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 | Cale MakarRD |  COL | $20.40M | 8 yrs | 2034-35 |
| 2 | Leo CarlssonC |  ANA | $18M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 3 | Kirill KaprizovLW |  MIN | $17M | 8 yrs | 2033-34 |
| 4 | Connor BedardC |  CHI | $15M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 5 | Leon DraisaitlC, LW |  EDM | $14M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 6 | Adam FantilliC |  CBJ | $13.75M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 7 | Cutter GauthierLW, RW | ANA | $13.50M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 8 | Jack EichelC |  VGK | $13.50M | 8 yrs | 2033-34 |
| 9 | Auston MatthewsC |  TOR | $13.25M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 10 | Nathan MacKinnonC | COL | $12.60M | 4 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 11 | Connor McDavidC | EDM | $12.50M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 12 | Jason RobertsonLW |  DAL | $12M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 13 | Mikko RantanenRW | DAL | $12M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 14 | Mitch MarnerC, RW, LW | VGK | $12M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 15 | Kyle ConnorLW |  WPG | $12M | 8 yrs | 2033-34 |
| 16 | Igor ShesterkinG |  NYR | $11.57M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 17 | William NylanderRW | TOR | $11.50M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 18 | Martin NecasRW, C | COL | $11.50M | 7 yrs | 2033-34 |
| 19 | Erik KarlssonRD |  PIT | $11.50M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 20 | David PastrnakRW |  BOS | $11.25M | 6 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 21 | Pavel DorofeyevRW, LW | NYR | $11M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 22 | Artemi PanarinLW |  LAK | $11M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 23 | Drew DoughtyRD | LAK | $11M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 24 | Rasmus DahlinRD, LD |  BUF | $11M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 25 | Adrian KempeRW | LAK | $10.63M | 8 yrs | 2033-34 |
| 26 | Thomas HarleyLD | DAL | $10.59M | 8 yrs | 2033-34 |
| 27 | Alex TuchRW |  WSH | $10.50M | 8 yrs | 2033-34 |
| 28 | Evan BouchardRD | EDM | $10.50M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 29 | Jonathan HuberdeauLW |  CGY | $10.50M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 30 | Aleksander BarkovC |  FLA | $10M | 3 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 31 | Logan CooleyC |  UTA | $10M | 8 yrs | 2033-34 |
| 32 | Tyler SeguinRW, C, LW | DAL | $9.85M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 33 | Sebastian AhoC |  CAR | $9.75M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 34 | Zach WerenskiLD | CBJ | $9.58M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 35 | Matthew TkachukRW, LW | FLA | $9.50M | 3 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 36 | Seth JonesRD | FLA | $9.50M | 3 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 37 | Mark StoneRW | VGK | $9.50M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 38 | Adam FoxRD | NYR | $9.50M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 39 | Nikita KucherovRW |  TBL | $9.50M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 40 | Brayden PointC | TBL | $9.50M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 41 | Andrei VasilevskiyG | TBL | $9.50M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 42 | Noah DobsonRD |  MTL | $9.50M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 43 | Charlie McAvoyRD | BOS | $9.50M | 5 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 44 | Darnell NurseLD |  SJS | $9.25M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 45 | Mathew BarzalC, RW |  NYI | $9.15M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 46 | Trevor ZegrasLW, C |  PHI | $9.13M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 47 | Roman JosiRD, LD |  NSH | $9.06M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 48 | Jackson LaCombeLD | ANA | $9M | 8 yrs | 2033-34 |
| 49 | Jakob ChychrunLD | WSH | $9M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 50 | Jake GuentzelLW, RW | TBL | $9M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 51 | Dougie HamiltonRD |  NJD | $9M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 52 | Luke HughesLD, RD | NJD | $9M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 53 | Lane HutsonRD, LD | MTL | $8.85M | 8 yrs | 2033-34 |
| 54 | Timo MeierLW | NJD | $8.80M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 55 | Travis KonecnyRW, LW | PHI | $8.75M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 56 | Sidney CrosbyC | PIT | $8.70M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
| 57 | Dylan LarkinC |  DET | $8.70M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 58 | Sam ReinhartRW, C | FLA | $8.63M | 5 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 59 | Moritz SeiderRD | DET | $8.55M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 60 | Ivan ProvorovLD, RD | CBJ | $8.50M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 61 | Darren RaddyshRD | TOR | $8.50M | 8 yrs | 2033-34 |
| 62 | Rasmus AnderssonRD | VGK | $8.50M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 63 | Pierre-Luc DuboisC | WSH | $8.50M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 64 | Mika ZibanejadC | NYR | $8.50M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 65 | John CarlsonRD | TBL | $8.50M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 66 | Brock FaberRD | MIN | $8.50M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 67 | Bo HorvatC | NYI | $8.50M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 68 | Mikhail SergachevLD | UTA | $8.50M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 69 | Mark ScheifeleC | WPG | $8.50M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 70 | Connor HellebuyckG | WPG | $8.50M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 71 | Nikolaj EhlersLW | CAR | $8.50M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 72 | Filip ForsbergLW | NSH | $8.50M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 73 | Thatcher DemkoG |  VAN | $8.50M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 74 | Roope HintzC | DAL | $8.45M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 75 | Miro HeiskanenRD | DAL | $8.45M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 76 | Wyatt JohnstonC | DAL | $8.40M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 77 | Owen PowerRD, LD | BUF | $8.35M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 78 | Tim StützleC |  OTT | $8.35M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 79 | Jake OettingerG | DAL | $8.25M | 7 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 80 | Ilya SorokinG | NYI | $8.25M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 81 | Linus UllmarkG | OTT | $8.25M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 82 | Jeremy SwaymanG | BOS | $8.25M | 7 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 83 | Jacob TroubaRD | SJS | $8.25M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 84 | Brady TkachukLW | FLA | $8.21M | 1 yr | 2027-28 |
| 85 | Tomas HertlC | VGK | $8.14M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 86 | Jordan KyrouRW | WSH | $8.13M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 87 | Robert ThomasC |  STL | $8.13M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 88 | Lucas RaymondRW, LW | DET | $8.07M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 89 | Jake SandersonLD | OTT | $8.05M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 90 | Patrick KaneRW | CHI | $8M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 91 | Sam BennettC | FLA | $8M | 6 yrs | 2032-33 |
| 92 | J.T. MillerC, RW, LW | NYR | $8M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 93 | Victor HedmanLD, RD | TBL | $8M | 3 yrs | 2028-29 |
| 94 | Jack HughesC, LW | NJD | $8M | 4 yrs | 2029-30 |
| 95 | Thomas ChabotLD | OTT | $8M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 96 | Pavel BuchnevichLW, RW, C | STL | $8M | 5 yrs | 2030-31 |
| 97 | Philip BrobergLD | STL | $8M | 6 yrs | 2031-32 |
| 98 | Nick SchmaltzC, RW | UTA | $8M | 8 yrs | 2033-34 |
| 99 | Steven StamkosLW, RW | NSH | $8M | 2 yrs | 2027-28 |
| 100 | Logan CoutureC | SJS | $8M | 1 yr | 2026-27 |
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