Finances
Los Angeles Kings
5-8-212 PTS7th in the Pacific divisionNHL
Playoff odds
33%
Power play
23.1 %
Penalty kill
62.5 %
Goals per game
3.00
Goals against
3.47
Faceoffs
51.5 %
Cap space and contracts
NHL cap hit
$102.9M
24 players on the roster
Cap space
$1.08M
Cap ceiling $104.0M
Minors
$22.3M
25 contracts off the roster
Dead cap
$0.60M
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.
- Centres3$5.15M 5% of the cap hit
- Wingers11$52.9M 51% of the cap hit
- Defence8$36.8M 35% of the cap hit
- Goalies2$7.50M 7% of the cap hit
- Dead cap1$0.60M 1% of the cap hit
- Cap space$1.08M 1% of the cap hit
Cap ceiling $104.0M · Los Angeles Kings
Committed against the cap, season by season
2026-27
$103.2M
25 contracts
2027-28
$77.5M
16 contracts
2028-29
$44.9M
8 contracts
2029-30
$22.7M
4 contracts
2030-31
$22.7M
4 contracts
2031-32
$11.0M
2 contracts
Commitments by season
| Centres | |||||||||||
| Mike RichardsDead cap | C | $5,750,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $0.60M | $0.60M | $0.60M | $0.50M | $0.50M | $0.40M |
| Scott Laughton | C | $3,500,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $3.50M | $3.50M | $3.50M | — | — | — |
| Grant SlukynskyNon-roster | C | $952,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy LombardiNon-roster | C | $923,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.96M | $0.96M | $0.96M | — | — | — |
| Samuel Helenius | C | $875,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Lane PedersonNon-roster | C | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny ConnorsNon-roster | C | $867,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaleb LawrenceNon-roster | C | $852,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francesco PinelliNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan JenikNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole GuttmanNon-roster | C | $775,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Turcotte | C | $775,000 | Bidir. (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wingers | |||||||||||
| Artemi Panarin | L | $11,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $11.0M | $11.0M | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Kempe | R | $10,625,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $10.6M | $10.6M | $10.6M | $10.6M | $10.6M | $10.6M |
| Kevin Fiala | L | $7,875,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $7.88M | $7.88M | $7.88M | — | — | — |
| Quinton Byfield | R | $6,250,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | — | — | — |
| Trevor Moore | L | $4,200,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $4.20M | $4.20M | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Laferriere | R | $4,100,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $4.10M | $4.10M | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Haula | L | $3,600,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $3.60M | $3.60M | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Armia | R | $2,500,000 | Std | — | UFA | $2.50M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Zuccarello | R | $1,000,000 | 35+ | NTC | UFA | $1.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Perry | R | $1,000,000 | 35+ | NTC | UFA | $1.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Lee | L | $775,000 | Bidir. (Ext) | — | UFA (G6) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defensemen | |||||||||||
| Drew Doughty | D | $11,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $11.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandt Clarke | D | $7,400,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $7.40M | $7.40M | $7.40M | $7.40M | $7.40M | — |
| Cody Ceci | D | $4,500,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $4.50M | $4.50M | $4.50M | — | — | — |
| Mikey Anderson | D | $4,125,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $4.13M | $4.13M | $4.13M | $4.13M | $4.13M | — |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | $4,000,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $4.00M | $4.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Edmundson | D | $3,850,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $3.85M | $3.85M | — | — | — | — |
| Henry BrzustewiczNon-roster | D | $1,075,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.08M | $1.08M | $1.08M | — | — | — |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | $1,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kirill KirsanovNon-roster | D | $925,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub DvorakNon-roster | D | $900,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.91M | $0.91M | — | — | — | — |
| Jared WoolleyNon-roster | D | $875,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.96M | $0.96M | $0.96M | — | — | — |
| Otto Salin | D | $875,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.96M | $0.96M | — | — | — | — |
| Angus BoothNon-roster | D | $852,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.90M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott PerunovichNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe HickettsNon-roster | D | $775,000 | Bidir. (Ext) | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | |||||||||||
| Darcy Kuemper | G | $5,250,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $5.25M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Forsberg | G | $2,250,000 | Std | — | UFA | $2.25M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hampton SlukynskyNon-roster | G | $1,075,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.08M | $1.08M | $1.08M | — | — | — |
| Carter GeorgeNon-roster | G | $875,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — |
| Erik PortilloNon-roster | G | $783,333 | Bidir. (Ext) | — | UFA (G6) | $0.83M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Off roster | |||||||||||
| Elton HermanssonNon-roster | RW | $1,075,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.08M | $1.08M | $1.08M | — | — | — |
| Vojtech CiharNon-roster | LW | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — |
| Taylor WardNon-roster | RW | $875,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Koehn ZiemmerNon-roster | RW | $875,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.90M | $0.90M | — | — | — | — |
| Jared WrightNon-roster | RW | $867,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aatu JamsenNon-roster | RW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin ChromiakNon-roster | RW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Committed cap | $126.2M50 contracts | $88.1M27 contracts | $51.9M15 contracts | $22.7M4 contracts | $22.7M4 contracts | $11.0M2 contracts | |||||
Figures in US dollars, entered by hand