Finances
Chicago Blackhawks
4-13-19 PTS8th in the Central divisionNHL
Playoff odds
<1%
Power play
9.8 %
Penalty kill
78.6 %
Goals per game
2.17
Goals against
4.22
Faceoffs
41.9 %
Cap space and contracts
NHL cap hit
$95.5M
25 players on the roster
Cap space
$8.49M
Cap ceiling $104.0M
Minors
$18.2M
20 contracts off the roster
Dead cap
$0.00M
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.
- Centres7$33.9M 33% of the cap hit
- Wingers7$26.1M 25% of the cap hit
- Defence9$27.0M 26% of the cap hit
- Goalies2$8.58M 8% of the cap hit
- Dead cap1$0.00M 0% of the cap hit
- Cap space$8.49M 8% of the cap hit
Cap ceiling $104.0M · Chicago Blackhawks
Committed against the cap, season by season
2026-27
$95.6M
26 contracts
2027-28
$74.5M
15 contracts
2028-29
$56.9M
9 contracts
2029-30
$42.9M
5 contracts
2030-31
$38.3M
4 contracts
2031-32
$23.3M
3 contracts
Commitments by season
| Centres | |||||||||||
| Connor Bedard | C | $15,000,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $15.0M | $15.0M | $15.0M | $15.0M | $15.0M | — |
| Frank Nazar | C | $6,599,991 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.60M |
| Teuvo Teravainen | C | $5,400,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $5.40M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Donato | C | $4,000,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | — | — | — |
| Jiri FelcmanNon-roster | C | $996,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.00M | $1.00M | $1.00M | — | — | — |
| Anton Frondell | C | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.99M | $0.99M | — | — | — | — |
| Sacha BoisvertNon-roster | C | $974,167 | ELC | — | RFA (10.2) | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Greene | C | $950,000 | ELC | — | RFA (10.2) | $0.95M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Moore | C | $941,667 | ELC | — | RFA (10.2) | $0.94M | $4.25M | $4.25M | $4.25M | $4.25M | $4.25M |
| Paul LudwinskiNon-roster | C | $931,667 | ELC | — | RFA (10.2) | $0.90M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominic ToninatoNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wingers | |||||||||||
| Patrick Kane | R | $8,000,000 | 35+ | NMC | UFA | $8.00M | $8.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | L | $5,500,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $5.50M | $5.50M | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Greenway | L | $4,000,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $4.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Mangiapane | L | $3,600,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $3.60M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Smith | R | $3,000,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M | — | — | — |
| Roman Kantserov | R | $1,075,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.08M | $1.08M | $1.08M | — | — | — |
| Dillon BoucherNon-roster | L | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defensemen | |||||||||||
| Ryan Ellis | D | $6,250,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $6.25M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bowen Byram | D | $6,250,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $6.25M | $12.5M | $12.5M | $12.5M | $12.5M | $12.5M |
| Alex Vlasic | D | $4,600,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $4.60M | $4.60M | $4.60M | $4.60M | — | — |
| Ian Cole | D | $4,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | $4.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wyatt Kaiser | D | $1,700,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $1.70M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Korchinski | D | $1,325,000 | Std | — | RFA | $1.33M | $1.33M | — | — | — | — |
| Artyom Levshunov | D | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.98M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Del Mastro | D | $950,000 | Std | — | RFA | $0.95M | $0.95M | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Rinzel | D | $941,667 | ELC | — | RFA (10.2) | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor MackeyNon-roster | D | $937,500 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.94M | $0.94M | — | — | — | — |
| Taige HardingNon-roster | D | $880,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake FurlongNon-roster | D | $870,833 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.89M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan AnhornNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derrick PouliotNon-roster | D | $775,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | |||||||||||
| Spencer Knight | G | $5,833,333 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $5.83M | $5.83M | $5.83M | — | — | — |
| Arvid Soderblom | G | $2,750,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $2.75M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam GajanNon-roster | G | $1,050,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.05M | $1.05M | — | — | — | — |
| Stanislav BerezhnoyNon-roster | G | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.98M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drew CommessoNon-roster | G | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Off roster | |||||||||||
| TJ BrodieDead cap | LD, RD | $3,750,000 | Std | — | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Anthony (AJ) SpellacyNon-roster | RW | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — |
| Marek VanackerNon-roster | LW | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | $0.94M | $0.94M | — | — | — |
| Landon SlaggertNon-roster | LW | $900,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.90M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Lardis | LW | $896,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin HayesNon-roster | LW | $896,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.87M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel SavoieNon-roster | LW | $878,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.90M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin MisiakNon-roster | RW | $878,333 | ELC | — | RFA (10.2) | $0.93M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor MylymokNon-roster | LW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Committed cap | $113.8M46 contracts | $81.3M22 contracts | $59.7M12 contracts | $42.9M5 contracts | $38.3M4 contracts | $23.3M3 contracts | |||||
Figures in US dollars, entered by hand