Finances
Vegas Golden Knights
12-5-226 PTS2nd in the Pacific divisionNHL
Playoff odds
95%
Power play
26.3 %
Penalty kill
76.5 %
Goals per game
3.32
Goals against
2.63
Faceoffs
50.8 %
Cap space and contracts
NHL cap hit
$115.4M
22 players on the roster
Over the cap
$11.4M
Cap ceiling $104.0M
Minors
$22.5M
25 contracts off the roster
Dead cap
$9.14M
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.
- Centres5$25.8M 22% of the cap hit
- Wingers7$30.8M 27% of the cap hit
- Defence8$41.4M 36% of the cap hit
- Goalies2$8.25M 7% of the cap hit
- Dead cap2$9.14M 8% of the cap hit
- Over the cap$11.4M 10% of the cap hit
Cap ceiling $104.0M · Vegas Golden Knights
Committed against the cap, season by season
2026-27
$115.5M
24 contracts
2027-28
$93.4M
16 contracts
2028-29
$83.0M
12 contracts
2029-30
$73.1M
10 contracts
2030-31
$62.4M
8 contracts
2031-32
$56.2M
7 contracts
Commitments by season
| Centres | |||||||||||
| Jack Eichel | C | $13,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $13.5M | $13.5M | $13.5M | $13.5M | $13.5M | $13.5M |
| Tomas HertlDead cap | C | $8,137,500 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $8.14M | $8.14M | $8.14M | $8.14M | — | — |
| William Karlsson | C | $5,900,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $5.90M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nic Dowd | C | $3,000,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $3.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brett Howden | C | $2,500,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $2.50M | $2.50M | $2.50M | $2.50M | — | — |
| Alex WeiermairNon-roster | C | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.98M | $0.98M | $0.98M | — | — | — |
| Tanner LaczynskiNon-roster | C | $900,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.90M | $0.90M | $0.90M | — | — | — |
| Raphael LavoieNon-roster | C | $900,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.90M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Gatcomb | C | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Matyas SapovalivNon-roster | C | $860,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.88M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan GustafsonNon-roster | C | $857,500 | ELC | — | RFA (10.2) | $0.91M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathieu CatafordNon-roster | C | $855,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.90M | $0.90M | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub DemekNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai UchaczNon-roster | C | $845,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.92M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wingers | |||||||||||
| Mitch Marner | R | $12,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $12.0M | $12.0M | $12.0M | $12.0M | $12.0M | $12.0M |
| Mark Stone | R | $9,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $9.50M | $9.00M | $9.00M | — | — | — |
| Ivan Barbashev | L | $5,000,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $5.00M | $5.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Olofsson | L | $1,638,330 | Std | — | UFA | $1.64M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor Connelly | L | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — |
| Braeden Bowman | R | $837,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.91M | $3.40M | $3.40M | $3.40M | $3.40M | $3.40M |
| Defensemen | |||||||||||
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | $8,800,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $8.80M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | $8,500,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M |
| Shea Theodore | D | $7,425,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $7.43M | $7.43M | $7.43M | $7.43M | $7.43M | $7.43M |
| Noah Hanifin | D | $7,350,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $7.35M | $7.35M | $7.35M | $7.35M | $7.35M | $7.35M |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | $4,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| Brayden McNabb | D | $3,650,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $3.65M | $3.65M | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy DaviesNon-roster | D | $1,150,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.15M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juho PiiparinenNon-roster | D | $1,075,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.08M | $1.08M | $1.08M | — | — | — |
| Parker WotherspoonDead cap | D | $1,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronson RideNon-roster | D | $970,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — |
| Dylan Coghlan | D | $875,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Adam GinningNon-roster | D | $875,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Antti TuomistoNon-roster | D | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Viliam KmecNon-roster | D | $858,333 | ELC | — | RFA (10.2) | $0.86M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas CormierNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ville HeinolaNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Std | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaycob Megna | D | $800,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | |||||||||||
| Adin Hill | G | $6,250,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | — |
| Carter Hart | G | $2,000,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $2.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pavel MoysevichNon-roster | G | $980,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.98M | $0.98M | $0.98M | — | — | — |
| Carl LindbomNon-roster | G | $900,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA | $0.90M | $0.90M | $0.90M | — | — | — |
| Cameron WhiteheadNon-roster | G | $875,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Off roster | |||||||||||
| Jackson HallumNon-roster | LW | $925,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuomas UronenNon-roster | RW | $852,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | $0.95M | — | — | — | — |
| Trent SwickNon-roster | LW | $850,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | $0.95M | — | — | — | — |
| Joe FlemingNon-roster | RW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Rondbjerg | RW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben HemmerlingNon-roster | RW | $844,167 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.90M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander HoltzNon-roster | RW | $837,500 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.84M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Committed cap | $138.5M49 contracts | $103.8M27 contracts | $88.8M18 contracts | $73.1M10 contracts | $62.4M8 contracts | $56.2M7 contracts | |||||
Figures in US dollars, entered by hand