VGK Vegas Golden KnightsWestern Conference • Pacific Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$112,661,182
Projected Cap Space
$-8,661,182
Total Salary (2026-27) · partial
$112,661,182
$63,311,182 · 60.9% $41,100,000 · 39.5% $8,250,000 · 7.9% $0 · 0.0% Over the cap by $8,661,182
$112,661,182 committed — $8,661,182 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
$112,661,182
23
108.3% 2027-28
$79,575,000
14
76.5% 2028-29
$69,175,000
10
66.5% 2029-30
$68,275,000
9
65.6% 2030-31
$59,025,000
7
56.8%
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 $63,311,182
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Nic Dowd C
36
$3,000,000 UFA 2.9% Mark Stone RW
34
$9,500,000 UFA 9.1% William Karlsson C
33
$5,900,000 UFA 5.7% Tomas Hertl C
32
$6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 UFA
6.5% Ivan Barbashev LW
30
$5,000,000 $5,000,000 UFA 4.8% Victor Olofsson LW
31
$1,638,330 UFA 1.6% 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% Brett Howden C
28
$2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 UFA
2.4% Tanner Laczynski C
29
$900,000 $900,000 $900,000 UFA 0.9% Alexander Holtz RW
24
$835,352 RFA 0.8% Marc Gatcomb C
27
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Braeden Bowman RW
23
$912,500 RFA 0.9%
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% Brayden McNabb LD
35
$3,650,000 $3,650,000 UFA 3.5% 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% Rasmus Andersson RD
29
$8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000
8.2% Parker Wotherspoon LD
28
$500,000 UFA 0.5% Dylan Coghlan D
28
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8%
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
27
$2,000,000 UFA 1.9%
Unsigned RFAs 2 $0
Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
Non-Roster / Minors 26 $23,966,611
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 Jonas Rondbjerg LW
27
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Raphael Lavoie C
25
$900,000 UFA 0.9% Jackson Hallum F
23
$942,500 RFA 0.9% Jakub Demek RW
23
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Jordan Gustafson C
22
$905,000 RFA 0.9% Matyas Sapovaliv C
22
$878,334 RFA 0.8% Ben Hemmerling RW
22
$896,111 RFA 0.9% Joe Fleming D
23
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Mathieu Cataford RW
21
$901,666 $901,666 RFA 0.9% Tuomas Uronen W
21
$952,500 $952,500 RFA 0.9% Trevor Connelly LW
20
$974,167 $974,167 $974,167 RFA 0.9% Trent Swick LW
22
$950,000 $950,000 RFA 0.9% Kai Uchacz C
23
$920,000 RFA 0.9% Alex Weiermair 21
$975,000 $975,000 $975,000 RFA 0.9% Jaycob Megna D
33
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Jeremy Davies D
29
$1,150,000 UFA 1.1% Adam Ginning LD
26
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Ville Heinola LD
25
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Antti Tuomisto D
25
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Lukas Cormier D
24
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Viliam Kmec D
22
$908,333 RFA 0.9% 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% Carl Lindbom 23
$900,000 $900,000 $900,000 RFA 0.9% Cameron Whitehead 23
$937,500 RFA 0.9% Pavel Moysevich 21
$980,000 $980,000 $980,000 RFA 0.9%