TBL Tampa Bay LightningEastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$100,771,666
Projected Cap Space
$3,228,334
Total Salary (2026-27) · partial
$100,771,666
Potential Bonuses
$1,027,500
$54,904,999 · 52.8% $34,275,000 · 33.0% $11,591,667 · 11.1% $0 · 0.0% $3,228,334 · 3.1%
$100,771,666 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
$100,771,666
23
96.9% 2027-28
$82,825,000
14
79.6% 2028-29
$63,983,333
11
61.5% 2029-30
$51,883,334
9
49.9% 2030-31
$38,533,334
7
37.1%
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 $54,904,999
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Nikita Kucherov RW
33
$9,500,000 UFA 9.1% Zemgus Girgensons LW
32
$925,000 UFA 0.9% Jake Guentzel LW
31
$9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000
8.7% Brayden Point C
30
$9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 UFA
9.1% Yanni Gourde C
34
$2,333,333 $2,333,333 $2,333,333 $2,333,334 $2,333,334
2.2% Anthony Cirelli C
29
$6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000
6.0% Brandon Hagel LW
27
$6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000
6.2% Pontus Holmberg C
27
$1,550,000 UFA 1.5% Jeffrey Viel LW
29
$2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000
2.4% Ilya Mikheyev RW
31
$3,850,000 $3,850,000 $3,850,000 $3,850,000 UFA
3.7% Gage Goncalves LW
25
$1,200,000 RFA 1.2% Conor Geekie RW
22
$886,666 RFA 0.9% Dominic James C
24
$910,000 RFA 0.9%
Defense 7 $34,275,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap John Carlson RD
36
$8,500,000 $8,500,000 UFA 8.2% Victor Hedman LD
35
$8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 UFA 7.7% Ryan McDonagh LD
37
$4,100,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000 UFA 3.9% Erik Cernak RD
29
$5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000
5.0% Charle-Edouard D'Astous LD
28
$875,000 UFA 0.8% Janis Jérôme Moser LD
26
$6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000
6.5% Emil Lilleberg LD
25
$850,000 RFA 0.8%
Goalies 3 $11,591,667
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 Hugo Alnefelt 25
RFA 0.0%
Non-Roster / Minors 26 $23,705,639
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 Scott Sabourin RW
34
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Jansen Harkins C
29
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Jakob Pelletier LW
25
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Nicholas Abruzzese C
27
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Lucas Mercuri C
24
$913,750 RFA 0.9% Dylan Duke LW
23
$942,500 RFA 0.9% Robert Flinton LW
22
$942,500 RFA 0.9% Connor Kurth F
23
$945,000 RFA 0.9% Ethan Gauthier RW
21
$893,333 $893,333 RFA 0.9% Milo Roelens C
23
$945,000 RFA 0.9% Gabriel Szturc C
22
$945,000 RFA 0.9% Sam O'Reilly C
20
$936,056 $936,056 $936,056 RFA 0.9% Noah Steen LW
21
$972,500 $972,500 RFA 0.9% Ethan Czata C
19
$965,000 $965,000 $965,000 RFA 0.9% Benjamin Rautiainen 21
$1,007,500 $1,007,500 $1,007,500 RFA 1.0% Tristan Allard 24
$947,500 RFA 0.9% Steven Santini RD
31
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Michael Callahan LD
26
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Simon Lundmark D
25
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Maxwell Crozier RD
26
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Maxim Groshev LD
24
$875,000 $875,000 RFA 0.8% Dyllan Gill D
22
$945,000 RFA 0.9% Tomas Kralovic 20
$1,007,500 $1,007,500 $1,007,500 RFA 1.0% Olivier Rodrigue 26
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Mads Sogaard 25
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Harrison Meneghin 21
$972,500 $972,500 RFA 0.9%