Finances
Colorado Avalanche
10-6-222 PTS3rd in the Central divisionNHL
Playoff odds
97%
Power play
23.3 %
Penalty kill
78.2 %
Goals per game
4.00
Goals against
3.06
Faceoffs
49.1 %
Cap space and contracts
NHL cap hit
$105.3M
24 players on the roster
Over the cap
$1.28M
Cap ceiling $104.0M
Minors
$15.7M
18 contracts off the roster
Dead cap
$7.00M
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$38.4M 36% of the cap hit
- Wingers7$20.0M 19% of the cap hit
- Defence7$31.4M 30% of the cap hit
- Goalies3$8.53M 8% of the cap hit
- Dead cap1$7.00M 7% of the cap hit
- Over the cap$1.28M 1% of the cap hit
Cap ceiling $104.0M · Colorado Avalanche
In the offseason a club may exceed the cap by 10%. Compliance is due at the first game.
Committed against the cap, season by season
2026-27
$105.4M
25 contracts
2027-28
$103.3M
18 contracts
2028-29
$87.7M
12 contracts
2029-30
$70.5M
9 contracts
2030-31
$58.8M
6 contracts
2031-32
$31.9M
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 | |||||||||||
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | $12,600,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $12.6M | $12.6M | $12.6M | $12.6M | $12.6M | — |
| Martin Necas | C | $11,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $11.5M | $11.5M | $11.5M | $11.5M | $11.5M | $11.5M |
| Brock Nelson | C | $7,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $7.50M | $7.50M | — | — | — | — |
| Nazem KadriDead cap | C | $7,000,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $7.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Roy | C | $3,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | $3.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parker Kelly | C | $1,700,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $1.70M | $1.70M | $1.70M | $1.70M | — | — |
| Fedor Svechkov | C | $1,250,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA | $1.25M | $1.25M | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew DiMarsicoNon-roster | C | $980,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.98M | $0.98M | — | — | — | — |
| Vinnie HinostrozaNon-roster | C | $875,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin BrindleyNon-roster | C | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Georgii Merkulov | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikita PrishchepovNon-roster | C | $806,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.88M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristen NielsenNon-roster | C | $775,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wingers | |||||||||||
| Gabriel Landeskog | L | $7,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $7.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | — | — | — |
| Artturi Lehkonen | L | $4,500,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $4.50M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden Schwartz | L | $3,250,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $3.25M | $3.25M | $3.25M | — | — | — |
| Logan O'Connor | R | $2,500,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $2.50M | $2.50M | $2.50M | $2.50M | $2.50M | — |
| T.J. Hughes | R | $952,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zachary L'Heureux | L | $875,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Defensemen | |||||||||||
| Cale Makar | D | $9,000,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $9.00M | $20.4M | $20.4M | $20.4M | $20.4M | $20.4M |
| Devon Toews | D | $7,250,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M | — |
| Sam Malinski | D | $4,750,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $4.75M | $4.75M | $4.75M | $4.75M | — | — |
| Brett Kulak | D | $4,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $4.50M | $4.50M | $4.50M | $4.50M | $4.50M | — |
| Josh Manson | D | $3,950,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $3.95M | $3.95M | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Juulsen | D | $1,100,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.10M | $1.10M | — | — | — | — |
| Gustav StjernbergNon-roster | D | $980,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.98M | $0.98M | — | — | — | — |
| Alex GagneNon-roster | D | $910,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.91M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean BehrensNon-roster | D | $905,833 | ELC | — | RFA (10.2) | $0.92M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Domenick FensoreNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Std | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian WolaninNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Burns | D | $850,000 | 35+ | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saige WeinsteinNon-roster | D | $800,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Wyatt AamodtNon-roster | D | $775,000 | Bidir. (Ext) | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keaton MiddletonNon-roster | D | $775,000 | Bidir. (Ext) | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | |||||||||||
| Mackenzie Blackwood | G | $5,250,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | — | — |
| Scott Wedgewood | G | $2,500,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $2.50M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikita NovosyolovNon-roster | G | $979,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.98M | $0.98M | — | — | — | — |
| Ilya NabokovNon-roster | G | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.98M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trent Miner | G | $775,000 | Bidir. (Ext) | — | UFA (G6) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Off roster | |||||||||||
| Adam BeckmanNon-roster | LW | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Makar | LW | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Cooper GayNon-roster | RW | $872,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian LysellNon-roster | RW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Committed cap | $121.5M43 contracts | $109.7M25 contracts | $87.7M12 contracts | $70.5M9 contracts | $58.8M6 contracts | $31.9M2 contracts | |||||
Figures in US dollars, entered by hand