Finances
New York Islanders
7-6-317 PTS5th in the Metropolitan divisionNHL
Playoff odds
18%
Power play
14.6 %
Penalty kill
85.7 %
Goals per game
2.88
Goals against
3.00
Faceoffs
56.1 %
Cap space and contracts
NHL cap hit
$98.9M
24 players on the roster
Cap space
$5.10M
Cap ceiling $104.0M
Minors
$19.2M
21 contracts off the roster
Dead cap
$3.00M
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$38.0M 37% of the cap hit
- Wingers6$17.5M 17% of the cap hit
- Defence8$29.5M 28% of the cap hit
- Goalies2$11.0M 11% of the cap hit
- Dead cap2$3.00M 3% of the cap hit
- Cap space$5.10M 5% of the cap hit
Cap ceiling $104.0M · New York Islanders
Committed against the cap, season by season
2026-27
$99.0M
26 contracts
2027-28
$75.6M
17 contracts
2028-29
$59.1M
12 contracts
2029-30
$47.6M
8 contracts
2030-31
$34.9M
5 contracts
2031-32
$14.5M
2 contracts
Commitments by season
| Centres | |||||||||||
| Mathew Barzal | C | $9,150,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $9.15M | $9.15M | $9.15M | $9.15M | $9.15M | — |
| Bo Horvat | C | $8,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | — |
| Brayden Schenn | C | $6,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $6.50M | $6.50M | — | — | — | — |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | $4,850,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $4.85M | $4.85M | $4.85M | — | — | — |
| Kyle Palmieri | C | $4,750,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $4.75M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Cizikas | C | $2,500,000 | Std | — | UFA | $2.50M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calum Ritchie | C | $950,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | $0.94M | — | — | — | — |
| Gleb VeremyevNon-roster | C | $885,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam FoudyNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle MacLean | C | $775,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wingers | |||||||||||
| Ondrej Palat | L | $6,000,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $6.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Holmstrom | R | $3,625,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $3.63M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Duclair | L | $3,500,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $3.50M | $3.50M | — | — | — | — |
| Matias Maccelli | L | $2,250,000 | Std | — | RFA (Arb) | $2.25M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Heineman | L | $1,100,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $1.10M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Eklund | R | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — |
| Mitchell ChaffeeNon-roster | R | $850,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defensemen | |||||||||||
| Alexander Romanov | D | $6,250,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M |
| Ryan Pulock | D | $6,150,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $6.15M | $6.15M | $6.15M | $6.15M | — | — |
| Adam Pelech | D | $5,750,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | — | — | — |
| Tony DeAngelo | D | $4,500,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $4.50M | $4.50M | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Mayfield | D | $3,500,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $3.50M | $3.50M | $3.50M | $3.50M | — | — |
| Logan Stanley | D | $1,500,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.50M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malte GustafssonNon-roster | D | $1,075,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.08M | $1.08M | $1.08M | — | — | — |
| Kashawn AitchesonNon-roster | D | $1,075,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.08M | $1.08M | $1.08M | — | — | — |
| Matthew Schaefer | D | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.99M | $0.99M | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse PulkkinenNon-roster | D | $880,833 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calle OdeliusNon-roster | D | $870,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.87M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah GeorgeNon-roster | D | $870,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.91M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Kessel | D | $850,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan BearNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marshall WarrenNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | |||||||||||
| Ilya Sorokin | G | $8,250,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $8.25M | $8.25M | $8.25M | $8.25M | $8.25M | $8.25M |
| Rick DiPietroDead cap | G | $4,500,000 | Std | — | UFA | — | — | — | |||
| Semyon Varlamov | G | $2,750,000 | 35+ | NTC | UFA | $2.75M | $2.75M | $2.75M | $2.75M | $2.75M | — |
| Vitek VanecekNon-roster | G | $1,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua KotaiNon-roster | G | $965,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — | — |
| Henrik TikkanenNon-roster | G | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Off roster | |||||||||||
| Pierre EngvallDead cap | LW | $3,000,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M | — | — |
| Cole EisermanNon-roster | LW | $1,075,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.08M | $1.08M | $1.08M | — | — | — |
| Quinn FinleyNon-roster | LW | $980,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.98M | $0.98M | — | — | — | — |
| Daniil ProkhorovNon-roster | RW | $915,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — |
| Joey LarsonNon-roster | RW | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Daylan KueflerNon-roster | LW | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse NurmiNon-roster | LW | $870,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | $0.94M | — | — | — | — |
| Alex JefferiesNon-roster | LW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt LuffNon-roster | RW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Committed cap | $118.4M47 contracts | $84.4M26 contracts | $63.3M16 contracts | $47.6M8 contracts | $34.9M5 contracts | $14.5M2 contracts | |||||
Figures in US dollars, entered by hand