Finances
Boston Bruins
13-4-127 PTS1st in the Atlantic divisionNHL
Playoff odds
94%
Power play
18.3 %
Penalty kill
77.0 %
Goals per game
3.72
Goals against
2.28
Faceoffs
55.6 %
Cap space and contracts
NHL cap hit
$100.6M
24 players on the roster
Cap space
$3.41M
Cap ceiling $104.0M
Minors
$14.9M
17 contracts off the roster
Dead cap
$4.63M
Buyouts and retained salary
Where the money goes
Only NHL roster contracts count against the cap. Players signed in the American Hockey League are listed separately.
- Centres11$32.2M 31% of the cap hit
- Wingers3$22.4M 21% of the cap hit
- Defence8$32.3M 31% of the cap hit
- Goalies2$9.06M 9% of the cap hit
- Dead cap2$4.63M 4% of the cap hit
- Cap space$3.41M 3% of the cap hit
Cap ceiling $104.0M · Boston Bruins
Committed against the cap, season by season
2026-27
$100.6M
26 contracts
2027-28
$87.3M
18 contracts
2028-29
$76.2M
11 contracts
2029-30
$76.2M
11 contracts
2030-31
$40.0M
5 contracts
2031-32
$15.5M
2 contracts
Contracts are entered with their remaining term: the grid spreads them from the current season on. A contract whose exact seasons are known uses those instead.
Commitments by season
| Centres | |||||||||||
| Elias Lindholm | C | $7,750,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $7.75M | $7.75M | $7.75M | $7.75M | $7.75M | — |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | $5,750,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $5.75M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Geekie | C | $5,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M | — |
| Pavel Zacha | C | $4,750,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $4.75M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Kuraly | C | $1,850,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex SteevesDead cap | C | $1,625,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $1.63M | $1.63M | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Kastelic | C | $1,566,667 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $1.57M | $1.57M | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Eyssimont | C | $1,450,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.45M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Attilio BiascaNon-roster | C | $980,000 | Std | — | RFA | $0.98M | $0.98M | — | — | — | — |
| James Hagens | C | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA (10.2) | $0.99M | $0.99M | — | — | — | — |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | C | $925,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.93M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brendan GaunceNon-roster | C | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Fraser Minten | C | $875,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.88M | $7.20M | $7.20M | $7.20M | $7.20M | $7.20M |
| Dans LocmelisNon-roster | C | $860,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.96M | $0.96M | — | — | — | — |
| Riley DuranNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan IvanNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Poitras | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wingers | |||||||||||
| David Pastrnak | R | $11,250,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $11.3M | $11.3M | $11.3M | $11.3M | $11.3M | — |
| JJ Peterka | R | $7,700,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $7.70M | $7.70M | $7.70M | $7.70M | — | — |
| Tanner Jeannot | L | $3,400,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $3.40M | $3.40M | $3.40M | $3.40M | — | — |
| Defensemen | |||||||||||
| Charlie McAvoy | D | $9,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $9.50M | $9.50M | $9.50M | $9.50M | — | — |
| Hampus Lindholm | D | $6,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $6.50M | $6.50M | $6.50M | $6.50M | — | — |
| Nikita Zadorov | D | $5,000,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | — | — |
| Will Borgen | D | $4,100,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $4.10M | $4.10M | $4.10M | $4.10M | — | — |
| Mason Lohrei | D | $3,200,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $3.20M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henri JokiharjuDead cap | D | $3,000,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $3.00M | $3.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Clifton | D | $2,250,000 | Std | — | UFA | $2.25M | $2.25M | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Aspirot | D | $887,500 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $0.89M | $0.89M | — | — | — | — |
| Frederic Brunet | D | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Loke JohanssonNon-roster | D | $860,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — |
| Maxence GuenetteNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan HarrisNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Std | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy SweezeyNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | |||||||||||
| Jeremy Swayman | G | $8,250,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $8.25M | $8.25M | $8.25M | $8.25M | $8.25M | $8.25M |
| Max LundgrenNon-roster | G | $952,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke CavallinNon-roster | G | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon ZajicekNon-roster | G | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiri PateraNon-roster | G | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael DiPietro | G | $812,500 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $0.81M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Off roster | |||||||||||
| Lukas ReichelNon-roster | LW | $950,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.95M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian HalonenNon-roster | LW | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Kalle VaisanenNon-roster | LW | $863,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Navrin MutterNon-roster | LW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Committed cap | $115.7M43 contracts | $92.0M23 contracts | $77.1M12 contracts | $76.2M11 contracts | $40.0M5 contracts | $15.5M2 contracts | |||||
Figures in US dollars, entered by hand