Finances
New Jersey Devils
13-5-026 PTS2nd in the Metropolitan divisionNHL
Playoff odds
96%
Power play
19.3 %
Penalty kill
67.6 %
Goals per game
3.61
Goals against
2.83
Faceoffs
49.7 %
Cap space and contracts
NHL cap hit
$103.4M
26 players on the roster
Cap space
$0.58M
Cap ceiling $104.0M
Minors
$17.2M
19 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.
- Centres8$28.9M 28% of the cap hit
- Wingers7$33.4M 32% of the cap hit
- Defence8$37.5M 36% of the cap hit
- Goalies3$3.68M 4% of the cap hit
- Dead cap1$0.00M 0% of the cap hit
- Cap space$0.58M 1% of the cap hit
Cap ceiling $104.0M · New Jersey Devils
Committed against the cap, season by season
2026-27
$103.6M
26 contracts
2027-28
$89.3M
16 contracts
2028-29
$70.2M
11 contracts
2029-30
$63.9M
9 contracts
2030-31
$44.6M
5 contracts
2031-32
$28.0M
3 contracts
Commitments by season
| Centres | |||||||||||
| Jack Hughes | C | $8,000,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | — | — |
| Nico Hischier | C | $7,250,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $7.25M | $11.7M | $11.7M | $11.7M | $11.7M | $11.7M |
| Dawson Mercer | C | $4,000,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $4.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | $3,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | $3.08M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Glass | C | $2,500,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $2.50M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Bjugstad | C | $1,750,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.75M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Boqvist | C | $1,500,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $1.50M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matyas MelovskyNon-roster | C | $972,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — | — |
| Colin WhiteNon-roster | C | $900,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | — | — | — | — | ||
| Amadeus Lombardi | C | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier ParentNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc McLaughlinNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wingers | |||||||||||
| Timo Meier | R | $8,800,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $8.80M | $8.80M | $8.80M | $8.80M | $8.80M | — |
| Jesper Bratt | L | $7,875,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $7.88M | $7.88M | $7.88M | $7.88M | $7.88M | — |
| Anthony Mantha | R | $4,750,000 | Std | — | UFA | $4.75M | $4.75M | — | — | — | — |
| Arseni Gritsyuk | R | $3,250,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $3.25M | $3.25M | $3.25M | — | — | — |
| Luke Evangelista | R | $3,000,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $3.00M | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M |
| Connor Brown | R | $3,000,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M | — | — | — |
| Stefan Noesen | R | $2,750,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $2.75M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defensemen | |||||||||||
| Dougie Hamilton | D | $9,000,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $9.00M | $9.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Hughes | D | $9,000,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M |
| Brett Pesce | D | $5,500,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M | — | — |
| Brenden Dillon | D | $4,000,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $4.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | D | $4,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | — | — |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | $3,400,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $3.40M | $3.40M | — | — | — | — |
| Declan Chisholm | D | $1,600,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $1.60M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton SilayevNon-roster | D | $1,075,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.08M | $1.08M | $1.08M | — | — | — |
| Seamus Casey | D | $950,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikael DiotteNon-roster | D | $950,000 | ELC | — | RFA (10.2) | $0.95M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan EdwardsNon-roster | D | $925,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Etienne MorinNon-roster | D | $903,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy HanzelNon-roster | D | $851,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Topias VilenNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vladislav KolyachonokNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Std | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | |||||||||||
| Jake Allen | G | $1,800,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $1.80M | $1.80M | $1.80M | $1.80M | — | — |
| Nico Daws | G | $1,100,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.10M | $1.10M | — | — | — | — |
| David RittichNon-roster | G | $1,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub MalekNon-roster | G | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Remi Poirier | G | $775,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Off roster | |||||||||||
| Lenni HameenahoNon-roster | RW | $950,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — | — |
| Shane LachanceNon-roster | LW | $925,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cam SquiresNon-roster | RW | $870,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | $0.94M | — | — | — | — |
| Josh FilmonNon-roster | LW | $870,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.91M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben SteevesNon-roster | LW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riley TufteNon-roster | LW | $850,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilya KovalchukDead cap | LW, RW | $700,000 | 35+ | — | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Committed cap | $120.1M45 contracts | $95.1M23 contracts | $71.3M12 contracts | $63.9M9 contracts | $44.6M5 contracts | $28.0M3 contracts | |||||
Figures in US dollars, entered by hand