.9%
Gleb VeremyevC 23 $935,000RFA 0.9%
Daylan KueflerLW 24 $875,000$875,000RFA 0.8%
Joey LarsonRW 25 $875,000$875,000UFA 0.8%
Matt LuffRW 29 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Liam FoudyC 26 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Mitchell ChaffeeRW 28 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Alex JefferiesLW 24 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Kashawn AitchesonD 20 $1,075,000$1,075,000$1,075,000RFA 1.0%
Malte Gustafsson 18 $1,075,000$1,075,000$1,075,000RFA 1.0%
Vladimír Dravecký 18 $1,007,500$1,007,500$1,007,500RFA 1.0%
Jesse PulkkinenD 21 $930,833RFA 0.9%
Isaiah GeorgeLD 22 $913,333RFA 0.9%
Calle OdeliusD 22 $865,000RFA 0.8%
Ethan BearD 29 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Marshall WarrenLD 25 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Vitek Vanecek 30 $1,000,000UFA 1.0%
Joshua Kotai 23 $965,000$965,000RFA 0.9%
Henrik Tikkanen 26 $850,000RFA 0.8%