The Books · 2026-27
THE MONEY
The NHL's biggest cap hits, ranked. Who carries the freight, by position and by club.
| # | Player | Team | Cap Hit | Term | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor ShesterkinG |  NYR | $11.57M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 2 | Andrei VasilevskiyG |  TBL | $9.50M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 3 | Connor HellebuyckG |  WPG | $8.50M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 4 | Thatcher DemkoG |  VAN | $8.50M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 5 | Jake OettingerG |  DAL | $8.25M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 6 | Ilya SorokinG |  NYI | $8.25M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 7 | Linus UllmarkG |  OTT | $8.25M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 8 | Jeremy SwaymanG |  BOS | $8.25M | 7 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 9 | Juuse SarosG |  NSH | $7.74M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 10 | Dustin WolfG |  CGY | $7.50M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 11 | Sergei BobrovskyG |  TOR | $7M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 12 | Filip GustavssonG |  MIN | $6.80M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 13 | Lukas DostalG |  ANA | $6.50M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 14 | John GibsonG |  DET | $6.40M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 15 | Adin HillG |  VGK | $6.25M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 16 | Jacob MarkstromG |  FLA | $6M | 1 yr | 2027-28 |
| 17 | Jordan BinningtonG |  STL | $6M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 18 | Philipp GrubauerG |  SEA | $5.90M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 19 | Logan ThompsonG |  WSH | $5.85M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 20 | Spencer KnightG |  CHI | $5.83M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 21 | Elvis MerzlikinsG |  CBJ | $5.40M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 22 | Tristan JarryG |  EDM | $5.38M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 23 | Mackenzie BlackwoodG |  COL | $5.25M | 3 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 24 | Darcy KuemperG |  LAK | $5.25M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 25 | Jet GreavesG | CBJ | $5M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 26 | Joey DaccordG | SEA | $5M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 27 | Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG |  BUF | $4.75M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 28 | Karel VejmelkaG |  UTA | $4.75M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 29 | Kevin LankinenG | VAN | $4.50M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 30 | Joonas KorpisaloG | NYR | $4M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 31 | Anthony StolarzG | TOR | $3.75M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 32 | Stuart SkinnerG | WPG | $3.75M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 33 | Joseph WollG |  PHI | $3.67M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 34 | Joel HoferG | STL | $3.40M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 35 | Dan VladarG | PHI | $3.35M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 36 | Sam MontembeaultG |  MTL | $3.15M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 37 | Charlie LindgrenG | WSH | $3M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 38 | Alex NedeljkovicG |  SJS | $3M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 39 | Arturs SilovsG |  PIT | $2.80M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 40 | Arvid SoderblomG | CHI | $2.75M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 41 | Semyon VarlamovG | NYI | $2.75M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 42 | Anton ForsbergG | LAK | $2.25M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 43 | Ville HussoG | ANA | $2.20M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 44 | Jesper WallstedtG | MIN | $2.20M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 45 | Samuel ErssonG | OTT | $2.20M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 46 | Akira SchmidG | FLA | $2M | 1 yr | 2027-28 |
| 47 | Carter HartG | VGK | $2M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 48 | Sebastian CossaG | UTA | $2M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 49 | Pyotr KochetkovG |  CAR | $2M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 50 | Yaroslav AskarovG | SJS | $2M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 51 | Daniil TarasovG | DET | $2M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 52 | Brandon BussiG | CAR | $1.90M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 53 | Jake AllenG |  NJD | $1.80M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 54 | Alex LyonG | BUF | $1.50M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 55 | Devin CooleyG | CGY | $1.35M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 56 | Jonas JohanssonG | TBL | $1.25M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 57 | Justus AnnunenG | NSH | $1.25M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 58 | Nico DawsG | NJD | $1.10M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 59 | Casey DeSmithG | DAL | $1.05M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 60 | Calvin PickardG | MIN | $1M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 61 | Frederik AndersenG | EDM | $1M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 62 | Vitek VanecekG | NYI | $1M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 63 | Jakub DobesG | MTL | $0.96M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 64 | Cam TalbotG | CBJ | $0.95M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 65 | Jacob FowlerG | MTL | $0.95M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 66 | Sergey MurashovG | PIT | $0.89M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 67 | Joel BlomqvistG | PIT | $0.88M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 68 | Kyle KeyserG | SJS | $0.85M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 69 | Nikita TolopiloG | VAN | $0.85M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 70 | Dennis HildebyG | TBL | $0.84M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 71 | Devon LeviG | EDM | $0.81M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 72 | Michael DiPietroG | BOS | $0.81M | 2 yrs | 2026-27 |
Estimates via CapWages; community corrections flow in automatically.