TBL Tampa Bay Lightning

Eastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27

The Tampa Bay Lightning carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $102,096,666, 98.2% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, leaving $1,903,334 in projected cap space — 15th-most in the NHL. Their largest cap hits belong to Nikita Kucherov ($9,500,000), Brayden Point ($9,500,000), Andrei Vasilevskiy ($9,500,000). 10 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit

$102,096,666

Projected Cap Space

$1,903,334

% of Upper Limit

98.2%

NHL Roster

25/23

Contracts

47/50

Total Salary (2026-27) · partial

$101,551,395

LTIR Pool

Potential Bonuses

$1,027,500

Forwards $56,604,999 · 54.4%Defense $35,150,000 · 33.8%Goalies $10,341,667 · 9.9%Dead Cap $0 · 0.0%Cap Space $1,903,334 · 1.8%

$102,096,666 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	$102,096,666	25	98.2%
2027-28	$83,700,000	15	80.5%
2028-29	$63,983,333	11	61.5%
2029-30	$51,883,334	9	49.9%
2030-31	$38,533,334	7	37.1%

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 $56,604,999

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%
Brayden Point	C	30	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA	9.1%
Jake Guentzel	LW	32	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	8.7%
Brandon Hagel	LW	28	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	6.2%
Anthony Cirelli	C	29	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	6.0%
Ilya Mikheyev	RW	31	$3,850,000	$3,850,000	$3,850,000	$3,850,000	UFA	3.7%
Jeffrey Viel	LW	29	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	2.4%
Yanni Gourde	C	34	$2,333,333	$2,333,333	$2,333,333	$2,333,334	$2,333,334	2.2%
Pontus Holmberg	LW	27	$1,550,000	UFA				1.5%
Gage Goncalves	LW	25	$1,200,000	RFA				1.2%
Zemgus Girgensons	C	32	$925,000	UFA				0.9%
Dominic James	C	24	$910,000	RFA				0.9%
Conor Geekie	RW	22	$886,666	RFA				0.9%
Scott Sabourin	RW	34	$850,000	UFA				0.8%
Jansen Harkins	C	29	$850,000	UFA				0.8%

Defense 8 $35,150,000

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%
Janis Jérôme Moser	LD	26	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	6.5%
Erik Cernak	RD	29	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	5.0%
Ryan McDonagh	LD	37	$4,100,000	$4,100,000	$4,100,000	UFA		3.9%
Maxwell Crozier	RD	26	$875,000	$875,000	UFA			0.8%
Charle-Edouard D'Astous	LD	28	$875,000	UFA				0.8%
Emil Lilleberg	LD	25	$850,000	RFA				0.8%

Goalies 2 $10,341,667

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Andrei Vasilevskiy	G	32	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA			9.1%
Dennis Hildeby	G	25	$841,667	$841,667	RFA			0.8%

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 23 $21,130,639

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Benjamin Rautiainen		21	$1,007,500	$1,007,500	$1,007,500	RFA	1.0%
Noah Steen	LW	22	$972,500	$972,500	RFA		0.9%
Ethan Czata	C	19	$965,000	$965,000	$965,000	RFA	0.9%
Tristan Allard		24	$947,500	RFA			0.9%
Connor Kurth	F	23	$945,000	RFA			0.9%
Milo Roelens	C	23	$945,000	RFA			0.9%
Gabriel Szturc	C	23	$945,000	RFA			0.9%
Dylan Duke	LW	23	$942,500	RFA			0.9%
Robert Flinton	LW	23	$942,500	RFA			0.9%
Sam O'Reilly	C	20	$936,056	$936,056	$936,056	RFA	0.9%
Lucas Mercuri	C	24	$913,750	RFA			0.9%
Ethan Gauthier	RW	21	$893,333	$893,333	RFA		0.9%
Jakob Pelletier	LW	25	$875,000	$875,000	UFA		0.8%
Nicholas Abruzzese	C	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Tomas Kralovic		21	$1,007,500	$1,007,500	$1,007,500	RFA	1.0%
Dyllan Gill	D	22	$945,000	RFA			0.9%
Maxim Groshev	LD	24	$875,000	$875,000	RFA		0.8%
Steven Santini	RD	31	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Michael Callahan	LD	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Simon Lundmark	D	25	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Harrison Meneghin		22	$972,500	$972,500	RFA		0.9%
Olivier Rodrigue		26	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Mads Sogaard		25	$850,000	UFA			0.8%