VGK Vegas Golden Knights

Western Conference • Pacific Division • 2026-27

The Vegas Golden Knights carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $112,823,955, 108.5% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, putting them $8,823,955 over the $104.0M Upper Limit. Their largest cap hits belong to Jack Eichel ($13,500,000), Mitch Marner ($12,000,000), Mark Stone ($9,500,000). 6 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit

$112,823,955

Projected Cap Space

$-8,823,955

% of Upper Limit

108.5%

NHL Roster

23/23

Contracts

48/50

Total Salary (2026-27) · partial

$124,559,955

LTIR Pool

$8,823,955

Potential Bonuses

Forwards $63,449,997 · 61.0%Defense $41,100,000 · 39.5%Goalies $8,250,000 · 7.9%Dead Cap $23,958 · 0.0%Over the cap by $8,823,955

$112,823,955 committed — $8,823,955 OVER the $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	$112,823,955	23	108.5%
2027-28	$98,799,167	17	95.0%
2028-29	$88,399,167	13	85.0%
2029-30	$71,675,000	10	68.9%
2030-31	$62,425,000	8	60.0%

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 $63,449,997

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Jack Eichel	C	29	$13,500,000	$13,500,000	$13,500,000	$13,500,000	$13,500,000	13.0%
Mitch Marner	RW	29	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	11.5%
Mark Stone	RW	34	$9,500,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA		9.1%
Tomas Hertl	C	32	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	UFA	6.5%
William Karlsson	C	33	$5,900,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	UFA		5.7%
Ivan Barbashev	LW	30	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA			4.8%
Nic Dowd	C	36	$3,000,000	UFA				2.9%
Brett Howden	C	28	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	UFA	2.4%
Victor Olofsson	LW	31	$1,638,330	UFA				1.6%
Trevor Connelly	LW	20	$974,167	$974,167	$974,167	RFA		0.9%
Braeden Bowman	RW	23	$912,500	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	0.9%
Raphael Lavoie	C	26	$900,000	UFA				0.9%
Marc Gatcomb	C	27	$875,000	$875,000	UFA			0.8%

Defense 8 $41,100,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Alex Pietrangelo	D	36	$8,800,000	UFA				8.5%
Rasmus Andersson	RD	29	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	8.2%
Shea Theodore	LD	31	$7,425,000	$7,425,000	$7,425,000	$7,425,000	$7,425,000	7.1%
Noah Hanifin	LD	29	$7,350,000	$7,350,000	$7,350,000	$7,350,000	$7,350,000	7.1%
Jeremy Lauzon	LD	29	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	3.8%
Brayden McNabb	LD	35	$3,650,000	$3,650,000	UFA			3.5%
Dylan Coghlan	D	28	$875,000	$875,000	UFA			0.8%
Parker Wotherspoon	LD	29	$500,000	UFA				0.5%

Goalies 2 $8,250,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Adin Hill	G	30	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	6.0%
Carter Hart	G	28	$2,000,000	UFA				1.9%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $23,958

Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Kai Uchacz Season Opening LTIR	—	—	$23,958					0.0%

Unsigned RFAs 2 $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
Ivan Morozov	C	26	RFA					0.0%
Jakub Brabenec	LW	23	RFA					0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 26 $23,827,796

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Alex Weiermair		21	$975,000	$975,000	$975,000	RFA	0.9%
Tuomas Uronen	W	21	$952,500	$952,500	RFA		0.9%
Trent Swick	LW	22	$950,000	$950,000	RFA		0.9%
Jackson Hallum	F	24	$942,500	RFA			0.9%
Kai Uchacz	C	23	$920,000	RFA			0.9%
Jordan Gustafson	C	22	$905,000	RFA			0.9%
Mathieu Cataford	RW	21	$901,666	$901,666	RFA		0.9%
Tanner Laczynski	C	29	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000	UFA	0.9%
Ben Hemmerling	RW	22	$896,111	RFA			0.9%
Matyas Sapovaliv	C	22	$878,334	RFA			0.8%
Jonas Rondbjerg	LW	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Jakub Demek	RW	23	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Joe Fleming	RW	23	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Alexander Holtz	RW	24	$835,352	RFA			0.8%
Jeremy Davies	D	29	$1,150,000	UFA			1.1%
Juho Piiparinen		18	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	RFA	1.0%
Bronson Ride		21	$970,500	$970,500	$970,500	RFA	0.9%
Viliam Kmec	D	22	$908,333	RFA			0.9%
Adam Ginning	LD	26	$875,000	$875,000	UFA		0.8%
Antti Tuomisto	D	25	$875,000	$875,000	UFA		0.8%
Jaycob Megna	D	33	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ville Heinola	LD	25	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Lukas Cormier	D	24	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Pavel Moysevich		22	$980,000	$980,000	$980,000	RFA	0.9%
Cameron Whitehead		23	$937,500	RFA			0.9%
Carl Lindbom		23	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000	RFA	0.9%